The Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce offers many valuable exclusive benefits to its members including our Member-Exclusive Affinity Programs!

As the largest Chamber in Pennsylvania and New Jersey with more than 280,000 employee members, The Chamber is able to negotiate cost-saving programs for services and products that are commonly used by businesses across the Valley.

The Chamber offers several exclusive benefit programs and will continue to add programs that are of a common interest to its membership. 

Read more about each of the programs below.

Free accounting consultations

To support our members, The Chamber is offering member businesses a FREE 20-minute accounting consultation with one of our three Chamber Accounting/ CPA Partners.
 
  • Buckno Lisicky & Company, CPA's - From basic accounting expertise to the most complex accounting information, the CPA's of Buckno Lisicky & Company have developed knowledge and expertise in a wide variety of traditional and non-traditional service areas.
  • Foresight Business Solutions - Foresight offers an integrated tax, accounting and business management solution for small businesses.
  •  ​RLB Accountants – RLB provides full-service accounting, tax, and financial management support to all clients, including: established closely held businesses, corporations, institutions, and individuals. RLB also provides remote accounting/bookkeeping services and is certified with Quickbooks and XERO.
 
This new benefit is designed to provide our members with access to general accounting guidance concerning the impacts COVID-19 on their business financials.
 
To take advantage and to be connected with one of our firms, please contact Alison Pickel, SVP of Member Relations, at (610) 739-1512.

Free legal consultations

To support our members, The Chamber is offering member businesses a FREE 20 minute legal consultation with one of our four Chamber Law Firm Partners.
 
  • Lesavoy Butz & Seitz FOR Business, Corporate, Real Estate, Estate Planning & Litigation Needs 
  • King Spry Herman Freund & Faul FOR Employment and Labor, Employee Benefits
  • Zator Law FOR Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Business/Commercial Law, Real Estate, Criminal Defense, and Workers’ Compensation
  • Gross McGinley FOR Business, Corporate, Employment and Real Estate
 
This new benefit is designed to provide our members with access to general legal guidance concerning the required safety regulations and procedures on the reopening of their business.
 
​To take advantage and to be connected with one of our firms, please contact Alison Pickel, SVP of Member Relations, at (610) 739-1512.

Chamber Health Marketplace

Capital Blue Cross is pleased to partner with The Chamber to bring Small businesses (2-50 employees**) group health insurance options through an easy to use online benefits marketplace. The Chamber Health Marketplace simplifies your benefits administration with paperless technology and taking the complexity of age banded rates away. Employer groups have the ability to offer multiple plan options to their employees, along with dental , vision, life and disability. This gives your employees the flexibility of shopping for their health insurance while at home, in the office, or on the go during your open enrollment, and choosing the plan that is best suited for them, and their families.

If your group is already with Capital Blue, you can easily onboard to Chamber Health Marketplace within days, and take advantage of the system right away!  For more information, or to get a small group quote, please contact Patrick Rhoads @ 610-349-8226 or benefits@thechamberhealthmarketplace.com

Click here for more information.

**The Chamber Health Marketplace must adhere to the Capital Blue underwriting guidelines for group plans. A small group is comprised of at least two full time employees. One can be an owner, but there has to be one other full time, common law employee, that is not a spouse, or dependent of the owner. The plan also cannot be made up of just owners/partners/officers. If you are interested in looking for individual rates for yourself and family, we recommend visiting The Capital Blue Store in the Promenade Shops, 2845 Center Valley Parkway Suite 404 Center Valley, PA 18034, or call 1-855-505-BLUE.

Business Insurance

Penn National Insurance ***6% dividend has been declared***
Penn National Insurance has announced a 6% dividend for the Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce Business Insurance program members, bringing the total dividends returned to the business community to over $177,000. Over 10 independent agents representing Penn National Insurance are members of The Chamber and would be happy to discuss your insurance needs. Don’t miss out on this important member benefit.  Participating brokers: John Yurconic Agency / Brown & Brown of the Lehigh Valley / Budd Agency / Hampson Mowrer Kreitz Agency / Kressler, Wolff & Miller, Inc. / Miers Insurance / Murray Securus / Seltzer Group / Sterner Insurance Associates, Inc. / Woodring Roberts Corp.

Click here to download flier with complete program details.

Intelligent Energy Solutions: Constellation

The Chamber’s Electricity Procurement Program provides access to competitive pricing for electricity as the Central Pennsylvania region lifted rate caps/deregulated.  Constellation helps members like you develop intelligent energy management solutions to stabilize their energy budgets, reduce energy costs, improve facility operations, and advance sustainability goals. Learn more at www.constellation.com/lehigh.

Clever RX

Clever RX is a prescription drug savings card program that beats the average copay, saving consumers up to 80% off the initial value.  Click here to start saving now!  Questions? Contact Alison Pickel at alisonp@lehighvalleychamber.org or 610-739-1512.

OurVirtualHR

This program offers virtual HR support, resources and templates for small- and mid-sized businesses. A yearly membership starts at $99/month. With a full-year commitment, a $399 startup fee is waived. Chamber members receive the first month free with a yearly commitment.  To claim your deal, click here then select the "Yearly" tab, select the correct number of employees for your organization, add to your order and then enter the code "CHAMBER" to get your first month free. Questions? Contact Gina Martens at ginam@lehighvalleychamber.org or 610-739-1511.

FIA NYC

FIA NYC provides customized training and consulting for your business. Click here for additional information. Questions? Contact Alison Pickel at alisonp@lehighvalleychamber.org or 610-739-1512.

Job Gateway System

JobGateway is part of the PA Department of Labor & Industry’s initiative to transform the landscape of how job-seekers find family sustaining jobs and how employers find the skilled candidates that they need. Through this initiative, a user-friendly, premiere job-matching system is being created to help bridge the gap that currently exists between job-seekers and employers. Visit www.jobgateway.pa.gov. Questions? Contact Brittney Waylen at brittneyw@lehighvalleychamber.org or 610-739-1642.

Merchant/Credit Card Processing Program: enTrust Merchant Services

This program offers businesses special rates tailored to the individual merchant. Contact Mike Lichtenberger at 610-216-1442 or mike@entrustmerchant.com for more information.

Free Employee Benefit from First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union

Whether your business is big or small, showing your employees how much your company appreciates and values them can go a long way. When you find ways to help them grow personally and financially, it feels more like a family, not a bunch of numbers at the time clock. As a Chamber member, you can join First Commonwealth as a Select Employer Group! There’s no impact to your bottom line and the benefits to your employees last a lifetime!
 
Through a simple, NO-COST partnership, First Commonwealth offers your employees:
 
  • Free on-site Lunch & Learn seminars on a wide variety of financial topics, such as budgeting, credit, identity theft and retirement planning. Plus, we'll bring the lunch!
  • Our financial counseling and education program is a FREE money management service, assisting with debt management and credit report reviews.
  • Access to our special discounted TicketsatWork program.
  • Personalized landing page for credit union information and incentives.
  • Exclusive access to lower loan and refinancing rates, along with earning competitive dividends and higher yields than most competitors offer.
 
Interested in more information? Visit www.firstcomcu.org/benefits or contact Heather at hlindaman@firstcomcu.org or Lisa at ldeutsch@firstcomcu.org

PSECU:  $250 Incentive Offer

PSECU is Pennsylvania's largest credit union, proudly serving more than 450,000 members and managing over $5.4 billion in assets. It offers a full array of convenient, electronically delivered services at no or low cost, and above all, is committed to providing its members with opportunities to live a better life. Through your relationship with the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber, you’re eligible to join PSECU and earn $250 - visit psecu.com/MEMBER to learn more.

EDUCATIONAL TUITION DISCOUNT PROGRAMS:

Cedar Crest College Tuition Discount Program:

Chamber members and their spouses receive a 15% tuition discount! Cedar Crest College’s School of Adult and Graduate Education offers many undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate programs for women and men designed to meet your educational needs as a busy adult student. The college offers flexible online, hybrid and accelerated courses, and makes it easy to earn credit for previous coursework and life experience. Advance in your field or start a new career path at Cedar Crest College!  Learn more at www.cedarcrest.edu/chamber or contact Deborah Accurso at deborah.accurso@cedarcrest.edu.

Delaware Valley University Employer Educational Partnership Program: 

Chamber members, their domestic partners, and their dependents receive a 10% tuition discount on eligible programs, no application fee, and deferred tuition payment option. DelVal's School of Graduate and Professional Studies offers 9 master's degree programs, 28 undergraduate degree majors, certificate programs, and extensive credit and non-credit continuing and professional studies offerings. On-line, hybrid, and in-person courses available. Contact Karen Snyder, MS., Employer Partnership Program Coordinator, at 215-489-2235, karen.snyder@delval.edu or visit delval.edu/epp.

East Stroudsburg University Tuition Discount Program:

East Stroudsburg University is pleased to offer a 10% tuition discount opportunity to Chamber members. All employees must first apply for admission and be accepted to ESU in order to enroll in classes as ESU students and be eligible to receive consideration for tuition discounts of 10%. In addition, any and all previous balances owed to East Stroudsburg University by employees must be paid in full prior to receiving consideration for API tuition discount eligibility.  For more information, visit esu.edu/APItuitiondiscount or contact Dr. William J. Bajor, Director of Graduate and Extended Studies, at 570-422-3536 or wbajor@esu.edu.
 Questions about any of these programs? Contact Gina at ginam@lehighvalleychamber.org or 610-739-1511.
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