Chamber Membership: Cheaper Than Pizza, Gas, & Candy

Chamber membership is an investment. Like any investment, yes, it does cost money. The question we get regarding this is..."How much money?" or "Can I afford it?" Well, let's explore that concept together, using the base rate of membership, $200.00, paid annually.

Like I mentioned, it costs $200.00 for a business to have an annual membership to the Chamber. For that you receive many benefits. For information on a few benefits, check out this past Monday's post, "Why Chamber?"  This number can seem daunting, but remember, that covers your entire year of membership...let's break it down to something smaller. 

$200.00 breaks down to $16.00 per month. To put that into perspective, that costs less than a large pizza with a large breadsticks per month.

$200.00 breaks down to $3.00 per week. To put that into perspective, that costs less than a gallon of gas per week.









$200.00 breaks down to $0.55 per day.  To put that into perspective, that costs less than a candy bar per day.




Is the Chamber membership tangible like pizza, gas, and candy? No. It doesn't have a taste and it won't help your car move from point A to point B. However, over the course of a year, you can see 52 newsletters, which get sent out to Chamber members, and 52 newspaper columns.  Maybe you'll see your name in that newsletter in an ad or a story - that's for Chamber members too. You can attend one of the events, usually hosted by another business, that the Chamber helps coordinate every year. You can join one of our committees, provide input on Chamber decisions, give us ideas that can be used for future membership enhancement, and more.

I believe this is extremely affordable.  Over 130 businesspeople in the Abilene area agree with me....I hope you will too. Call me at 785.263.1770 or email me at chamber@abileneks.net anytime, and I'll chat with you more.

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