Relationship Development
The Chamber actively presents a wide variety of programs and events, providing you with hundreds of opportunities to make profitable new business contacts. We offer a perfect opportunity to meet new businesses that are located within the Quaboag Hills Region to help your business, yourself, and or your employees enhance your business. After all, it is commonly known that people do business with people they know. Join us as we meet and support the business community within the Quaboag Hills Region. Members receive information on upcoming programs through the monthly newsletter, e-mails, and mailed forms.
Educational Opportunities
Increase your company's profitability and competitiveness by participating in Chamber programs. Information-packed meetings, seminars, issue forums and workshops are designed for improved business performance as well as well as the opportunity for members to learn, exchange ideas and information ideas from others who may have experiences similar situations within their business experiences.
Business Exposure
Take advantage of the Chamber's low-cost marketing opportunities. We publish a bi-monthly newsletter, Your Business, exclusively about our Chamber members with advertising opportunities available to membership. That newsletter is distributed to 7000 business and homes across the Quaboag Hills Region. We also publish an annual Community Directory; each member is listed alphabetically and categorically. Again, advertising opportunities are exclusive to membership. 22,500 of the Quaboag Hills Community Directory are distributed to the homes in the Quaboag Hills Region. What better way to get your business in the hands of the consumers?
Also, your business is listed on the Quaboag Valley Chamber website (www.qvcc.biz) and activity is tracked and reported to you on a monthly basis (provided you have email available).
Participate in the Quaboag Hills Home and Business Showcase. This is a trade show type event held each spring that is open to the public to showcase our businesses.
New Member Recognition
The Chamber constantly strives to recognize new members by offering quarterly orientations and provide a formal introduction of all new members at Business After Hours events. Each month the Chamber includes a detailed listing of new members in the bi-monthly Your Business newsletter which is also available on our website www.qvcc.biz.
Programs & Events
The Chamber coordinates many events and functions on an annual basis, including an Annual Meeting & Dinner, Quaboag Hills Business and Home Showcase , Golf Tournament, Awards Dinner, and Legislative Breakfasts as well as networking events. The Chamber encourages member participation in the planning and coordination of several of these events. Members have the exclusive opportunity to sponsor such events, serve on planning committees, or as volunteers
Legislative Support and Advocacy
The Quaboag Valley Chamber does collectively what none of us can do alone - speak out loudly, clearly, and regularly on behalf of business. The Chamber acts as the voice of its’ members by communicating information on current legislation, soliciting members’ views, and expressing those views and concerns to legislators. As a member, you have a voice in the Chamber's action to pass legislation that helps business and prevent the passage of legislation that hurts business. As a member, you are provided opportunities for members to meet with legislators to discuss issues that pertain to your business.
Savings
* Chamber Conference room is aviable to you as a member at no charge. Please call the Chamber office to reserve your space.
* Membership Labels - Free set of labels annually - just call to get the most recent list.
* Membership CD - all members contact information - including email addresses - $ 25.00 Available to MEMBERS ONLY!
* As a member, you will receive a Free Subscriptions to Business West
*The Center for Business and Technology (CBT). http://cbt.stcc.edu/ offers a 10% discount to members of The Quaboag Valley Chamber of Commerce for any credit-free program that is offered through CBT. In order to take advantage of that discount, the student would have to identify him/herself as an employee of a company that is a member of the Quaboag Valley Chamber of Commerce when registering for the program(s) of interest. The Center also conducts a wide variety of programs onsite with area companies and, if you have a group of 8 or more folks who are interested in taking the same program, the pricing would usually come in at 30-50% less than our regular per person fee.
The Bottom Line
The Quaboag Valley Chamber offers your company significant benefits. Top-notch networking opportunities, legislative representation and access to valuable information and key decision-makers are just some of the ways the Chamber's broad membership base can help your business succeed.
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Tufts
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Harvard Community
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Health New England
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Connecticare
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Fallon Community
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Delta Dental
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The Insurance Partnership
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Chamber Insurance Trust
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Fallon Community Health Plan
(800)-333-2535 Kathy Mullen
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Health New England
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Northeast Business Trust (NBT)
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Health Services Admininstrators (HSA)
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