The Chamber has an internal staff of 2, and a working Board which all need to collaborate to run the business of the Chamber. The Google set of tools are not only free, but wholly web-based making the chamber’s need to buy and maintain computer equipment less important- allowing more of the Chamber’s funds to go towards member services.
Furthermore, the Chamber Plans to deploy a set of Web 2.0 Tools, giving a free Blog for each member, and deploying WiKis and Forums to bring the local community together online.
Other Google tools the Chamber is going to deploy include submitting all Chamber Members to the Google Local directory, and assisting them in running their promotions through the Google Local Coupon engine.