Member Benefits & Testimonials

Why Do Businesses Join the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce? Check out the Benefits…


Networking

100 Opportunities to Meet your Next Qualified Prospect.

Chamber Networking Breakfasts, Networking Luncheons, Member Orientations, Committee Meetings, Sundowners, 5-Minute Networking Events, Plates for 8 and Special Events provide your business with a wide variety of opportunities to meet new prospects.

The Chamber’s recent 5 minute networking event provided a return on my investment in merely 5 days. The contacts made were invaluable and I will certainly participate again.
Shirlene Barnes, Automobile Club of Southern California

“Thank you to the Oceanside Chamber for inviting us to join... Since joining we have gained many new clients and have received over a 40:1 return on investment. I wish there were more organizations as professional and as proactive as yours. Your events and resources are a great asset to the business community; our involvement in your Business Expo alone has proven very profitable for us. Every local business, large or small, owes it to themselves to be involved in the Oceanside Chamber.
Colm Kelly, President, Smarter Small Business

"35% of our contact database (clients, vendors and referral partners/strategic alliances) are contacts made as a direct result of our participation and membership in the Oceanside Chamber! Additionally about 10% of all our clients came from networking at Chamber events and the Chamber's Expo. In our first year exhibiting at the expo, we met lots of qualified prospects and gained several new clients! The Oceanside Chamber has been a significant factor in the growth of our business!" 
Shonna Jordan, President
Jordan & Jordan, Creative Design and Clever Marketing

“When I bought The NetTech, I didn't know what to expect. I didn't know how to reach customers. Getting involved with the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce made all the difference in the world! Not only did I meet wonderful people; they also opened the door for networking to me.

For new members, I would like to just add one suggestion: keep at it! My first event, a Sundowner, was just intimidating. It takes a few months to get to know your fellow members. And here is a secret tip: Go to a few Plates for 8 events!”
Kevin Keane, The NetTech

"The great thing about the Plates for 8 is that you have an opportunity to Greet, Meet and Eat! It is a small group setting that allows for more in depth conversation, alliances and friendships to develop. The next time you greet those persons, you actually "know" them as a family person, community member and business person. This happens best when you can break bread with them, take a breath and have quality time to share your services with each other.

Since joining the Chamber two months ago, I have met with 7 Chamber members that I am either doing business with or considering their services as they are mine. I have lived in Oceanside since 1990 and for the first time, I feel connected to my community.
Gregory A. Spencer, President, PlatformTravel.com

Referrals

We’ll Help Prospective Customers Find Your Business.

Each year the Chamber refers hundreds of potential customers to its members. Can you afford not to be on that referral list?
 

"I joined the Oceanside Chamber just a few months ago and not only have I already made all the membership fees back, I have ongoing bookkeeping clients. And my new clients are referring my business! Thank you everyone at the OCC for all that you do!"
Natalie Ibarra, Accounting Value

“I have been a member of the Oceanside Chamber for the last seven years and have received approximately five times the return on my investment in dues and advertising. This return has come through networking, referrals and advertising on the Chamber website.”
William Rogers, WR Financial Services


Advertising

Get Thousands of Dollars Worth of Exposure for as Little as $20.00 Per Month!

With 250,000 website visits per year and more than 100,000 total publications distributed annually, the Oceanside Chamber provides exposure you can’t get anywhere else… especially for the price!

“The number of Chamber business leads I received this year is nearly double from last year. I attribute this solely to your efforts to promote the Chamber website and directory. Keep up the GREAT work!”
Lisa Frost, A-MAZEINC Internet Solution Providers

“We make it a practice to use the Oceanside Chamber’s Member Directory & Buyer’s Guide to do business with Chamber members. We believe in supporting our community and what better way to do it than by using the products and services of local businesses.”
Sharon Carstensen, Wal Mart #2494

“As a member of the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce, we make it a priority to use the products and services of other Chamber members. We are able to do this by using the Chamber directory as well as through the contacts we make at Chamber events.”
Christina Kirby-Adler, Pacific Summit Management


Education/Information Source

We Save You Time and Money by Bringing Valuable Business Information Directly to You.

The Chamber cares about the success of your business. That’s why we provide valuable and timely business information through our monthly newsletter, weekly “e-news”, educational workshops and more.

“I value my Chamber membership because of your caring and effective commitment to my success.”
Lisa Frost, A-MAZEINC Internet Solution Providers

“The skills learned in Oceanside Chamber Toastmasters have helped me feel more comfortable and confident when making a presentation to a prospect. I am better able to communicate my vision to my employees and my banker, and, most importantly, my value to my customers.”
Marvin Dennis, Woodcrafters Intl Inc


Government Representation

We’re Looking Out for the Interests of Local Business

Our government leaders need to hear the voice of business. The Oceanside Chamber’s Governmental Affairs Committee, along with a network of other California Chambers, is working hard to make the voice of business heard clearly.

“At this time, pro-business legislators are struggling in a last-ditch effort to pass real solutions for workers’ compensation and other business reform. Businesses must unite against the many obstacles in Sacramento that blockade pro-business legislation. Chambers of Commerce provide that voice to lawmakers.”
Mark Wyland, CA State Senator, 38th District


Community Involvement

Be Known by Your Involvement in the Community!

As new comers to the area and first time business owners we were eager to learn and very excited about our new venture. Learning how to make a business successful comes with the long hall of trial an error and dedication. But, one thing we knew was we needed to be part of the community and our first experience was becoming members of the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce and what a relief to feel so welcome.

It isn’t just about networking it is about other people just like you trying to make a difference in their lives and others. It is making new friends and what a great referral but to come from someone you care about or cares about you. Each person we have met through the OCC has been so nice, welcoming and helpful. We just want to thank OCC for having such a great staff and being so friendly, you make us proud to say we are OCC chamber members."
SIFT Workout - Erica Roberg Williams and Lea Roberg Chao

"Everyone in the Oceanside Chamber has made me feel welcome and has been very open to helping me to succeed in my business....When other business people talk about joining a chamber I always tell them they need to check out our Chamber because it is very user friendly and success driven....its not just a social function. I tell them about all of the wonderful opportunities they have within the chamber to get involved and give back to the community, all of the networking opportunities. Thereby they can grow their business!!! Thanks for being the wonderful Chamber you are!!!
Rita Harper, Keller Williams Realty North County

Chamber membership provides many avenues for community involvement that can help your business grow. Serve on a Chamber Committee or volunteer to help on a special event and make your business known to the community in which you do business.

“Being an active Chamber member is like investment banking. If you put forth the effort, over time you will see the results. The person that you work with on the Golf Tournament may not need your product at this time, or ever... but someone that they come in contact with will. And there’s nothing better than a personal recommendation. It’s worth more than all the glossy ads, TV spots, and big ticket sponsorships...”
Jan Desrosiers, The Flying Bridge Restaurant

“We all know how much the Chamber does for us as business people, but I'd like to comment on what a positive impact my membership has had on my life in this community! My Chamber membership has enabled me to participate in the Business EXPO committee, volunteer for Harbor Days and Operation Appreciation, do some work for the Small Business Development Center to help other small business owners, and so much more. Everyone talks about R.O.I. when it comes to their marketing dollars, but some things are not so easily measured. Thanks to all the wonderful staff at the Chamber. Keep up the great work!”
Jodi Coppens, AdvantEdge Accounting Solutions