Networking Opportunities

• 7:30 – 8:00 am, first Friday of each month at a different Chamber Member’s business
• Breakfast snacks, door prizes and networking
• No cost
• Average of 65 - 70 people attend

• 12:00 – 1:00 pm, last Thursday of each month (not Nov. & Dec.) at Goomba’s Catfish Co.
• Networking time during lunch
• Speaker covers a topic of interest to Small Business
• $5 donation accepted at the door
• Average of 40 people attend

• 5:30 – 7:00 pm at a hotel in the Rogers/Bentonville area with the Bentonville/Bella Vista and Rogers-Lowell Chambers
• Usually a Thursday in January
• Hors de’oeuvres, drinks, door prizes and networking
• No cost
• Average of 600 people attend from the county

• 12:00 – 1:00 pm, meets the third Monday of each month
• Four teams, each with a captain and five team members
• Earn team points by volunteering for the Chamber and attending Chamber events
• Networking and team building experience

• For any business that requests it
• For a significant anniversary (members only), a new store opening or a relocation
• Media exposure

Special Events

• Started in 1977 and held the weekend of the last Sunday in April each year
• Fri & Sat: 9 am – 7 pm Sunday: 10 am - 5 pm
• Live entertainment throughout, with night concerts on Friday and Saturday
• Other community events held in conjunction
• Committee governed
• Increase in revenues throughout the community
• No cost
• Estimated 30,000 people attend over the 3 days

• 6:00 – 9:00 pm, January or early February every year
• Networking time during lunch

• Business of the Year
• Volunteer of the Year
• Ambassador Team of the Year
• Pioneer Citizens
• No cost
• Estimated 30,000 people attend over the 3 days

• Changeover of Chamber Board Leadership
• Keynote speaker
• $30 per person charge
• Average of 275 people attend

• 8:00 shotgun start, last Saturday in September
• 40 three-person teams
• Golf, food and networking
• $300 per 3-person team
• Average of 110 people attend

Education Events

• 12:00 – 2:00 pm, Thursday before graduation each year
• Business representatives introduce all S.S.H.S. Honor Graduates and tell their accomplishments from high school and future plans
• $30 to sponsor a student

• For the teachers and staff of the Siloam Springs School District and John Brown University
• Introduction of new faculty and staff
• Keynote speaker
• 450 people attend

• Program from the Arkansas Chamber of Commerce
• Incentive for students to follow criteria for their four years of high school
• Attend school 95% of the time or better
• Take core classes
• Finish in four years
• Training in 8th grade from Chamber volunteers
• Students following curriculum get t-shirts, pizza parties, and a hamburger cookout at the end of their senior year
• Students get a seal on their diploma/transcript verifying their following the criteria

Publication & Media

• Published in January each year reviewing the past year and listing the programs/committees of the Chamber for the coming year

• Listing of all the demographic information for the City of Siloam Springs

• An annual magazine on the community published by the Herald-Leader
• Ads from Chamber members only sold by the Herald-Leader
• Placed in every packet and given to every person inquiring about the community
• Placed in area banks, insurance offices, hotels and AR Welcome Center at the state line

• Published every two years
• Ads from Chamber members only sold by The Mulikin Agency

• An insert published the last Wednesday each month in the Herald-Leader
• Updates the community on the Chamber
• Includes a community calendar
• Additional advertising opportunity for Chamber members

• http://www.siloamchamber.com/
• Contains all Chamber information, including a list of members

• Welcome (relocation/visitor)
• Member

• “From Business For Business” Weekly Email (one-time announcements for any Chamber member sent Tuesday of each week, text only)
• Chamber news
• School district special news announcements
• Business assistance information
• Community interest information for non-profits

Programs

• Each Chamber member receives one discount card at no charge
• Each additional card requested is $2
• Attracts new and repeat customers by saving them money
• Opportunity to provide a discount for card holders
• Selected by the business to their specifications
• Chamber does promotion of the program

• Long-time Chamber member assigned to a new Chamber member to take them to and remind them of Chamber events and functions
• Provide answers to questions about Chamber and other questions
• Assigned by Chamber staff

• Program to better educate and train current and future leaders in a class of 45 people
• All-day classes held the second Thursday each month from August to May
• Training, education and networking

Community & Economic Development

• Recruitment of industry and retail business
• Inventory of available land and buildings
• Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) data base and Arkansas Community of Excellence (ACE) Certification
• Promotion of tourism

• Focus on key attractions (i.e. skydiving, drive-thru safari, casino, downtown green space and walking trails, etc.)
• Ads in regional and state publications
• Northwest Arkansas Tourism Association membership

• Support of community development
• Enhancing downtown business climate
• Ex-officio seat on area non-profit boards
• Main Street Siloam Springs Board of Directors
• Bridges to Wellness