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Chamber History

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Produced 3,000 "2010-2011 El Reno Business Directory and Community Guide" to be distributed among local businesses and to new residents.
Awarded the first El Reno Chamber of Commerce/Leslie F. Roblyer Memorial endowment scholarship.
Redesigned the Chamber website enhancing the perception of El Reno as a modern business community and increasing membership awareness with direct links for more than 20,000 visitors per month to member businesses. The website also includes a community calendar and many other items of interest.
Continued to offer access to legislators through regularly scheduled breakfasts with El Reno legislators, luncheons and "Coffee at the Capitol" events.
Provide health insurance options for business members through BCBS Chamber Choice.
Initiated the restructuring of the Leadership El Reno program.
Sponsored low and no cost business seminars at Redlands Community College and facilitated the offering of business start-up workshops through Career Tech’s Business and Industry Services at no cost to Chamber members.
Coordinated and hosted the annual community recognition awards banquet.
Provides newcomers, tourists, and businesses researchers with valuable information, maps, demographics, referrals and brochures relating to the Waynesburg area and county-wide.
Increased membership to 185.
Answered hundreds of requests for information from our local population, visitors and prospects.

Insurance for Members Only

Published in Chamber Choice Insurance

Being a member of The El Reno Chamber of Commerce allows you to have access to Chamber Choice.

Chamber Choice eligibility:

Member of El Reno Chamber of Commerce
Companies with two to 50 employees will be eligible to participate in Chamber Choice if they are members of the El Reno Chamber of Commerce.

2012 Non-Grandfathered Renewal Rates by Option and Tier Level

2012 Benefits Chart

2012 Brochure

The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber and El Reno Chamber of Commerce have partnered to offer expanded coverage of its Chamber Choice group health insurance plan. Offered through Blue Cross and Blue Shields of Oklahoma, Chamber Choice provides small businesses an affordable way to manage their employees' health care needs.

With Chamber Choice, there is no medical underwriting. Each group offers its employees a choice of PPO and HMO coverage.

For more information about the Chamber Choice Program:
Contact the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber:
Visit (http://www.okcchamber.com/)
then click on "Membership Central" and select "Chamber Choice".

Contact Blue Cross and Blue Shields of Oklahoma at (888) 250-9020

What We Do

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The El Reno Chamber is a non-profit, apolitical organization whose members share a common goal: to advance the commercial, industrial, civic, trade and general interests of El Reno and to foster the spirit of free enterprise.

Chamber members are provided a wealth of data through the Chamber web site, weekly e-mail updates, bi-monthly newsletters, and educational opportunities.

The Chamber supports our members and promotes 'Networking' for business people from all occupations. A number of networking opportunities are offered to members, including Chamber Legislative Breakfasts, Chamber Luncheons, and Leadership El Reno just to name a few. Our members range from sole proprietor businesses to companies with numerous employees. The Chamber of Commerce is the voice of El Reno business. A certificate of membership is thought of as a 'Seal of Approval' in the business community.

Our volunteer board members oversee the activities of the Chamber and its committees to ensure the annual plan of work is executed.

The Chamber is working hard to help your company and our community succeed.

Value of Chamber membership

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A membership in the Chamber shows your support for El Reno. Further, a new national study reveals that membership in a local chamber of commerce can significantly boost a business's image among consumers, as well as among other businesses. In a scientific survey of 2,000 adults, The Schapiro Group found positive perceptions of chamber members in a number of areas, including overall favor-ability, consumer awareness and reputation and likelihood of future patronage.

Below are a few highlights of their findings.

Most consumers (59%) think that being active in the local chamber of commerce is an effective business strategy overall. It is 29% more effective, however, for communicating to consumers that a company uses good business practices and 26% more effective for communicating that a business is reputable.
If a company shows that it is highly involved in its local chamber (e.g., sits on the chamber board), consumers are 12% more likely to think that its products stack up better against its competition.
When a consumer thinks that a company’s products stack up better against the competition because the company is highly involved in its local chamber of commerce, it is because he or she infers that the company is trustworthy, involved in the community, and is an industry leader.
When consumers know that a restaurant franchise is a member of the chamber of commerce, they are 40% more likely to eat at the franchise in the next few months.
When consumers know that an insurance company is a member of the chamber of commerce, they are 43% more likely to consider buying insurance from it.
When consumers know that a small business is a member of the chamber of commerce, they are 44% more likely to think favorably of it and 63% more likely to purchase goods or services from the company in the future.

View Complete Study Here