Member Benefits

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Member benefits enable you to promote and market your business, network with others in the Nantucket business community, take advantage of educational programs and local initiatives and more! Displaying your Chamber membership sticker with pride not only shows credibility, but also your invested interest in the economic health of Nantucket. To some, being a member is simply what you do as a business owner, to others believe there is strength in numbers and a group of 600+ members can speak louder than one. Whatever your reason, joining the Chamber is the right thing to do!

Marketing and Promotion

  • Members Only business referrals & informational services - to daily inquiries received via mail, fax, phone & e-mail

  • Free website listing & free links to your site

  • Free Guidebook listings & advertising opportunities

  • Free event listings in Daffodil Festival & Christmas Stroll Weekend Programs

  • Free brochure/business card distribution at the Chamber's Main Street office

  • Membership lists and visitor information request labels available for purchase

  • Sponsored events to help boost off-season business - Daffodil Festival, Spring Restaurant Week, Fall on Nantucket, Fall Restaurant Week, Halloween Parade, Christmas Stroll and Red Ticket Drawing

  • Press Release distribution and FAM/Travel Writer Hosting

  • ‘Member to Member’ monthly newsletter allowing members to share announcements with each other

  • Representation at Trade Shows and Tourism Conferences

  • Chamber sponsored state and regional advertising

  • Cooperative advertising opportunities in regional magazines, online advertising, monthly visitor e-blasts and more

  • Social marketing – Facebook and Twitter promotion

  • Reduced rental rates on Chamber's downtown boardroom

Business Networking Opportunities

  • Bi-Monthly ‘Business After Hours’ gatherings

  • ‘Industry Leaders’ sessions

  • Chamber ‘Coffee Klatch’ referral group

  • Monthly ‘Business Book Club’ gatherings

  • Winter ‘March Madness Member Mixer’ event

  • Annual Membership Dinner event

  • Spring ‘$10,000 Survivor Challenge’ fundraising event

  • Chamber member committee involvement

Educational Opportunities

  • Monthly business workshops and seminars - Issues have included: H2B Visas and Immigration, Worker Safety, Healthcare, Personnel Policies, Interviewing and Hiring, Employment Law Traps, Social Networking and much more

  • Industry Leaders Monthly Education Sessions

  • Team Nantucket – Customer service training for managers and employees

Legislative Advocacy and Monitoring

  • Local, regional and state levels - recent issues have included: Steamship Authority, Windfarm, tourism fund earmarks

  • Governor's Advisory Council on Travel & Tourism participation

  • Health Insurance Assistance Service

Local Initiatives

  • Student mentoring including, School-to-Work opportunities, job fairs, summer internships, The Card: Honor Roll Incentive Program and Scholarships

  • Think Local First Marketing Campaign promoting buying, hiring and supporting local island businesses

  • Cooperating and working closely with other organizations to benefit the Nantucket community

Like most local Chambers, the Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce has no affiliation with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.  Our revenue is derived from membership dues and fees from membership events.