Money-Saving Programs

Get more “bang for your buck”

Money-Saving Programs and Services

From health care to office supplies, your Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and its partners have the tools to save your business money and the solutions to help you run it more efficiently. This group of investors-only products has the potential to provide savings that more than offset the cost of your chamber membership.

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina

Looking for a health plan? BlueCross BlueShield offers Association Health Plans for groups with two-50 employees and Group Insurance Plans for groups with 51-100 employees.

To learn how BlueCross BlueShield can help you and your employees, contact the BlueCross BlueShield Myrtle Beach Regional Marketing Office at 843-581-7284 or email chamber.quote@bcbssc.com.

Synergi Partners

Was your business impacted by Hurricane Florence? Disaster relief is available. Synergi Partners has teamed up with Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce to assist chamber investors in finding available federal disaster relief tax credits. Every business located in a disaster area is eligible to receive a credit of up to $2,400 for every employee retained, according to the Disaster Relief Act of 2019 (H.R. 1865) signed into law by President Trump on Dec. 20, 2019.

Along with disaster relief, Synergi Partners also assists employers in claiming the more than 3,000 state credits available to businesses. Synergi will help find the most lucrative tax credits for your franchise, including the South Carolina Job Tax Credit. In general, if you are creating new jobs or investing/expanding your business, there are probably state tax credits you can take advantage To find out if your business is eligible for disaster relief or other tax credits, contact Cornelio “CJ” Monjarrez at 843-610-4825 or cmonjarrez@synergipartners.com or go online.

FSIoffice

FSIoffice is a privately held, WBENC certified (women-owned, managed and operated) company, offering single-source distribution of office supplies, furniture and space planning, breakroom, cleaning and facilities supplies, promotional products and printing. We live local, shop local and support our local chambers!

Maximize your savings with the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and FSIoffice Savings Program.

1,700+ Deep Discounted Office Supplies – Average 62% off MSRP
Shop and Save our 6,000+ item Full Line Catalog – Average 52.9% off MSRP
No minimum order
Free Next-Day Delivery
Order via phone, fax and our website SMARTNET
Office Furniture with FREE design services
Janitorial, Safety and Breakroom Supplies
Printing and Promotional Products
Toner programs for OEM and Recycle cartridges
Dedicated Local Account Manager and CSR – No Call Centers

Your local account manager, Sharon McGill, can be reached at 800-532-0335, ext. 2195 or Sharon.McGill@formsandsupply.com.

Office Depot

Office Depot & OfficeMax

Maximize your savings with the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and Office Depot/OfficeMax savings program. Because of your membership with Myrtle Beach Area Chamber, it costs you nothing to sign up for this program.

Office Depot/OfficeMax and your Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce have partnered to provide savings on all of your business needs, including discounts on:

1. Deep Discounts at any Office Depot/OfficeMax

Save 5% on almost every single item in store
$0.025 black & white copies, $0.22 color copies and 40% off finishing services, including laminating, binding, vinyl banners, and paper upgrades
Free next-day delivery on orders over $50
Plus discounts on web orders

2. Text “MYRTLEBEACHSPC” to 833-602-8404 to get a chamber store purchasing card to save on your phone!

3. Register your credit card safely with Office Depot/OfficeMax. When you use your registered credit card in any Office Depot/OfficeMax, you will automatically receive the program discounts.

4. Web Orders - To get extra discounted prices when ordering online, make sure your online account is linked to the chamber program. Check by contacting the National Customer Service team at 800-521-3939 or 888-777-4044.

Interested in signing up? Visit the sign-up page.

RX Prescription Drug Card

Prescription Drug Card

This free program provides savings of up to 75 percent on prescription drugs. There are no restrictions on membership, no income requirements, no age limitations, and no applications to fill out. The MBACC Rx Card can also be used by individuals who have prescription coverage but are taking medications not covered by their insurance.

Click here to print off a prescription drug card
Email Shannon.Furtick@VisitMyrtleBeach.com to receive a plastic card
Medication pricing
Find a pharmacy

BMI Licensing Discounts

Copyright law requires you to pay the piper when you play music for your guests. BMI supports businesses and organizations that play music publicly by offering blanket music licenses that permit them to play nearly 13 million musical works. Below is a list of associations that provide license discounts through BMI:

Campgrounds - National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds
Golf Courses - Club Managers Association of America
Hotel/Motel - American Hotel & Lodging Association
Restaurants & Bars - South Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association
Fitness Centers - Int. Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association
Skating Centers - Roller Skating Association
Bowling Centers - Bowling Proprietors Association of America

SESAC Licensing Discounts

SESAC currently licenses the public performances of more than 400,000 songs on behalf of its 30,000 affiliated songwriters, composers and music publishers. Below is a list of the licenses available with SESAC:

General Music Licensing - Including Amusement/Water Park, Arena/Stadium, Bowling Center, College & University, Concert Promoter, Convention Center, Country Club, Dance Studio, Festival, Health & Fitness Center (including Curves), Hotels and Resorts, Music In Business, Racetrack, Restaurants (including Night Club, Sports Bar & Tavern) Retail Store, Shopping Mall
Golf Courses - Discounts available through Club Managers Association of America

Additional Money-Saving Services

MBACC provides our investors with enhanced services, such as free membership in the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and U.S. Chamber of Commerce - it's a value-added benefit of MBACC membership.

S.C. Chamber of Commerce

Any MBACC investor with 10 or fewer full-time employees can enjoy free membership with the South Carolina Chamber Alliance.

Alliance Members Benefits

Membership in the S.C. Chamber of Commerce at no additional cost (contingent upon remaining in good standing with MBACC and having 10 or fewer full-time employees.)
Eligibility to participate on the S.C. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Council and affect policy change.
S.C. Chamber of Commerce e-newsletter, Chamber Buzz.
Discounted member pricing for S.C. Chamber of Commerce events.
A voice at the statehouse through the S.C. Chamber of Commerce lobbying team.
Up-to-date information on legislative activities during session.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

As a small business investor of the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, you can enjoy complimentary membership in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce – it's two memberships for the price of one - membership with the U.S. Chamber, in addition to membership with MBACC.

Your U.S. Chamber benefits include:

Small Business Nation - Email updates on legislation that affects your business.
Free Enterprise Weekly - Free up your time to manage your business. Get the latest small business news delivered to your inbox.
Small Business Tool Kits - Explore the tool kits ranging from competitive benefits and coaching employees to purchasing and inventory management decisions.
Discounts on products and services from the U.S. Chamber's marketing partners.

Use your U.S. Chamber member number to access the benefits and log into the Small Business Center at USChamber.com

If you did not receive your U.S. Chamber membership number via email, please contact the U.S. Chamber customer service at 800-638-6582 or email CustSvc@USChamber.com.