As 2025 begins, so begins a new chapter of membership tiers for the Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce! Your Valued Membership will now look a little bit different; we are reducing the tiers and simplifying your invoice. When you receive your renewal, you will need to select the membership tier that best meets your needs: Small Business, Large Business, Chamber Champion or our newest and most exciting tier, Chamber Partner!
Valued Members will now fall into one of two tiers; Small Business (up to 10 employees) or Large Business (11 employees and up); as a valued member, you will receive an email with the details for your specific tier. The changes went into effect on January 1st, but the update will only come into effect when your renewal comes due, whenever that might be.
We still offer the opportunity to be a Chamber Champion, but instead of an addition to your membership it will be a stand-alone option. It will still include advertising credits, special recognition both at our premier events and in our newsletter as well as other perks and privileges. The Chamber Champion will be priced the same regardless of business size – this means some tiers will have a slight increase in cost – to compensate for this, we are offering an increase in advertising credits. We are also pleased to introduce another advertising Champion benefit – once per year the Chamber can send out a marketing email featuring your business to our 2000+ promotional member email list. This can be a great way to boost something you are promoting or share an update on your core services.
The Chamber would also like to introduce a new and influential option for the first time: the Chamber Partner! This exclusive and limited membership will provide even more advertising, recognition and perks of Chamber Champion as well as a seat at the table at our twice-annual Partner Meetings; these meetings will help determine the topics that the Chamber will take to government officials, and Chamber Partners will have the opportunity to meet with board members and share your business experiences in ways that make a difference in the business community of the Columbia Valley. This will support our Chamber team with having the most current pulse check on areas of focus for the business community in our region.
We are very excited to make these changes; we feel that simplifying and streamlining our membership tiers will help us serve our members better and in a more transparent and inclusive way! Thank you for your support – we appreciate your membership and engagement and are always looking for better ways to represent and celebrate business throughout the Columbia Valley!
-Thanks,
CV Chamber Team & Board of Directors