Membership Benefits

Member Benefits of the East Jordan Area Chamber of Commerce

EXPOSURE FOR YOUR BUSINESS

• Web Site Listing with unlimited categories
• FREE to link to your site from the Chamber site
• Visitor Guide & Business Directory – FREE listing (one category)
• Brochure, business cards, flyer display 24/7 at the Chamber Office
• Business news, events, award recognition, etc. In Chamber weekly “e-capsule” newsletters
• Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
• Sponsorship Opportunities
• Area Literature distributed at State Welcome Centers
• Welcome Bags in East Jordan and Ellsworth for special events
• Joint Partnership with Ellsworth and Atwood business communities
• Chamber Check Program

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT & PUBLIC AFFAIRS

• Economic Development – Involvement with Jordan Valley e-Team
• Associate Member of the Northwest Michigan Chamber Alliance
• Membership/training
• Leadership on Local, Area, Regional Committees Events & Boards, Paddle Antrim Inc. and administrative arm of Breezeway Task Force
• Government Advocacy on City, County, State and Federal Levels
• Co-Sponsor of “Leadership Charlevoix County”
• How to Start a Business Class locations in East Jordan and Ellsworth
• Member Small Chamber Alliance
• Partner of “Music in the Park” concert series

NETWORKING

• Business After Hours Series – FREE admission & sponsorship opportunities
• East Jordan “Off the Cuff” series
• Annual Chamber Dinner/Auction/Awards
• Chamber Special Events – (Golf Outing, Countywide Business After Hours, Celebrity Dinner, Pumpkin Festival/Leaf Peeker Craft Show, Community Night)
• Committee Participation
• Ambassador & Junior Ambassador Program
• Community Updates
• Business Workshops
• Sponsor of “State of the Community” Forums for East Jordan & Ellsworth
• Customer Service/Hospitality Training
• Bi-weekly Zoom “Chamber Chat” Meetings – Sept.-May

INFORMATION

• Club, Church, Organization Bi-Annual Update Meetings
• Communications (mail, e-mail, walk-in, phone)
• Professional Development/Business Services
• Your Chamber’s Office is located in the Main Street Center – open year-round
• Business Counseling – S.C.O.R.E. & Northern Lakes Economic Alliance (NLEA)
• Referrals – Members promoted to phone, mail and walk-in inquires
• One-On-One Business Counseling
• Business Resource Library at Jordan Valley District Library
• Downtown Business Open House
• Reinvestment Program

For more information, contact the East Jordan Chamber at 231-536-7351 or email info@ejchamber.org.

Chamber Board of Directors meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month, 4:45pm, at the Charlevoix State Bank conference room.

All Chamber members are invited to attend. Anyone interested in being on the meeting agenda should contact the Executive Director Mary H. Faculak two weeks prior to the meeting.

Committee meetings are posted at the Chamber office. Call 231-536-7351 for more information.