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
GRCA Ribbon Cutting Event
GRAND OPENING/RIBBON CUTTING EVENT CourtHouse Racquet Sports is proud to announce its official Grand Opening Celebration on Sunday, July 12, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.. The event will feature a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 4 p.m., along with door prizes, giveaways, raffles, food trucks, interactive tennis and pickleball activities and special promotions for attendees.…
GRCA Ribbon Cutting | Bethany Children's Home Basketball Court
Membership Matters Webinar (July2026)
GRCA Ribbon Cutting | Comfort Keepers
Networking@Night – Reading Public Museum (July 2026)
GRCA Ribbon Cutting Event
GRAND OPENING/RIBBON CUTTING EVENT CourtHouse Racquet Sports is proud to announce its official Grand Opening Celebration on Sunday, July 12, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.. The event will feature a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 4 p.m., along with door prizes, giveaways, raffles, food trucks, interactive tennis and pickleball activities and special promotions for attendees.…
GRCA Ribbon Cutting | Bethany Children's Home Basketball Court
Membership Matters Webinar (July2026)
GRCA Ribbon Cutting | Comfort Keepers
Networking@Night – Reading Public Museum (July 2026)
Intermediate Excel – July 2026 Online
The Intermediate Excel© course builds on the skills learned in Intro to Excel©. Participants will work on 11 practice examples throughout this 10-hour course and are certain to leave with a very good understanding of the more advanced features of working with a spreadsheet! Some functions that will be taught are working with logical formulas,…
Economic Development + Placemaking
Advanced Excel – August 2026
W2W – The Power of Saying Yes (Aug. 2026)
FBA: Rooted in Success – The New Castle Lawn & Landscape Story
From the Blog
What a Therapist Knows That Sales Training Doesn’t Teach You
By Dr. Kryn McClain, Founder & CEO, CatapalloVR Most sales advice tells you to control the conversation. Follow the steps. Find the pain. Handle the objection. Get to yes. I spent years as a …
Ask Better Questions for Better Networking
By Katie Johnsen, Event Coordinator, GRCA As someone who plans more than 70 business events every year for the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA), I spend a lot of time watching people network. …
In the News
From rejection to orbit: Massimino headlines GRCA Annual Dinner honoring 70 local businesses
The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) last night celebrated the vitality of the Berks County business community at its 113th Annual Dinner held at the Santander Arena. More than 700 people …