Santa Cruz Chamber Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies
The Santa Cruz Area Chamber of commerce offers free ribbon-cutting ceremonies for its members! We celebrate Chamber member grand openings reopenings, remodels, and anniversaries with fun, exciting events at your business location. Typically, the celebrations are held during normal business hours and feature light refreshments provided by the business. The Chamber brings the ribbon and scissors and publicizes your celebration. The Chamber advertises your event with an invitation e-mail to the Chamber community,
in the online calendar, and on the Chamber website.
The Chamber’s services include:
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Consultation on making the most of your event
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Participation of Chamber principals – customarily a director and one or more Chamber Board officers
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Recruitment of appropriate City/County officials – elected and Economic Development
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An announcement or invitation to Chamber members
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Listing on the Chamber calendar with links to business’s website
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Ribbon and event-sized scissors
Make the most of the Ribbon Cutting
Your business should:
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Set goals for the Ribbon Cutting
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Develop a marketing plan to achieve those goals
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Develop invitations/announcements list
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Identify important event participants
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Be aware of the timing of your event. Weekends typically have a lower turnout.
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Arrange for:
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Decorations, food, marketing materials
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Invitations and their delivery, and/or advertising
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PR including press releases/calendar listings
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Photographer, videographer
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Follow-up to event – optimize marketing
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Set-up business for the event
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Prepare your staff to make the most of ribbon-cutting contacts
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Support your vendors’ set-up (food, photos, etc.)
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Have a great time!
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Ribbon Cuttings are generally reserved for Grand Openings. If you would like to have a ribbon cutting for another type of event, please contact the Chamber at (831) 457-3713 or info@santacruzchamber.org.
Ribbon Cutting Signup Sheet
Please complete the form below and then contact the Chamber at (831) 457-3713 or info@santacruzchamber.org with any questions about ribbon cutting ceremonies, or if you would like the Chamber to arrange for local dignitaries to attend your ribbon cutting event.