How to Join
- Download and complete our application form (below), and mail it to us with your payment.
- Call us at our offices at 513-241-2690.
Membership Benefits
Your annual membership is an investment in your business or organization and your business community. Over-the-Rhine Chamber membership provides tools to grow and promote your business or organization, save you money, and network and engage.
As a member you are part of a chamber that promotes the economic vitality of the Over-the-Rhine. Additionally, you are supporting the OTR Chamber’s programs for a Safer and Cleaner Over-the-Rhine community.
Grow and Promote
The OTR Chamber promotes your business or organization:
· (Coming in Jan 2013) Enhanced business directory listing with online, interactive member information page complete with mapping and website links on the Chamber’s interactive, social-media enabled website currently receiving an average of 2,000 unique visitors monthly.
· (Coming in Jan 2013) Business directly listing on the dynamic, GPS-enabled mobile phone app, MyChamberApp.
· (Coming in Jan 2013) Grow and promote your business through the website’s Hot Deals, Marketplace and jobs listings, member forums and member-to-member discounts.
· The OTR Chamber e-newsletter sends your special events/promotions and lists new members to our database and posts them to social media.
· (Coming in Jan 2013) Website banner advertising (paid) opportunities available to Chamber members.
Save
- A Worker’s Compensation Program is sponsored by the OTR Chamber. For member businesses, the average group savings is approximately $1,400.
- As an OTR Chamber member, if your business is located in Over-the-Rhine, you receive a membership with the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber for an additional $99 (a $346 or more savings).
· Your business is eligible to receive health insurance benefits for your employees through our partnership with the Cincinnati USA Regional. (Some restrictions may apply).
· (New) Thanks to the OTR Chamber’s sponsorship, members can receive a preferred rate or no-cost benefit enhancement on several insurance products from Mutual of Omaha. For information please contact our office.
Network and Engage
Access the Over-the-Rhine Chamber’s citywide network of stakeholders, City officials, police officers, business owners, residents, and individuals with the common goal of revitalizing Over-the-Rhine and building better business.
· Subscription to OTR Chamber’s e-newsletter.
· Meetings and networking opportunities:
o Quarterly networking events
o Safety Sector Meetings: Monthly meetings to discuss issues and promote community relations. Representatives from District One Police, City officials, residents, stakeholders, and small business owners are present.
· The OTR Chamber holds various additional events to build better business and address community issues including the Annual Meeting / Star Awards and the Go OTR 5k Run and Summer Celebration.
