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Member
Benefits:
BUILDING
YOUR BUSINESS
VISITORS
/ NEWCOMERS INFORMATION – Over 59,000
residents and newcomers contact the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce
each year via personal visit, phone call, mail and e-mail.
Our Chamber only refers its
members to these people. If
you are not a member, you are missing out on thousands of valuable
business contacts.
MEMBERSHIP
REFERRAL SYSTEM – We offer a Membership
Reference Guide that lists the Chamber member company names, contact
names, phone & fax numbers, e-mails and web sites.
This information is also available on our online
Business
/ Membership Directory. At
any time, a member may call the Chamber and ask for the number of
referrals the Chamber has made to that specific company.
THE
POWER OF NETWORKING – As in many
successful people will say it is not always what you know, but whom you
know! The Chamber has more
than 2,220 member businesses with over 5,500 representatives.
By participating in the variety of networking opportunities the
Chamber offers each month you can vastly increase the number of your
business contacts.
THE
POWER OF KNOWLEDGE – The Greater
Columbia Chamber of Commerce has numerous tools to help you grow
professionally. From
seminars on workforce development to round-table discussions with
purchasing agents to meetings on important community issues with key
decision-makers, we can fulfill your needs.
AN
INVESTMENT IN YOU!
SPECIAL
MEMBER OFFERINGS – From discount health
insurance and long distance plans to seminars and business-building
networking, the Chamber can help you and your company grow.
THE
VOICE OF BUSINESS – The Chamber has
multiple publications that help keep our members informed. We also have two registered lobbyist on staff to make sure
that the voice of the business community is heard by local, state and
federal governments.
LET
THE COMMUNITY KNOW ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS
– Our Chamber of Commerce not only offers valuable advertising
opportunities to our members, it also provides service to are residents
and Chamber members by serving as a one-stop information center.
For
more information about how to join the Greater Columbia Chamber of
Commerce, contact Lynn
Turbeville at (803) 733-1128.
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