Membership Investment

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Start-Up Level ($150/annually)

A startup is a growth-focused, new venture, legally incorporated within the past 12 months, with the potential to sell products or services to a national or international audience. A startup innovates on, or entirely abandons, existing business models and creates new industries or applies processes to existing industries in entirely new and unique ways.

Complimentary Features Include:

  • Cost Savings: Office Depot Program, Shoeboxed Program
  • Newsletter subscriptions (Electronic)
  • Start-up networking events (up to two per year) and Business After Hours
  • Marketing Channels (website directory listing under “Durham Start-ups”, opportunity to submit announcements to News & Notes section of electronic newsletter)
  • Signature event invitations

Cornerstone Level ($350/annually)

Less than six (6) employees

Complimentary Features Include:

  • Cost Savings: Office Depot Program, Shoeboxed Program
  • Opportunity to run up to four (4) Try It Local deals per year
  • Expo/tabling opportunities
  • Newsletter subscriptions (Print & Electronic)
  • Networking (Business After Hours)
  • Signature event invitations
  • Marketing Channels (newsletters, Member News & Notes, website directory listing, link to member’s website, plaque & decal)
  • Select Chamber-assisted introductions (aka: Direct Connections)
  • One (1) Category Listing (additional categories $25/each/annually)
  • Free Green Plus diagnostic & report 

Business Enhancement Level ($650/annually)

6-24 employees

Complimentary Features Include:

  • All the above +
  • One (1) 45 minute Business Strategy Session with Chamber leadership/staff
  • One (1) article submission in e-newsletter (subject to availability)
  • Two (2) category listings
  • Discount on ribbon cutting event (20%)

Involve + Innovate Level ($1,500/annually)

25-99 employees

Complimentary Features Include:

  • All the above +
  • Free ribbon cutting event
  • Invitation to power luncheon/happy hour (elected officials, C-level executives, & Durham dignitaries)
  • Chamber’s bi-annual Economic Development Report
  • One (1) complimentary ticket to Legislative Day at the Capitol
  • Two (2) complimentary event tickets (subject to availability)
  • Three (3) category listings
  • One (1) Chamber-assisted e-blast to membership (per year) [additional e-blasts: $350]
  • One (1) custom Make !t Durham van tour (2-hours for up to 14 passengers) [additional tours: $350]
  • Enhance Web-listing

For companies with 100+ employees, contact the Chamber to schedule a discovery meeting, enabling us to design an engagement package that addresses needs unique to your business. 

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