MEMBERSHIP
BENEFITS
A membership with some amazing benefits
Connection building and relevant programming
Having a strong network can be crucial to any business and professional. We invite you to attend the chamber’s monthly luncheons and professional mixers to meet business professionals interested in building strong relationships. Looking to make a connection? Let us know. We are happy to make introductions.
- Monthly luncheons feature relevant, hyper-local, and educational programming
- Quarterly professional mixers, including two joint mixers with surrounding area chambers LINK, a speed networking event where you can practice your 60-second pitch and specific ask
- Chamber 101 to learn more about your Spring Hill Chamber benefits and the work we do in the community on your behalf
- Workshops by industry experts with important lessons for your business and professional growth
- Signature events
Promotion & public relations
We understand the importance of getting the word out about your business. Even more, we understand the value of making your marketing and advertising dollars go further. The chamber staff is here to listen to your goals and offer recommendations. Your benefits also include access to the following promotional opportunities.
- Public relations – Ribbon cuttings, open houses, and groundbreaking ceremonies are available to our members to celebrate everything from a new building to a new product to a new mission statement. This service includes official photographs, a promotional video and Facebook LIVE interview, distribution of information to our media partners, and more.
- Long-term promotions – As a member, you will automatically be added the chamber’s online directory which will provide increased digital exposure, boosting your search engine optimization efforts. Learn more about this at our next Chamber 101.
- Targeted promotions – Sponsorships and advertising opportuniites for programs and signature events are available to our members. Each of these opportunities have their own unique benefits and ROI. Therefore, we can help guide you on which one would be best for your business and/or marketing plan or campaign.
Referrals
- The chamber office receives numerous phone calls everyday from the community and we only refer the services of chamber members.
- The chamber’s online directory includes and links to our members digitally. We also include a link to our members on our visitor and new resident website, Experience Spring Hill (the online version of the Spring Hill Welcome Center).
- We encourage our members to support other members when seeking services. Our membership portal doubles as an internal referral tool.
Professional development and leadership opportunities
The chamber offers opportunities to highlight and grow your leadership skills through a variety of different committees and programs. This includes our:
- Chamber ambassador program
- Spring Hill ambassador program (coming soon)
- Chamber committees and event task forces:
- Marketing committee
- Finance committee
- Committee on political affairs (COPA)
- Tourism advisory board (TAB)
- Experience Spring Hill, The Event task force
- Celebrate Spring Hill task force
- Leadership programs/cohorts such as:
- WIRED Mastermind
- CLIMB, an emerging leaders cohort
- EVOLVE, a business mentorship program
- Board of directors and executive committee
Involvement in shop local campaigns and community celebrations
Shop local campaigns play a pivotal role in fostering a thriving business community. These campaigns emphasize the significance of supporting local businesses, encouraging consumers to prioritize purchasing from neighborhood shops, boutiques, and establishments. By doing so, shop local campaigns help sustain the economic vitality of the community. The Spring Hill Chamber hosts two shop local campaigns each year, as well as an end of the year celebration and fundraiser that showcases the community.
- Experience Spring Hill, The Event, a community event that provides businesses with the opportunity to meet residents and promote their unique services
- Think, Explore, Shop Local Passport, a program that encourages residents to visit participating businesses for the chance to win a valuable grand prize
- Celebrate Spring Hill, an upscale celebration of the Spring Hill community and fundraiser for the chamber’s upcoming strategic initiatives
Local advertising discounts
As a member, you receive the following discounts with our media partners:
- Main Street Maury (newspaper)
- The Daily Herald (newspaper)
- Kennedy Broadcasting (radio stations)
- Tristar Media (indoor advertising)
- Spring Hill Homepage (digital advertising)
- Welcome Wagon (digital advertising)
- Spring Hill Local (magazine)
- Thompson’s Station Lifestyle (magazine)
- Your Williamson (magazine)
Chamber to chamber discounts
Through strategic partnerships we are able to offer our members more opportunity for less. Members of the following chambers enjoy 10% off of their Spring Hill Chamber membership:
- Williamson, Inc. – County-wide chamber for Williamson County
- Maury Alliance – County-wide chamber for Maury County
Member partner discounts and other offerings
The following partners offer free or discounted resources to chamber members:
- Ascend Credit Union: With your chamber membership, you are eligible to join the Ascend Federal Credit Union and take advantage of their benefits.
- A-Z Office Supplies: Support your local chamber by purchasing things you use everyday. A-Z offers all your office needs with next day delivery and gives 3% back to the chamber on member orders.
- BancCard: BancCard is a trusted partner providing businesses with transaction authorization, processing, and network services for credit and debit cards. As a member, you can receive discounted services with BancCard (wholesale pricing, waived registration fee, and 25% discount off industry standard rates).
- The Drury Group: The Drury Group provides each chamber member with free online human resources (HR) assistance. The free plan includes a custom job builder, an HR self-assessment tool, performance review builder, salary benchmarking, federal poster advisor, health plan compliance calendar, employee cost calculator, in-person interview questions builder, sample job descriptions, and a compliance notice builder.
- Sam’s Club: Chamber members get a basic $45 membership with the new member receiving $45 off their first purchase. Chamber members can also offer this to their employees as a perk.
- Zmartworkz: Zmartworkz provides business IT and digital solutions, including website development, mobile app development, software development, digital marketing (SEO, SEM), CRM, school management systems; church management systems, asset management systems, and billing and invoice management systems. Chamber members receive a 10 % discount for all services and products.
- Other hot deals: Members can post timely hot deals inside the member portal anytime.
Other resources and information
You can stay connected to the Spring Hill business community through our weekly (called The WEEKLY) and monthly (called INSPIRE) newsletters. The chamber website and experiencespringhill.com also houses local events calendars.
Additionally, the chamber has connections with community resources (such as the Small Business Development Center, regional chambers and tourism partners, and more).