There are three levels of Business After Hours, Standard, Premium, and Specialty. Premium are months that are most requested and specialty are in conjunction with other events. 

Standard Business After Hours are $1,500 ($750 deposit)

• January
• February
• March
• July
• November

Premium Business After Hours are $2,000 ($1,000 deposit)

• April
• May
• August
• September
• October

Specialty Business After Hours are $2,500 ($1,250 deposit)

• June - Will be the After Hours Celebration for Chamber Member Appreciation Week
• December - Will be the host for the Chamber Holiday Party

Traditionally, the Chamber schedules Business After Hours events on the third Thursday of every month, but it remains subject to alteration upon your availability or the community’s schedule subject to final endorsement by the Chamber. 

This year, the host will be given the option of having a Business "After" Hours (between 5:30-7:30pm) or a Business "Before" Hours (between 7:30-9:30am) for Standard and Premium options. Make sure to select which one you would like below.

Host Responsibilities:

1. The BAH hosting fee is based on the tier you selected. The signed agreement is due back to The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce before you can secure your date.
2. A 50% deposit is due at the time of contract return. The remainder of the payment for Business After Hours is due 90 days prior to the event.
3. The undersigned shall fully indemnify the Chamber for any and all claims, damages, liabilities, costs, expenses and attorneys' fees incurred as a result of hosting the Business After Hours program. The BAH host must have appropriate event insurance.
4. As BAH Host, you are welcome to send a flyer or printed announcement in addition to the marketing support provided by The Chamber. The BAH host is responsible for all costs associated with any such mailings and we ask that you allow The Chamber to review the piece prior to mailing.
5. Synergy is an important part of Chamber membership and can greatly enhance any Business After Hours event. If you wish to have one or more co-host(s), we ask that they are current Chamber members. Please list names of any co-hosts below. Please note: Full responsibility, including insurance, appropriate licensing, and other legal obligations for the event, lies with the designated primary host. This will also be the party The Chamber will communicate with during the planning of your BAH.
6. The Chamber is a membership-organization and has an obligation to patronize our member businesses. As a Chamber member, we ask that you make every effort to utilize the services of your fellow Chamber members. We encourage you to utilize your fellow Chamber members as co-hosts, caterers, florists, bartenders, printers, rentals, and door prize donations/donors. Please check The Chamber’s on-line Membership Directory to verify membership status (www.ChamberBloomington.org) for most updated list or call The Chamber if you are in doubt.
7. If the host fails to have an event, the host fee will be forfeited to the Chamber. Every effort will be made to credit this host fee towards a future Chamber event – which may or may not be a BAH event. 

Chamber Responsibilities:

1. The Chamber will support the host with the following marketing support:
   1. Create and send electronic communications promoting the event, date, location, host, door prizes and their donors.
   2. Your BAH event information and business name and logo will appear in any Events Update electronic messages sent to the membership prior to your event.
   3. Your business name and BAH information will appear on The Chamber website.
   4. Your business name and BAH information will appear on The Chamber’s Social Media accounts.
   5. Your business name and logo will appear in all electronic Membership Matters newsletters leading up to your BAH event.
2. Contact you ~90 days prior to event to discuss the date, contract, and payment to the Chamber.
3. Provide recommendations and assistance with caterer, cash bar (if serving alcohol), and other event logistics and questions.
4. Assist with creative ideas and themes to help generate excitement and increase attendance at the event.
5. Supply name tags, guest passes, and registration lists, at Chamber’s expense.
6. Greet and register the guests.
7. Follow up after your BAH and provide you with registration information.