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Membership is open to all businesses and individuals interested in contributing
to the economic well-being of the Mobile area. Annual membership dues are based on a company's number of employees.
The Chamber is composed of approximately 2,500 businesses who have joined together to maximize their business opportunities.
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We offer a variety of high-profile networking venues to help you develop new business contacts and connect you to potential clients. Events include:
Get noticed in a wider circle of business owners and decision makers. Mobile Area Chamber members receive:
The Mobile Area Chamber fields more than 3,000 calls a month, and the Web site averages 300,000 unique hits a month. According to ACCE (the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives), consumers are 63 percent more likely to buy goods and services in the future from a company that they believe is a member of the local Chamber of Commerce.
Members have access to discounts that affect their bottom-line.
The Mobile Area Chamber is the ultimate business resource center offering information, tips and best practices that can give your company a competitive edge. We offer you and your employees:
Throughout the year, special awards programs are held to acknowledge the best-of-the-best in the business community. Awards include:
With approximately 2,500 members, representing more than 90,000 employees, we are a strong and credible voice for business. We focus on government so you can focus on your business. We represent area businesses by:
The Chamber is composed of approximately 2,500 businesses who have joined together to maximize their business opportunities.
Member Testimonials
Membership Application
Core Benefits of Membership Include:
Networking Click to download benefit brochureWe offer a variety of high-profile networking venues to help you develop new business contacts and connect you to potential clients. Events include:
- Business After Hours, hosted monthly at different Mobile Area Chamber member locations;
- Business@Breakfast and Networking@Noon, offering you a chance to introduce your company, product and/or service to other members;
- Diversity Business Network, a quarterly networking event for minority-owned businesses to learn about other businesses’ products and services; and
- New Member Welcome, a quarterly gathering where new members get acquainted with board members, staff and Mobile Area Chamber activities and introduce their companies to other members present.
Get noticed in a wider circle of business owners and decision makers. Mobile Area Chamber members receive:
- A free listing and link to your homepage on the Mobile Area Chamber’s Web site, www.mobilechamber.com , averaging 300,000 unique hits a month;
- Two listings in the Mobile Area Chamber’s Membership Directory and Buyers Guide;
- New member and anniversary listings in our monthly news magazine, The Business View. Members may also be included by pitching stories or announcing new staff, promotions, business endeavors and accomplishments;
- Complementary event announcements in the Mobile Area Chamber’s electronic newsletter, The Business View Weekly, sent to more than 7,500 people;
- Advertising opportunities in a variety of publications, including the Membership Directory and Buyers Guide, The Business View and our weekly e-mail, The Business View Weekly.
- The exclusive right to host a booth at Mobile’s premier business-to-business trade show, Business & Technology Expo, drawing more than 1,500 attendees;
- Premier placement of marketing brochures or flyers in the Mobile Area Chamber’s high-traffic lobby; and
- A window decal to show customers you are a valued member of the Mobile Area Chamber.
The Mobile Area Chamber fields more than 3,000 calls a month, and the Web site averages 300,000 unique hits a month. According to ACCE (the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives), consumers are 63 percent more likely to buy goods and services in the future from a company that they believe is a member of the local Chamber of Commerce.
- Only Chamber members are referred by staff; and
- The Chamber’s Membership Directory and Buyers Guide and its Web site are used both by members and non-members as resources for business listings.
Members have access to discounts that affect their bottom-line.
- Discounted office supplies as well as telephone and data communication services;
- Member-to-member discounts, found in the “Members Only” section of the
Mobile Area Chamber’s Web site; and
- As a member of the Mobile Area Chamber, you are also a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, making you eligible for additional discounts from companies such as FedEx, Yellow Transportation and Monster.
The Mobile Area Chamber is the ultimate business resource center offering information, tips and best practices that can give your company a competitive edge. We offer you and your employees:
- Content-rich and affordable seminars;
- Small business presentations and discussions;
- A small business section on the Mobile Area Chamber’s Web site packed with helpful information;
- Executive and Nonprofit Roundtables;
- Connections to mentors and experts through the Small Business Administration, SCORE, Minority Business Enterprise Center, Business Innovation Center and others; and
- Access to research including current economic indicators, demographic data, statistics, relocation information and special reports.
Throughout the year, special awards programs are held to acknowledge the best-of-the-best in the business community. Awards include:
- Small Business of the Month;
- Small Business of the Year;
- Customer Service Awards;
- Eagle Awards, recognizing minority business owners;
- Corporate Community Service Award;
- Innovator of the Year; and
- Manufacturer of the Year.
With approximately 2,500 members, representing more than 90,000 employees, we are a strong and credible voice for business. We focus on government so you can focus on your business. We represent area businesses by:
- Lobbying for business-friendly policies;
- Maintaining relationships with elected officials;
- Partnering with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Business Council of Alabama and other Chambers in the region;
- Offering members an opportunity to meet candidates running for public office at an annual political networking event; and
- Providing contact information for area officials.
For additional information contact
Carolyn Golson at 251-431-8622.
