Member Benefits

The Powerful Benefits of Membership

The Chamber should be an important part of your Marketing Plan! By being involved and exercising your marketing opportunities, an Amherst Area Chamber Membership is a wise and valuable investment that will pay your business back in large dividends! 
To join or to learn more, call Membership & Events Manager Tammy-Lynn Chace at 413-253-0700.

Marketing & Advertising

►  FREE listing in annual  Membership Directory and Resource Guide. (26,000 copies distributed through Daily Hampshire Gazette and Amherst Bulletin)

► FREE listing on www.amherstarea.com 

► www.amherstarea.com sponsorships,banners, and links

► Quarterly Breakfast sponsorships

► Monthly “After Five” Social sponsorships (4th Wed. of the month, September-June)

► Tile ads in weekly Constant Contact email blast

► Annual Golf Tournament sponsorships (for both contests and players’ goody bags)

► Annual Dinner Journal advertising

► Annual advertising in the Membership Directory and Resource Guide (26,000 distributed)

► Bi-Annual advertising in Relocation Guide, with a distribution of 5,000

► Annual advertising in Visitors’ Guide—(55,000 distributed throughout the Northeast)

Education Support

►FREE consultations with counselor from the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network (MSBDCN)

► Direct access to government and agency resources for business information and funding

► Seminars and round tables

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

► Relocating or just opened your business?  The chamber offers Ribbon Cutting Ceremony  services Mon-Fri.  We invite all chamber board members, ambassadors and members of the chamber.  We also include the ribbon, scissors & pictures in the chamber member mentions e-newsletter  and the Daily Hampshire Gazette.

Member Referrals & Networking

► As a member-only referral organization, the Chamber drives business directly to Chamber members.  The Chamber office, website and information booth receive hundreds of inquiries each month.

► Quarterly Breakfasts with noteworthy speakers

► Monthly “After Five” Socials, (3rd Wednesday of the month, Sept.-June)

► Committee involvement (More than ten to choose from!)

►  Direct referrals via www.amherstarea.com and through Chamber office

Business Advocacy

► Annual Legislative Breakfast

► Meetings with town offices and community groups

► Concerted media relations and PR activities

► Events and activities that support local business and enrich the community

Special Discounts & Group Buying Power

►  Best-rate coverage with a full range of health insurance providers

► Member-to-member discount program