TACC Mission, Vision & Values
Mission - We are a forward thinking membership organization, providing opportunities for consistent long-term sustainable growth.
Vision - Be a vibrant, supportive, interconnected business community where strength through collaboration and power through partnership makes Business Soar!
Values
Authenticity, Honesty and IntegrityPurposefulness and StewardshipTeamwork and PerseveranceBusiness Wisdom and Leadership
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NEW MEMBERS
THANK YOU
AUG-FEB
Office Depot - Tigard 2/13/12
Time Fairy - 2/7/12
John Goodhouse - HD35 Campaign 2/2/12
Golden Promotional Products 2/2/12
US Bank Hall Blvd - 1/20/12
Tigard Kiwanis Club - 1/10/12
New Shoes - 12/20/11
Danielle's Adult Care Home - 11/18/11
All About Yarn - 11/18/11
Affordable Health Clinic 11/15/11 Paragon Payroll - 11/7/11 WorldPay - 11/3/11 Image Embroidery - 11/2/11 Tigard Chiropractic Clinic - 10/25/11
Phoenix Functional Fitness - 10/7/11
Elavon - Costco 9/29/11
WooHoo 9/29/11
Your Business Counts 9/28/11
Evergreen Orchards/dba Greenpatch 9/26/11 Flourish Natural Medicine 9/23/11 Tigard Wine Crafters - 9/15/11 Home Depot - Tigard 9/12/11 Jean Silver/Meadows Group - 9/9/11 GISI Marketing Group - 9/8/11 True Health Medicine - 9/8/11 Keller Williams/ Renee Brewer - 9/6/11
The Doug Hall Drapery and Blinds - 9/6/11 Sutton Estate Sales - 9/6/11 Solutions 4 Health 8/25/11 Washington Gardens Memory Care - 8/24/11 Portland Bagel Company 8/24/11 The Tao of Touch 8/23/11 The Legacy Group - 8/23/11 ProDesign Solutions - 8/19/11 Jane Davies, Broker, Meadows Group Realtors - 8/16/11 Diva Den Studio - 8/15/11 Tigard Pawn 4 More - 8/12/11 House of Reptiles - 8/12/11 Rubbish Works of Portland - 8/11/11 Edge One Media - 8/10/11 LVSYS Corp 8/9/11 NW Boomer and Senior News 8/1/11
GRAND TIGARD LEVEL MEMBERS
CHAIRMAN LEVEL MEMBERS
PRESIDENT LEVEL MEMBERS
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RENEWING MEMBERS
THANK YOU
Nov - Feb
Ollar Photography Johanson Transportation Home Builders Insurance Take Shape for Life Denture Design Salon Mariposa PORTLAND BADGE COMPANY MULTI CRAFT PLASTICS, INC. COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS/TIGARD TIMES ImpactPDX Oregonlive.com Tigard Police Commercial Crimes JUDY MILLER, PSYD ROGERS MACHINERY CO.,INC. Blessings of the Spirit GENTOG, LLC Cousineau Moss, PC., Attorneys TVF&R Tutor Doctor All Backyard Construction VESTA CORPORATION ALDRIDGE & ASSOC. BUSINESS BROKERS FNI LLC MEADOWS GROUP INC. REALTORS Opportunity's Knocking ALDER DENTAL GROUP, LLC HILTON Garden Inn FASTSIGNS - TIGARD Columbia Heating and Cooling, Inc. LukeDorf HOME MASTERS, INC. DICEY, JAMES E. D.C. P.C. M AND W AUTOMOTIVE Accountax of Oregon JACK'S OVERHEAD DOOR INC. PACIFIC RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE - McBratney GRAND TIGARD LEVEL MEMBERS CHAIRMAN LEVEL MEMBERS PRESIDENT LEVEL MEMBERS
GRAND TIGARD LEVEL MEMBERS
CHAIRMAN LEVEL MEMBERS
PRESIDENT LEVEL MEMBERS
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Whats Going on in TACC?
Check out these Links
Tigard Chamber
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TACC Committees
Building
Steve Schmitt, Chair
Greg Schmidt
David Aldridge
Debi Mollahan
Business Directory
Debi Mollahan, Chair
Dan Snyder
Lisa Clark-Mickle
Interested?.......
Finance
John L. Cook, Chair
Tim McBratney
Deborah Wade
Debi Mollahan
Fund Raising Michale Carlson, Chair Brian Castellanos Debi Mollahan
Govt/Public Policy
Jessica Cousineau, Chair Brian Buckner John L. Cook Mark Fryburg Ralph Hughes Tim McBratney Bob Oleson Debi Mollahan
Marketing Debi Mollahan, Chair Dianna Weston Deanie Bush David Dahle
Membership Lisa Clark-Mickle, Chair Marilyn McCobb Dan Snyder Debi Mollahan Website Debi Mollahan, Chair Jessica Cousineau Lisa Clark-Mickle Committee Chairs will be reaching out into the membership to fill out these committees. Many hands make light work. Subcommittee membership is a great way to network and connect on a different level in the chamber. If you have an area of interest or passion in terms of helping the TACC grow, please contact the chair of that subcommittee.
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Tigard Chamber Business Library
Books on leadership, business ethics, management, finance, marketing, etc. Popular titles available for check out. To see what's there click this link Chamber Business Library SCORE Portland
How to Start a Business in Oregon Guide from the State of Oregon.
Impacts of Legislation on Employers
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5 Free Safety Seminars brought to you by Karate on Main
The Tigard Chamber is partnering with Karate on Main to bring you 5 free safety seminars targeted at kids, families and women. Coordinated and presented by Karate on Main. This series kicks off on Thursday Feb 23rd and continues for 5 consecutive Thursdays from 7-8 p.m. Doors open at 6:45 p.m., seminars start promptly at 7 p.m. All seminars will be held at the Tigard Chamber location noted to the left.
These seminars are free, and you can sign up to attend any and all that are of interest to you. Read more.....
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Nominations Requested for Numerous Volunteer Awards
Do you know an unsung hero (adult or youth) in the Tigard Community that dedicates numerous volunteer hours to a specific cause, or across a broad range of activities? Consider nominating them for one of many volunteer awards which will be presented at the annual Tigard Shining Stars Community Awards event being held on Friday, April 27th, 2012 at Embassy Suites Washington Square.
Exemplary Citizen Award Info & Nomination Form
Shining Stars Community Awards Info & Nominations Links
Nominations due by 3/15/12.
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AccounTax Announcement
Client Service Announcement from AccounTax of Oregon, Inc.
Happy New Year! Here is your New Year reminder! Yippee! It's tax time!
1. change your check registers
2. Record your odometer reading at 1/1/2012. Come by the office for your free 2012 mileage log.
3. Get your mileage logs up to date for 2011
a. Break at 6/30/2011
b. Mileage rates change at that date
4. Corporate returns (both C and S) are due 3/15/2012 for 2011 tax year.
5. Call to get the free list of Fair Market Values of goods given to charity for your deduction.
We do taxes! We are not a franchise! We are independently owned and operated by Annette Saarinen.
Every return is checked by another Licensed Tax Professional. 53 years total experience on the team.
6. Chamber members get 10% discount off their business and/for personal tax return invoice.
7. For years after 2007, it's not too late to get your taxes straight. 2008 refunds expire 4-15-2012.
8. Call 503-619-1040 for your appointment to do business and/or personal returns.
9. Conveniently located at 8050 SW Pfaffle St, Ste 110 Tigard, OR 97223
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Greetings!
Happy Valentines Day! To show how much we love our members, we wanted to share with you some great tools that are free or low cost that can really help your business organization, marketing and efficiency. See list with URL and a brief description of what it does.
www.animoto.com - FREE Take pics, create an animated video with templates & music
www.polleverywhere.com - Free or paid, get instant feedback in a meeting or event
www.paperlesspost.com - Create a low cost class online invitation and integrate with eventbrite
www.elance.com - Hire online workers to get the job done, like free lancers but on steroids
Elance hire online workers get the job done - free lancers on steroids
www.Logomyway.com - online logo contest, pick winner and then award money to winner cheap
www.Fiverr.com - a site where a group of freelances do anything for $5
www.adobe.com Adobe reader - upgraded now with sticky notes online, Jan 16th, release. Physically sign a doc with a digital signature
http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html - FREE Create images and videos of what you see on your computer screen, then share them instantly! Can even do voice overs
www.Join.me - FREE - share screen within minutes with 250 people, online, common phone call in. join.me is a ridiculously simple screen sharing tool for meetings on the fly.
www.Anymeeting.com Free platform for webinars.
www.10minutemail.com - temp email when don't trust someone
www.Shoeboxed.com NOT free Mail, scan, upload or email receipts, eReceipts & business cards for scanning and data extraction and more
www.Tagxedo.com FREE Tagxedo turns words -- famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, even your love letters -- into a visually stunning word cloud, words individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies of occurrence within the body of text.
www.Dafont.com - FREE find cool fonts for programs, headlines, posters, etc. need to turn it into a graphic to preserve the font.
Picked these up from my conference. Let us know your favorite. I am liking Tagxedo!
Debi
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What's Going On Near Term
This Week..
- 2/15/12 - 12 Noon - Lunch and Learn - JDK Marketing - Are Smart-phones hurting your business? Register Below or online @ TACC
- 2/16/12 - 7:30am - Good Morning Tigard - Foundation for Tigard/Tualatin Schools @ TACC
Next Week...
- 2/21/12 - Tigard's Third Tuesday 5:30pm - Your SEO Pro & Blessings of Spirit @ 7110 SW Fir Loop #120
- 2/22/12 - Lunch Local, Portland Bagel Company
- 2/23/12 - 7:30am - Good Morning Tigard - AccounTax @ TACC
Staying Informed Want text message reminders of chamber events? Just text "follow tigardchamber" to 40404 and you will get a text reminder 24 hours in advance of events. Chamber Business Library - Did you know there are almost 50 different books you can check out for free from the Chamber on topics like marketing, finance, management, leadership, etc? To view a complete list, click this link Biz Library
Tigard Chamber Blog
The Tigard Chamber now has a blog. TACC Blog. The purpose of the TACC Blog is to keep you informed on things that matter to the business community and chamber members, whether it is press releases on key chamber happenings, business tips & tricks, shopping local success stories, business issues, or breaking news from subcommittees, the Board or the Chamber CEO. Consider it a two way dialog with the chamber and broader business community.
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Metro, the regional government that oversees transportation, natural areas, urban growth and development in the greater Portland area has developed a new tool called Opt In to hear the opinions of more local residents. Opt In is an online public opinion panel that asks participants to complete 1 or 2 short surveys each month on topics of regional concern. Opt In was launched a year ago and more than 8,000 people have signed up so far. However, most of these members live in Portland and Multnomah County. Washington County is very under-represented. Metro wants to hear from a broader range of opinions and viewpoints to help make our region a great place to live. Visit www.optinpanel.org to learn more and join."
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H2O at The Watershed
Now Pre-Leasing for June 2012 Commercial Space at Gateway to Bustling Hillsdale
Community Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH) plans to build-out the 1,800 square foot corner commercial space at its Watershed at Hillsdale property to create the H2O (Hillsdale Hub and Offices) to include collaborative office space. The property is located at the corner of Capitol Highway (near Beaverton Hillsdale Highway) and Bertha Court at 6380 SW Capitol Highway, Portland, 97239.
The H2O will serve as an innovative model space to support collaboration and coordination among non-profits and community organizations in newly constructed interiors in this LEED Silver building. It will feature sustainable interior office spaces offered on a per workstation basis with a range of amenities. The inclusion of event/flex space is under consideration, to potentially be offered on per hour basis.
Space Features:
- Newly constructed office setting designed to support collaboration between non-profits and other community organizations
- High level of visibility at the western gateway to Hillsdale Main Street and Town Center.
- Sustainably designed (LEED Silver Certified Building)
- Transit oriented location; Easy access to alternative transportation (buses, biking) and I-5 freeway.
- Opportunities for coordination efficiency and collaboration with other organizations
- Other amenities: controlled access building, free WIFI, underground/covered parking, highly visible corner signage, office furnishings, locking storage, new kitchenette
The build-out of the space is made possible due to grants from the Collins Foundation and the Meyer Memorial Trust. For initial inquiries about pre-leasing office space or interest in potential future event or flex space please contact Lynette Soares at CPAH (503) 293-4038 or info@cpahinc.org or Karen Perl Fox at kpfox@cpahinc.org.
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Lunch Local, 2nd & 4th Wed 11:45 - 1:00 - No Host
Feb 22nd Portland Bagel Co
March 14th John's Incredible Pizza
March 28th Will forgo due to Spring Break
April 11th Max's Fanno Creek
April 25th Oswego Grill in Lake Oswego
May 9th Davidson's
May 23rd China Sky - King City
June 13th Sonic - Pacific Hwy
June 27th Cheesecake Factory
Come patronize a local Tigard restaurant, stimulate the local economy, and create some new connections. All are welcome!
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| BUSINESS NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES |
Good Morning Tigard
GMT THIS WEEK 2/16/11 7:00am-9 a.m.
Host: Foundation for Tigard/Tualatin Schools
12345 SW Main St
Tigard, Or 97223
Map it!
FREE EVENT!!! Join us for a continental breakfast, coffee, conversation and great connections. Open to all Chamber members and any guests, friends or family. Please feel free to stop by and see what this Chamber Member's business is all about. Tigard Chamber Members are working together with you to strengthen business in the area.
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GMT CALENDAR
2/16/12 - Foundation for Tigard Tualatin Schools @ TACC
2/23/12 - Take Shape for Life - Tonja @ TACC 12345 SW Main St. Tigard, OR 97223
3/1/12 - AccounTax of Oregon @ TACC
3/8/12 - Action Coach @ TACC
NEW MEMBERS, START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT, SIGN UP TO HOST A GMT!
All you new members who have joined in the last several months should consider hosting to get your name and face out there. Contact the Tigard Chamber at info@tigardchamber.org or at 503-639-1656 to host a Good Morning Tigard.
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Hosts Needed for GMT Would you like to bring between 60 and 80 people into your business and have 10 minutes of free advertising?
If so, you should host a Good Morning Tigard Networking event. All you need to do is provide coffee, pastries and 3 raffle prizes for the event. It can either be held at your business or if you don't have the room we can find a location for you.
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After Hours - Tigard's 3rd Tuesday 2/21/12 5-6:30 p.m.
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After Hours
Your SEO Pro & Blessings of Spirit
5-6:30pm
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Tigard's Third Tuesday After Hours
Tuesday 02/21/11 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Join Tigard chamber members, prospective members, guests and friends for relaxed networking and learn about this local store. Do this while enjoying some wine, appetizers and great atmosphere. FREE EVENT.
Hosted by
Your SEO Pro & Blessings Of Spirit
Where:
Your SEO Pro location
7110 SW Fir Loop #120
Tigard, OR 97223
Map It
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After Hours Calendar - Tigard's 3rd Tuesday 5-6:30 p.m.
AFTER HOURS
 February 21st - 2/21 - After Hours hosted by Your SEO Pro and Blessings of Spirit at Your SEO Pro location
March 20th - Chamber Palooza - TACC; Open House, Farmers Market info, and How to use the Chamber to your advantage! |
Lunch Local, 2nd & 4th Wed 11:45 - 1:00 - No Host
Feb 8th Bridge City Cafe
Feb 22nd Portland Bagel Co
March 14th John's Incredible Pizza
March 28th Will forgo due to Spring Break
April 11th Max's Fanno Creek
April 25th Oswego Grill in Lake Oswego
May 9th Davidson's
May 23rd China Sky - King City
June 13th Sonic - Pacific Hwy
June 27th Cheesecake Factory
Come patronize a local Tigard restaurant, stimulate the local economy, and create some new connections. All are welcome!
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LUNCH AND LEARN CALENDAR
2/15/12 - JDK & Edge One - Are Smartphones Hurting Your Business?
Register Now!
3/21 - Lunch and Learn - US Postal Service - How to use your mail to grow your business.
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Lunch and Learn Presenters Needed
We are working to bring you a monthly calendar of lunch and learns from noon-1 p.m. I am looking for businesses/people interested in presenting a lunch and learn topic that has broad interest to chamber and local businesses. We will do multiple lunch and learns/month depending on presenter interest/availability and other chamber events schedules.
There is no fee for presenting & use of Pearson room. Presenters get to interact with 20-30 local businesses, spend 30-40 minutes or so on their topic and get 5-10 minutes to present their value proposition as a business. Sponsors may provide a light lunch if they desire (could increase attendance) or it becomes BYOL (Bring Your Own Lunch).
Interested in sponsoring/presenting a lunch and learn?
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Other Lunch and Learn Opportunities
The Beaverton Chamber of Commerce has opened up opportunities for the Tigard Chamber's Members to attend their lunch and learns!
Seminars take place at McCormick's Fish House & Bar from 11:30 am - 1:15 pm on the second Tuesday of every month. Lunch will be served at noon.
McCormick's is located at 9945 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway, Beaverton, OR 97005 Space is limited to 45 participants.
Preregistration is required!
Call the Beaverton Chamber of Commerce to register at 503-644-0123 or click the link below.
Price for any chamber member is $19 each. Price for non-members is $25 each. Discounted series pricing also available! Call the Chamber for more details.
Below is a link to the Registration for each event and a more detailed PDF.
Registration and Details PDF
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GOV'T & PUBLIC POLICY (GAPP)
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Chamber Day at the Chemekata Center for Business & Industry is planned for Feb 24th, 2012 at from 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. GAPP representatives will be attending and bringing back information from:
- Issues Panel: an update on the latest information regarding key state issues
- Inside the Legislative Process - what you need to know
- Prosperity Project: the nationally recognized tool to educate and mobilize
- Election Cycle Overview
- Best Practices for Building Your Public Policy Efforts
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Stay Connected with the City of Tigard
There are lots of ways to stay connected to and get involved with the City of Tigard. If you don't find what you're looking for here, please contact us.
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FREE events by ProDesign Solutuions
February 21- Find your personal style
Inject your personality into your home by understanding various
decorating styles and discovering the looks you love
March 20- Boring beige or color chaos?
Learn color techniques and ideas to build a color palette in your home
that creates harmony throughout
April 17- Create a step-by-step design plan
A new space can be yours with a little inspiration and a good plan.
We'll show you how!
May 15- Staging your home to sell or redesigning your home to dwell?
Take a fresh look at your home and make a great first impression! Whether
preparing your home for sale or just needing a new perspective, we'll give you
tips to tackle the process.
June 19- Remodeling 101
Discover the steps for a successful remodel. Good space planning is key!
Click here to view the flyer for more details!!
These events are free to the public, but we do want to encourage RSVPs as there handouts prepared and refreshments served. There is also a door prize given.
Contact:
Suzanne Parker
ProDesign Solutions
503.746.7678 Ph
503.336.0238 Fx
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Tigard Seeks Nominations for Exemplary Citizen
The Tigard City Council is now accepting nominations for the annual Exemplary Citizenship Award. Award recipients are chosen for their service in implementing or helping with an outstanding project, program or service; enriching and revitalizing our community or neighborhoods; demonstrating responsiveness, creativity and civic values or promoting cross-cultural awareness. Nominations are due by 5 p.m. on March 15 at the Tigard City Hall, 13125 SW Hall Boulevard, Tigard, Oregon 97223.
"The award recognizes the efforts of Tigard's hard working volunteers, whether they're individuals, organizations, neighborhoods or businesses, who help make our city 'a place to call home,'" according to Tigard Mayor Craig Dirksen. "We're looking for those who have dedicated their time and energy to help make Tigard such a wonderful place to live, work and play."
The winner will be honored at the 2012 Tigard Chamber of Commerce Shining Stars Community Awards Banquet on April 27th, from 6-9 p.m. at the Embassy Suites Washington Square.
Nomination forms are available online atwww.tigard-or.gov/exemplary or in person at city hall, the library and the permit center.
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"The Chamber Perk"
The Chamber Perk, pun intended.
Located in the chamber lobby, you will now find a self-serve Coffee and Drink bar. Libations include Organic Fair Trade drip coffee (ground/brewed fresh daily), assorted teas, hot cider, cocoa and assorted cold beverages including bottled water, Gatorade, Kempers Soda, Fruit Juices and flavored waters and Arizona Tea.
As an added "perk" for chamber members, coffee, tea, cider and cocoa are FREE to members. Non-members/guests pay a mere 50 cents/cup of coffee and 25 cents/bag for tea, cider or cocoa. Refrigerated beverages run between 50 cents - $2 for everyone. We hope you still find the lobby a great place to grab a beverage, meet a client, partner or friend and use the free WIFI. |
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Chamber Bucks Don't forget about the newly launched Chamber Bucks program, refer a new member and receive a 10% credit on your account to be used against any future chamber payment, events, membership, tickets, etc. For more info about this program, click the following link Chamber Bucks
You are the best reference we have, refer a member today!
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3 Month Payment Plan Option for Membership Renewal We are pleased to offer our members the option of paying their membership renewal over a 3 month period.
Members are required to provide a valid credit/debit card number, and they will be billed in 3 payments on the 1st or 15th of 3 consecutive months.
With this option, you might also want to consider upgrading your membership to another level if that makes sense for your business.
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Member Renewal Benefits Pay your membership renewal invoice within 30 days of the invoice date and receive a $100 Ad Credit on your account for Qty 4, 3"x2" ads in the weekly Tigard Flyer to be used at your disgression for advertising your business or cause. - Since this was launched in May, 71 chamber businesses have taken advantage of this benefit already! |
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Member to Member Discounts
Strengthen your chamber and get visibility, participate in our member to member discount list. Please contact the chamber with your discount. Member to member discounts are now listed on the web and include goods and services such as hotel rooms, child and adult day care, tax services, business coaching, printing, shipping, advertising, roofing and gutter services and tree services. Click here for the list. Member to Member Discount List. Click here for the recent coupon e-blast and save!
Reminder, your customer is the business and all its employees. There is a large potential market to be tapped! Members participating in this program are not only helping to support the Tigard Chamber, but also are helping the Tigard Community to build solid relationships and build business! SHOP LOCAL. |
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