Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce

Our Services: For Growing Ventures

Our Services for Growing Ventures

The Entrepreneurial Network (TEN)		Build relationships, learn from peer leaders, become a thought –leader, and connect with opportunities in your community through our collective entrepreneurial network. TEN is a place where you can share ideas, learn from one another, and do business together. See a schedule of TEN Events

Economic Cluster Projects		The Chamber is actively working to grow economic clusters by being a catalyst for collaboration. This work creates a business climate of interconnected firms and institutions whose whole is more than the sum of its parts. These collaborations help to align education, training, and workforce development, provide economic and technical assistance, transfer technology and innovation, and create shared infrastructure on behalf of all cluster members. Current cluster development projects include such initiatives as Advanced Manufacturing, Embedded Systems, Independent Restaurants, Agri-Business, Medical Management, and Precision Engineering.

Member Health Benefits		The Chamber has assembled a suite of healthcare benefits provided through a collection of third-party providers that provide access to a spectrum of services for any size business including: 20% discount on subscription fee for Nurse Practitioner Healthcare primary healthcare, occupational injury treatment and monthly health and wellness screenings. $300 savings calculated for 5 employees with an annual savings of $60 per employee per year. Access to SIHO Health Insurance Plans and Health Savings Accounts. 15% discount Wellness Program Fitness Classes at Columbus Regional Hospital. Discounts on SOLUTIONS EAP, a mental health program that assists employers to manage human capital risk through reducing the problems that keep employees from being productive at work.

Educational and Training Program Discounts		The Chamber has Memorandums of Understanding with Ivy Tech Community College and IUPUC to offer up to a 20% discount on non-degree, continuing education programs and classes including business and management courses to technology training certificate programs.

Executive Education Programs		The IUPUC Center for Executive Education helps create a professional advantage in todays business environment by providing training and development programs for professionals and managers in business, government and not-for-profit organizations. Programs are delivered at your location or on the IUPUC campus by educators and practitioners in their fields. Programs may range from half day to 16 weeks in length. The IUPUC Center for Executive Education can customize available programs or create new ones based upon the needs of your organization or your industry. For more information please contact exec-ed@iupuc.edu or call (812) 348-7288.

Gift Certificates		The Chamber’s CertifiCheck program offers gift certificates to regional customers that are redeemable at over 700 Chamber member businesses.

Voice and Advocacy		The Chamber gives people an easy way to participate in something larger than themselves and their respective organizations. It provides a sense of community and purpose through a unified voice involving mutual interests and opportunities. The Chamber is at the table representing the interests of business at most community functions including local government, economic development, and education.

Attraction and Retention of Young Professional Talent		Columbus Young Professionals (CYP) is a program of the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce and Columbus Enterprise Development Corporation. . Its mission is to create a network that will enhance the Columbus community for the attraction and retention of young professionals. Its goal is to provide social networking, professional development, and community advocacy to young professionals in and around Columbus, Indiana.

Membership Lists and Marketing Leads		A great way to target regional customers. The Chamber maintains data on over 3,200 businesses.

Dream It. Do It.		The goal of Dream It. Do It. Southeast Indiana is to make this region of the Hoosier State the best place in the world for manufacturing and a major player in the global economy. To achieve this, we need a highly-skilled workforce, globally competitive companies, and a supportive business environment. The campaign is working closely with community leaders who understand the importance of manufacturing and the role it will play in the future of the Southeast Indiana region and our nation. (Visit the campaign website)

Tri-County Business EXPO		The Tri-County Business Expo is a premier business-to-business trade exposition involving nearly 100 booths, hours of networking opportunities, and access to hundreds of business decision-makers from Bartholomew, Jackson, and Jennings Counties. Three Chambers of Commerce—the Columbus Area Chamber, the Greater Seymour Chamber, and the Jennings County Chamber—are bringing to the table their collective influence and memberships to concentrate exposure on the region’s fastest growing companies by offering unparalleled access to buyers and key decision makers within the course of a single day. In addition, regional marketing experts offer free workshops on trade show booth design strategies and marketing techniques for expo participants within each of the three counties giving you the most impact for your investment.

Member-To-Member Marketplace		Post discounts to increase sales with other members and take advantage of numerous offered discounts available for members only.