The Chamber offers many benefits and services for "members only" to aid in the promotion of your business. These benefits and services can be an essential element in your marketing and business success.

ADVERTISING AND PUBLICITY

• Membership Buyer's Guide
  Two free listings in our exclusive directory of all members. The Buyer's Guide is distributed to all Chamber members as well as business prospects and newcomers to the region.

• Chamber Perspectives Magazine
  The Chamber's magazine is published quarterly and reaches over 2,200 individuals. Advertisements can be purchased on a quarterly or yearly basis.

• Business Referral Service
  The Chamber receives thousands of requests each month for referrals of local businesses and professionals. The only names referred are those of our active and current Chamber members.

• Chamber's Web Site
  The Chamber's Web site offers many great features to members and visitors. With over thirty categories available, from business development to visitor's information, it would be impossible to list all of the exciting information contained on our site. In addition to all of this the site offers "members only" additional business tools, on-line training, up to the minute news feeds, and search engines in the passworded Member's Area section of our site.

• Networking Opportunities
  Chamber members are invited to attend functions like Commerce Street and Small Business Development Forums. These events are fun and informative and they allow excellent opportunities to promote your business in networking with other members. In addition, Chamber members may interact with state and local governmental officials at regularly scheduled "Chamber In Session" events.

CHAMBER MEMBER BENEFITS

• Member to Member Discounts
  The Member to Member Discount program is designed to allow Chamber members to post discounts which are available to all members and their employees. To view the many discounts log into our Member's Only Area of our site and click Member Discounts.

• Entrepreneurial Training Forums
  The Chamber has developed a new small business forum series which brings businesses from all over West Alabama together to learn business skills in the area of technology, marketing, development, and service. Forums are held month. For more information call 758-7588 or check out our online calendar of events.

• Business Solutions and Resource Center
  The center is housed at The Chamber of Commerce and offers members free one on one, self taught, or web based training on a varity of topics such as Taking Your Business On-line, Ecommerce and Your Business, Creating and Implementing an Effective Business Plan, Technology and Your Business, and many more. To schedule your free appointment call 758-7588.

• Dental Program
  Longtime Chamber member Southland National Insurance Corporation has partnered with the Chamber to bring affordable dental coverage to its members. Southland National offers Chamber members a number of different options to meet their company's dental needs.
  
  For more information on this Chamber Member Benefit Program call Joanna S. Jungen at (205)343-1246.

• One Stop Business License and Permitting Center
  The One Stop Center provides business owners and prospective entrepreneurs a physical and online location for information and forms regarding licenses, permits and taxes required by local, state and federal govenments.

• Internet Visibility
  All Chamber members will be a part of The Chamber's homepage through db Technology on the World Wide Web. Member businesses will be searchable by both name and type of business.

• Employee Assistance Program
  DCH Regional Medical Center gives Chamber member businesses access to this service which offers your employees and their dependents help in dealing with problems affecting job performance and family matters.

• Long Distance Service
  By contacting ITC DeltaCom, The Chamber's endorsed member benefit program for long distance services, you will discover a true Chamber member benefit that can be a "one stop" source. Chamber members recieve a special discount and at the same time directly support the ongoing endeavors of The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama.

• Chamber Political Action Committee
  Only Chamber members have access to and opportunity to participate in the Political Action Committee.