Economy Busters

Times are tough yet McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce has built in marketing promotions designed to keep your business competitive.  Take advantage of the following services and let McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce bust your organization out of a difficult Economy.

FREE

• McHenry NOW Weekly Marketplace section looks continually for information on member promotions, events and good news.  Sent to 850 businesses.

• McHenry  NOW the chamber’s bi-monthly newsletter sent to 9000 businesses and households always looks for member news in its business brief and movers and shakers section.  Take the time to review  24 great press release ideas.

• Trust building directories in the Chamber website and Community Guide offer members an opportunity to be found easily in this increasingly internet savvy world.

• Nothing builds trust like Networking.  We all know this.  The more people get to know you, the greater chance they will buy into your business’s  products or services.  After Hours Mixers offer great opportunities to meet the newest of the new businesses in the McHenry area.  The food and beverages offered are always excellent at these FREE events offered two to three times monthly.

• SOHO (Small Office Home Office) is a complimentary support and networking group for 1 to 5  employee businesses looking for advice as they grow.

• Referral Groups that specialize in building each others business through a ready supply of referrals.  Some without fee.

• Committee Involvement builds relationships as you work closely with team members producing an event important to the area.

• Box  Lunch n’ Learns feature you as the expert in your field.  Anyone can present.  Best yet, we don’t charge members for the privilege.

• Want to  get your name out to the community.  Put a float in the Fiesta Days parade.  Free to chamber members.

• New business in the area?  How about a Ribbon Cutting or a Ground Breaking ceremony.  This free service not only pulls chamber board members and ambassadors into your establishment, but gets your name into the press as well.

• Access to 850 businesses.  The chamber will email members free of charge a complete listing of chamber members.

• Bring your brochures and business cards to the chamber office to be displayed.  Seen by 100’s.

• Best yet we refer chamber members!  

Low Cost Ideas 

• Scramble  networking do the networking for you.  Can be attended for under $20 and you get a business showcase and a great lunch.

• Luncheons offer you the opportunity to connect with small business owners, community leadership and corporate heads at a very low cost.

• Consider donating an item to the dinner dance or golf outing.  You will be well publicized.

• WINGs luncheons gives women professionals an opportunity to promote specials and activities to other female entrepreneurs. 

• The chamber’s Membership Savings program pulls business to chamber member establishments through discounts.

• New Resident Greeter Program connects chamber members with new community arrivals.

• Fiesta Days Guide offers very low cost advertising

• Student Reward Program connects retailers with 3000 junior and high schools students.

There you got it!  Please review in detail the chamber offerings at www.mchenrychamber.com
 and connect!