Chamber Membership
We provide members with the tools, savings and access to connections to build a better business.
Development
We lead the way in fostering business growth, employee retention and training, and talent attraction.
Advocacy
We are the beacon for pro-business policies. Guiding businesses to interact with lawmakers and engage their employees in advocacy work.
Events & Resources
We are the catalyst for creating meaningful business relationships through networking events, signature events, programming and more!
we are greater together
We are the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance. We provide businesses with the resources they need to build, grow and thrive. Making connections, advocating for free enterprise and developing our community is our business.
Our Work Adds Up
“FBA Peer Groups have been a great resource for business advice and specific information tailored to helping family businesses succeed. The Groups also provide a close network of people who listen, advise and understand the special challenges of working with family. I’ve come away from many peer group meetings feeling like that’s day’s “therapy session” was very much needed and so worthwhile!”
Cheryl Light, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Spotts, Stevens and McCoy, Member since 2014
Event Calendar
Regional Chamber Networking – March 2024
Join us for our annual Regional Networking Event with fellow GRCA Members and members of the Upper Perkiomen Valley Chamber of Commerce and Northeast Berks Chamber of Commerce for a regional networking experience at Bear Creek Mountain Resort. With up to 100 attendees, you will make new contacts within and outside of Berks County to grow…
Lead Worker Certificate Program AM – Spring 2024
We Agape You, Inc's Ribbon Cutting Event
Intro to Excel – April 2024
Intermediate Excel PM Session – April 2024
Regional Chamber Networking – March 2024
Join us for our annual Regional Networking Event with fellow GRCA Members and members of the Upper Perkiomen Valley Chamber of Commerce and Northeast Berks Chamber of Commerce for a regional networking experience at Bear Creek Mountain Resort. With up to 100 attendees, you will make new contacts within and outside of Berks County to grow…
Coffee&Convos: Employee Attraction – Apr 2024
Get to Know the Candidates (5th & 126th Districts) – GRCA/RBAR
Women2Women Conference & Expo 2024
Women2Women Conference & Expo 2024 – Keynote Only
Lead Worker Certificate Program AM – Spring 2024
Have great employees that are ready to take the next step into a lead role? Send them to the Leader Worker Certificate Program. This 12-week course will set them on the path to success by reviewing lead worker expectations, how to provide productive feedback and deal with conflicts as well as improving their work habits. …
Intro to Excel – April 2024
Intermediate Excel PM Session – April 2024
Intermediate Excel – April 2024
Essentials of Effective Management: Driving Organizational Results – Spring 2024
From the Blog
Voting Pro-Business Starts at the Primary
Katherine Hetherington Cunfer, Former Director of Government & Community Relations, GRCA In case you’ve missed it, 2024 is a presidential election year. Sadly, too many people only focus on that …
Top 10 Surprises of Accountability
By Tom Rhoads, Training Instructor for GRCA There are many surprising aspects of accountability and with each, we find another key to unlocking human potential. What is not so surprising is that most …
In the News
Greater Reading Chamber Alliance to open nomination period for business awards
The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA) today announced that the nomination period for its Business Excellence Awards will open Monday, Feb. 5. The awards feature two categories separating …