The Benefits Of Becoming An Investor

CONNECTION

  • Individual Landing Page in Chamber’s online Business Directory (100K hits/yr)

  • Direct Access to GNCC’s Directory (nearly 500 investors) for B2B Sales & Special Offers

  • Connections and Referrals (Loan Servicing, Insurance, Business & Website Development, Professional Services, etc.)

  • Access to Private GNCC Facebook as well as Social Sharing from Facebook, Instagram & LinkedIn

  • Investors-only Sponsorship Opportunities for dozens of GNCC events and publications annually

  • Investors-only Advertising Space in The Community Connector Newsletter (9K weekly subscribers)

  • Investors-only Advertising Space in Northamptonist Event Newsletter (9K weekly subscribers)

  • Investors-only Marketing eBlast to GNCC mailing list (9K subscribers)

  • Investors-only Advertising in the Hampshire County Regional Tourism Council Visitor Guide (30K copies and online at VisitHampshireCounty.com with 150K page views/yr)

  • Investors-only Advertising on VisitHampshireCounty.com (150K page views/yr)

COLLABORATION

  • Benefit from the GNCC’s Small Business Advocacy at local, state, and federal levels

  • Access to GNCC Committees on Economic Development, Community Engagement, and more

  • Support from an assigned Ambassador (GNCC liaison) to facilitate introductions with other investors

  • Facilitated and Supportive Partnerships for Business Services, Economic and Community Opportunities

  • Priority access to GNCC initiatives

  • Lead Generation through collaborative network of nearly 500 investors

COMMUNITY

  • Priority support of business owner’s other civic and community endeavors

  • Community Event/Calendar/Sales Listings on the GNCC site

  • Investor-only Participation in Greater Northampton Gift Card Program ($376,000 cards sold last year)

  • Investor-only Opportunity to host and sponsor Arrive@5 Networking Events attended by area business leaders and decision makers

  • Investor-only Opportunity to host or sponsor Link & Learn Educational Programs to share business expertise

  • Community-based Values for supporting local economy and community

  • Be a part of the largest and oldest Chamber in Pioneer Valley

CHOICE OF NEW MEMBER INCENTIVE

  • Complimentary ad in The Community Connector newsletter (30K monthly readers)

  • Complimentary ad in our new, exclusive short-form newsletter Northamptonist (15K readers)

  • Inclusion in New Member e-Blast (7.5K subscribers)

  • Mailing List for Chamber Member Contact List (475+ members)

  • (For new Gift Card merchants) Rotating Banner Ad for 2 Months on NorthamptonGiftCard.com for new participating merchants, rotating banner placement (20k unique views yearly)