| A Three-Point Strategy to Accomplish Our Mission |
- Business Development to assist businesses, connect to new customers and
clients, learn new skills and prosper.
- Public Policy that can support a healthy, growing economy and an excellent
qualify of life.
- Economic Development to market San Francisco to new businesses and to
work with resident businesses to retain them in the city - and help them
flourish here.
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| Visibility & Connections |
- Increase the visibility of your company and become integrated into the San Francisco business community through more than 250 networking events each year
- Encourage all of your employees to participate – when a company joins the Chamber all employees are eligible to attend networking programs, events, seminars and policy forums
- Participate in our Business Alliance leads-exchange program (more than $1M in closed leads in 2007)
- Join our Ambassadors Club to increase your visibility and expand your network
- Participate in invitation-only networking receptions
- Benefit from referrals from our website, staff and other members
- Build awareness for your company’s brand at no charge:
- Listings as a new member in our monthly newsletter, in our annual printed and online membership directories
- Display your brochures/business cards in the Chamber’s lobby
- Post offers on the Chamber’s free online marketplace - insource
- Take advantage of the opportunity to grow your business:
- purchase tabletop exhibits at networking events and expos
- advertise in our weekly and monthly publications
- purchase website banner ads and featured member listings
- promote your company through program and event sponsorships
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| Access & Advocacy |
- Raise your company profile by attending monthly Public Policy Forums
- Connect with city department heads and hear presentations on the long-range plans for high-speed rail, climate change and sustainability, Bayview-Hunters Point Redevelopment Initiative, Muni, Transbay Terminal, Community Benefit Districts, Neighborhood Merchants Summits, small business forums and more
- Meet with a city supervisor each month in our popular Supes for Lunch program
- Travel with delegations of board members, city department heads and elected officials on our annual Sacramento Lobbying Trip and CityTrip to other model cities
- Benefit from our effective pro-business legislative advocacy, led by our influential public policy department, powerful Chamber Board of Directors and Political Action Committee, fighting for the interests of all San Francisco Bay Area businesses at the local, state and federal level
- Have your voice heard by e-mailing your opinions to elected officials through our user-friendly ChamberVoice online advocacy network
- Benefit from our ongoing efforts to attract and retain targeted business sectors through the Chamber’s San Francisco Center for Economic Development
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| Information & Professional Development |
- Learn and refresh skills through our Business Success Series and Small Business Programs curriculum
- Learn first-hand about public policy issues and their effect on business
- Help shape the city’s public policy agenda
- Receive a weekly subscription to the Chamber’s Monday Report e-newsletter and the monthly San Francisco Business newsletter
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| Value-Based Savings |
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| InSource |
"Shop Chamber Members First" is the concept that drove the development of the Chamber's newest exclusive benefit of membership -- insource. insource, created by the San Francisco Chamber and its Small Business Advisory Council, is an online member marketplace where Chamber members can post promotional offers to directly market their companies to members and prospective members alike. Many companies expect to connect and transact business with other Chamber members when they join the Chamber. Now, with insource, it's easier than ever for small and mid-size as well as large businesses to buy from and sell to each other on the Chamber's website.
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