The Socorro County Chamber of Commerce is organized to promote and coordinate the civic, commercial, residential, agricultural, industrial and cultural development of the City and County of Socorro as well as to promote tourism. The Chamber will further provide creative business leadership and effective coordination of all interested parties in solving local problems and in initiating constructive action.

If you’re a small or large business, there are a long list of benefits to being a Chamber member. First and foremost, the Chamber exposes your company’s name to the public and business community. With a membership, both your business and the economic development of the community is promoted, which, in turn, helps the whole county.

Does your business have an effective presence on the web? We’ve been working hard in the past year to increase our support of members online, from an enhanced Chamber website and YouTube videos promoting our county to a thriving Chamber Facebook page, which has become a great way for locals to connect with the community. Even if you don’t have a Facebook account, we can still promote your events, information, and specials on Facebook to about 250 followers. Simply email any information you’d like shared to coc@socorro-nm.com. In addition to our social media efforts, we promote you and your business with a prominent listing and logo on our website at www.socorro-nm.com, and through member announcements on our website, as well.

All of this online information sharing doesn’t mean we’ve stopped supporting our members in more traditional ways: information packets on local businesses are still provided to potential visitors, new residents, NMT students, First Responders, and conference attendees. Also, brochures, business cards, merchandise, and local artwork are displayed prominently in the Chamber office for exposure to tourists and other walk-in traffic. Our monthly newsletter goes out to approximately 350 households and businesses. Does your business have specials, upcoming events, or coupons that you’d like to have promoted to the community? The Chamber is happy to insert member flyers into its newsletter. Member businesses have access to the Chamber’s bulk mailing permit, as well.

In addition to including member flyers as inserts in the Chamber newsletter, new members are highlighted each month, to keep the community abreast of new products and services being offered. The monthly Member Spotlight typically highlights 6 to 8 local businesses to remind readers of who they are and what they do. El Defensor Chieftain also prints the Chamber of Commerce newsletter on their monthly Chamber Page, so information about member businesses reaches a wider audience, as well.

If you’re already a member, we really value your trust in us and your support of our local economy. If you’re not yet a member, give us a call to see how we might be able to help! Please contact Director Terry Tadano at 575-835-0424 or via email at terry@socorro-nm.com.