Chamber Membership
We provide members with the tools, savings and access to connections to build a better business.
Development
We lead the way in fostering business growth, employee retention and training, and talent attraction.
Advocacy
We are the beacon for pro-business policies. Guiding businesses to interact with lawmakers and engage their employees in advocacy work.
Events & Resources
We are the catalyst for creating meaningful business relationships through networking events, signature events, programming and more!
we are greater together
We are the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance. We provide businesses with the resources they need to build, grow and thrive. Making connections, advocating for free enterprise and developing our community is our business.
Our Work Adds Up
“Sweet Street became a GRCA member to increase engagement with fellow businesses in the community. A key benefit of membership is the various educational programs offered. Many Sweet Street employees have increased their skills and advanced their careers through supervisory and leadership training programs. Over 300 employees have participated in this training, with a total of 900 courses completed. This investment demonstrates our belief in how meaningful the GRCA courses are.”
Deb Antol, Director of Human Resources
Sweet Street Desserts, Member since 1996
Event Calendar
2024 Manufacturing (MFG) Summit
Join us for our region's premier, annual manufacturing summit! The Greater Reading region celebrates manufacturing as its highest-priority industry, and shares a dedication to the industry's success with its neighboring partners, training providers and employers the surrounding counties. Be a part of this can't-miss event! Attendees will then enjoy a half-day agenda packed with a keynote speaker…
Go Taste Berks 2024 – All Month Long!
Intro to Excel – November 2024
Environmental Health & Safety Roundtable 2024
Berks Alliance Community Forum: Route 422 Improvement Project
2024 Manufacturing (MFG) Summit
Join us for our region's premier, annual manufacturing summit! The Greater Reading region celebrates manufacturing as its highest-priority industry, and shares a dedication to the industry's success with its neighboring partners, training providers and employers the surrounding counties. Be a part of this can't-miss event! Attendees will then enjoy a half-day agenda packed with a keynote speaker…
Go Taste Berks 2024 – All Month Long!
Environmental Health & Safety Roundtable 2024
Women2Women Networking & Public Speaking Essentials – Nov. 2024
Lunch&Learn – 1099 Reporting from A to Z! (Nov 2024)
Intro to Excel – November 2024
Intro to Excel© is designed to give participants basic skills to work with Excel© functions, create various simple spreadsheets, and start the learning process to become more familiar with Excel© and its cool capabilities! Some useful functions that will be taught in this course include entering data and numbers, selecting cells and ranges, proper methods…
Ultimate Excel 2019/365 – November 2024
Intermediate Excel – November 2024
Intro to Excel – Late November 2024
Unlock the Power of Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
From the Blog
Getting to know Dallan Yoh
By Dallan Yoh, Director of Membership, GRCA As the new Director of Membership for the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA), I am excited to bring my extensive background in sales to this dynamic …
GRCA’s Q3 Impact Report
GRCA’s Work Adds Up As we wrap up the third quarter of 2024, I am excited to share our team’s latest accomplishments. We have made incredible strides this year, and it is clear that our …
In the News
GBDF secures grant funding for three local entities
The Greater Berks Development Fund (GBDF) an affiliate of the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA), is pleased to announce that it helped secure more than $720,000 in Local Share Account-Statewide …