Dahlonega-Lumpkin County Chamber of Commerce

Our business at the Dahlonega-Lumpkin County Chamber of Commerce is to make our community a great place to live, work, visit and do business. Your business will benefit when we connect you with potential new customers and business opportunities, provide valuable resources and tools and offer you exclusive member programs and discounts.

Every business must take responsibility to ensure the positive future of Dahlonega and Lumpkin County. By supporting your Chamber of Commerce, you are choosing to be a part of positive growth and a solution to the issues facing our area.

The Dahlonega-Lumpkin County Chamber of Commerce has an extensive menu of services that can build your business, give your business additional exposure and provide you with members-only benefits. Below is a list of just a few benefits you receive as a chamber member.

Marketing & Promotions:

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  Get exposure on www.dahlonega.org! With your business listing on the Chamber’s website, your business website will be linked for immediate access by customers. Put our heavily visited site to work for you!
• Communicate with your fellow Chamber members! To include current information about your business that would be of interest to other Chamber members, send information for our weekly email blasts to members, keeping them current on your events and issues. It is also possible to have a link to a promotion on your website.
• Get your name out in the Chamber & CVB’s publications! Be included in the Chamber’s two-year publication, the Newcomers Guide and Member Business Directory, which is distributed to Chamber members and thousands of visitors year-round.
• Get in on the Business Referral Service! The Chamber is often the first point of contact for information for both visitors and persons relocating to the area. The Chamber also serves as a resource for existing businesses and residents. The Chamber office receives calls every day from people requesting information on local products and services, who are referred to members that fit their needs.
• Expose your business to visitors in the Visitors Center! Stock the second most visited center in the state of Georgia with your rack cards and business cards. Receive referrals to your business of visitors and local residents by Welcome Center staff and volunteers.
• Expand your horizons with the Expanded Link! Gain more exposure for your business at www.dahlonega.org and thechamber.dahlonega.org through an additional internet option, the expanded internet link.

Business Resources:

• Get a little back with the Chamber Bucks Program! Chamber members who recruit a new member receive $10 in Chamber Bucks when the new member gives the sponsor credit on the membership application. Chamber Bucks can be used as credit toward your Chamber membership dues.
• Participate in the Member-to-Member Discount Program! Check out the current Member-to-Member discounts. You will receive a Member-to-Member discount card to participate, keeping our dollars in Dahlonega and Lumpkin County!
• Get the Chamber mailing list! The Chamber member mailing list can be provided to members electronically for $35, or peel-and-stick labels for $50. Please note this list does not include emails.
• Participate in the Member-to-Student Discount Program! Encourage NGCSU students to spend their dollars in Dahlonega and Lumpkin County by offering a student discount. Ask for a list of the current Member-to-Student discounts.
• Become eligible for discounted group insurance! Chamber members are eligible for group insurance at lower rates through Blue Cross / Blue Shield of Georgia. Please contact the Chamber for more details.
• Have your own print shop at your fingertips! Chamber members receive discounted Business Resource Center rates. Services include use of copier, printer, fax, binding machine, and paper cutter.
• Use the Chamber’s meeting space for free! Chamber members receive complimentary use the Chamber’s conference room for business-related meetings. Usage of the conference room must be scheduled through the Chamber of Commerce office.
• Communicate to your customers on the cheap! Members are eligible for a discounted Constant Contact email marketing program. Receive 20% off of a 6-month prepaid subscription and 25% off of a 12-month prepaid subscription.

Professional Development & Informational Meetings:

• Monitor legislative affairs that affect your business! It is the responsibility of Chamber staff and board members to keep you abreast of legislation which could impact your business or the economic stability of Dahlonega and Lumpkin County. The Chamber receives frequent inquiries from local government, politicians, and organizations on the business community’s perspective on specific issues. Chamber membership provides you with the means to make your voice heard. Please let us know your needs and opinions so that we can pass them along.
• Expand your horizons through a Nuts & Bolts Workshop! Receive an invitation to the monthly Nuts & Bolts Workshops. These workshops bring in professionals to speak on a variety of topics to help you with your business, and occasionally, your personal life.

Networking & Community Recognition:

• Be seen at Business After Hours! You will be introduced as a new member at our monthly Business After Hours and will receive your Chamber member plaque, sticker and member-to-member discount card. The mixers are a great place to network and promote your business. Sponsor the event and your business will be highlighted.
• Participate in a Ribbon Cutting or Ground Breaking! We will work with you and your business to make arrangements for Ribbon Cuttings and Ground Breakings. This is your opportunity to announce to the community the start or opening of your business. Your ribbon cutting or ground breaking will be featured in The Dahlonega Nugget, getting the word out to our community about your grand opening, new location, remodeling, new ownership, or just that you’ve joined the chamber!

By joining our Chamber you can enjoy our many networking and community events as well as be active on our committees designed to promote and protect business. Maximize your investment through active participation in activities, which yield significant rewards to you and leads to community influence. Your involvement pays dividends in the form of new contacts, business lead generation, public policy influence, increased visibility and better corporate citizenship.