HOW YOU CAN DERIVE MAXIMUM BENEFIT FROM BECOMING A MEMBER OF THE CHAMBER?

Our members may take advantage of the chamber in the following ways:

• Contact with local businesses: members become part of a large, influential network in Southern Africa
• Privileged information: the chamber, with its broad range of contacts, regularly is privy to information on business opportunities that is not in the public domain.
• A number of key chamber publications can be collected free of charge as indicated in the list of publications
• Invitations to our regular high-level network functions, e.g.: Network Evenings
• Valuable access to members and potential clients
• Oudtshoorn Business Chamber Membership Certificate which you will receive at a Networking Event

THE VOICE OF THE BUSINESS CHAMBER

• The Chamber represents the business community of Oudtshoorn.
• It speaks to local, provincial and national government.
• It contributes to the policy positions of both the South African Chamber of Business ) and the Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut (AHI)
• Forum meetings, at which business issues of the day are discussed, provide members with the opportunity of participating in this advocacy process by expressing their views and thereby having input into the formulation of the OBC (Oudtshoorn Business Chamber) policy.
• The Chamber offers business credibility and strengthens image
• It speaks on behalf of business
• It is a helping hand when things go wrong
• It offers opportunities to promote one’s own business
• It provides a valuable networking channel to create new business contacts
• It offers access to the business networks of Oudtshoorn and gives recognition to your business practice.
• ODN members receive a certificate, which signifies membership. There is no better endorsement of a business’s standing and respectability.
• To provide members with information on a variety of business matters
• Financial Indicators – Real-time financial indicators can be obtained from our offices
• International trade
• Certificates of Origin – The Chamber certifies export documents as required by foreign Customs departments.
• Networking
• There is no denying that we prefer to do business with people we know. Furthermore, person-to-person interaction is the most effective, and least expensive, form of marketing.
• Networking functions are held monthly with various speakers and it provides an opportunity to learn from each other, source new clients, and enjoy the company of others who are involved in a similar pursuit of development and prosperity, while enjoying a drink and snacks.
• Representation
• Relationships with municipalities are very strong and the ‘business voice’ is influential.

Become a member today!

Membership to the Oudtshoorn Business Chamber is open to all businesses that are compliant with laws that govern business conduct in South Africa. We would love to welcome you as members.

Fill in the form below or Download our Membership Application Form or contact our Office Administrator, Helen Butler, today on 044 272 6637 or business@odnchamber.co.za