Membership

Why Should You Become a Chamber Member?

Chamber membership is an investment in the future of individual and community welfare. The Chamber’s activities are not funded by any branch of government; rather, our support comes from member organizations and two major fundraisers per year.

Membership in the Chamber and involvement in the business and Government Affairs Committee allows your voice to be included in opinions on decisions affecting the community. Participation in the Education Committee gives you the opportunity to make your opinions known on issues such as possible schoool merger, Durham Technical Community College satellite campus offerings, and Chamber scholarship allocations. For a list of all the Chamber’s committees, click here.

Participation in and sponsorship of Hog Day and Candlelight Tour events gives your business additional name recognition in the community. In addition, the Membership Committee works very hard to provide social and networking outlets for Chamber members throughout the year. In addition to monthly luncheons, held at the Exchange Club Building the third Wednesday of every month at noon, the Ambassador Committee is planning a number of programs that will benefit the membership.

How Do You Become a Chamber Member?

If you’d like to visit with Chamber staff or participate in Chamber events prior to making your decision to join this exciting organization, please give us a call to schedule a meeting, or join us at one of the planned functions. A good suggestion is to attend one of the monthly luncheons, to get an overview of what Chamber membership can do for you.

After you’ve decided to join, click here click here to download a pdf file of the application.

What are the Benefits of Chamber Membership?

There’s really no simple answer to this question. There are tangible benefits to Chamber membership:

• Opportunity for low-cost, high quality health care through Piedmont Health Services;
• Exclusive ribbon-cutting ceremonies and/or after-hours events at your business location;
• Discounts and exclusive offers with other Chamber members;
• Free 2″ x 4″ ad in the Chapel Hill News newspaper;
• Free three-month subscription to the News of Orange County;
• Free listing in our membership directory on this website, which can be linked to your website or email;
• Free listing and publicity in the Business Directory, published yearly and distributed with each Relocation Packet and at many other locations;
• Opportunity for after-hours meeting space;
• Access to low-cost printing and copying facilities; and
• Promotional opportunities in the Chamber’s newsletter.

In addition, there are opportunities for promoting your business to other Chamber members by including flyers in the newsletter, providing input for weekly email “blasts” to Chamber members, etc.