Sedro-Woolley Chamber Member Benefits
YOU are the Chamber!
We address key issues close to home. For you, membership means local influence, regional clout and bottom-line benefits for your firm – all with a minimal investment.
As a member, you will benefit from networking with potential clients, promotional activities designed to boost your business, professional growth opportunities, direct access and representation to local and state decision makers, valuable news and information for YOU in the Chamber’s monthly publication.
A Chamber That Responds To You
The Sedro-Woolley Chamber tackles issues head-on. Taking the lead in city and regional issues, the Chamber will continue to initiate programs which benefit area business. We work with all areas of the community to promote your business. Direct benefits include PR services, business-to-business referral system, bulk mailing permit, lobbying, political and business contacts and more – all made possible by your Chamber.
Unbeatable Value For You
Join others in creating a strong business climate. A healthy community attracts professionals, skilled labor, new business, excellent educational systems and a large and growing industrial base, as well as business partnerships. Better jobs mean better wages.
Your voice joins countless others giving strength to our position on business, industrial development and environmental issues.
Whatever your investment, you stand to gain personally and professionally.
Membership in the Sedro-Woolley Chamber of Commerce is open to any business, industrial firm, organization or civil group. Individual memberships are also available. The “Investment Schedule” is established by the Board of Directors and is based on a “fair share investment” concept. Investments are paid annually.
Note: if you have two (2) registered businesses under one roof (owned by the same people), you pay one half-investment fee for the smaller of the two companies.
New 2010 Fees for membership:
Individual (non-business) or (non-profit): $90
Sole Proprietor: $140
2-4 Business owners/Partners or employees*: $160
5-10 employees*: $225
11-25 employees*: $290
26-50 employees*: $350
51+ employees*: $500
Silver Kinsey: $1,000
Gold Kinsey: $2,500
Platinum Kinsey: $5,000
Base Membership privileges
- Two listings in the annual membership directory
- Receipt of the monthly newsletter
- Display of your brochures and business cards at the Chamber offices
- Organization and promotion of Grand openings and ribbon cuttings
- Monthly lunch meetings where you can make new friends, network and get informed!
- Bulk rate mailing permit use
- Weekly receipt of the Chamber email newsletter
- Tax deduction as a business expense
- Your business Web site listed and linked through the SW Chamber website
- Access to free or low cost business workshops and conferences
- Two-minute infomercials for all new members at a Chamber Lunch
- Free business announcements in the weekly E-Newsletter
Kinsey Silver - $1,000 investment
- 1 month premium block ad on the SW Chamber web site
- Sponsorship for one minor event each year
- Your logo prominently displayed in each SW Chamber Newsletter
- One paid ticket to each SW Chamber Lunch for an entire year
- A 5×7 plaque commemorating your Silver Membership
- Three inserts in the SW Chamber newsletter at no cost
- A special display of your business logo in the SW Chamber lobby
Kinsey Gold - $2,500 investment
- Prominent display of your company logo on our events page in the annual directory.
- 6 month premium block ad on the SW Chamber web site
- Sponsorship for one major event OR 5 minor events each year
- One Chamber Lunch Sponsorship
- Your logo prominently displayed in each SW Chamber Newsletter
- Two paid tickets to each SW Chamber Lunch for an entire year
- An 8×10 plaque commemorating your Gold Membership
- Six inserts in the SW Chamber newsletter at no cost
- A special display of your business logo in the SW Chamber lobby
Kinsey Platinum - $5,000 investment
- Prominent display of your company logo on our events page in the annual directory.
- 12 month premium block ad on the SW Chamber web site
- One Presenting Sponsorship for one major event AND
- A Major Sponsorship for one major event
- One Chamber Lunch Sponsorship
- 12 advertisements in the monthly SW Chamber newsletter
- Your logo prominently displayed in each SW Chamber Newsletter
- Four paid tickets to each SW Chamber Lunch for an entire year
- An 11×14 plaque commemorating your Platinum Membership
- Twelve inserts in the SW Chamber newsletter at no cost
- A special display of your business logo in the SW Chamber lobby
- First option for available Chamber Board seats.
Levels of Event Sponsorship
Presenting Sponsor: Cost: $3,000
Major Sponsor: Cost: $1,000
SW Chamber events:
Major events:
· Blast From The Past
· Wood Fest
· The Magic of Christmas
· Outdoor Movies
Minor Events:
· Founders Day
· Easter
· Fishing Derby
· Sample of Sedro-Woolley
· Halloween
