MEMBER BENEFIT
Ribbon Cutting
Whether you’re celebrating a grand opening, remodeling or milestone anniversary, or opening a new location, the San Marcos Chamber of Commerce provides options to raise awareness of your business within the community.
Whether you’re celebrating a grand opening, remodeling or milestone anniversary, or opening a new location, the San Marcos Chamber of Commerce provides options to raise awareness of your business within the community.
A ribbon cutting is the ceremonial opening of a brand-new or newly-renovated/relocated business that has opened within the last six months. It can inaugurate an organization’s first day of business or it can take place weeks after the business’ soft opening.
Because the ribbon cutting marks a very significant moment in the business’ history, this is also a great photo opportunity. The ceremony gives the business owner or manager a chance to say a few words to those gathered. Business owners have used this time to publicly thank their financial backers, their employees, their friends and family, and/or their business partners. They also take the opportunity to talk about what their business does.
You must be a new or current Chamber member in good standing (including dues paid) for the San Marcos Chamber of Commerce to participate in your ribbon cutting.
Hosting your ribbon cutting with the San Marcos Chamber provides opportunities to:
There is not a fee for the Chamber to participate in your ribbon cutting.
Since the focus will be on promoting your business with the chambers assistance, this event is considered your business event. The Chamber will assist in promoting your ribbon cutting in the following manner:
While the Chamber will extend the above mentioned invitations and list your ribbon cutting on our Calendar, we strongly encourage you to conduct your own PR campaign to increase the attendance and awareness of your business’s opening. You should also consider personnely inviting the city officials, your business partners, financiers, contractors, employees, customers, friends, and family to be with you to celebrate this momentous occasion in your business’s history. Please understand that you should not rely solely on the Chamber to attract your audience.
*Note: Given the number of events the Chamber hosts and limited staffing, it is not always possible for Chamber staff to attend all ribbon cuttings. The number of guests in attendance is not guaranteed. To best serve you, the Chamber has an elite group of seasoned Chamber volunteers who are often (but not always, as they are employed in community businesses – either their own or others) available to help.
Because your ribbon cutting is your event, there are no set rules. To make your event successful, carefully consider the following:
Please be advised that Chamber ribbon cuttings are hosted during the time frames shown below, as we try to be mindful of the demands on Chamber staff and volunteers. Times requested outside of these hours and days, may or may not be available, are approved by special request only. Contact the Chamber as early as possible, as additional time may be required to coordinate special requests. Pre-registration with the Chamber for Ribbon Cuttings is required with two weeks advance notice.
Events are scheduled based upon availability during business hours only (Monday – Friday, 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.). Once your request is received, the Chamber’s Membership Director will contact you to coordinate and verify date selections and pertinent details to help ensure your ceremony is as memorable as possible.