Welcome!
Kia ora and welcome to the Southland Business Chamber.
Thank you for becoming a member. We are committed to supporting the Southland business community, and offer a range of services
and opportunities to help you network, learn, promote your business, and represent you on the issues that matter.
To ensure you’re getting the most out of your membership, learn how to get involved!
New members
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To announce your arrival to the Southland business community, we welcome our new members via Chamber Link e-Newsletter, and our socials including Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.
You will also be presented with a membership certificate.
You will be invited to attend a new member mixer up with the Chamber team, where you will get an opportunity to network with other new members, introduce your business and learn more about membership benefits and our services.
Promote your business
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Share your news
Member news can be shared in our private members-only Facebook group. Click here to JOIN.
Or got a workshop or professional development training opportunity that you want to share with our community? If you’re a Chamber member, we will share your upcoming course on our website (tick Community Training & Events).
Member workshops and articles
To showcase the knowledge and expertise within the Southland Business Chamber we invite members to speak at our events, or we can shine a light on your business through a member article. If you would like to write an article or run a workshop, get in touch with our team.
Our online Member Directory has hundreds of views each year and your listing is included within your membership. Make sure your listing is up-to-date!
Engage with members
Promote your products, services or upcoming events with a member-to-member offer. Member-to-member offers are an effective marketing tool reaching thousands of members.
Or engage directly with members via an email promotion. This is exclusive to Chamber members’ and are only available for booking once a week (Friday’s) to encourage high opening rates and avoid saturating our audience. *Fee applies.
Connect with the community
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We host a variety of events, some are focused on networking while others are about key topics of interest to the business community.
We encourage you to come along and let us inform, entertain and inspire you!
Hosting a Business After Five (BA5) or Breakfast Before Eight (BB8) is a great opportunity to connect with the business community, invite people to go behind the scenes and showcase your business to a new audience, and provide key insights into who you are and what you do.
Grow your business
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Sponsor us!
The Chamber receives a lot of support from our members to help us deliver our programmes, events and develop new innovations.
Sponsorship opportunities available include:
- Business Excellence Awards
- Export Southland and Export Southland Awards
- Southland Leadership Academy
- Business Capability Series
- Glass Elevator Professional Women’s Network
- TradeQual
- The Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme, plus
- Golf Tournaments and more.
Talk to us to find a sponsorship opportunity to align with your business.
Substantial discounts offered to attend a range of professional development training opportunities to build your capability and help you achieve your business goals.
Access business resources and information to help you stay up to date by subscribing to our various e-Newsletters including Chamber Link, Connect and Learn, Friday Vibe, Glass Elevator, Export Southland.
Make the most of your well-earned profits
Start saving with our national partners including Air New Zealand Air Points for Business, Noel Leeming, OfficeMax, Torpedo7, Westpac and Z Energy. These business savings can more than cover the cost of your membership!
