The JAX Chamber has introduced a Buy Chamber program that it reports is designed to help members more easily market and promote their businesses to other members.
“The Chamber is helping lead the way to a more prosperous future by implementing dynamic programs to grow local businesses,” said Wally Lee, president of the JAX Chamber, in a news release.
The Buy Chamber program features six components:
• Matchmaking events. Member business owners can deliver quick presentations promoting their products and services and meet one-on-one with other member company buyers at events throughout the year.
• Training and education. Buy Chamber training programs are tailored to instruct member businesses about the best practices in selling to the public and private sector.
• Buy Chamber Marketplace. The JAX Chamber is offering an online savings program that allows members to offer discounts and communicate with other members on www.myjaxchamber.com.
• Corporate buying program. Based on a number of local companies’ purchasing processes, several case scenarios were developed to show how other corporations can use a process to consider chamber members first when buying a product or service. The chamber is working with purchasing agents at larger corporations to help put a structure into place that promotes buying from other member businesses.
• Member B2B announcements. The chamber’s councils have a tradition of highlighting business transactions with other members at their monthly meetings. The member-to-member announcements show the grassroots culture of doing business with members first.
• Executive procurement officer committee. The group will focus on sharing the culture change of “Buy Chamber” at the corporate executive level within the business community.
For more information about the Buy Chamber program, call 366-6633 or visit www.myjaxchamber.com.