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Membership

Become a Member, Get Involved!

 

We invite you to become a member of your local Chamber of Commerce, the Voice of Business for Whitchurch-Stouffville.

We voice your concerns at all levels of government through our Membership in the Ontario and Canadian Chambers. At the local level, we monitor the activities of the Municipal Council for items of possible interest to our business community.

 

What's in it for You?

If you’re planning on opening a new business; or own an existing business; as a member of the Whitchurch-Stouffville Chamber of Commerce you belong to the only organization working for the interests of all the Whitchurch-Stouffville business community.

Some of the benefits of being a chamber member are:

  • Esso Business Card Program and Employee Program (Discount of $0.035 per litre).

  • Canada’s Leading Group Benefit Plan through Keystone Benefits (for firms with 1 – 50 employees) – Comprehensive Group Insurance coverage for small business is priced to reflect the Chamber’s mass purchasing power.

  • Hotline to HR provides 24/7 telephone and e-mail support regarding human resources.

  • Home, Auto, and Travel Insurance through Johnson Inc. - visit www.johnson.ca/chamber for more information.

  • Mystery Shopper Mystery shopping is a form of market research. For a link to an article:  http://www.profitguide.com/article/42437--are-you-being-served. Posing as a typical customer, the mystery shopper observes service quality in an establishment.

  • Chamber Members are listed on our website in ALPHABETICAL ORDER and CATEGORY with a link to your website.

  • Member to Member discounts, we send an eblast to members once a week with member offerings.

  • Chamber Publications– Members receive monthly issues of the chamber “News & Views”, in addition to special e-mailings.

  • Member display rack, at the train station, for your brochures and business cards, we help you promote your business.

  • Chamber validates Certificates of Origin for exports.

  • Chamber Business Networking and Speaker Events – provide the opportunity to make business contacts, acquaintances, promote your company and learn more about current business issues. We honour our outstanding businesses at our annual Business Awards Dinner. You will enjoy the comradery of our Networking Breakfasts and After Hours Networking, Mayor’s Luncheon and Christmas “Bring Your Staff to Lunch” events.

  • Voice of Business to the Government – As members of the Canadian Chamber through use of news releases, news conferences, submissions and presentations to all levels of government, the Chamber acts as your representative for constructive change.

  • Committee Involvement – The word of the Chamber is accomplished through a committee structure with volunteers from business and the professions working on a wide variety of issues.

  • Tourism and Town Information Centre and Ticket Agents of GO Transit for Bus and Train. (Winter hours 6 days/ week; summer hours 7 days/week)

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