Top 10 Reasons

1. Networking

Get acquainted with new contacts and expand your prospect based by attending Chamber sponsored events throughout the year including quarterly meetings, after hour's mixers, and the Chamber Golf Tournament.

2. Buy Locally

The Chamber works to keep money circulating at home and to effectively turn those dollars in our community by sponsoring Halstead Chamber Bucks. These gift certificates are purchased through the Chamber Office and can only be redeemed at a Chamber business.

3. Local Visibility

Members get real exposure for their business through a discounted listing in the Chamber sponsored Halstead Area Telephone Directory, grand openings/ribbon cuttings, member spotlights in the Chamber Newsletter, and displaying member brochures, flyers, and business cards at the Chamber Office.

4. Wide Exposure

Members benefit from a large scale community promotion through a partnership between the Chamber, City, and School District to purchase advertisement on radio, TV, and highway signage. Chamber members appear in the Business Index and Business List on the Chamber website at www.discoverhalstead.com as well as receiving a free web page.

5. Referrals

As the Chamber Office on Main Street receives telephone calls, emails, and walk-in inquiries for goods and services, we send them directly to out members.

6. Information

Members are kept up-to-date on Chamber business through quarterly newsletters and the posting of minutes of Board of Director meetings on the Chamber website.

7. Credibility

First time members receive a discounted membership rate as an enticement to experience the Chamber's significant value. All members receive a membership decal to display in their business to show their enthusiasm and association with the Chamber.

8. Community Improvement

The Chamber members "make a difference" by working together to improve the quality of life and business through such activities as Old Settlers, the Chili Cook-Off, Halloween Howl, the Christmas Parade, and other seasonal events.

9. Committee Activities

Chamber members can ensure that their voice is heard by volunteering for one of the Chamber's various committees.

10. Education and Leadership

To support continuing education, the Chamber has sponsored the Rural Business Symposium and brings informative speakers to quarterly meetings. Leadership is nurtured though a Board of Director position filled by a Halstead High School student.

Contact: Mary McDonald 1-316-217-4996

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Halstead Kansas Chamber of Commerce