We are a custom software development firm. Our focus is on helping chambers of commerce, trade associations, and their members thrive.
Operating locally, these organizations rely heavily on each other for support. The entire economy in the area they operate within is directly impacted by each other.
Our goal is to provide tools that help these local organizations grow stronger. From a better position, they are better equipped to help their members grow stronger.
What motivates us? Each year, 20% of business startups fail. Nearly half of new businesses won't survive through their 5th year.
Why listen to me? At the time of writing (Summer 2022) I have almost 40 years of software development experience, coupled with 8 years experience in chamber of commerce leadership. I know the challenges chambers of commerce face. I know how to create solutions to these problems. I develop software that helps strengthen the chamber of commerce and add more value for their members.
The challenge we often see is that members of an organization want to help one another. However, they don't always know how, or they don't have tools to help promote each other.
We see a huge opportunity in helping members of an organization promote their fellow members & the organization as a whole. Chamber members need a way to drive traffic to other chamber members, and to their chamber's events, membership team, and more.
That's why we created the Proud Member "Smart" Badge. Members of an organization are already accustomed to including their organization's logo on their websites. This "smart" badge adds a banner-ad level of functionality to that proud member badge. This tool cross promotes members and chamber events throughout the community.
It's difficult to start a new business. Two of the biggest challenges new businesses face are 1) securing enough funds to launch, and 2) making the right connections.
Similar to baby showers, we've created a gift registry for business showers. Your local chamber of commerce owns and manages the gift registry, which is really a list of products & services their members provide.
The new business builds a wish list of products & services they need to launch, then share that list with family & friends.
Their family & friends contribute to the new business startup, purchasing the needed services from fellow chamber members, not going outside for their needs.
This drives new money into a local economy. The chamber members that provide the services directly benefit from these new clients.