Member Benefits

  • New Member press release in the Citrus County Chronicle Sunday Business section. 
  • 20%-25% Discount on Constant Contact email marketing program. Value $40-$50 a year.
  • Advertising Discount package in Hometown Values. Over $200 in savings.
  • Listing in our printed directory, which is distributed to Chamber members, community members, tourists, and new residents of this area.  12,000 copies are printed each year. 
  • Listing and your business website link on our online website, which is viewed by approximately 30,000 sets of eyes each month.  Additionally ONLY chamber members are allowed to place advertisements in both of these directories.  Value $150-priceless. The website is also available as a mobile website on smartphones, keeping your business right in the hands of consumers.
  • Referrals – The Chamber ONLY refers Chamber members.  With an average of 2500 people visiting our offices monthly, thousands of phone calls and emails – we refer people to services and businesses all day every day.
  • Two office locations in the county and as a member your business is encouraged to display your business literature in both locations. 
  • Access to relocation lists.  Every month the Chamber receives requests for relocation information, as a member you are granted access to those lists to use how you please.
  • Networking! Networking! Networking! The Chamber has a minimum of 3 networking events each month, some months we have more than 6.  We have Chamber breakfasts, luncheons, Business After Hours mixers, the Business Women’s Alliance luncheons, and the Business Leaders of Tomorrow networking events.
  • The opportunity to send press releases and business information to the Chamber for publication in the Slice of Citrus in the Sunday Tampa Bay Times and the bi-weekly Chamber Business to Business e Blast.
  • Our Bi-Monthly Chamber newsletter is filled with valuable information from our Chamber leadership and the Economic Development Center, as well as member and event information.  Economical advertising in this is limited to Chamber members. 
  • Access to valuable business and professional development tools.  We provide free business development workshops that feature a different professional development topic each time.  Additionally your Chamber is in partnership with the Citrus County Economic Development Council. The EDC can provide business guidance and resources to small businesses.  We are also pleased that with the partnership, we gained SCORE, Workforce Connection, the Small Business Development Center, and the College of Central Florida as partners. The Chamber is your one stop shop for small business concerns.  Value $100 a year.
  • The Chamber produces 2 major community festivals, the annual Christmas parades in Crystal River & Inverness, and participates in many other large community events.  These are all opportunities to advertise your business, brand your company name, and get involved in your community. 
  • Exclusive opportunities for Business Spotlights in the monthly Chamber newsletter, newspaper publications, and appearances on the Chamber’s TV show “Chamber Chat”.  Once again these are just more ways to brand your business name.
  • Other special events. The Chamber is involved with events all year long, the Business Women’s Alliance Health & Fitness Expo, various summits and workforce development activities.  These are all great ways to increase your knowledge of other businesses in the community, assist in the professional development of your staff, network, and brand your company name.