What’s a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony?
Ribbon cuttings are traditionally performed for business openings but you can use a big pair of scissors to cut a ribbon for any big milestone including:
opening a new brand, location, or franchise
Ribbon cuttings are traditionally performed for business openings but you can use a big pair of scissors to cut a ribbon for any big milestone including:
opening a new brand, location, or franchise
- a business anniversary
- a millionth customer designation (or some other number)
- moving into a new building
- reopening a business under new management
- reopening after a devastating event (like a fire)
- or any reason the business feels they need to present themselves to the community.
·Ribbon Cutting Guidelines
- To have Quad Area Chamber Ambassador's present.
- Events must be scheduled at least two weeks in advance.
- A Chamber representative will only be present at one event per day. ·
- Your company must meet one of the following qualifications:
- Your business opened its doors within the last 12 months.
- Your business changed ownership or is under new management within the last six months.
- Your business moved to a new location.
- Grand Re-Opening, remodel or expansion at its present location.
- A Chamber representative can only attend during Chamber business hours 8 – 4:30 p.m. A Chamber representative may be able to attend outside of regular business hours based on availability.
- The Chamber observes summer hours Memorial Day through Labor Day and will close at 1 p.m. on Friday afternoons.
- The Chamber observes holiday hours and will not be able to attend from Dec. 15 – Jan. 15, 2018.
- The Chamber may be able to attend on weekends, holidays or anytime the Chamber is closed, based on availability.
- If Public Schools are closed due to inclement weather, our staff will not attend the scheduled event.
- The company is required to Schedule a Ribbon Cutting before the Chamber can confirm your date – please allow 48-72 hours for processing.
- The company is responsible for all external promotion of their event. We encourage the company to post their event on Member News under Ribbon Cuttings.
The Chamber is Happy to:
- Invite the Chamber board of directors and membership
- Announce your ribbon cutting on the Chamber’s website, Facebook page, and e-mail blasts
- Supply the official ribbon-cutting scissors and ribbon
- Formally introduce you and your business to those in attendance with a speech by a Chamber board member
- Photograph the event
