Membership Benefits
Everyone is a chamber member – you just don’t know it yet!
Why would you want to be a part of the Harrisonville Area Chamber of Commerce? The Chamber can be a vital asset to your business or organization in so many ways.
Market Your Business and Expand Your Customer Base
The Chamber of Commerce is open five days a week. Business hours are 9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m., Chamber staff and volunteer “Ambassadors” are always available to our members.
Get to Know Your Local Business Leaders
The Chamber provides essential networking opportunities between members to ensure you get to know your local business colleagues. Some of our members need business-to-business marketing, while others want to partner together. Either way, there are many reasons to meet fellow business leaders.
Join a Greater Force
When you join, we help you buy down essential products and services, attend FREE “Lunch and Learns” and join a sometimes animated dialogue between civic leaders and Chamber of Commerce members. The new mission of the Harrisonville Chamber of Commerce is to take strong leadership positions for business and community interests that create and maintain economic opportunity and goodwill for our membership. We work with community leaders in providing a vibrant economic base that creates good jobs and a clean environment to ensure your community is a desirable place to live and work.
Chamber Benefits Help Your Bottom-line
- Professional Development – Attend approximately 4 FREE “Lunch & Learns” in 2010 on topics like; networking your business, employee retention, the small employer's HR issues, and business management.
- Member Spotlight – Attend a First Friday Coffee and win a chance to be featured on the front page of the Chamber's web site for one month.
- Discounts – Take advantage of the Staples discount program for Chamber members only.
- Shop Local – Where else can your business run an ad and have exposure to over 500 email addresses FREE of charge.
We Help New Businesses Get Started
- Ribbon-cutting Ceremonies – Harrisonville's mayor, Kevin Wood, helps celebrate the grand openings of new businesses that join the Chamber.
- Referrals – Each month the Chamber receives numerous calls and walk-ins asking about local businesses – we refer only Chamber members.
- Community Guide – Members get a free listing in our member directory and you can also purchase advertisements.
- Website listing – Chamber members are linked for FREE on our website. You can network with fellow professionals.
- First Friday Coffees – These networking events are on the first Friday of each month, 7:30am – 9:00am. They are a great way to increase your Chamber member contacts.
- Direct Mail Labels – Purchase the Chamber membership list and send your information to all of the chamber members.
- Special Events – Help plan or sponsor events at the Chamber of Commerce. It’s a fast and cost-effective way to get to know your fellow members.
This is a great organization made up of businesses, associations and individuals, all focused on making this community a great place in which to work, live and play. Join today!
