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Chamber Benefits

Visa Merchant Program

Enjoy a preferred pricing program exclusively for Chamber members!
TD Merchant Services and First Data are pleased to offer a preferred pricing program exclusively for Chamber members. Low rates of 1.68% on Visa credit receipts with electronic deposits, 1.79% on MasterCard and $0.09 on Interac Direct Payment are available.
Contact: Lesley McCauley
Email: lesley.mccauley@td.com
Phone: 705-241-8472
 TDMSFlyer_BlueMtnsCofC_LMcCauley.pdf (82 KB)

Payworks

Whether you manage your payroll yourself or outsource it to another vendor, we can help you do it better. That's what we do. From the start, this has been the thinking behind the Payworks brand.
With integrated Employee Time & Attendance, Performance Management, Benefits Administration, Custom Reporting, Applicant Tracking and Employee Self Service, Payworks HR solutions provide a better way to manage your workforce. Once again, "better" is the key. Welcome to Payworks.
Contact: Kyle Campbell
Email: kyle.campbell@payworks.ca
Phone: 705.794.9692
 Payworks.pdf (141 KB)
http://www.payworks.ca

On-Line Auction

PLANNING A SILENT AUCTION? - The Chamber has an online program available for members and non profit organizations. .
Create your own header, link to your site, track your donations; accept donations; accept online bidding; create bid sheets, create list of inventory with bidders information; Call 519-599-1200 or email the Chamber for details.
Contact: Shelley Savill
Email: shelley@runningtide.com
Phone: 519-599-1200
http://www.bluemountainschamber.ca

Home/Auto Insurance

Secure Insurance Solutions is offering exclusive home & auto group buying power to Chamber members. Save on your insurance premiums plus your Group Discount! Ask for a Blue Mountains Chamber Member quote by calling toll free 1-877-254-3505, or by e-mailing sales@secureinsurance.ca. Visit them online at www.secureinsurance.ca.
Email: sales@secureinsurance.ca
Phone: 1-877-254-3505
 BlueMountainemail.pdf (277 KB)
http://www.secureinsurance.ca

Group Insurance Plan

Find out more about Group Benefit Plans for your business through the Chamber of Commerce Group Insurance Plan.
Benefit Options include
Health and Dental Benefits; Basic Employee Life/AD&D; Group Critical Illness; Weekly Indemnity (Short Term Disability); Long Term Disability; Best Doctors; Employee Assistance; Business Overhead; Dependents Life Insurance; Registered Retirement Savings; Group Optional Life
Contact: Pam Poetker-Smith, CFP
Email: groupbenefits@meaford.biz
Phone: 519-538-5377
http://www.chambers.ca/pamela_smith/

Events Calendar

As a Chamber Member you have the opportunity to advertise on the monthlyChamber Community Events Calendar
3,000 copies are mailed in the town and a business card size ad is $75 a month for 12 months; $100 a month for 6 months or $125 per month. Email the Chamber for details or call the office
Contact: Linda Wykes
Email: info@bluemountainschamber.ca
Phone: 519-599-1200
 calendar advertising.pdf (469 KB)

Chamber Website

Members have the opportunity to list notices and advertising on the Promotions section of the Chamber website
Log in when you are a member and you can upload images, pdfs or word documents to promote aspects of your business. For those having special sales or open house days they can also be added to the members event calendar
Contact: Linda Wykes
Email: info@bluemountainschamber.ca
Phone: 519-599-1200
http://www.bluemountainschamber.ca/member-login/promotions

Chamber E-Learning

These eLearning programs offer the lowest cost, yet most effective employee training available anywhere. Over 250 business and 1000 technical courses are available over the Internet, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The Blue Mountains Chamber of Commerce, partnering with Growth Advisors Inc., has announced a major new eLearning initiative for its members.
A Full Year Subscription to any one of the 9 packages is only $129. Access to all 250 Business Skills courses, is only $295 per year, per student. Members of the Blue Mountains Chamber of Commerce receive a further 15% discount.” For more information, visit www.chamberelearning.com. Free sample courses are available on-line.

Chamber Curriculum available for all members include:
Accounting and Finance
·Understanding Financial Statements
·Business Finance Basics
Marketing and Sales
·Introduction to e-Commerce
·Doing Business Online
·Building Your Business Website
·Marketing Basics for Business Website
·Increasing Website Traffic
·Introduction to the Sales Process
Leadership, Management and Supervision
·Communicating Cross Culturally
·Individual Leadership Power
·Individual Productivity Enhancement
·Communicating at Work
·Change Management
·Running Effective Meetings
·Employee Ethics
·Employee Time Management
·Telephone Techniques
·Healthy Workplace Culture
·Managing Stress
Customer Service
·Providing Service Excellence
·Customer Loyalty Improvement
Quality Management Refresher
Health and Safety for Small Business

Contact: Linda Wykes
Email: info@bluemountainschamber.ca
Phone: 519-599-1200
http://www.chamberelearning.com

Business Telephone Lines

"Save 15% to 40% on your Business Telephone Lines and Long Distance from Telizon.
Telizon Business Lines include free features such as; Call Display, Call Forwarding, Call Waiting, Call Transfer/Conference and Line Hunting (roll over). To arrange an apples-to-apples comparison please call Arnold McAuley at 1-877-TELIZON (1-877-835-4966) Ext.300. and mention you are a member of the Blue Mountains Chamber of Commerce.
Contact: Arnold McAuley
Email: amcauley@telizon.biz
Phone: 1-877-835-4966
 Telizon.pdf (20 KB)
http://www.telizon.biz