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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
“FBA Peer Groups have been a great resource for business advice and specific information tailored to helping family businesses succeed. The Groups also provide a close network of people who listen, advise and understand the special challenges of working with family. I’ve come away from many peer group meetings feeling like that’s day’s “therapy session” was very much needed and so worthwhile!”
Cheryl Light, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Spotts, Stevens and McCoy, Member since 2014
Event Calendar
Girls Fastpitch Softball 10U TROPICAL SNO
SATURDAY: 3 Games – MVP Stickers awarded each game SUNDAY: Single Elimination – Awards for 1st & 2nd Place Teams traveling from across Pennsylvania and surrounding regions will compete in 3 Saturday games to earn their seeding—setting the stage for Sunday’s Championship drive. This event brings hundreds of athletes, families, and spectators into the Exeter…
Supervisor Training Module 3: Leveraging Workplace Relationships for Organizational Success – Spring 2026
Supervisor Training Module 2: Managing Performance & Developing Employees – Spring 2026
W2W – Hired or Hiring: How AI is Changing the Resume Game
County of Berks – Supervisor Training Program Mod 2 Cohort 3 (2026)
Supervisor Training Module 3: Leveraging Workplace Relationships for Organizational Success – Spring 2026
Difficult personalities and inefficient work habits can creep into even the most well-run businesses. Do your supervisors have the necessary tools to adequately handle those employees and situations? Supervisor Training Module 3 gives them the confidence and skills needed to handle those challenging issues that arise in every workplace. Attendees will take a deep dive…
Supervisor Training Module 2: Managing Performance & Developing Employees – Spring 2026
W2W – Hired or Hiring: How AI is Changing the Resume Game
SOLD OUT – Networking@Night – LedgeRock (Apr 2026)
Advanced Excel – April 2026
From the Blog
A Greater Reading Chamber Alliance Data Brief: Q4 2025 Economic Insights and State of the County
The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) is pleased to share the latest Economic Intelligence Report for Berks County. Developed with the Lancaster EDC’s Center for Regional Analysis, this …
AI as a Strategic Accelerator — Not a Technical Tool
By Mark Dolinski, VP of Training & Professional Development, GRCA Remember when the telephone hung on the kitchen wall? When the family computer sat on a desk in the home office? Or when a …
In the News
GBDF sells 24 acres to C&B Development LLC
Reading, Pa. – The Greater Berks Development Fund (GBDF), an affiliate of the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA), is pleased to announce the sale of 24 acres of land to C&B Development LLC, …