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
in 2021
“Mi Casa Su Casa Cafe opened in 2007 and became a Chamber member through the generosity of Jon Scott, who believed in our potential and recognized that a Chamber membership would help us be more successful. Jon’s sponsorship opened up a multitude of doors and allowed us to network, grow our sales and expand our business, and we have been members ever since. I am eternally grateful to Jon for the opportunity and to the GRCA for contributing to our success.”
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Owner
Mi Casa Su Casa Cafe, Member since 2012
Event Calendar
Wells Fargo Economic Forecast Breakfast – 2022
**Registration is now closed. The U.S. Economic Outlook in Uncertain Times Inflation, which shot up to rates that have not been experienced in 40 years, has caused the Federal Reserve to tighten monetary policy significantly. To make matters worse, geopolitical uncertainty abounds. How will the U.S. economy respond? Join the Greater Reading Chamber…
Berks Alliance Community Forum: Mobile Mammography Coach
De Mujer a Mujer – Women in the Manufacturing Environment
Networking@Night – Shuman Group (600 Penn)
Women2Women – Making the Most of Connections & Utilizing Your Network
Wells Fargo Economic Forecast Breakfast – 2022
**Registration is now closed. The U.S. Economic Outlook in Uncertain Times Inflation, which shot up to rates that have not been experienced in 40 years, has caused the Federal Reserve to tighten monetary policy significantly. To make matters worse, geopolitical uncertainty abounds. How will the U.S. economy respond? Join the Greater Reading Chamber…
De Mujer a Mujer – Women in the Manufacturing Environment
Networking@Night – Shuman Group (600 Penn)
Berks County Commissioners Update 2023
New Member Mixer
Intermediate Excel – January 2023
Program Objective: Participants will learn how to create more advanced Charts, database functions, logical formulas, creating Range Names, and working with large spreadsheets more efficiently. Course Outline: Various methods of selecting cells Creating Range Names Absolute Reference Working with Logical formulas Conditional formatting Inserting Comments Track Changes – the snitch report! Working & Printing…
Intro Microsoft Word – January 2023
Advanced Excel – January 2023
Intro to Excel – January 2023
Lead Worker Certificate Program AM – Winter 2023
From the Blog
Multichannel support continues for agribusiness community
By Katie Hetherington Cunfer, Director of Government & Community Relations “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” Time to dress the turkeys, trim the trees, go wassailing and celebrate the …
Preparing for Retirement as a Small Business Owner
By Thomas Williams, CFP®, CPA, Partner, CEO, and Senior Wealth Advisor at Domani Wealth Small businesses are part of the lifeblood of our regional economy. Many of our local leaders have built …
In the News
New loan fund aimed at helping small businesses
By Deb Millman, Vice President of Development, GRCA | President of the Greater Berks Development Fund The Pennsylvania State Small Business Credit Initiative (PA-SSBCI) was established with federal …