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
“Our involvement with the GRCA has been vital to our ability to establish business relationships — and we strongly believe in its mission to encourage business attraction, business expansion, job creation and business investment throughout Berks County.”
David Stonesifer, Partner & CEO
Herbein + Company, Inc., Member since 1981
Event Calendar
Intro to Excel – August 2026
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…
Advanced Excel – September 2026
Lunch&Learn – From Fear to Flourishing (Sept 2026)
Certified AI Leader Workshop — AI Explorer
W2W – Confidence is Your First Defense (Sept. 2026)
Intro to Excel – August 2026
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…
Advanced Excel – September 2026
Lunch&Learn – From Fear to Flourishing (Sept 2026)
Certified AI Leader Workshop — AI Explorer
W2W – Confidence is Your First Defense (Sept. 2026)
Intro to Excel – August 2026
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…
Advanced Excel – September 2026
Certified AI Leader Workshop — AI Explorer
W2W – Confidence is Your First Defense (Sept. 2026)
Lead Worker Certificate Program AM – Fall 2026
From the Blog
Beyond the Budget: A Conversation with State Rep. Jordan Harris
By Alex Roché, Director of Advocacy, GRCA In August, the Business and Community Advocacy Council (BCAC) heard directly from State Rep. Jordan Harris, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, …
Family Business Alliance: Where Family Businesses Find Support, Connection and Community
By Jackie Stiles, Vice President of Business Development & Special Programs, GRCA Running a family business can be incredibly rewarding, but it can also feel lonely, especially when you’re the …
In the News
GRCA’s Alex Roché appointed to RHA Board of Commissioners
Reading, PA – The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) is thrilled to announce that Alex Roché, GRCA’s Director of Advocacy, has been appointed to the Reading Housing Authority (RHA) Board of …