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SVCC Membership Benefits

Benefits of Membership

A business will not stand alone. Collectively through the Chamber, businesses are able to accomplish what each could not do individually. Hundreds of members who share the same goals join together enabling all of us to do more for our great region. We welcome you to share our excitement and help make the Susquehanna Valley a greater place for you and your business. Your involvement will make a difference.

SVCC works to raise the name recognition of the area while promoting area businesses, their goods and services. Members of the Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce are afforded the following benefits.

  • Affordable Group Health Insurance through PCI
  • Discounted services offered by member businesses including APPI energy discounts, CenturyLink business class internet service, First Data Merchant Services (credit/debit card acceptance), 360 Lancaster.com, and RTS Mobile web mobilization
  • Media contact information for newspaper, radio, and television stations
  • Referrals to member businesses
  • Display space for brochures, flyers, and other promotional items in our Visitors Center which serves thousands of people each year
  • Networking opportunities through our Breakfast Meetings, Member Seminars , and Business Mixers
  • Inclusion in our yearly Membership Directory (Information Guide) with over 10,000 copies printed and distributed (see link to our 2011-2012 Information Guide on our Publications page)
  • Advertising opportunities at a reduced rate in the Information Guide
  • Access to the Chamber membership and mailing list, by request, at least once per year
  • Listing on the Chamber website with links to your website and e-mail
  • Grand Opening, Ribbon Cutting, and Groundbreaking assistance and planning
  • Assistance planning special events, press releases, posters and invitations
  • Quarterly Newsletter
  • Sponsorship opportunities for our community events, Breakfast Meetings, and Business Mixers

In addition, your dues help to support the Visitors Center as a gratis service for guests to our area.  The Visitors Center does not receive any state or federal funding.  The Visitors Center is financed solely through membership dues and SVCC fundraising initiatives.

 

Invest in your future - JOIN TODAY.

Click below to review the membership pricing structure or to access an application for membership.

An SVCC member may increase their visibility in the public sector through sponsorship of an SVCC event.  Since our events raise money to benefit the SVCC Visitors Center, these sponsorships help ensure our continued service to visitors to the region. Sponsorships are available in varying price points and carrying benefits that correspond with the financial level.  To see a schedule of event sponsorship prices and benefits, click on the link below.

Member Programming

A variety of member programs are held throughout the year.  These include member breakfasts, informational seminars, and mixers. Our sessions for 2012 will be listed as details become finalized. Sponsors of these events have input into the programming and scheduling of their session.  Sponsors also have an opportunity to promote their own business while serving to educate and inform other business people.  These networking opportunities also provide an informal setting to connect with others. To sponsor a breakfast or mixer, click on the appropriate link below. 

SVCC Information Guide

The SVCC Information Guide promotes member businesses by serving as a directory of goods and services. View the most recent directory under our Publications tab. 

Members-Only Benefits

Membership does have its privileges.  Special discount offers are extended to members of SVCC.  For a current lisitng of member benefits, click the link below. New beneftis may be added at any time. Be sure to mention your chamber membershipwhen contacting a member program vendor!

Visitor Center located at 445 Linden Street, Columbia, PA 17512               717.684.5249 PHONE               717.684.5142 FAX

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