Owner designations are becoming a more frequently promoted characteristic for businesses. At the Chamber, we encourage you to look into the benefits such designations can bring with them.

Benefits
Making your owner designation known brings with it the potential for a variety of benefits. There are often funding opportunities and recognitions specific to certain designees. At the Chamber, we have received calls asking for businesses with certain designations for such recognitions or funding opportunities.

Help Us Help You
Let us know here at the Chamber if you have an owner designation you would like included on your listing. This can help both your business and us, as we will more easily be able to point people to you when receiving calls regarding opportunities or inquiries for specific designations, such as women-owned, veteran-owned, etc. You can let us know by checking the correct box on your verification letter or emailing our Chamber office.

Business Certifications
These designations don’t have to only be included at the Chamber. There are a variety of certifications available to owners through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), minority-centered organizations, and various state and city government organizations. Consider looking into these as well to further your designee benefits.

Consider today how you can benefit from promoting your owner designation.

This article was published in the Venango Chamber’s June 2023 VenangoWorks! Newsletter.