September 25, 2018

What VALUE Does the Chamber Bring to YOUR Business?

Josh Walker

                                 

We have been spending a good amount of time visiting with business owners throughout the community. Some owners are familiar with the chamber, but a lot of them are unsure as to what the chamber can do to help their business succeed and reach their goals.

Here is a sampling of some of the questions that often come up during these meetings:

    What are the benefits of joining the Pleasant Grove-Lindon Chamber?
    How much time is required for membership?
    How much does it cost to be a member of the chamber?
    What’s in it for me?

There are a wide variety of reasons that businesses join the chamber. One business might want help with marketing while another wants to be more involved in the community, and yet another wants to network with other business owners. The list goes on and on.
 
We recently read a survey that talked about measurable VALUE that chambers provide to businesses. Here is just a small sampling from the survey:
  • Most consumers (59%) think that being active in the local chamber of commerce is an effective business strategy overall. It is 29% more effective, however, for communicating to consumers that a company uses good business practices and 26% more effective for communicating that a business is reputable.
  • If a company shows that it is highly involved in its local chamber (e.g., sits on the chamber board), consumers are 12% more likely to think that its products stack up better against its competition.
  • When a consumer thinks that a company’s products stack up better against the competition because the company is highly involved in its local chamber of commerce, it is because he or she infers that the company is trustworthy, involved in the community, and is an industry leader.
  • When consumers know that a small business is a member of the chamber of commerce, they are 44% more likely to think favorably of it and 63% more likely to purchase goods or services from the company in the future.
For access to the complete survey, please click on the following link:
http://www.dalycity-colmachamber.org/pdf/TheRealValueofJoiningALocalChamberofCommerce.pdf

Here at the chamber we are constantly working on ways to bring more value and benefit to the businesses in Lindon and Pleasant Grove. Would you like to know more about what the Pleasant Grove-Lindon Chamber can do for you and your business? Please send us an email or give us a call and we would be happy to discuss how we can help.

801-472-7467
Josh Walker, President
Kristina Wesemann, Vice President

THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS:
City Partners: Pleasant Grove | Lindon​
Trustee Member: Fox Hollow Golf Club
Community Partner Members: America First Credit Union | ASEA | Bank of American Fork | Big-D Construction | Buckner | doTERRA | McNeil Printing | Rocky Mountain Recycling | Sage & Thistle | St. John Properties | Stone Gate Weddings and Events
Gold Members: American Fork Hospital | Biolife Plasma Services | BMW of Pleasant Grove | Central Bank | Close to My Heart | Complete Restoration | Corporate Alliance | Costa Vida | CPS Graphix | Creekside Mortgage | Design Spectrum | Fugal Companies | Hyatt House Pleasant Grove/Provo | Jiffy Lube | Mountainland Realty | Mountain Point Medical Center | Murdock Hyundai | Powerhouse Motorsports | Rock Canyon Bank | Saratoga Jewelry | Squire | Syringa Networks | Tabitha's Way | Test Out | Utah Valley University

Upcoming Events

October Speaker Luncheon
10/04/2018
11:45 AM - 01:00 PM
Lindon City Public Safety Building
90 N State St
Lindon, UT 84042

Join us for our Monthly Speaker Luncheon at the Public Safety Building in Lindon. Come learn about how Lindon City is engaging businesses to prepare for emergency situations and disaster scenarios.


October Connect 4 Lunch
10/11/2018
11:45 AM - 01:00 PM
Location: TBD


Looking for a great way to network with business owners and professionals? Join us on Thursday, October 11th for our Connect 4 Lunch event hosted by the Lehi Area Chamber of Commerce. This event was created in response to a survey we sent out to chamber members from the Pleasant Grove-Lindon, American Fork, and Lehi Area Chambers and has become a popular way to network AND enjoy an amazing lunch at the same time!

Connect 4 Lunch will be held on the THIRD Thursday of every month. This event is free to attend - you just need to pay for your own lunch. Please remember to bring your business cards and, if you would like, a prize to give away during the drawing.

The next Connect 4 Lunch will be on November 15th.


Envision Utah's 2018 Common Good Awards
10/15/2018
11:30 AM - 01:15 PM
The Grand America Hotel
555 Main Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Each year, Envision Utah hosts the Common Good Awards to honor individuals and organizations that are doing amazing things to make Utah a great place to live, both now and in the future. This year's event will focus in on Utah County and its future as a hotbed for growth as it adds more than one million and its future as a hotbed for growth as it adds more than one million residents over the next 50 years.

Our keynote, Utah Valley University president Dr. Astrid S. Tuminez, will share her thoughts on the critical role education plays in manifesting the vision of a community and her commitment to strengthening the partnerships between Utah Valley University and the economic, civic, and social institutions of Utah County.

Thank You to the Following Members for Renewing!

ASEA
Scott Aldred
Website
Member Since: 08/22/2016
Renewed On: 08/10/2018

doTERRA
McKay Brown
Website
Member Since: 08/28/2014
Renewed On: 07/24/2018

SERVPRO of Provo/North Utah County
Dustin Cook
Website
Member Since: 08/08/2014
Renewed On: 07/24/2018

Water Gardens Theatres
Michael Daniels
Website
Member Since: 09/19/2015
Renewed On: 09/14/2018

Pleasant Grove City
Scott Darrington
Website
Member Since: 07/01/2013
Renewed On: 07/03/2018

Utah Community Credit Union
Stacey Fife
Website
Member Since: 01/01/2001
Renewed On: 07/24/2018

McNeil Printing
Ben Fullmer
Website
Member Since: 05/08/2017
Renewed On: 08/03/2018

America First Credit Union
Seth Holdaway
Website
Member Since: 04/11/2015
Renewed On: 07/24/2018

Jiffy Lube
Matt Johnson
Website
Member Since: 08/18/2016
Renewed On: 07/24/2018

Lucas Construction
Ted Lucas
Website
Member Since: 02/01/2013
Renewed On: 07/03/2018

Valueinnova
Masa Maeda
Website
Member Since: 06/02/2017
Renewed On: 07/18/2018

Quick Quack Car Wash
Alex Mierzejewski
Website
Member Since: 07/10/2017
Renewed On: 08/27/2018

CPS Graphix
Paige Spaulding
Website
Member Since: 07/05/2016
Renewed On: 08/27/2018

BMW of Pleasant Grove
Daniel Taylor
Website
Member Since: 12/01/2007
Renewed On: 07/13/2018

St. John Properties
Daniel Thomas
Website
Member Since: 08/11/2015
Renewed On: 07/18/2018

Concepts to Empower
Matthew Whiting
Member Since: 09/01/2017
Renewed On: 08/27/2018

 
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