• Core businesses - include businesses that help home owners Create - Maintain - Enhance their homes.
  
• Anchor businesses - like anchor stores in a mall, have achieved annual revenues of $500,000 or higher. They make a year long commitment participate in key activities.
  
• Associate businesses - provide complimentary services related to the home such as realtors, mortgage brokers and insurance.
  
• Chapter leaders - provide leadership to a local chapter. They are active in recruiting new members, running the monthly member meetings, providing basic marketing education (materials provided by headquarters), and facilitating local events.
  

Note: We have had requests from web developers, bookkeepers, etc to join. We recognize the value, but feel we need to achieve a degree of stability with current membership. Let us know of your interest, and we'll add you to our list of prospective members.

BASIC 4 Walls membership includes these personalized components to fit your business needs:

• Business web page created and hosted on the 4 Walls 1 Roof web site.
  
• Event calendar to publicize your business news on the web site. This can include business events, awards, press releases, write-ups about community work you've done.
  
• Library on the web site where members publish information to share with our prospective customers, i.e. this enables them to get to know members before they call.
• Monthly newsletter, 4 Walls 4 You! (sample) sent to customers and prospective customers. Members are encouraged to submit articles for publication here and on the web site.
• Members have priority to participate in 4 Walls marketing activities. These include local/regional home shows, community and women's business showcases plus 4 Walls member events like open houses, grand openings, etc.
  
• Monthly member meetings are held to provide a forum for networking, referrals, peer support and education. Members present their businesses to others to enable more referrals.
  

• Participation in a wide range of events to showcase your business. These include local/regional home shows, community and women's business showcases and member events like open houses, grand openings, etc.
  
• Opportunities to promote your business in various advertising venues:
• Web site will include a promotion page similar to the one on My Handyman.
  
• Newsletter provides an opportunity for members to offer promotions each month.
  
• Local advertising opportunities identified by any member, with cost sharing among participating members.
  
• Participation in 4 Walls cooperative mailings targeting prospective customers. These include new home owner letters and cooperative mailers introducing 4 Walls 1 Roof, similar to ValPak and SuperCoups.
  
• Gallery of postcard templates will be available for members to select and customize for individual use.
  
• Business collateral is available for member use. These include magnets, brochures, etc.

• To review more information about membership, click here ...
  
• If you are ready to join, you will find our application on the Member Roadmap page.
  
• If you aren't sure yet, join the group at one of the following meetings:
• Monthly member meetings are open to prospective members. For details ...
• Breakfast meetings are more informal. Details on Event web page and RSVP as meetings are canceled if not enough people confirm attendance.