Exciting news for small business owners was announced today at a press conference held at Harley-Davidson of The Woodlands. Keynote speaker David Moore spoke about the issue and his comments can be found here. The South Montgomery County Woodlands Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with Texas Coalitions Inc., has created a health coalitions program for small businesses. This program was made possible by the passage of HB 897 during the 78th regular session of the Texas Legislature. It allows smaller employers with less than 50 employees to join together to form coalition groups and obtain rates from any small group insurance carrier offering coverage in Texas. The South Montgomery County Woodlands Chamber of Commerce offers the coalition option to its members, and small businesses that decide to participate in a coalition will benefit by being a Chamber member. The combined premiums for the employers in the first coalition were 39 percent lower than if each had purchased their own group health insurance plan. To be connected to the Texas Coalitions application web page, click here. You can navigate through the site for more information. This application is NOT a contract and there is no charge to submit it. Important: In order to your information, you must click on "Other" in the "Found Us Where?" box. In the "Comment/ Questions" box, indicate that you are a member of the South Montgomery County Woodlands Chamber of Commerce. For more information call 281.367.5777.