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
Berks Alliance Community Forum: Should Jumpstart Germantown Come to Reading?
Should Jumpstart Germantown Come to Reading? Jumpstart Germantown, is a unique community development program, spearheaded by Philly Office Retail, works to revitalize the Germantown section of Philadelphia, and surrounding communities through training, mentoring, networking and providing financial resources to local aspiring developers. Jumpstart uses a collaborative approach to real estate development, emphasizing the sharing of…
Breakfast4Success – Leadership in Complex Times: Let’s Get This Right – Oct. 2022
Riverfront Federal Credit Union
Power Networking – Oct. 2022
Visions Reading Contact Center Ribbon Cutting
Breakfast4Success – Leadership in Complex Times: Let’s Get This Right – Oct. 2022
Leadership in Complex Times: Let's Get This Right with Travis A. Berger, Ph.D. …
Power Networking – Oct. 2022
Women2Women & Albright College – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Print Collection Sip & See
Lunch & Learn – DISC
Evening of Empowerment 2022 with Keynote Marissa Orr
Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
Are you ready to Stand Apart from the Crowd? Today, employees are confronted with never ending change and a lack of clarity as businesses position themselves for success in the post COVID-19 world. Emotional Intelligence is more important today than any time in the last 50 years. The Carnegie Institute of Technology found that…
Intermediate Excel – October 2022
Sales Mastery Series: Controlling the Sale
Advanced Excel – October 2022
Essentials of Effective Leadership – Fall 2022
From the Blog
Every employer should encourage employees to vote
By Katherine Hetherington Cunfer, Director of Government & Community Relations, GRCA Tuesday, Nov. 8 is the date of the 2022 General Election, an important day in Pennsylvania. Voters can choose …
Lean in to a powerful evening by leaning out
By Rachael Romig, Senior Director of Events & Special Programs Join Berks Women2Women in October for a celebration of empowerment and inspiration! The Evening of Empowerment brings together more …
In the News
GRCA supports efforts to expand PA’s Clean Slate Program
Jim Gerlach, President & CEO of the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) today sent a letter to the Berks County state delegation members detailing GRCA’s support for H.B. 1826, Expansion of …