Invest in Your Business. Invest in Your Community.
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Join the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce and link your business to an influential network that encompasses over 900 businesses and their employees. This membership marks a pivotal step in uniting with other businesses to champion economic development, job creation, and enhance the vibrancy of our local, state, and regional communities. As a member, your business will access a rich array of connections, resources, and opportunities that are pivotal for growth and success. Join us in shaping a thriving business landscape in Bloomington.
Active participation in the Chamber signifies more than just business savvy. It reflects a commitment to quality business practices, demonstrates a reputable standing, shows a genuine concern for customers, and underscores your involvement in the community. Enhance your business strategy by aligning with the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, where being a member is synonymous with being a community and economic leader. Invest in your business. Join The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce. |
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Four reasons to become a Greater Bloomington Chamber member:
Networking & Connections
At the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, we understand that the heart of your business is your customers. That's why we're dedicated to helping you connect not just with other businesses, but with the broader community that shapes your customer base. Our networking opportunities are designed to put you in touch with the people who matter most – your future customers. Through our events, committees, and digital resources, you'll gain invaluable insights into the needs and preferences of the community, allowing you to tailor your services and products more effectively.
Every interaction at our diverse array of events, whether it's a casual meet-and-greet or a structured committee meeting, is an opportunity to learn more about what drives your customers. Our digital directories and newsletters keep you up-to-date on local business trends and customer needs. We encourage you to explore our Chamber Events Calendar and seize every chance to enhance your customer relationships and grow your business with us. After all, your success in meeting customer needs is what strengthens our entire business ecosystem.
Every interaction at our diverse array of events, whether it's a casual meet-and-greet or a structured committee meeting, is an opportunity to learn more about what drives your customers. Our digital directories and newsletters keep you up-to-date on local business trends and customer needs. We encourage you to explore our Chamber Events Calendar and seize every chance to enhance your customer relationships and grow your business with us. After all, your success in meeting customer needs is what strengthens our entire business ecosystem.
Advocacy
The Chamber is working on your behalf at the city, county, state, and federal levels to raise the collective voice of business and advance issues of importance to the business community. The Chamber works collaboratively with decision makers to find the best solutions to complex issues and create opportunities for input. In addition to our role as a policy advocate for business, we are a community partner and the source for creating broad-based coalitions around issues we all care about.
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Being an advocate for our member businesses and the community's business environment is one of the most important responsibilities of the Chamber. Our monthly electronic newsletter gives our members a closer look at current and emerging issues that affect business. In those time our members need to take action on a dynamic issue, your Advocacy and Public Policy team will issue a special Call for Action, giving you info on what you need to know and do.
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Cost-savings opportunities
Marketing, Advertising, and Event Marketing
The Chamber offers incredible marketing and promotional benefits that drive traffic and new customers. Your business's presence on The Chamber's on-line business directory puts you in front of the more than 150,000 visitors to our site each year. With no-cost promotional opportunities through our bi-monthly Membership Matters electronic newsletter, you keep that top-of-mind awareness. Add to those benefits Member to Member emails, a dynamic social media presence that you can tap into and affordable and targeted advertising and sponsorship opportunities - and your Chamber investment is one of the best business investments you'll make.
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Our biweekly electronic newsletter that gives a great rundown of all upcoming events and programming, new member updates and news being shared by our members (new hires, promotions, awards, events and opportunities). Membership Matter also contains a Job Board for members to share openings.
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Member to Member emails are customized marketing pieces distributed to The Chamber's membership. For an investment, The Chamber will take your images and verbiage and craft an email. A Member to Member email is a great way to highlight an upcoming event, a holiday promotion, a milestone celebration or some other occasion. Download the information flyer for details.
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Being active in the local chamber of commerce is an effective business strategy. It communicates to consumers that a company uses good business practices, is reputable, cares about it's customers, and is involved in its community.
Learn more about all that the Chamber has to offer
Welcome to the Chamber
Welcome to the Chamber
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The Chamber is a 501(c)(6) non-profit member-based organization founded in 1915. Our almost 900 member businesses include home-based businesses, small and medium-sized businesses, and large corporations. And we are glad to welcome you into this group. I encourage you to check out the Chamber website and the Chamber app for information about upcoming events, community involvement, and business advocacy efforts. Remember to log in to your Member Portal, located on the home page of the Chamber’s website to add in your business directory information, your logo, any community events, register for Chamber events, and much more. Your login credentials were sent to you by email from Stacia Briggs, the Member Services Coordinator.
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Benefits of Membership
Benefits of Membership
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The Chamber provides countless networking opportunities to support the growth and prosperity of your business. Our events attract a who’s who of the region’s top business leaders and always include time to mix and mingle. Our many volunteer committees help you build local business connections while making a real difference in the community. Check out the upcoming networking events on our website. We’re proud to offer a variety of programs to help you reduce costs. The Chamber provides our member businesses and their employees with such benefits as low-cost office supplies, credit card processing, term-life insurance and more! These are only just the beginning of the many benefits you receive as a Chamber member.
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Chamber Events
Chamber Events
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Every year the Chamber hosts more than 50 events for members to network, learn and grow. Visiting the Chamber Events Calendar to see events and save the dates. We host annual, hallmark events designed to connect you with fellow members and introduce you to business and community leaders like Futurecast, the Chamber’s Annual Meeting, and even the Golf Scramble. We even host advocacy events such as Elect Connect, and Legislative Preview. Make sure to check out all of our signature events on our website.
The most popular event is the Business After Hours. Business After Hours is a great opportunity for Chamber member business professionals to network and connect. The location varies each month – a Chamber member hosts and takes advantage of the opportunity to show off their organization. Business After Hours is a free event, open to any employee of a Chamber member business. If you are a new attendee at Business After Hours, our Ambassadors will gladly show you around and introduce you to attendees. If you or any of your employees would consider themselves a young professional, or even young at heart, check out the Chamber’s Young Professionals Bloomington group. Its mission is to create a network of young professionals in the greater Bloomington area that fosters personal development through relationship building, skill enhancement, community enrichment, and career advancement opportunities. For monthly updates from this group, sign up for our mailing list at chamberbloomington.org/ypb Another fantastic professional development group within the Chamber’s foundation is the Bloomington Women in Leadership group. BWIL is a professional women's group that empowers, inspires, and engages through mentorships, professional development, and community. To get monthly updates from this group, sign up for the mailing list at chamberbloomington.org/bwil |
Marketing Your Business
Marketing Your Business
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The Chamber offers incredible marketing and promotional benefits that drive traffic and new customers. Your business's presence on The Chamber's online business directory puts you in front of the more than 150,000 visitors to our site each year. This is one of our most visited pages on our website as it’s used as a search engine for the Bloomington and surrounding communities. In your member portal, you have the ability to update your listing description, just click “edit your profile” in your member portal. You can add both a long and short description, as well as, keywords. To get started on marketing your business to our Chamber members, visit our website at chamberbloomington.org/benefits.html#marketing.
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Business Advocacy
Business Advocacy
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The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce is working on your behalf at the city, county, state, and federal levels to raise the collective voice of business and advance issues of importance to our area’s business community. The Chamber works collaboratively with decision makers to find the best solutions to complex issues and create opportunities for input. In addition to our role as a policy advocate for business, we are a community partner and the source for creating broad-based coalitions around issues we all care about. Connecting our members and the public to elected leadership is a priority of The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce. Creating opportunities for open dialogue with key decision makers at the local, state, and federal level is paramount to our advocacy and public policy focus. For more information, or to be updated with Advocacy Matters, visit chamberbloomington.org/advocacy
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The Success School
The Success School
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There are a ton of ways to get involved with the Chamber’s foundation. The Success School acts as the connection between the business and the education communities. The Success School’s mission is to provide real-world learning opportunities for area students to increase academic engagement and excite young people about future careers to help shape tomorrow’s workforce for employers in Monroe County.
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Membership Success Grant Opportunity
The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce is offering a limited number of grants to cover one year of membership dues at the Home-based/remote, Classic, and Executive levels.
To be eligible, a business must be:
✔ a small business/entrepreneur
✔ eager to engage with the Chamber and local business community
✔ registered with the State of Indiana
✔ located within the City of Bloomington
✔ able to show financial need and potential for growth
The Chamber is committed to fostering an inclusive business community and encourages applications from minority-owned, women-owned, veteran-owned, LGBTQ+-owned, and other historically underrepresented businesses.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until funding is depleted — apply early!
To be eligible, a business must be:
✔ a small business/entrepreneur
✔ eager to engage with the Chamber and local business community
✔ registered with the State of Indiana
✔ located within the City of Bloomington
✔ able to show financial need and potential for growth
The Chamber is committed to fostering an inclusive business community and encourages applications from minority-owned, women-owned, veteran-owned, LGBTQ+-owned, and other historically underrepresented businesses.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until funding is depleted — apply early!
Ambassadors & Welcome Committee
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Meet Your Chamber Ambassadors!The mission of the Chamber Ambassadors is to promote the role of The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce in the community.
Ambassadors… • Welcome and build relationships with new members. • Encourage current members to maximize their membership. • Aid in the retention rate of new and existing members through reinforcing the Chamber benefits. • Create a positive image for the Chamber by acting as liaisons between members and Chamber Staff. |
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Allan Buhr
Steve's Roofing & Sheet Metal (812) 824-3006 [email protected] Micah Heath Keller Williams Realty (812) 760-0083 [email protected] Marci Hibbard My Sister's Closet (812) 320-8926 [email protected] Terri Horne Callie and Company Entertainment (812) 219-0141 [email protected] Michelle Jimenez Premier Cabinet Design (812) 822-2178 [email protected] |
Wes Lasher
Production House Video (812) 325-4176 [email protected] Sandra McGow Bell Trace Senior Living Community 812-320-6369 [email protected] Isaiah Merriman Edward Jones 812-334-4101 [email protected] Betheny Morley Cedar Creek (812) 331-8153 [email protected] |
Rachel Robertson
R Consulting Firm, LLC (812) 929-0700 [email protected] Kim Tarter 812-361-7083 [email protected] Michele Suttile Sincerely Yours Weddings and Premier Events (203) 249-6049 [email protected] Kevin Vail Monroe County YMCA (812) 332-5555 [email protected] Martie Vandeventer Building Associates (812) 333-6699 [email protected] |
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Meet Your Chamber Welcome Committee!Welcome Committee Members are an important part of the Chamber and are selected based on the individual’s interest, dependability, integrity, energy, and communication skills. Your job is to utilize those skills and provide a positive image with our membership and the Chamber, and our community and the Chamber.
The mission of the Welcome Committee is to promote the role of the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce in the community by welcoming new members. Committee Members create a positive image for the Chamber by acting as liaisons between members and the Chamber Staff. |
Would you like more information? Contact us!
Katie SensabaughVice President of Operations & Membership
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Stacia BriggsMember Services Manager
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