Where Local Business Meets Real Growth.
The Salem Keizer Business Alliance (SKBA) exists to connect, support, and promote businesses across the Mid-Willamette Valley—because we believe that strong businesses build strong communities.
What began as a grassroots effort to boost local commerce has grown into a dynamic alliance of entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, and small business owners who believe in growing together, referring generously, and lifting each other up.
We’re not your typical chamber—we’re modern, collaborative, and built for people who want real conversations, real referrals, and real results.
Empowering Local Businesses Through:
Weekly Networking & Relationship Building
SKBA is powered by real people forming real partnerships. Our weekly lunch meetings are casual, energizing, and designed to help you build connections that actually lead to business.
Member-Exclusive Perks
Many of our members offer savings and referral bonuses to fellow SKBA members. Join the community, save money, and make your membership pay for itself.
Promotional Power
We help you get seen—with multi-channel promotion through the SKBA website, email list, social media features, and event visibility. You’ll never have to hustle alone again.
Community Impact & Fundraising Support
Want to do good while doing business? We help local causes raise money and gain exposure, offering low-cost partnership opportunities and creative ways to give back.
Practical Business Education
Our Lunch & Learn series features real business owners and community leaders teaching what they know best. No fluff. Just tools, strategies, and insights you can apply immediately.
Collaboration Over Competition
SKBA is built on the belief that we rise together. Our members share ideas, resources, and opportunities freely—because when one local business wins, we all do. You won’t find cliques or gatekeeping here—just a supportive, motivated group of business owners who have each other’s backs.
Why SKBA?
Because your business deserves more than networking events with no ROI and directories that collect dust.
We offer:
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Genuine connections
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Referral-based growth
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Hands-on business learning
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A place where small businesses are celebrated, not overlooked
Our Mission
At the Salem Keizer Business Alliance, our mission is to build a stronger community by empowering the businesses within it.
We exist to:
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Encourage thriving local commerce through meaningful connections and consistent promotion.
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Support profitability and sustainability for small businesses, solopreneurs, and nonprofits by offering access to tools, education, and trusted referrals.
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Create no-cost or low-cost fundraising opportunities for worthy causes, ensuring our business community contributes to the well-being of the larger Salem-Keizer area.
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Strengthen the local economy by keeping dollars circulating locally and encouraging collaboration over competition.
We believe that when small businesses thrive, families thrive, neighborhoods thrive, and our entire region benefits.
SKBA isn’t just about business—it’s about belonging, growth, and making a difference together.
Ready to Join Us?
We’d love to meet you over lunch. Come check out one of our events, meet the community, and see what it’s like to be part of a chamber that actually works for you.
👉 Join the Alliance
👉 Attend a Lunch & Learn
👉 Contact Us
