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Importance of becoming a Chamber Member?

• Desloge Chamber is a close-knit organization in which members support each other’s businesses.
• Desloge Chamber carries the reputation of being a leader of business integrity in our community.
• Desloge Chamber of Commerce unifies the public spirit of our community and directs it into useful and constructive channels that are not limited to business.

What’s in it for me?

For All Members The chamber carries the opinions of its members to city, state, and nationally elected officials, as well as monitors legislative issues that impact the business community. For The Retailer The chamber works for industrial and business development which brings with it new residents with new money to spend in local stores. For The Service Establishment The chamber works to provide population growth, assuring additional customers and income. It helps increase the development of highways, recreational areas, and new industries, while expanding existing industries. This increases the demand for services. For The Manufacturer & Wholesaler The chamber works for the best shipping services at the lowest possible cost. It furnishes advice on freight transport matters and compiles statistical information on trade territory population, purchasing power, and marketing strength. For The Construction, Real Estate, And Insurance Firm The chamber provides an expanding market for construction, real estate, and insurance by attracting new industry and residents, promoting businesses, and helping to create new streets and highways. It encourages expansion programs and modernization for established firms. For the Professionals The chamber actively strives for the growth of the city, including business expansions which insure a healthy, growing economy, rewarded with high paying jobs and a strong tax base for better community services. The chamber also seeks better transportation services to make the city more accessible and convenient. For The Hotel, Motel, Restaurant Operator The chamber is working to attract and service conventions, trade shows, conferences, and sales meetings, which bring new patrons and money into the local economy. National surveys reveal that more than 40 percent of the convention dollars are spent in hotels, motels, and restaurants. For The Home And Property Owner The chamber supports an intensive city beautification program, with cleanliness, street lighting, tree planting, and other projects aimed at making your city a better place to live. It cooperates with educational facilities to ensure quality school districts and the availability of higher education.

Membership in the local chamber offers numerous benefits and keeps business owners on top of important, ever-changing issues and trends within their community and local marketplace.

ADVERTISING & NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES Internet Exposure Facebook Program Sponsorships Ribbon Cuttings & Grand Openings Investor Luncheons Networking After Hours Premier Investors Chamber Committees BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Marketing Tools – Labels & Bulk Mail Permit Use Business Referral Service Resources & Small Business Assistance Seminars Organizational Resources Chamber Meeting Room Usage Tax Destructibility Shop Local Campaign

The Chamber sponsors or participates in many programs and events throughout the year:

Golf Tournament Jingle Bell Run Labor Day Picnic Meet the Candidates Trivia Night

According a research study by The Shapiro Group, Inc. and Market Street Services, when consumers know that a small business is a member of their local chamber of commerce, they are 44 percent more likely to think favorably of it and 63 percent more likely to purchase goods or services from the company in the future.