Membership Benefits:Chamber members enjoy a variety of benefits, including networking, training, and value-added benefits. For more information about these programs, please call the Chamber office at 978-283-1601 or email tim@CapeAnnChamber.com.

The Visitor Center: The Chamber has two visitor information centers. The first is located at 33 Commercial Street in downtown Gloucester and is open year-round. This center provides visitor services to about 65,000 guests and offer residents a valuable resource for information. Convenient brochure display racks promote accommodations, attractions, restaurants, retail, and service businesses, while professional staff can be counted on for referral services. The Chamber also operates a seasonal Visitor Center in Rockport on Upper Main Street.

Promotion/Exposure: Chamber members are promoted to thousands of potential customers in the Chamber's best-in-class publications and the region's most powerful websites:

• Cape Ann's top websites for the visitor economy, retail and the trades include: CapeAnnVacations.com (280,000 unique visitors) and RockportUSA.com (290,000 unique visitors). Average visit of over three minutes. TOP AREA GOOGLE SEARCH RESULTS
• Cape Ann Guide - 80,000 copies - largest North Shore distribution throughout New England
• Cape Ann Visitor Map - 200,000 copies - distribution throughout New England
• Direct involvement in state and regional tourism organizations
• Manage an extremely successful public relations program - over 40 national articles for the year
• The Weekly Catch - weekly email to 1,500 area business people
• Soundings - monthly newsletter to 1,500 businesses
• Two strong visitor centers providing visitors with referrals and information with over 35,000 visitors annually
  

Networking/New Business Contacts:Chamber members have access to new customers and opportunities through frequent Chamber networking events:

• Monthly Business After Hours
• Business women networking, seminars, speaker programs
• Breakfast Club
• Committee meetings
• Board meetings
  

Events: Chamber supported events drive business and great press for the region (see events)

Economic Development: The Chamber provides development assistance, community economic development support and actively pursues business retention and expansion

Education and Training Programs Chamber members have extraordinary access to training and educational programs:

• Seminars and speaker series
• Free business counseling in partnership with Salem State University and SCORE
• Financial planning assistance
• Contractor education programs
• Created the school banking and mentor programs
• Offer seven local scholarships
  

Advocacy: The Chamber actively defends the interests of local businesses:

• The Chamber has been a strong and effective advocate for the business community on key issues at the local, state and federal level
• Provide forums for dialogue with local, state and federal officials
  

Certificates of Origin
The Chamber provides Certificates of Origin at no cost for members, saving valuable time and money. These necessary documents certify that your products are manufactured in the United States.

Fitness Club Discounts
Discounts are available to Chamber members and their employees on membership fees to the Manchester Athletic Club.

Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce
33 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA 01930, 978-283-1601, info@capeannchamber.com