Member Benefits

How the Chamber Works For You

With expertise in marketing, business assistance, business education, and lobbying, the Chamber:

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Helps small business grow and succeed.
Attracts new business, conventions, and tourism through the Chamber's Economic Development and Convention and Visitor's Bureau divisions, constantly broadening Olathe's tax base and strengthening the economy.
Creates and maintains a climate for business growth and strong quality of life.
Serves as a business advocate in city, state, local, and national government affairs.
Provides credibility for your business through association.

Valuable Benefits of Membership

Membership has its privileges, especially for members of the Olathe Chamber of Commerce. As a member investor, you can reap unlimited returns on your investment with the chamber�s exclusive member benefits.

Internet Presence on Chamber websites

Members receive a free alphabetical, categorical, searchable listing in the Chamber's online Business Directory. The listing provides basic company contact information, a direct link to the member's Web site, and a direct link for visitors to send an email message to the company. Visitors to our site may locate members by business name, category, web address, and telephone number.

Employment Advertising

Finding good employees is a key to business success. To assist in its members' recruitment activities, the Chamber has created a special online Job Bank

Free listings in the Chamber�s Business Resource & Community/Relocation Guide to Doing Business in Olathe.

Like the online Business Directory, this publication includes a complete directory of members with listings alphabetically, by individual name, and by category, providing a major source of referrals for members annually.

National award-winning Olathe Preferred Savings Plus! Chamber Discount Program

Members can enroll annually in the Chamber�s national award-winning Olathe Preferred Savings Plus! Chamber Discount Program. The Olathe Preferred Savings Plus! Program - which includes both printed directories and online offers - is one of the most successful marketing tools available to Chamber members for reaching other members� CEO's and representatives and employees of major employers. Olathe Preferred Savings Plus! Chamber Discount Directories reach approximately 30,000 of Olathe's top employees each year. Your firm can tap into this exclusive marketing opportunity by providing a discount or special offer in the Olathe Preferred Savings Plus! Chamber Directory.

Major employers who provided Olathe Preferred Savings Plus! Chamber Discount Directories or VIP Corporate Discount Directories to their employees include: the Olathe School District, MidAmerica Nazarene University, Olathe Medical Center, Honeywell, and Garmin International. All junior and senior high honor students also received VIP Corporate Discount Directories in recent years to acknowledge academic achievement.

If you are interested in participating in the Olathe Preferred Savings Plus! Chamber Discount program or would like additional information, please contact Dana Russell dketterling@olathe.org, ext. 228
Description, FAQ's of Olathe Preferred Savings Plus!

�Message On Hold� Advertising Program

A great opportunity for business, residential, event, or visitor marketing over the phone while Chamber callers are on hold. This national award-winning program reaches the best captive audience of callers in the Olathe community.

Invitations to Events

Meet business people and community leaders at Chamber events, which provide wonderful opportunities to network and give your organization visibility in the community. Some of our best events:

Business After Hours
Held quarterly and hosted by different Chamber member firms from 5 until 7 p.m., these networking events are attended by several hundred Chamber member CEO�s, representatives, and community leaders. They provide exceptional opportunities to showcase your business and promotional materials. Employees and guests are welcome. See if there's an upcoming After Hours!
Weekly Chamber Coffees
Schedule of upcoming coffee locations
Held on Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. at different Chamber member businesses, our coffees are the largest weekly networking event in the Kansas City area. Expect to meet 150 to 250 people each time!
Special Meetings
HR Roundtable with special speakers on various topics ; Legislative Dialogue Series
Other great events: the Annual Business Meeting and Awards Luncheon, Economic Outlook Forum, State-of-the-City Luncheons, Golf Classic, and much, much more! See Key Events for more details.

Special Offers through our partnerships

In addition to the popular Preferred Savings Plus! program, Value-Added Benefits programs offer members discounted goods or services. These �affinity programs� help the Chamber by introducing additional non-dues revenue sources (the Chamber receives a rebate/royalty), and they provide new benefits that help retain members.

Please consider signing up through the Chamber if you�re in the market for various goods and services. Learn more!

Relocation Program

The Chamber�s Relocation Program offers members an exclusive opportunity to receive a bi-monthly mailing list of all relocation inquiries, allowing members to market their products and services directly to those relocating to the Olathe area. Advertising in the Chamber's relocation packet is also available.

Olathe Business Report Newsletter

This publication provides timely information on the Olathe marketplace, economic development, promotional opportunities for your business, new business leads, as well as legislative and visitor-related information impacting your business. Members receive a free annual subscription and are welcome to advertise in the newsletter. View the Olathe Business Report online!