You can join the chamber today! It takes less than 3 minutes! Click the Membership Application link below to get started.
Membership Application
Your investment in the Chamber comes with tangible benefits, from business and professional development to relationship-building opportunities. In addition, your investment continues to support Chamber programs and initiatives that positively impact business’ quality of life. We hope you see the Chamber as an extension of your business and allow us the opportunity to learn more about your challenges as well as successes. We look forward to working with you and getting you engaged in the Chamber opportunities. Questions? Give us a call today at 218-729-6843 and let’s get started.
*All members receive a listing in our business directory which includes: a business LOGO, multiple search terms, contact information, social channel links, and a landing page you can customize with videos and content. Through our Member Portal, you can update or edit any of your information 24-7. Click here to view our directory and see what some of our members have done with their page.
These are our primary categories, your business will fit somewhere in the below ranges. The application breaks that out further and provides different payment options for monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annual dues. But, if you’re a new business or non-profit, you may want to look at the advantages of paying in full, below.
Small Business Membership
1-20 FTE Employees (Price Range: $300 – $400 Annually)
Mid-Size Business Membership
21-100 FTE Employees (Price Range: $500 – $800 Annually)
Large Business Membership
101-499 FTE Employees (Price Range: $1000 – $2000 Annually)
Major Employer Membership
500+ FTE Employees (Price Range: $3000+ Annually)
Pillar Membership
This is above and beyond support for the chamber, in accordance with membership size:
Small Business $1000 | Mid-Size Business $1500 | Large Business $2500 | Major Employer $5000
The Chamber’s Membership Pricing – Easy to Find, Easy to Understand.
The number of employees (Full Time Equivalent) my business has:
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Small (1-20 FTE Employees)
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Mid-Size (21-100 FTE Employees) |
Large (101-499 FTE Employees) |
Major (500+ FTE Employees) |
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1 $300 2-5 $325 6-10 $365 11-20 $400
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21-40 $500 41-60 $600 61-80 $700 81-100 $800
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101-200 $1000 201-399 $1500 401-499 $2000
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500-999 $3000 1000+ $5000
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*We currently offer membership dues on a structure based on the number of Full-Time Equivalent Employees, or FTEs. For example, if you are a small business and work full time, with 2 additional part-time employees, your FTE count would roughly be “2”. If you’re still not sure, try this: take the # of payroll hours in a week /40 hours. For example, 367 payroll hours would be 9.175 employees, which we round to 9 FTEs.
*If you have a corporate headquarters and separate branches or businesses under that umbrella, you can count the full number of people in those locations with corporate, and have all branches listed, not just the corporate branch.
*Non-profits are businesses. We do not discount memberships for non-profits*, however – we will offer non-profits 1/2 of your membership fee (new or renewal) annually in Chamber Channel Advertising IF your membership is paid in FULL (not quarterly, monthly, etc.) EX: For a non-profit with 50 employees, your dues would be $600, you would have $300 in advertising credit if you pay your dues in the annual renewal amount. You can use this for our quarterly mailer, weekly update, and job postings! *If your non-profit has ZERO paid staff, please contact us.
*New Businesses – If you make a SMART START and decide to join the chamber within the first three months of opening your business, AND you pay your dues in FULL (not quarterly, monthly, etc.), You’ll receive 1/2 of your membership fee in Chamber Channel Advertising. EX: For a new small business with 12 employees, your dues would be $400, you would have $200 in advertising credit if you pay your dues in full. You can use this for our quarterly mailer, weekly update, and job postings!
Membership Benefits
Quick Overview of Membership
Guide to Membership
Membership Terms and Conditions
We want to do everything we can to help make your business successful! We’ve created this list of terms and conditions based on our bylaws and out of operational necessity to make sure we are efficient and able to keep our annual dues affordable for members. If you have any questions at all about the above information, please reach out to your chamber team. We’re happy to help!
Thank you to our 2023 Pillar Members
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