Benefits and Services 

Direct Benefits
 

Smart Growth

  • Educational member seminars are offered monthly or quarterly through the chamber.       Previous classes offered: Marketing & Feasibility,Employment, Laws, Power Mingle,     Public Relations, International Protocol, and more.
  • Every new business needs a Ribbon Cutting! When you join the Chamber, schedule           your event to showcase your business.
  • Take advantage of the new member coupons for local radio stations, cable advertising,     long distance options and more.

Networking Opportunities

  • The quarterly Business Over Breakfast event features a guest speaker and the Small     Business of the Quarter Award.
  • Business After Hours events are great ways to unwind and join other business people     for food, door prizes, and fun.
  • Connections is a monthly leads group that meets the second Wednesday of the month     at  7:30 a.m. at the Opelika Train Depot. All members are encouraged to attend and     bring a friend.
  • The New Members’ Breakfast is held once a quarter in conjunction with Connections.
  • The Chamber hosts the Annual Meeting once a year with entertainment and awards.

Marketing Opportunities

  • Advertise on our website. We have two opportunities: across the bottom that leads to          your business website or on one of the four squares that will highlight an event               flyer.
  • Advertise in the Opelika@Work newsletter published monthly in the Opelika-Auburn         News.
  • Send out an electronic flyer to all members within the monthly E-Mailer.
  • Include a flyer in the quarterly Membership Mailer, a very cost effective way of              promoting your business.
  • Advertise in the chamber magazine, Opelika Lifestyle. It is distributed with member           advertisement every 18 months and includes the Membership Directory.
  • Advertise to your fellow members with the membership address labels.
  • All members are encouraged to place their business brochures in the lobby for visitors.

Sponsorship Opportunities   

  • The Annual Meeting
  • Business Over Breakfast
  • Business After Hours
  • Annual Golf Tournament
  • School-to-Career Transition Workshop
  • Career Technical Fair
  • City of Opelika Employee Cookout 

Referral Program

  • Chamber members are referred to walk-ins, phone calls and e-mail inquiries.
  • All members receive free listing in the Membership Directory published every 18 months.
  • The chamber website, www.opelika.com, lists all members with website links.

Membership Decal

    The Chamber membership decals show your support of the community. The chamber also has a membership logo available for your promotional items.
 
 
Indirect Benefits
 
  • The Chamber works closely with Opelika City Schools, Southern Union Community              College and local industries to address issues of workforce development.
  • The Government Affairs Committee represents the interests of chamber members in     local and state government.
  • The Chamber coordinates the Opelika Christmas Parade with the help of the Opelika     Police Department.
  • The Chamber and Auburn Opelika Tourism Bureau distribute packets, maps, and     brochures to visitors.
  • The Chamber partners with local community organizations such as Opelika Mainstreet,         Opelika Parks and Recreation, and Opelika Envision to promote their events.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Indirect