MEET THE NEW MEMBERS!

NEW MEMBER RECEPTION /
PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING RECEPTION

Thursday, November 6, 2008
North Shore Community College
1 Fencroft Road
Danvers, MA 01923
5:00pm- 7:00pm


NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO
THE NORTH SHORE BUSINESS COMMUNITY!

MEET NEW MEMBERS FROM THE '07 DRIVE!

TO REGISTER: CALL (978) 774-8565 OR
DANIELLE@NORTHSHORECHAMBER.ORG

UPCOMING NETWORKING EVENTS:
Nov. 7th Breakfast Forum
Nov. 15th Young Professionals Network
Dec. 5th Annual Dinner with Martha Coakley

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Advantages of Belonging to a Regional Chamber of Commerce. We encourage all members to join their local Chamber of Commerce. Nothing is more important than belonging to an organization in the town or city you do business in. Now that you are ready to do business on a Regional Scale, you've joined the North Shore Chamber of Commerce. We are the third largest Chamber of Commerce in Massachusetts and also the largest business organization in Northeastern Massachusetts. We are the voice for business north of Boston. We are a 40-City Regional Chamber with over 1750 members for you to do business with. 1) Networking & New Business Contacts The North Shore Chamber holds over 50 events each year for you to do business with our over 1750 members. Listed below are our numerous programs with many attendees. One can easily make two to three new business contacts with all of these attendees - That alone justifies your Chamber investment. - Monthly Public Policy Breakfast Forums (over 250) - Monthly Networking After Hours (over 100) - Monthly 6-Minute Speed Networking (over 50) - Monthly Young Professionals Network (over 150) - Annual Dinner (over 800) - Annual B2B Expo (over 2500) - Annual Scholars Dinner (over 1000) - Annual Golf Tournaments (over 250) - Annual Membership Drive (over 150) - Sponsorship Opportunities available for all events. 2) Exposure & Free Advertising The North Shore Chamber of Commerce provides as much exposure to your company as we can. We do this in many different ways - here are four primary examples... 1) Membership Directory - Your Company listed by Company Name & Contact Name. Distributed to over 2500 businesses each year. Opportunities to advertise. 2) Website - We receive over 25,000 hits per month. We list you by category and by name. We link to your website for free. Opportunities to advertise. www.northshorechamber.org . 3) Monthly Newsletter - distributed to over 2500 businesses all across the North Shore. New members featured. Members in the news. Photo section for recognition. Opportunities to advertise. 4) Blast Emails - sent out to several thousand businesses 3 X each week. Featured sponsors with links. Advertising available. Member Updates and News! 3) Member-Only Referrals The North Shore Chamber of Commerce receives hundreds of phone calls each week from exisiting businesses, new businesses and visitors to the North Shore. We receive several thousand hits to our website each week. Like the jacket says, we refer members only. We use our extensive contact base and recognition to promote our member firms. Nothing is more reputable or credible than belonging to a strong business organization. Thank you for joining the North Shore Chamber of Commerce! We value your membership and work hard for our member-base. We are dedicated to shaping policy and events so that decisions by business and government results in a better North Shore as place to live and work. We look forward to meeting you and learning about your business at our New Member Orientation on November 9th! TO REGISTER: CALL (978) 774-8565 OR DANIELLE@NORTHSHORECHAMBER.ORG