Greater
Chamber of Queen Anne - Mission Statement
The Queen
Anne Chamber of Commerce is a group of business people working
together to make the Queen Anne area a safer, better and more
prosperous community through cooperation, communication and
representation.
Membership in
the Greater Queen Anne Chamber of Commerce has a different value
for everyone.
Networking
is the number one reason people join a chamber. (But not the
number one reason people renew; see below.) Areas to network
with other business owners are numerous. Meetings are lunches
from 11:30 to 1 monthly on the third Thursday with a few lunches
focusing only networking. There is also after-hour mixers, a
morning Executive Speakers Series and other events throughout
the year.
Business Promotion.
Your business is listed on the chamber website (www.QAchamber.org),
you get a free listing in the printed business directory
published every September, and new members are listed in the
Counterbalance which is mailed monthly to members and a few
hundred non-members. Advertising is available on all media
including our front windows. Our store front office gets many
inquiries and we only refer member businesses.
Credibility.
Being a member of a chamber is a way of showing your good
standing in the community. Join a membership which includes
the Gates Foundation, Amgen, Seattle Center, the Port of
Seattle, Vulcan, City of Seattle, and a few hundred other large
and small businesses.
Benefits.
Membership includes a number of available personal and business
benefits from AAOAmerica - from health insurance, half price
hotels to half off DHL. There is no extra charge to offer your
employees all the offered benefits which gives you a tool to get
and retain staff.
Advocacy.
The chamber has the connections and knowledge of where to go
when you have issues. From knowing about small business loans
and available grant money, to knowing the exact person to
contact in the myriad of government structure, the chamber
provides you with invaluable support. Currently the top issues
called in daily are about new development and transportation
(from road repair to the viaduct). The chamber is your support
team.
Community Involvement.
Be part of the chamber’s work with the Queen Anne
Revitalization Project, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods,
Queen Anne Community Council, Seattle Center on public safety
issues, Queen Anne Crime Prevention and Business Watch, Queen
Anne at the Neighborhood Business Council, Queen Anne Clean Up
Day, Uptown Stroll, and the Queen Anne Help Line, Fun Run &
children’s parade (and more).
Cohesiveness.
The number one reason
a business renews? It’s the realization a unified business
community is imperative to keeping their own business
successful. “United we stand, divided we fall.” Consider the
substantial changes taking place from Denny to Nickerson - from
Westlake to Elliott and Interbay - in upper and lower Queen
Anne. We communicate as one voice working together with the
city, developers, and each other.
We look forward
to having you as a valued member of the Greater Queen Anne
Chamber of Commerce.
