Business After Hours
Your Chamber's Business After Hours event convenes monthly at locations throughout our community. Attend this event along with hundreds of other business leaders and enjoy great food, refreshments, building relationships, networking, and winning prizes! Come and see what the excitement is all about! See the Chamber Event Calendar for information on the next Business After Hours!

Good Morning Traverse City Breakfast Series
Held quarterly, the Good Morning Traverse City breakfast series enables you to find out what's new in our community, network, see exhibits from our Member Benefit Providers, listen to a speaker presentation, enjoy great food, and network some more, all of this in only an hour's time. Come and experience this powerful start to a day! See the Chamber Event Calendar for information on the next Good Morning Traverse City!

Business Expo
Over 160 exhibitors and over 1,000 attendees take part in the Annual Business & Technology Expo that exists to showcase community businesses, allow large-scale networking, and the introductions of new products and services to our area. Prizes, food, and discounts are also part of the experience. Contact Kelly Walter at your Chamber today to find out more! (231) 995-7102.

Annual Chamber Dinner
The Annual Dinner is an event that attracts over 1,200 other Chamber Members and is a venue in which you can discover Your Chamber. The dinner is held in January. It kicks off with networking opportunities at a cocktail reception, incredible dinner, entertaining presentation from renowned names, Distinguished Service Award presentation, dessert reception, and fun for all. The event of the year!

Committee Participation
As a Chamber Member, you are invited to share your voice in major projects. This also enables you to meet business professionals sharing similar interests, professionals who are looking for new contacts also! Check out the list of Committees.

Ambassador Program
Be an Ambassador of Your Chamber and gain exposure to area business decision makers, experience leadership training and professional sales. Chamber Ambassadors serve as a liaison between the Chamber and its members. They continually strive to improve the level of personal customer service Chamber members receive, and assist members in fully recognizing the benefits of Chamber membership. Through periodic visits and phone calls to new and existing members, Ambassadors assist the Chamber in gaining a better understanding of members' business needs and in developing services to meet those needs. The Ambassadors program provides a mutually beneficial experience for the Chamber, Chamber members, and the Ambassadors themselves.

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Ambassador Program
Increase your awareness of your Chamber and have a personal contact throughout your membership with your Chamber. Chamber Ambassadors serve as a liaison between the Chamber and its members. They continually strive to improve the level of personal customer service Chamber members receive, and assist members in fully recognizing the benefits of Chamber membership. Through periodic visits and phone calls to new and existing members, Ambassadors assist the Chamber in gaining a better understanding of members' business needs and in developing services to meet those needs. The Ambassadors program provides a mutually beneficial experience for the Chamber, Chamber members, and the Ambassadors themselves.

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Communications
Members receive a free Weekly e-News and have access to a powerful Web site highlighting Chamber activities and programs, health care and legislative issues affecting business, ribbon cuttings, new members, and business development information.

Cost Savings

Member-to-Member Benefit Program
Members from various industries take part in this program which offers Chamber Members discounts on business/ consumer products and services, just for being a Chamber Member!

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Michigan
Chamber Member businesses can choose from different managed care options, including HMO, PPO, and Community Blue PPO. Supplemental program options are also available. Single business owners meeting BCBSM sole proprietor program qualifications may also find special programs available. Click here for more information on Group Plans and Individual Plans.

Auto Owners Insurance Company
Chamber Members receive a 10% discount on personal home, auto, & umbrella coverage. Members also receive a 10% discount on business auto, property, liability, and umbrella coverage.

Accident Fund Workers Compensation
Discounts on workers compensation insurance are available for all type of Chamber member businesses. Plus, businesses whose primary operations are manufacturing-related are eligible for a program which includes a 5%, up-front savings on rates, 5% additional savings for businesses covered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and an opportunity for a long-term dividend.  Click here to learn more.

AAA of Michigan
Chamber Members AND their employees receive discounts on home and auto insurance.

Wedgwood Christian Services Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

When a Chamber member employer enrolls in the EAP through the Chamber, all employees become eligible to receive three confidential counseling/assessment sessions with a Wedgwood clinician.  The employee simply calls Wedgwood directly and sets up an appointment.  Complete confidentiality is maintained, so the employee has no fear that a “call for help” will appear in their personnel record.  Generally, up to three sessions will enable the employee to either resolve the issue or decide on longer term treatment. Click here to learn more. 

Publicity For Your Business

tcchamber.org Web Site Listing
As a Member, your organization will be listed in our Online Membership Directory and will be searchable by keyword, category, or by your business name. Your Chamber's Web Site receives over 4,000 visits per day - Imagine that kind of exposure for your business!

Link to tcchamber.org
Link directly to your Web site from the Chamber's, www.tcchamber.org. For more information Click here or contact Laura Galbraith, (231) 995-7110 or Cristin Hosmer at (231) 995-7101.

Member News Section
Members are encouraged to submit electronic press releases highlighting recent achievements and items of interest for inclusion on our Web Site. Items will be placed for 30 days, and submitted items in conflict with the Chamber's mission or planned events will not be considered.

Membership Directory Listing
All Members are listed in our Business Resource Guide & Membership Directory. This directory is published annually and distributed to our 2,700+ five-county Chamber membership. It is also available for non-Members, which increases exposure for your business! Each Member business is listed alphabetically and categorically.

Brochure Display
As a Member, you have the opportunity to showcase your brochure in Your Chamber's Brochure Area. This is a great way to promote your business by providing a tangible marketing piece that potential customers can take with them!

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
We are excited with you as you open or update your existing business. With your membership, you have the opportunity to have an official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Representatives from the Chamber and your community will join with you as you celebrate your business. Photos will be posted on the Chamber Web Site as well as in the Chamber Newsletter, "Your Chamber News". Please click here to request a ribbon cutting or contact Tammy Durfee-Brandon to learn more, (231) 995-7104.

Sponsorship Opportunities
The Chamber is host to many premier events and programs in the community that attract hundreds and even thousands of quality attendees. Attach your name to an event of positive business involvement.  Contact Laura Oblinger for information on current opportunities, (231) 995-7103.

Weekly e-News Sponsorship

Nearly 3,500 members receive a Weekly e-News.  Take advantage of this powerful marketing tool by sponsoring up to four (4) weeks per year.
Click here for more information. Click here for a contract to sign up and contact Tammy Durfee-Brandon, (231) 995-7104.

Business Services / Professional Development

Your Chamber's Building is Your Building
The Chamber building is your building — which means the two conference rooms in the building are available to Chamber members at no cost for your use. Each room accommodates a different size, from the Van Sumeren Room on the third floor for smaller meetings (up to 15) to the Steelcase Business & Education Center on the first floor that comfortably seats up to 30 people. For more information on utilizing this powerful benefit, please either:
  • Click here for a meeting room agreement form
  • Contact Caryn Cleland at (231) 995-7107.

Business and Education Series
Your Chamber has partnered with Northwestern Michigan College to create an educational seminar series aimed at addressing the business education needs of our members. Click here for more information on this powerful series.

Small Business Celebration
Northern Michigan is known as a Mecca for many things — outdoor recreation, shopping, and entertainment are just a few of the exciting reasons to "go north" Yet, our region is also a hub of new ideas, technological advances, and cultural awareness that rivals even the most urban of cities. It's this combination of creativity and innovation that makes this region the perfect foundation on which to build a vibrant business community. 

The Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce recognizes the importance of small business to northern Michigan. It's more than the economic backbone of the community — it's the spirit and passion that fuels our culture. This series of events celebrates this creative spirit and entrepreneurial fire.

Business Counseling
Obtain free business counseling through SCORE of Traverse City. SCORE is sponsored through the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce and is a subsidiary of the Small Business Administration. Counselors meet with you personally and as frequently as necessary and analyze and define your problems while helping you find solutions. Call (231) 947-5075 for an appoinment.

Membership Mailing List
The Chamber Member Database can be purchased in electronic format on a diskette or it can be e-mailed. The cost is $275 for the electronic format of the entire membership or $100 per business category. This is available only to Chamber members.  For more information about the Chamber Member Database contact Cristin Hosmer , (231) 995-7101.

Community Involvement & Public Affairs

Economic Development
Through its division, the Traverse Bay Economic Development Corporation (TBEDC), the Chamber is a leader in economic development strategy. Working with other partners, the TBEDC has successfully attracted new businesses to "Michigan's Tech Coast" and helped expand the operations of those already here. The TBEDC's initiatives are to create new jobs, retain existing jobs, and expand the tax base. In a manner typical of the way the Chamber views its mission, these economic gains are accomplished while at the same time emphasizing the region's quality of life and protecting its fragile ecosystem.

Government Advocacy
Your Chamber tracks local, state and federal issues that affect Members. Our job is to advocate the business viewpoint on all levels of government so that public policy decisions lead to a healthy business climate and better quality of life. Click here for more information.

Land Use
As a Member, you have a partner dedicated to preserving and enhancing the quality of natural resources and environment as the basis of a healthy economy. New Designs for Growth is a program that addresses our region's growth. It helps the region prosper in ways that protect the natural resources, scenic beauty, rural landscape, and unique character of each community within the area. Click here for more information.

Leadership
The Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce believes that as the leader in the business community we have an obligation to nurture tomorrow's leaders. Hence, the prestigious Leadership Grand Traverse Program was established in 1985. The Leadership Grand Traverse program's intent is to recruit a group of the area's finest emerging leaders who would represent a broad spectrum of the community. Leadership Grand Traverse provides that conduit to a unique group of individuals whose future impact upon our community is incalculable. Click here for more information.