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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. You may also 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.
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.
Energy
OnDemand Co-op Program – Available
to Chamber Members only. Join
our Energy Pool to save on your electric bill once the caps come off in
2011.
Local
Loot Gift Certificate Program – The
Chamber’s Gift Certificate program.
Gift Certificates can be purchased from the Chamber office or
from the Chamber’s Website. Certificates
are good at any participating Chamber Member business.
Very convenient and easy to use!
100% of purchases stay local.
Great for employee incentives, birthdays, anniversaries, holidays
and much more!
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, all
subscribers to the Daily American and countywide 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 visitors, in packets to
those relocating to Somerset County, and to hotels, motels and
restaurants for general distribution. They are also distributed by the
Laurel Highlands Visitor’s Bureau throughout Fayette, Westmoreland
& Somerset Counties and by Little Mountain Promotions in Garrett
County, MD.
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
& Technology Fair
Industry Tours
County
Brochures
Leadership Somerset County
Somerset
County Job Fair
Legislative Seminars
Antique
Show
Annual Awards Dinner
Membership
Directory
Monthly Networking Events
INFORMATION
AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
Somerset
County Chamber of Commerce Website with
links to dozens of business-related websites Local Clubs and
Organizations List Worldwide
Chamber of Commerce Directory Somerset Borough/Somerset
County/Pennsylvania Maps Marketing Data Monthly Calendar of Events
Brochures from over 400 businesses and attractions in the region
REPRESENTATION
IN THESE ORGANIZATIONS
Allegany
College of Maryland Advisory Council
Continental
One Alliance
Junior
Achievement Advisory Board
Laurel
Highlands Visitor’s Bureau
PA
CareerLink Somerset County
Pennsylvania
Chamber of Business and Industry
Private
Industry Council
Somerset
County Literacy Council
Somerset
Co. Technology Center Advisory Council
Soroptimist
International of Somerset County
Southern
Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission
Southern
Alleghenies Workforce Investment Board
Southern
Tier Education Council
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 700 will!
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