1. Countryside chamber of commerce 2018
We are YOUR CHAMBER
Countryside chamber of commerce
2018

2. Starting January 1, 2018

3. Mission statement
The Countryside Business Association (CBA) strives to connect businesses with the community to encourage loyalty and investment in our business districts and neighborhoods.
We are committed to promoting economic development in Countryside and supporting the interests of our businesses. We provide quality resources, educational and networking opportunities, and dedicated leadership to serve our members and our community. Through strategic partnerships, we help to foster a diverse, vibrant business landscape in our city.

4. rebranding
Not just a name change – it is a long-term commitment to provide more meaningful support, opportunities, and resources to our members.
To clearly define our mission as an organization that connects businesses with the community to encourage loyalty and investment in our business districts and neighborhoods.

5. Membership fee structure
Annual Membership Dues are $200 (Countryside) or $250 (Non-Countryside)

6. Membership directory Hard copy and digital copy
Mailed to all area households
Hard copy included with the New Resident Packets for new residents
Hard copy included with New Business Packets for businesses opening in Countryside
Available to view and download from the Countryside Chamber of Commerce website. Updated monthly to include new members

8. GREAT NEWS! Adwords grant
THE COUNTRYSIDE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS BEEN AWARDED THE GOOGLE ADWORDS GRANT!
GREAT NEWS!
Adwords grant

9. What is the google adwords grant?
Google Ad Grants is a grant program that distributes free in- kind advertising to select 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations.
Participating non profit organizations are eligible to receive up to $10,000 per month in in- kind advertising within the AdWords search engine marketing platform.

10. What does this mean for members?
Our members are our focus so advertising campaigns will be created to increase visibility for your business.
Through key words and strategic advertising campaigns, we can direct traffic to targeted landing pages instead of just the Chamber’s home page.
Landing pages and key word selections will promote your events, job postings, sales, promotions, special recognitions, etc. Links to your website will appear in the ads.
AdWords sophisticated analytics program captures search engine and click-through results so we know what ads were successful and which were not.

11. So, What’s the deal? There are 3 billion searches a day on Google.
$10,000 monthly in-kind grant to advertise on Google.com.
Google Grants has the potential of driving 10,000 to 40,000 new website visitors to our website each month.

12. Monthly meetings
Free workshop for tax preparers re: healthcare law
Legislative breakfast with panel of experts (jointly with WSCCI)
Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Ordinance open forum
Sponsored and participated in the City of Countryside St. Pat’s Parade
New member breakfast
Spring Pub Crawl
After hours networking
Sponsored and participated in the local charitable events
Speaking engagements to raise awareness about the CBA and our members
Sponsored and participated in the Concerts in the Park
Multi-day carnival/family fest
Countryside Criterium bike race
Cook County ordinance workshop (after effective date)
Shop Local campaigns
Winterfest!
Senior luncheon
Yelp workshop
2017 recap
We (CBA) helped/supported its members and raised awareness in a variety of ways.
Please review the list of our activities and initiatives in 2017.

13. No chamber is an island WE NEED YOU! Member participation and “buy in”
Committees
More members
New ideas and meaningful feedback
Fostering partnerships
Raising local awareness