Your chamber is active year-round in growing a stronger economy for Iberia Parish and the region.
We enrich the community by hosting training and networking opportunities for businesses, advocating for business-friendly legislation at the local, state and federal levels, and facilitating leadership development programs. From enrolling in Leadership Iberia to volunteering for the World Championship Gumbo Cookoff, your local chamber offers many different ways to get involved in the community. For more details, see the graphic titled “Growing the Economy” on the previous page. For details about your membership type, see the bottom of the previous page.
Members have access to the following benefits:
- Ribbon cutting ceremony
- Business After Hours event hosting
- Submissions to the monthly newsletter (view the newsletter here)
- A listing on our member directory
- Event ticket discounts
- Free certificates of origin for your business
- Merchandise drop off at chamber office. This merchandise will be pushed out into the community wherever possible
- A Live with Ryan and Andree’ spotlight (read more about Live with Ryan and Andree’ here)
- A pop-in promotion on Facebook using our #wechamber sign
- Promotion of any specials, deals, ads, etc. via Facebook, website, and the monthly newsletter
- Submissions of questions for political forums and Eggs & Issues
- Can join any chamber committees. (click here for a complete list)
- Discounts on running ads to the Gumbotron for the Gumbo Cookoff
- A free Office Depot store purchasing card. This will give you unbeatable discounts throughout the store.
Additionally, your chamber is doing the following for your business:
- Advocating at the state and local level for legislation that positively impacts local business
- Stimulating Iberia Parish’s economy
- Developing ACT Work Ready Community presence in Iberia Parish, which helps to bridge the gap between employers and job seekers (see more here)
- Helping to attract tourists and new parish residents
- Working to promote the region and its growth
- Serving as a resource for marketing training, business information, and assistance with promotion and events