Member Benefits

We Only Promote Chamber Members

Business Referrals
In 2021 thousands of requests for area information came from phone calls, walk-ins, and emails-and we ONLY refer Chamber members! Packs of member-only information are provided to visitors who are traveling or relocating to the area. 

Chamber Website Benefits
Our new and improved Chamber website has undergone many upgrades including mobile apps for every member. In addition, members are listed on our online membership directory and showcased with your own user-friendly informational page. Upload information, pictures, specials, discounts, and coupons to display information how YOU want it presented! Other website benefits include a direct link to your website and access to job postings, a calendar of events, business resources & more!

Member Spotlight Program
Our Member Spotlight Program features one Chamber Member business per week. These businesses can fill out questions and send in pictures and we will feature them on our website, social media pages, e-mail them out to more than 1,500 people, and are on display in our office window.

Gift Certificate Program
By accepting gift certificates that are sold by the Chamber, you receive 95% of the certificate's value back and can drive many new customers to your location. This program keeps tens of thousands of dollars in the hands of Chamber members, a significant competitive advantage you can have over non-member businesses.

Unique Marketing Opportunities
Market your business through cost-effective, members-only advertising in the Chamber Compass newsletter, our member directory, area map, PCACC member page of the Lake Erie Shores & Islands Travel Planner, website ads, and through co-ops at Chamber events.

Discounted Business Necessities
The Chamber has organized discounted rates for worker's compensation, Anthem health insurance, FedEx shipping, and US bulk mail. The mail service alone, offered on 250 pieces or more, can save a member up to $.18 per letter and $215 a year for a bulk mail permit! Also, the Chamber's Energy Solution Program helps member business to manage their natural gas and electric costs.

Workshops and Networking
Workshops with various organizations and agencies including the Ohio Chamber Symposium are available to Chamber members, many at no cost. Business After Hours are fun events with plenty of networking, and are open to Chamber members only. Tours, appetizers, drinks, a 50/50 raffle, and door prizes are standard at each event. The Chamber hosts and Annual Dinner to recognize those businesses and individuals that have positively contributed to our community. Our Speed Networking, New Member Orientation and Holiday Mixer events offer additional networking opportunities in an exciting atmosphere.
​Our Annual Job Fair held in the spring every year in conjunction with the Port Clinton High School and Ohio Means Jobs gives our Chamber members a chance to get a jump start on their hiring. The Gen X-Baby Boomer Expo offered members and opportunity to hand out literature and host informational sessions about the services they provide.

Member Discount Card
Members are given a FREE discount card giving them access to over 40 local business discounts. This program offers businesses a FREE way to promote their business to other Chamber members.

What's Happening Around Port Clinton? Program
Every Thursday we put together a calendar of the upcoming week's events happening in our area. Members are able to send in their calendar of events and information is placed in a recording. It is posted on our website, social media pages, sent out by e-mail to over 1,500 people, and is featured on Amazon's Alexa. Just ask Alexa "Alexa, open What's Happening Around Port Clinton?" and see for yourself!

Working for you...
Our Staff will help you plan, promote, and execute your ribbon cutting. The Chamber will send out press releases, provide the ceremonial scissors and ribbon, present you with a commemorative certificate, and photograph the event. All these services are included with your membership.
The Chamber of Commerce also promotes members by representing them at several shows, exhibits, and at the CMP National Rifle Matches. Member promotional pieces are sent across the United States when requested by visitors. Marketing materials are showcased at Ohio turnpike plazas.

Full range of health insurance plans with cost savings usually reserved for larger companies. Businesses also get access to a large network of quality provides through Anthem, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Premium savings up to 1.4% on groups from 2-50 employees. Groups from 51-500 may be eligible for a 1% premium savings. Businesses must be a NOACC Chamber Member.

Chambers of Commerce throughout Ohio have banded together to offer a new self-funded medical plan for small employers. The Norther Ohio Area Chambers of Commerce (NOACC), Central Ohio Chambers of Commerce, Southern Ohio Chamber Alliance (SOCA), Dayton Area Chamber, and the Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber have collaborated to create a new health program that can lead to more rate stability and is a smart solution that offers potential savings for groups with 50 fews employees. Businesses must be a NOACC Chamber Member. 

Chamber Energy Solutions is professionally managed by Palmer Energy Company, who is an unbiased independent energy consultant with expertise in procurement natural gas and electricity and contracting for interstate pipeline capacity and local utility delivery. CES has a designated team of consultants and analysts to take care of your specific energy needs. Businesses must be a NOACC Chamber Member.

Save up to 80% on print services and exclusive member pricing on marketing services, office products, paper products and much more with the NOACC/ Power of More Store Purchasing Card. Every PCACC Member automatically receives one of these. Businesses must be a NOACC Chamber Member.

Chamber members receive exclusive discounts on inbound and outbound shipments of all sizes through the NOACC Shipping Program, managed by PartnerShip®. Ship smarter with this free member benefit. You can save on small package shipping with discounts of 45% on FedEx Express and 25% on FedEx Ground, reduce your LTL freight costs and easily rate shop with TForce Freight, Saia, YRC Freight, and many others, benefit from partial and full truckload options for shipments that need added reliability and security or require specialized equipment, and improve your supply chain efficiency with affordable contract or on-demand warehousing.

V + A Risk finds service plans customized to fit your needs with high quality, reliable service from a staff who will respond quickly to address your concerns. They offer to Chamber Members claims management, group ratings, deductible programs, benefit tracking, tax impact analysis, and more. 



Contact us for further information:
110 Madison St.
Port Clinton, OH. 43452
(419) 734-5503
(419) 734-4768 Fax
info@portclintonchamber.com