Gulfport Merchants Chamber of Commerce

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    • Business Directory
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      • Member Login
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      • Cool Stuff In Gulfport
      • Gulfport Mixers
      • First-Friday-Art-Walk
      • IndieFaire
      • Gulfport-Tuesday-Market
      • Fine-Arts-Festival
      • City Calendar of Events
    • About Gulfport
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      • Gulfport-Welcome-Center
      • Board-of-Directors
      • Gulfport Photo Gallery
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Gulfport Merchants Chamber of Commerce

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  • Home
  • Business Directory
  • Membership
    • Membership Information
    • Member Login
  • Things To Do
    • Cool Stuff In Gulfport
    • Gulfport Mixers
    • First-Friday-Art-Walk
    • IndieFaire
    • Gulfport-Tuesday-Market
    • Fine-Arts-Festival
    • City Calendar of Events
  • About Gulfport
    • About-Gulfport-Florida
    • Gulfport-Welcome-Center
    • Board-of-Directors
    • Gulfport Photo Gallery
    • Map-and-Directions
  • Art-Works-Here
  • Grants

Memebrship Information

Benefits & Fees

Credibility: Membership brings credibility to your business by being identified as a member of the GMC.  Consumers shop more at chamber of commerce businesses.  When consumers know that a small business is part of a chamber of commerce, they are 49% more likely to think favorably of it and 80% more likely to purchase goods or services from the company in the future*          (*The Schapiro Study, 2019) 


Visibility:  Increase your prominence in the community, build contacts, and expand prospect base 


Advertising:  Grow and support your business with promotion through the Chamber and its sponsored events (bringing in over 12,000 visitors annually). Place advertising material in our Welcome Center which receives over 6,000 visitors annually. 


Networking Opportunities: Connect with local business professionals and promote business-to-business contacts at quarterly mixers and Lunch and Learns.    


Business Advocate:  GMC represents local businesses at community (and state legislative) meetings. 


Education:  GMC provides workshops in areas most needed by newer business owners 


GMC Promotes You through many marketing venues, including their website, social media, community events, and print advertising.  We use our revenues to market Gulfport and, when possible, provide grants to non-profits (helping those who help others) and emerging artists.

GMC SPONSORED EVENTS

  • Tuesday Fresh Market    
  • Monthly Art Walk    
  • Monthly Indie Faire   
  • Monthly  Saturday Market    
  • Fine Arts Festival   
  • Get Rescued    
  • Pink Flamingo Home/Garden Tour    
  • GeckoFest    
  • Gecko Ball    
  • Gecko Pub Crawl    
  • Fishing Derby    
  • Holiday Market  
  • Performances by the Amalgamate 

GMC ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEES

GMC APPLICATION AND PAYMENT

GMC APPLICATION AND PAYMENT

  • Local Business: $175.00
  • Artists work Here : $50.00
    local artists who do not own a gallery or permanently rent space for showing their work. 
  • Non Profit organizations: $50.00
    Annual fee for non profit organizations.
  • Individual or Household : $50.00
    Individual or household membership fees. For household to apply, all household members should reside at the same physical address.
  • Corporate Sponsorship: $600.00
    GMC Volunteer:
    The GMC hosts the City's Welcome Center and several events throughout the year within Gulfport. If you have the time and energy, we welcome your assistance as an Ambassador for the City. 

GMC APPLICATION AND PAYMENT

GMC APPLICATION AND PAYMENT

GMC APPLICATION AND PAYMENT

This link will take you to a page where you can begin the application process and pay for your membership. If you would like to chat with someone first please contact us.

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 The GMC is committed to making our website and the pages, forms, and documents it contains accessible to all users, including those with disabilities.  The documents on the website are currently under remediation while we work to meet new ADA requirements. The content on our website may be limited at times to those documents that comply with these new ADA standards.  If you have any questions about obtaining a document or are unable to find a resource online, please email us. 

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