Benefits of Membership

Visibility

Businesses affiliated with Chambers of Commerce convey to consumers and business partners that they use good business practices;  are concerned with the betterment of Manitoba; that they  care about their customers and are reputable. Therefore, it is valuable to be visibly affiliated with the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce.

Each member will be listed in the annual membership directory pages and higher levels of membership will have their logo on the landing page on our webpage.

Communications and Profile

In order for networking to be effective and for policy issues to be dealt with successfully, we have a continuous communication effort that reaches across the province to members and influencers.   Some examples of our interaction  with our members and with the wider community include:

• MBiz Magazine (coming in 2012) will have a circulation and reach of over 250,000 twice a year that includes features from each region as well as business profiles of our members.
• FOCUS Magazine has a circulation of a little over 8,000 businesses and local chamber members that include features,    business news and member profiles at 4 times a year.
• MBiz Quarterly is a full feature printed piece that updates from the President, the Board and other leaders starting in February 2012.
• MBiz E-Weekly newsletter to keep members in the know about current policy related activities – policy submissions to government, taskforce progress activities and policy positions as well as a news roundup amongst the local chambers.
• Chamber Member Bulletins: Periodic bulletins which addresses ongoing policy initiatives and their effect on  businesses as well as a roundup of news for and about the chamber community.
• The Website is  a culmination of news, policy updates, events and success stories relevant to Manitoba business. Chamber members have the opportunity to showcase their unique success stories profiling your company to new audiences.
• Twitter: Join @manchamberofc on Twitter to receive updates on policy, meetings with government decision makers, events, news and initiatives. The Chambers has a growing list of followers who are influential and powerful.
• Event and Initiative Communications: Members receive exclusive invitations and periodic updates for all Chambers related events and initiatives.
• The Manitoba Business Awards: Our premier signature event held every fall.  Being part of this event is the foremost   networking experience of the year. Having your business nominated creates very high profile and prestige.
• President’s Golf Tournament: Our most popular event of the year, held every fall.
• Sponsorship Opportunities: Joining forces with an event or initiative which aligns with your organizational goals is a smart business practice. Members are the first to know of any sponsorship opportunity available where you can tap into our broad audience of 10,000 businesses across Manitoba.  The communications and event team work hard to create highly visible sponsorship packages that work for you and have a wide reach and influence.   Our sponsors enjoy a wide range of benefits by association with the Chambers and our reach into the wider community.  We give first rights of sponsorship to our members.

Please contact Rey Robles for more information or for a courtesy visit to hear more. Phone him at 204-948-0108