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Reasons to Join
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Why Join?

Receive More Exposure:

  • Listing in “The Cedar Valley Business Monthly” newsletter
  • Web Site Listing and Advertising
  • New Investor Welcome
  • Committee Orientation
  • Investor Decal
  • Ribbon Cutting/Ground Breaking Ceremony
  • Investor Fax
  • Newsletter Advertising
  • Investor Directory
  • Sponsorship Promotion
  • Display of Business Brochures
  • Power Networking Event
  • Strictly Business Expo
  • Business Showcase
  • Fifty-word business description in alphabetical listing on web site
  • Logo included with business listing on website

Get More Business:

  • Investor Mailing Labels
  • Investor List
  • Referrals
  • Networking Opportunities
  • New Investor Welcome
  • Advertising Opportunities
  • Task Force Participation
  • Online Directory
  • Business Showcase
  • Fifty-word business description in alphabetical listing on web site
  • Use of meeting room for 1/2 day (based on availability)
  • Logo included with business listing on website

Make More Connections:

  • Networking Events
  • Good Morning Cedar Valley
  • Committee Orientation
  • New Investor Welcome
  • Golf Classic
  • Strictly Business Expo
  • Task Force Participation
  • New Teacher Breakfasts
  • Power Networking
  • Use of meeting room for 1/2 day (based on availability)

Access More Information

  • One Voice on Governmental Issues (Local, County, State, Federal) through GCVA leadership
  • Strictly Business Expo/Seminar
  • Good Morning Cedar Valley
  • Legislative Reception in Des Moines
  • Business Indicators & Business Information Publications
  • Legislative Forums
  • Coalition Trip to Washington D.C.
  • Cedar Valley Business Monthly, Chamber EXTRA, and Blast Fax
  • Web Sites

Coupons

Video Resources

Investor Fees

Investment Formula for the Greater Cedar Valley Alliance & Chamber – 2011/2012

# Employees
Amount
Individual
$260
1-5
$330
6-10
$500
11-15
$635
16-25
$810
26-50
$1080
51-100
$1,275
101-150
$1,445
151+
Negotiated ($1775 base plus $1 per fte employee* over 150)
 

 

*Plus $1 per employee over 150

*All professional membership investments are computed by number of employees using the above scale. Amount based on full time equivalent (fte) employees, figured on base of 40 total hours per week equaling one full time equivalent employee.

Education Institutions
(Colleges, Universities, Public and Parochial)

$.15 per student
(Minimum $330)

Financial Institutions

$30 per million on deposit
(Minimum $635)

Hotels & Motels

$330 + $3.70 per room

Non-Profit Organizations
(1-10 Employees) & Churches

$330

Public Utilities

By agreement

Retired Members

$75


Effective  11-01-11

If you are a new business, interested in joining, please JOIN NOW!

Investor Services & Marketing Opportunities

Service
Member Fee
Buyer's Guide
FREE
Website Advertising for
6 Months
$500
Business Showcase
$400
Alliance & Chamber EXTRA
E-Newsletter Advertising
(Ad is included in two editions)
$350
Mailing Labels
Non-Member Cost
(main contacts)
$100
$400
Mailing Labels
Non-Member Cost
(all contacts)
$150
$500

VIP Labels
Non-Member Cost

$15
$150
Membership Blast Fax
$120
Membership List
(main contacts)
$60
Membership List
(all contacts)
$100
Certificate of Origin
Free

 

BUSINESS SHOWCASE — Investor Fee - $400

 Show off your business by hosting a Business Showcase:

  • Promotion in one edition of the Cedar Valley Business Monthly newsletter - circulation 6,500 (2” by 3” ad)
  • Promotion in the Alliance & Chamber EXTRA e-newsletter twice - circulation 1,800 (maximum 50 word description)
  • One set of mailing labels of all Alliance & Chamber representatives - approx. 1,800

 

LOGO ON ALLIANCE & CHAMBER WEBSITE

Place your logo on the website and include a fifty word business description.

 

INVESTOR COUPON PAGE

Investors now have the opportunity to post a coupon on the Alliance & Chamber website. The coupon page features a print-friendly format so people can easily print off­ the coupons they wish to use and bring them into your business. Each coupon will also feature your company’s logo as well as a link to your website.

Contact Amy Anderson at 319-232-1156 or email aanderson@cedarvalleyalliance.com for more information.

Investors receive one free coupon per calendar year; changes can be made for a minimal charge.

INVESTOR VIDEOS

Pictures are worth 1,000 words - and videos are worth more! Investors can now include a video clip next to their listing on our online Business Directory. Videos should be no longer than one minute. 

Contact Amy Anderson at 319-232-1156 or email aanderson@cedarvalleyalliance.com for more information.

Investors receive one free video per calendar year; changes can be made for a minimal charge.

NON-PROFIT MEDIA SPONSORSHIP

Opportunity to promote a fundraising event in the Alliance & Chamber EXTRA e-newsletter twice in exchange for two tickets to event for listing the Alliance & Chamber as a media sponsor for the event.

Contact Amy Anderson at 319-232-1156 or email aanderson@cedarvalleyalliance.com for more information.

Available to all investor non-profit organizations (1-10 employees) one event per calendar year. Also available to investor businesses when proceeds of event benefit a non-profit organization.