Membership Benefits
Being a member of the Bracebridge Chamber brings a variety of benefits for your company and your employees. Did you know that if your company is a member of the Chamber, all of your company’s employees can benefit? Every Chamber member gets a different combination of benefits from their Chamber membership. Depending upon your company’s size, sector and needs, you can and should focus on different aspects of your Chamber membership. Look into how various aspects of what the Chamber provides can add value to your business operation. The following provides a summary of Chamber of benefits and how you can benefit.
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Business After Hours Events
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Networking
Networking is a tool often under-utilized by small business. It isn’t just about having lunch or chatting over niblies and a drink. It’s about sharing information, learning about each other’s business and helping grow each other’s business. It happens at Chamber events designed specifically for networking like the monthly Business After Hours. Networking also happens on our committees and at our seminars. It also happens at the Chamber Golf Day, at the AGM, at the annual Business Achievement Awards and it happens when Chamber members meet each other in a restaurant and on the street. Networking is a very powerful way to grow your business and the Chamber makes developing relationships through networking easier. We work hard to provide networking opportunities for all our members. Our networking events are hosted and designed so that you can meet suppliers, customers, new business people and peers.
Visa/MasterCard/Debit Card Rates
The Chamber helps our members save money while making money. The Merchant Program enables you to reduce your costs with preferential credit card and debit card transaction rates.
As a retailer, you cannot afford to not take part in this program. Where you bank will not hinder your taking advantage of this benefit.
Rates are as low as 1.69%, plus much more.
TD Merchant Services administer our VISA and MasterCard programs. Too good to miss? Contact Lesley McCauley at (705) 241-8472 or by email at lesley.mccauley@td.com or download the PDF to get all the details and sign up today.
Esso Discount
The Bracebridge Chamber, in association with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Esso, is pleased to offer you a reduction on fuel with every fill-up. You can save money on every purchase whether you buy it across the street, across town or across the country. 3 cents per litre discount off the total dollars of each purchase at any Esso Brand service station in Canada with over 2,300 Esso locations. Visit www.essofleetoffers.com/CHAMBER for more information and to apply.
Group Insurance
Since 1970 the Chamber of Commerce Group Insurance Plan has a long and distinguished record of prompt service, comprehensive coverage and competitive rates. The C of C Group Insurance Plan is the largest small business program in Canada and insures over 70,000 business owners and their employees.
Important facts:
- No Minimum Firm Size
- No Industry Restrictions
- Guaranteed Approval if a Chamber Member
- Guaranteed Renewable
- Rate Stability
- Administer Your Plan On-line
For more information and local contact information go to www.chambers.ca
Business Referrals & Chamber Directories
One major challenge for most small businesses is to continually grow and expand the business. Some growth comes from additional sales from existing accounts, but this is often limited. When building your business new contacts often can materialize into new clients or customers. Two important factors considered by new clients are commonality and trust. By being a member of the Bracebridge Chamber these two factors are already in place. Active and new members have access to information on the Internet with specific information on organizations and companies, their products and services along with contact information. Additionally, the Chamber office is always receiving phone calls and other inquiries looking for specific services and/or information about specific businesses. The Chamber always refers Chamber members.
Member to Member Benefits
Herbal Magic Weight Loss & Nutrition Centres - You are eligible to receive a $400.00 savings from the cost of a weight loss program (some restrictions apply) (705) 645-8686
K.W. Rogers Insurance Brokers Inc. - You AND your employees could save up to 30% on your personal home and auto insurance (705) 645-4731
Business Education
The Bracebridge Chamber is here to help you grow your business. Through our business education seminars you can learn new skills, stay informed and get motivated. Seminars are organized through various means; partnership with Georgian College – Muskoka Campus, Nipissing University – Muskoka Campus, in association with locally based ngo’s with training mandates, Chamber Committees reacting to information gained through direct contact or surveys of member needs, etc. Seminars are always affordable, topical, interesting and informative. Keep an eye out for the monthly Chamber newsletter. It will be a good source for seminar announcements.
Advocacy
A major objective of the Bracebridge Chamber is to be an effective advocate for Bracebridge Business. The Chamber works on your behalf. Our alliances and partnerships with other local Chambers and through the Canadian Chamber of Commerce provide us with information and access to all levels of government. The Executive Committee does most of the advocacy work.
Marketing
- Our email broadcast service is an effective way to get the word out to other Chamber members about a new product or service, a location change or special event. Click here for more information.
- Each spring the Chamber prints a Bracebridge Street map. This is our most requested publication and your ad on the map will be seen by thousands. Click here for more information.
- Digital Display Advertising - click here to view our digital display that plays all day in the Bracebridge Visitor Information Centre. Ad spots available on this display for as low as $20.00 per month. Click here for details.
- Model Train Display Advertising, including opportunities to sponsor train cars, model buildings and billboards.
- Golf Day Sponsorship Opportunities
- Awards Luncheon Sponsorship Opportunities
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Business Achievement Awards
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Annual Golf Tournament
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Chamber Events
Business After Hours
A last Monday or Tuesday evening of the month networking event hosted by a Chamber member. Check the schedule for upcoming events.
Business Achievement Awards & Luncheon
An annual luncheon event, with entertainment, usually held in October. Chamber members, through a nomination/voting system are recognized for their achievements and business excellence.
Curling Bonspiel
An annual fun day staged in March. Low cost, low- keyed and highly successful, the event continues to grow.
Golf Tournament
Held on the third Thursday of June each year, the Chamber’s Golf Day attracts golfers of all levels for a bbq lunch, a afternoon of golf, an early evening social followed by a served, prime-rib banquet. MC Ron Webb rounds out the day with comment, humour and style.
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