Thanks for mentioning that, Don. Speaking as a member and advocate for the Berkshire Chamber, I know that the Chamber certainly hopes that people don't just join for the insurance. I agree, there are myriad other reasons to join. It was insurance that brought me into the Chamber, but I'm happy to be a member. Especially for a home-office solopreneur, their business and networking events are invaluable in making new contacts. It's great to have face-time with people who speak the same language. Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Lesser To: 'hidden-discuss' Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 4:36 PM Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] 25% Hike for MA Small Business HealthInsurance Rates ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Another reason to join a Chamber of Commerceâ?"you can get into a Chamber group. Of course, this places your insurance cost at $300 higher, but the chambers are useful in other ways. (I am, by way of full disclosure, on the Board of Directors of the Noho Chamber.) Don Lesser Pioneer Training, Inc. 139B Damon Road, Ste 2 Northampton, MA 01060 (413) 387-1040 (413) 586-0545 (fax) dlesser at ptraining.com www.ptraining.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20100827/bd31d8d3/attachment-0001.html