1) At the Lake County Chamber of Commerce, our “Highest Priority” is to “Bring Business to Our Members.” When you join this chamber, you, in effect, are hiring a professional marketing company, a public relations firm, a multi-media consultant, a social media expert, an advertising company, a website marketing firm, a merchant services firm and an outside sales force at an incredible “mere” fraction of the cost. We promise to bring new customers to your door, to your website and calling on your phone!
2) We have available for your marketing program a 2012 membership plaque, window decal for your business or vehicle and a website sticker for your website which will assure your clients and prospects that you are a member in good standing with no complaints against your company. Can your competitors claim this to their prospects?
3) Social Media Exposure – The LCCC fully understands the importance of Social Media in today’s Marketplace and we seek to be the leader in providing leads, referrals and exposure thru for our members through this outlet. The LCCC extensively uses multiple Facebook accounts, twitter, MySpace, YouTube, LinkedIn, Google Buzz, and 57 others adding at least 5 new sites each day. We will seek out your page, like you, be-friend you, follow you and make you a favorite on our pages. Your company will be promoted to Tens of Thousands of our friends on Face book, MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn, google+ & hundreds of other Social Media Sites & On-Line Directories.
4) Premier On-line Member Referral Directory. This is the most Advanced, Comprehensive, State of the Art Member Referral Directory in the World. New members receive a complete website within our website. In addition to listing your complete contact information with hot links to your email and website and your company logo, you will enjoy and profit from the following highlights: Each new member can have unlimited photos, videos, documents, events, news and coupons and much more. These new features are currently in development.
5) We will place your Member-to-Member Discount in a fax and e-mail blast to our entire membership. Members are always encouraged to do business with one another and prefer to do business with another member.
6) When consumers know that a small business is a member of the 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. Source: American Chamber of Commerce Executives. “The Real Value of Joining a Local Chamber of Commerce.”
7) Your company will be listed in the upcoming 2012-2013 Lake County Chamber “Official” Referral Directory.
8) Free Membership into The Business News Network – Log onto www.SouthFloridaBusinessNews.com – Register as a FRIEND for FREE, create and share local and national news. Social Media & Business News Integrated Website.
9) All new members will be entitled to one free homepage article and one free Lake County Community Article on www.LakeCountyFloridaChamber.com .
10) Post your events free – Log onto www.LakeCountycalendar.com or www.LakeCountyEvents.com
11) You will receive the member price at our upcoming Business-to-Business Expos and all other Chamber Events.
12) Networking Opportunities: Networking breakfasts, lunches, business-after-hours, seminars plus many other networking events.
13) Mission Statement: The mission of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce is to work closely with their members in the building, development and success of their business. We consider our number one priority to be providing leads, referrals and exposure to our members. We will constantly and aggressively seek to reach every homeowner, business owner, consumer & visitor in Lake County and direct and encourage them to seek out OUR MEMBERS FIRST for all products, services, things to do, places to go and people to see.
14) Access to other business organizations and chambers: With our strategic alliance partners both in Central Florida, South Florida and abroad, you have access to many business opportunities and contacts throughout Florida and internationally.
15) Ribbon Cuttings, Certificate of Origin, Notary Public, Media Releases: Grand openings, anniversaries and new product launches are coordinated only for members. Certificate of Origin Available for International Import/Export.
16) Membership Identification: Plaques, Door Decal, Web Banner, Certificate of Origin that identify you as a proven leader in your business or profession. Coming Soon – A Seal of Approval!
17) Free Membership into www.ChamberApproved.com - A National Chamber of Commerce approval program making it easier for you to market your goods, services and your website across the U.S. (Website Currently Under Redevelopment.)
18) Free Space: To place promotional material and business cards in our visitor center and at networking events and expos.
19) Leads and Referrals: From our marketing campaign “A REFERRAL YOU CAN COUNT ON” and from the numerous calls and e-mails the chamber receives every month for referrals. The LCCC, being a Regional & County Chamber of Commerce, we receive a lion’s share of the visitor, relocation and new business requests coming into Lake County & Central Florida. We also receive an excessive amount of general inquiries from the residential and business community looking for companies they can trust and rely on in every industry and field.
20) Business-to-Business Expos: 4 times a year, members have the opportunity to participate in tabletop trade shows at prestigious hotels and venues. These shows will host between 100 and 500 of the most prestigious business firms and professional providers in Central Florida and enjoy an attendance ranging from 500 to 5,000 people.
21) We promote International Trade Shows 5 times a year held at the Miami Free Zone in Miami. Exhibitor Discounts for members. Through our alliance with multiple county chambers in Florida, we bring you access to a variety of major events and thousands of other chamber members throughout the State of Florida.
22) Economic Development: According to the Florida Governor’s Office, Florida leads the United States in high-paying job creation while business costs remain low. The Lake County Chamber of Commerce is a beacon in attracting new businesses and industries to Lake County while providing an entire toolbox of resources for retention and growth of existing businesses. Doing business is all about making connections – connections to current and potential customers, ideas and funding. The Lake County Chamber of Commerce is the connector for both new and existing businesses throughout Lake County and Central Florida, and is driven to help them expand and succeed in today’s economy.
23) Exposure: Unlike local organizations that are confined to a relatively small and limited area, we provide exposure and valuable business contacts throughout Central Florida enabling you to do business outside your community.
24) Tax Benefits: Investment in The Lake County Chamber may be tax deductible as an ordinary and necessary business expense.
25) Credit Card Processing – Merchant Services – The Chamber of Commerce can save you hundreds if not thousands of dollars on your credit card processing – Just visit www.MerchantProcessingDepot.com for a complimentary review or for new service.
26) Credit Card Processing – Merchant Services – The Chamber of Commerce can help you acquire an easy credit business loan based on your credit card processing receivables – Just visit www.ChamberMerchantLoans.com to begin the loan process. Have a cash loan in as little as 10 days, sometimes 48 hours.
27) DailyLakeDeals.com Membership: (Launching Soon) This membership is included free with your chamber membership. Discounts, special offers and daily deals require the Gold VIP Card to be shown as proof of membership.
2) We have available for your marketing program a 2012 membership plaque, window decal for your business or vehicle and a website sticker for your website which will assure your clients and prospects that you are a member in good standing with no complaints against your company. Can your competitors claim this to their prospects?
3) Social Media Exposure – The LCCC fully understands the importance of Social Media in today’s Marketplace and we seek to be the leader in providing leads, referrals and exposure thru for our members through this outlet. The LCCC extensively uses multiple Facebook accounts, twitter, MySpace, YouTube, LinkedIn, Google Buzz, and 57 others adding at least 5 new sites each day. We will seek out your page, like you, be-friend you, follow you and make you a favorite on our pages. Your company will be promoted to Tens of Thousands of our friends on Face book, MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn, google+ & hundreds of other Social Media Sites & On-Line Directories.
4) Premier On-line Member Referral Directory. This is the most Advanced, Comprehensive, State of the Art Member Referral Directory in the World. New members receive a complete website within our website. In addition to listing your complete contact information with hot links to your email and website and your company logo, you will enjoy and profit from the following highlights: Each new member can have unlimited photos, videos, documents, events, news and coupons and much more. These new features are currently in development.
5) We will place your Member-to-Member Discount in a fax and e-mail blast to our entire membership. Members are always encouraged to do business with one another and prefer to do business with another member.
6) When consumers know that a small business is a member of the 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. Source: American Chamber of Commerce Executives. “The Real Value of Joining a Local Chamber of Commerce.”
7) Your company will be listed in the upcoming 2012-2013 Lake County Chamber “Official” Referral Directory.
8) Free Membership into The Business News Network – Log onto www.SouthFloridaBusinessNews.com – Register as a FRIEND for FREE, create and share local and national news. Social Media & Business News Integrated Website.
9) All new members will be entitled to one free homepage article and one free Lake County Community Article on www.LakeCountyFloridaChamber.com .
10) Post your events free – Log onto www.LakeCountycalendar.com or www.LakeCountyEvents.com
11) You will receive the member price at our upcoming Business-to-Business Expos and all other Chamber Events.
12) Networking Opportunities: Networking breakfasts, lunches, business-after-hours, seminars plus many other networking events.
13) Mission Statement: The mission of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce is to work closely with their members in the building, development and success of their business. We consider our number one priority to be providing leads, referrals and exposure to our members. We will constantly and aggressively seek to reach every homeowner, business owner, consumer & visitor in Lake County and direct and encourage them to seek out OUR MEMBERS FIRST for all products, services, things to do, places to go and people to see.
14) Access to other business organizations and chambers: With our strategic alliance partners both in Central Florida, South Florida and abroad, you have access to many business opportunities and contacts throughout Florida and internationally.
15) Ribbon Cuttings, Certificate of Origin, Notary Public, Media Releases: Grand openings, anniversaries and new product launches are coordinated only for members. Certificate of Origin Available for International Import/Export.
16) Membership Identification: Plaques, Door Decal, Web Banner, Certificate of Origin that identify you as a proven leader in your business or profession. Coming Soon – A Seal of Approval!
17) Free Membership into www.ChamberApproved.com - A National Chamber of Commerce approval program making it easier for you to market your goods, services and your website across the U.S. (Website Currently Under Redevelopment.)
18) Free Space: To place promotional material and business cards in our visitor center and at networking events and expos.
19) Leads and Referrals: From our marketing campaign “A REFERRAL YOU CAN COUNT ON” and from the numerous calls and e-mails the chamber receives every month for referrals. The LCCC, being a Regional & County Chamber of Commerce, we receive a lion’s share of the visitor, relocation and new business requests coming into Lake County & Central Florida. We also receive an excessive amount of general inquiries from the residential and business community looking for companies they can trust and rely on in every industry and field.
20) Business-to-Business Expos: 4 times a year, members have the opportunity to participate in tabletop trade shows at prestigious hotels and venues. These shows will host between 100 and 500 of the most prestigious business firms and professional providers in Central Florida and enjoy an attendance ranging from 500 to 5,000 people.
21) We promote International Trade Shows 5 times a year held at the Miami Free Zone in Miami. Exhibitor Discounts for members. Through our alliance with multiple county chambers in Florida, we bring you access to a variety of major events and thousands of other chamber members throughout the State of Florida.
22) Economic Development: According to the Florida Governor’s Office, Florida leads the United States in high-paying job creation while business costs remain low. The Lake County Chamber of Commerce is a beacon in attracting new businesses and industries to Lake County while providing an entire toolbox of resources for retention and growth of existing businesses. Doing business is all about making connections – connections to current and potential customers, ideas and funding. The Lake County Chamber of Commerce is the connector for both new and existing businesses throughout Lake County and Central Florida, and is driven to help them expand and succeed in today’s economy.
23) Exposure: Unlike local organizations that are confined to a relatively small and limited area, we provide exposure and valuable business contacts throughout Central Florida enabling you to do business outside your community.
24) Tax Benefits: Investment in The Lake County Chamber may be tax deductible as an ordinary and necessary business expense.
25) Credit Card Processing – Merchant Services – The Chamber of Commerce can save you hundreds if not thousands of dollars on your credit card processing – Just visit www.MerchantProcessingDepot.com for a complimentary review or for new service.
26) Credit Card Processing – Merchant Services – The Chamber of Commerce can help you acquire an easy credit business loan based on your credit card processing receivables – Just visit www.ChamberMerchantLoans.com to begin the loan process. Have a cash loan in as little as 10 days, sometimes 48 hours.
27) DailyLakeDeals.com Membership: (Launching Soon) This membership is included free with your chamber membership. Discounts, special offers and daily deals require the Gold VIP Card to be shown as proof of membership.