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"Progress Through Participation"
How Will Chamber Membership Benefit My Business?

Your membership in the Liberty-Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce earns the support of a professional staff that works full-time for you and your fellow members. Aside from increased visibility for your business, opportunities are available to get involved in the Chamber's volunteer activities to help build a stronger economy and brighter future for our communities.

Here are some of the ways your business can benefit from Chamber membership:

Advertising

Monthly Newsletter
When you become a member, you are listed in our monthly newsletter along with contact information and a brief description of your business. If you desire a ribbon-cutting, an announcement of that event is posted as well. For a small fee of $50 you may place an advertising flyer in the newsletter at any time. Approximately 520 copies of the approved information should be received in the office the month prior to publication.

Chamber Directory
The directory is published yearly and distributed to over 400 fellow members, in addition to businesses and countless visitors to the Chamber office. Your membership allows a free listing in the directory, and you may purchase advertising space ranging in cost from $85.00 for a quarter page ad to $250.00 for a full-page display.

Web Site
Our web site, a 2nd place winner at the annual Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives convention in 2004, receives many requests from individuals seeking local and area information. As a member, you or your business will be listed categorically in our web-based Member List. In addition, we announce our new members and ribbon cuttings directly on the site, and publish photos of each event when available.

Radio Air Time
Each month, the Chamber participates in the Party Line radio program courtesy of
KSHN 99.9 FM, heard throughout the region. New members are recognized on the air.

In-House Promotion
Your business cards and any related brochures will be displayed inside the Chamber office. Visitors and those looking for a particular service will have direct access to your information.

Business Networking and Education

Monthly Luncheon
Chamber members gather each month to hear a guest speaker or informative program. If you are a new member, you will be introduced during the luncheon and will have the opportunity to immediately network with others in attendance.

Chamber Meeting Room
The meeting room is provided free of charge to our members for business, civic and social events (reservations are required). Partial kitchen facilities are available for your convenience. Please contact the Chamber at (936) 336-5736 for information.

Additional Benefits

Chamber Gift Certificates
Gift certificates are sold by the Chamber at the Chamber office, and are redeemable at participating Chamber member merchants. They can be used like cash only within the Liberty-Dayton area at participating stores, but are not redeemable as cash at any bank or business.
Chamber Gift Certificates provide a unique community-wide multi-store gift certificate instead of the traditional one-store certificate, and encourage people to shop with local Chamber members instead of going out of town. In addition, the program provides an avenue where local businesses and companies can give away local certificates for safety awards, attendance awards, bonuses, birthdays, graduation, and so on.
Chamber Gift Certificates have several benefits. They keep money circulating in our community; they promote our local Chamber of Commerce businesses; they're the perfect gift when you aren't sure what to give someone; and they're one more reason to be a member of the Chamber of Commerce!
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The Chamber also partners with the Lee College Small Business Development Center to assist those needing help with a startup business, or improving the operation of an existing business.

Why Should I Become A Member of My Chamber of Commerce?

The Chamber of Commerce carries the reputation of being a leader of business integrity in my community, and my affiliation lends my business credibility.

The Chamber of Commerce is a close-knit organization in which members support each other's businesses.

My Chamber of Commerce has a voice in the legislation that is passed at our state capitol. That legislation directly affects how I am able to conduct business in Texas. I want to have an influence over the legislation that my Chamber of Commerce endorses.

The Chamber of Commerce requires financial support in order to perform its job of increasing the economic prosperity of the area which it serves.

The Chamber of Commerce unifies the public spirit of my community and directs it into useful and constructive channels that are not limited to business.

I feel a sense of personal obligation to improve the quality of life in the community which I live.