Chamber Information

Programs and Benefits for You and Your Business

• A free listing in our printed and on-line membership directory, with links to your Web site.
• Referrals to customers who call the GCC looking for business information and resources.
• Business information through our newsletter The Business Line.
• Participation in our Members Only – Member to Member Discount Program.
• Economic/Demographic Information.
• Affordable advertising opportunities via ads on our Web site, our newsletter and in several local newspapers.
• Free notices on our weekly member e-mail to post job openings, announce new services, and list your events.
• Opportunities to distribute flyers and notices with our newsletter.
• Events at which you can meet and network with fellow GCC members, such as monthly After Hours Networking Events, Women in Business, First Friday Breakfast, and more.

Member Testimonials

“I am very pleased with my decision to join the Guilderland Chamber. I have met many wonderful people in the past few months since I have been a member. The work you do to provide the members quality opportunities is much better than I have seen at other local chambers. I also have told friends and colleagues about you... .”

"Stuyvesant Plaza Inc. takes great pride in being a member of the Guilderland Chamber of Commerce for many reasons.  Membership enables our business to meet new members and potential member businesses through a variety of networking opportunities sponsored by the Chamber.  It gives us the opportunity to share commonalities as well as to share our concerns and potential concerns with other member businesses.  Membership enables us to interact more effectively with the Guilderland School District and the Town of Guilderland government.  Through our cooperative efforts with other area Chambers and the Tech Valley Coalition, we have access to all the current activities in the Capital District.  Lastly, Stuyvesant Plaza strives to be a "Good Neighbor" to the Guilderland Community, and membership in the Guilderland Chamber of Commerce is a very effective way to reach out to the community at large."

“As a lawyer in private practice and a resident of the Town of Guilderland, I became a member of the Guilderland Chamber of Commerce to provide community service and to develop contacts, which eventually could expand my firm’s client base.  I unequivocally can attest that I have realized both objectives.  My volunteer work with the Chamber began as a member of the Local Government Committee and quickly evolved to election as a member of the Board of Directors, a member of the Executive Committee and, ultimately, the Office of President.  Throughout this entire time period, I have had the fortune to work on many significant issues with wonderful and talented people.  The Chamber welcomes each volunteer equally, no matter how much or little time they have to volunteer for this fine organization.

Through my service, the contacts and connections I have made have been invaluable, both from a personal and professional standpoint.  I subscribe to the belief that if a person becomes involved in a volunteer organization for the sole purpose of realizing financial rewards, the endeavor will be an unsuccessful one; on the other hand, if one becomes active as a volunteer because of a sincere commitment to the underlying goals of the organization, the likelihood of realizing such rewards will increase because those with whom you come in contact will appreciate and respect the sincerity of your efforts.  In my view, the Guilderland Chamber of Commerce is one organization, which has proven this principle to be true.”

“I have made more business connections in the 6 months I have been a Guilderland chamber member than in the last few years on my own”

Kara Wilhelm
Panera Bread