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Networking
Businesses to Enhance Economic Opportunities”
The Somerset County Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit
corporation dedicated to promoting this region as a superior locale in
which to live, work, vacation and conduct business.
Membership consists of all sizes of businesses representing
agriculture, financial, health, manufacturing, media, retailing,
service, and tourism. Membership
also includes various organizations such as service clubs, churches,
elected officials, and individual associate members. The common thread
is that all members share an interest in enhancing and improving the
economy and quality of life in our region through networking
opportunities.
Your
Chamber membership entitles you to...
MEMBERSHIP
SERVICES
Chamber
Progress – Monthly
newsletter keeping you informed on current business issues and
Chamber activities. Many
local colleges and organizations conducting classes/seminars on
business-related topics also utilize “Chamber Progress” to
alert you to educational opportunities.
Chamber membership enables you to take advantage of a
reasonably priced marketing opportunity to insert advertising in
the Chamber newsletter.
e-Dispatch
– our
newest communication effort comes to you by email, twice a
month, with up-to-date Chamber news and information.
Internet
Website –
Your company is listed alphabetically and by business category
on the Chamber website at www.somersetcountychamber.com.
Links from your listing to your own homepage are FREE
to all members. New
to Chamber Members: You may register on-line for
Chamber Events, and place your order on-line for
Chamber brochures and booklets. The website receives between
3,500 & 5,000 visits per month.
Chamber
CertifiChecks Gift Certificate Program – any
Chamber Member can participate at no charge.
CertifiChecks are sold by the Chamber and can be used at any
participating member business for any type of purchase. They are
great for employee bonuses and incentives. The CertifiChecks you
accept are actual checks, $5, $10 or $25, which you deposit with
your daily receipts -- no waiting for reimbursement.
Micro-Revolving
Loan Program - Chamber
Members involved in tourism have access to a micro-revolving
loan program that provides access to funds for small projects or
to compliment a larger project.
Minimum loans are $2,000.00 and the maximum is
$10,000.00. The
maximum participation of the loan fund is 50% of the total
project. To be
eligible businesses must be members of the Somerset County
Chamber of Commerce and the Laurel Highlands Visitor’s Bureau
at the time of the application and remain members of both
organizations for the term of the loan. The loan is administered
through the Somerset County Economic Development Council on
behalf of the Somerset County Commissioners.
A
Conveniently Located Office and
Information
Center
–
Open Monday to Saturday and staffed with a full-time Executive
Director, full-time Office Manager and other support staff.
The information center, operated in conjunction with the
Laurel Highlands Visitor’s Bureau, is staffed by Chamber
employees and RSVP volunteers and has hosted over 100,000
visitors since it opened. As
a member, your brochures and/or business cards can be displayed
here.
Chamber
Business Directory –
Your business will be listed in this directory under the
categories of your choice. The booklet is distributed to all
Chamber members and county-wide to tourists, to new and
long-time residents seeking a particular service, bank, or
library, to businesses interested in locating to the county, and
others. ONLY CHAMBER
MEMBERS ARE INCLUDED. In this way we recommend only our
members to the public.
Group
Hospitalization Plan Through Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield –
Available to you, if qualified, upon becoming a Chamber member.
Visit the Chamber Choice website at www.ccsc.net.
Guide
to
Somerset
County
– Tourism
related Chamber member businesses are listed in this guide in
categories like lodging, dining, recreation, attractions &
historical sites, hiking, biking & outdoor recreation,
specialty shopping, etc. This booklet is distributed from our
office to visitor, in packets
to
those relocating to
Somerset
County
, and to hotels, motels and restaurants for general
distribution. The Laurel Highlands Visitor’s Bureau also
distributes guides throughout Fayette, Westmoreland &
Somerset Counties.
Small
Business
Development
Center
– A
representative is available two Fridays each month to help with
questions concerning starting a new business, preparing a
business plan and improving or expanding an existing business.
CHAMBER
PROJECTS MADE
POSSIBLE
THROUGH
MEMBER INVOLVEMENT
College
Fair
Progress
Tours
County
Brochures
Leadership
Somerset
County
Job
Fair
Legislative Seminars
Antique
Show
Annual Awards Dinner
Membership
Directory
Monthly Networking Events
Annual
Golf Outing
America
’s
County
BBQ
INFORMATION
AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
Somerset
County
Chamber of Commerce
Website
with links to dozens of business-related websites
Somerset
County
Image Book
Somerset
Area Criss-Cross
Directory by Dickman, Inc.
Local
Clubs and Organizations List
Worldwide
Chamber of Commerce Directory
Somerset
Borough/Somerset
County/Pennsylvania Maps
Marketing
Data
National
Tollfree Directory
Monthly
Calendar of Events
Brochures
from over 400 businesses and attractions in the region
REPRESENTATION
IN THESE ORGANIZATIONS
Pennsylvania
Chamber of Business
and Industry
Laurel
Highlands Visitor’s Bureau
Southern
Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission
Southern
Alleghenies Workforce Investment Board
Somerset
Co.
Technology
Center
Advisory Council
The
United States
Chamber of Commerce
Allegany
College
of
Maryland
Advisory Council
Southern
Tier Education Council
Private
Industry Council
Team
PA Career Link
Continental
One
Alliance
Please
join us in making
Somerset
County
a place
where
we can all be proud to live.
Remember, one voice may not be
heard, but over 750 will!
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