Networking Opportunities

Monthly Breakfast Meetings: Jump-start your day by meeting and networking with other  Chamber members. Hear business expert’s present information that may be critical to your business growth. (2nd Tuesday of every month, 7:30 a.m., held at the Country Club of Lexington)

Business After Hours: A chance to relax and mingle with potential customers, business associates, and community leaders.  Discover what other businesses have to offer and what you, in turn, can offer them. (Excellent networking opportunity - averaging three/four a month –usually on Thursdays)

Annual Small Business Celebration: Enjoy country-style steak and fellowship with Chamber members and business leaders. The capstone event of the year! Come recognize Chamber members for outstanding business and community leadership.  (Announces the Small Business Person of the Year. 2008 winner- Sylvia Backman of Unicorn Printing)

Annual Golf Tournament: Networking at its best! Combine a relaxing day of golf with the opportunity to interact with other business professionals. Have fun and promote your business at the same time. Hole and Sponsorship Opportunities available.

Chamber Committees: Help shape the direction of the Chamber and increase your company’s visibility by participating on Chamber committees and in Chamber activities.  The Chamber supports 16 committees and sub-committees and coordinates over 15 separate annual functions and events.

Community Development & Involvement: Strengthen Lexington’s economic vitality and quality of life by joining others in forging economic, business and community development projects. 

Marketing Support

Business Referrals: The Chamber receives approximately 250 calls per day from consumers seeking information on products and services. Chamber members receive top priority for referrals from the Chamber staff.

Membership Directory/Buyer’s Guide: Listings in the Membership Directory/Buyer’s Guide puts your business name in the hands of thousands of people who are looking for products and services.  Distribution includes newcomers to our area and all Chamber members, who look to each other for many of their business needs. 

Internet Exposure: Each business member receives up to three bold-faced listings in the Chamber’s local business section of our Website.  The Chamber’s site address is www.lexingtonsc.org. Enjoy such options as on-line chamber  weekly e-link and event registration for members only.

Increased Credibility: Chamber membership offers increased credibility for your business.  The Chamber membership decal is immediately recognized throughout the community.

Ribbon Cuttings and Groundbreakings: Gain visibility for your new or expanding business through Ribbon Cuttings and Groundbreakings arranged and coordinated by the Chamber.

Gift Certificate: A wonderful gift for any year-round occasion, this program provides a boost to our local economy.  The Chamber sells gift certificates that are redeemable at participating Chamber retail or service-provider businesses.  (With over 170 participants this benefit continues to grow) Click this link to see participants: http://www.lexingtonsc.org/gift_cert.html

Member to Member Discount Program: As a Chamber member, enjoy discounts when shopping with participating Chamber members! Doing business with one another is now more affordable and rewarding.  Click this link to see discounts: http://www.lexingtonsc.org/member_discounts.html

Business and Community Information

Chamber Staff: Our knowledgeable and friendly staff welcomes your inquiries and is ready to answer your questions and provide you with information.  Overall the staff promotes tourism and commerce in Lexington County.

Chamber Visitor Information Center: The Chamber provides display space for brochures and business cards about your business and services for walk-in visitors. 

The Lexington Link: The Chamber Newsletter includes timely information about meetings, programs, and events, as well as, news of local business activities and new members. Published and distributed bi-monthly, this valuable information source is mailed to our entire databases of approximately 1000 listings.

Continuing Business Education: Monthly Breakfast Meetings and Small Business Roundtables provide opportunities to enhance your knowledge about timely topics.

Statistical Data: Your source for general statistical data, the Chamber can provide members with information relating to the business climate of the Lexington area.

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The Greater Lexington Chamber of Commerce, a voluntary, non-profit membership organization, serves as the “voice of business and industry” in the Lexington area.

The Chamber unites more than 830 members through an integrated series of programs to strengthen the business climate and to build a better community in which to live and work.

Chamber members are professionals drawn from business, industry, education, government, churches, and civic organizations, as well as individuals.  There is a place in the Chamber for anyone who seeks to build a stronger community.

Your membership dues, which are tax deductible as a business expense, offer you valuable benefits.  Your investment strengthens the Chamber, which in turn, strengthens our community.

The Mission of the
Greater Lexington Chamber of Commerce
is the proactive voice of business for the benefit of the entire community.