CORPORATE BUSINESS INVESTOR
Value: $15,096
Annual Investment: $3,500
Plus the advantages of Executive Business Investor,
Premier Business Investor, and Business Investor
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
Professional referral to provide development opportunities on
EXECUTIVE BUSINESS INVESTOR
Value: $7,307
Annual Investment: $1,250
Plus the advantages of Premier Business Investor and
Business Investor
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
CDF website & publication marketing of company owned/
Professional referral to provide services on Economic
Development projects
Plaque and decal for up to three additional branch
locations with listings in online membership directory
Utilization of CDF conference and meeting rooms three
times a year
represented target industries buildings and sites
Access to CDF’s workforce training assistance program
Preferred sponsorship opportunities
Description of business in online membership directory (up to 25 words)
Economic Development projects
Complimentary set of membership labels annually upon
request ($125 value)
Utilization of CDF conference and meeting rooms quarterly
Professional referral to provide services on Economic Development projects
Plaque and decal for up to three additional branch locations listed in
ChamberAdvantage member-to-member affinity program
membership directory
Tax deductible as ordinary and necessary business expense
Description of business in online membership directory (up to 25 words)
Notary Public Service and Certificates of Origin
According to The John C. Stennis Institute of Government at Mississippi State University, from the years
2001-2009, CDF was responsible for:
Access to membership labels
Access to CDF’s workforce training assistance program
Congratulations! If you are reading this, you are considering becoming a part of
one of the most dynamic and focused organizations of its kind in America. People
all over the country have heard of the good work the Community Development
Foundation (CDF) does in community and economic development for Tupelo/
Lee County and the surrounding area. Since 1948, CDF has been the engine
powering Tupelo and Lee County’s private-sector jobs and prosperity. CDF’s
many successful projects over the past six decades have helped strengthen the
economy and create a skilled and trained workforce. However, this past decade
has been extraordinary; CDF has led Tupelo/Lee County through two recessions
and severe outsourcing leading to a significant evolution of manufacturing and
jobs of historic proportion resulting in Lee County having the most diverse job
base of all 82 counties in Mississippi.
Small business assistance through Renasant Center for IDEAs
ChamberAdvantage member-to-member affinity program
Available sponsorship opportunities
Tax deductible as ordinary and necessary business expense
Members-only pricing
Notary Public Service and Certificates of Origin
Business referral service exclusively to members
Small business assistance through Renasant Center for IDEAs
Members-only pricing
Business referral service exclusively to members
NETWORK DEVELOPMENT
Season ticket to bi-monthly Business Boxed Lunch & Learn ($90 value)
Complimentary tickets to Annual Meeting, up to six ($300 value)
NETWORK DEVELOPMENT
Complimentary tickets to Annual Meeting, up to four
($200 value)
Preferred participation in CDF Ambassador’s Club
Invitation to Annual Industrial Sporting Clay Shoot
Professional development seminars and Business Boxed Lunch & Learn
Preferred participation in CDF Ambassador’s Club
Invitation to New Member Networking held twice a year
Tupelo Young Professionals
Invitation to participate in bi-monthly Business Roundtable meeting
Invitation to New Member Networking held twice a year
Invitation to participate in Business to Business Connection business
Invitation to participate in bi-monthly Business Roundtable meeting
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7,875 direct jobs created by new or existing industry expansions
12,355 total direct, indirect, and induced jobs from job creation projects
16,293 direct, indirect, and induced jobs including Toyota/Toyota Autobody jobs
157 new and expanded companies
$488,800,000 in new total payroll dollars
$21,000,000 in state and federal grants to companies and local governments
Over $2 billion of total economic impact to the area
You may be one of the companies CDF has helped. You may be a supplier or customer. No matter which,
the only organization chartered with the responsibility for positive growth of the business climate in Lee
County is the Community Development Foundation. You will receive the benefit of our hard work on your
behalf.
Tupelo Young Professionals
Invitation to Annual Industrial Sporting Clay Shoot
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We succeed because we are committed to our relationship with our municipalities, county supervisors,
and staff to help business, industry, education, and government achieve high goals. Many of the people
quoted throughout this brochure can tell you their story of CDF. Join us, and you will discover your own.
Invitation to participate in Business to Business Connection business expo
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