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How to Join the ChamberMember 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 – A Membership Reference Guide that lists Chamber member companies, phone numbers, fax numbers, email addresses and websites is available online in the 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 many successful people will say, it is not always what you know, but who you know! The Chamber has more than 2,000 member businesses with over 4,400 representatives. By participating in a variety of networking opportunities that 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 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 three registered lobbyists 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 area 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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