Programs and Services: Saving You Money
Insurance
Our insurance programs provide discounts for members of the Chamber of Commerce. These flexible and affordable employee health care insurance programs are for smaller businesses with 1 to 200 employees. Our members sign up through local insurance agents. We believe that it is very telling to note that one half of the companies currently participating in our health insurance programs are physicians’ offices and other health care providers.
Other medical related programs include: dental and vision, no cost discount prescription drug program, hearing aid discounts of up to 50% off; Section 125 plans administration via AFLAC.
Workers’ Compensation
The Chamber offers members competitive workers’ comp premiums via our workers’ comp pool administered by The Frank Gates Service Company. Companies may qualify for up to an 85% savings.
For members of the Chamber’s Safety Council who attend the required number of Safety Council meetings, a 4% reduction for annual workers’ compensation premiums is available. The Safety Council also holds monthly meetings where employers can learn about specific issues in safety management to avoid costly accidents and manage cost-effective safety programs.
Member to member discounts include: Advertising through WULM Radio, discounted services through Time Warner, a one-time, $300 discount on a Springfield News-Sun ad for new members and others.
The Chamber also works with national and state organizations, including the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association, to help inform legislators on business issues that increase costs and interfere with our free market economy.
Safety Council
Take advantage of important industrial and commercial safety programming. Save an additional 4% on your workers’ comp premiums. Network and gain knowledge from industry professionals.
Share your contact information:
Membership makes your contact information readily available through membership referrals to other Chamber members and residents seeking business services. This service will increase your referrals via phone, e-mail and walk-ins.
Use research to your advantage:
The Chamber can connect you with data that includes demographics, statistics, business trends and information offered in community studies and program outlines.
Minority Business Committee
Providing business assistance and counseling for minority business owners or minorities hoping to start a business. An annual Minority Business Seminar is held each year in March.
Export Assistance:
Chamber members who export goods receive free assistance with documentation certification and Certificates of Origin.
Stay Connected!
You will benefit from unparalleled opportunities to combine business with pleasure during programs and special events. Display and present your products to large audiences at our First Thursday Live meetings and renew business contacts through creative socializing during Business After Hours. Be an After Hours host. The Annual Golf Outing is a great way to make new business contacts through participation and sponsorships. Take part in ongoing committees, seminars and conferences. You will also receive our quarterly newsletter.
Marketing Opportunities:
As a member, your business is represented, free of charge, in our Business and Professional Directory and on our website, www.greaterspringfield.com. Chamber members qualify for discount advertising in the Springfield News-Sun. Advertise, at discount rates, on WULM radio. Reach your business peers with B2B advertising options. Member advertising in the Greater Springfield Community View Book reaches a readership of 30,000 potential customers. Sponsorship opportunities are available each year at our annual P. Dennis Sheehan Golf Outing.
