The Chamber
Join the Chamber: Why Join?
#10 - PROMOTING YOUR BUSINESS
Chamber Partners are given the opportunity to market their businesses through various sponsorship and advertising opportunities, such as: Small Business of the Year Award, Power Networking Breakfasts, Chamber Night Out, business seminars, meetings, the Chamber Member Directory, Chamber Business Monthly Newsletter, Area Map and many more.
- Listing in the Chamber Chamber Business Monthly newsletter as a new partner.
(over 12,000 newsletters are distributed monthly) - Listing on the Chamber's website as a new partner.
(during first full month) - Display brochures in Chamber brochure rack.
- Ribbon Cutting & Groundbreaking ceremonies compliments of the Chamber.
- Listing on the Chamber's Web site: name, address, phone & Web address.
- Link from the Chamber's Web site to your Web site.
- Introduction at first First Friday luncheon.
(attendance ranges between 100-200 people) - Three listings in the Chamber Partnership Directory
(over 2,000 are distributed)
#9 - BUSINESS REFERRALS
As a Chamber, we are loyal to our partners - referring only our partners and doing business with partners only. We act as a referral for our partners, always loyally referring our partners in the business category requested. (We answer thousands of inquiries annually about the Angelina County Area.)
#8 - NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES
Get to know area Chamber partners and community leaders - build business relationships, learn something new and maybe even have a little fun at Chamber networking events such as Power Networking Breakfasts, Business after Five and other special events.
#7 - REFERENCE MATERIAL/PUBLICATIONS
The Chamber offers a multitude of reference materials for partners use, including city and telephone directories , a community calendar, Industry Guide, Demographic Guide and much more!
#6 - SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT
More than 80% of the Chamber Partnership is comprised of small businesses (100 employees or fewer). The Chamber works to take care of small business through out Business Resource Council, business seminars and our affiliation with the Small Business Development Center at Angelina College, and much more!
#5 - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
There are many opportunities at the Chamber for you to grow professionally through affordable professional development programs.
#4 – COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
The Chamber's Committees allow you to work in areas of education, transportation, leadership development and other areas which will help improve our community.
#3 - GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Committees and staff follow local, state and federal legislation which has an effect on business and our community. Meetings are held with state legislators and our congressmen on a regular basis.
#2 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Our Chamber is the one of the lead economic development agencies for our community. We partner with the Lufkin/Angelina County Economic Development Partnership and other local & regional agencies to assure we make the right contacts for economic growth. As new business and industry move to our area, more goods and services are sold and more money is brought into this community.
#1 - COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
Just as the Chamber is important to our community, YOU are important to the Chamber. Your investment in the Chamber means an investment in our community. JOIN NOW!
