Your business. The network. The community.
Here's exactly how Ohana membership works... and why it works for businesses like yours.
A Network Where Everyone Wins.
Including you.
Ohana Connect is designed to create real value for three groups simultaneously.
Win #1
YOUR BUSINESS
You get listed in the Ohana directory, plugged into an active referral network, and visible to locals who are specifically looking to support local businesses. Members refer members first... that's not a policy, it's the culture.
Win #2
CUSTOMERS & COMMUNITY
The Ohana Card gives anyone in the community a tangible reason to choose you. Locals use it regularly. Visitors pick one up and discover you while they're here. Either way, you get the visit.
Win #3
THE BIGGER MISSION
Every membership dollar stays in Siskiyou County. Ohana Connect is directly tied to the Ohana housing mission... which means your $30/month is doing more than marketing. It's building something.
Everything You Get as a Member
More than networking. A full community ecosystem designed to help your business grow.
Monthly Events
Rotating hosts. Real intention. Walk away with something useful every time.
Business Education
Strategy, ideas, and tools from 25+ years of real-world experience, plus the wisdom of your peers.
Featured Spotlight
Your story, told to a warm and ready audience. Get seen by the people who are already looking to support local.
Partnerships of Purpose
Build relationships with business owners who genuinely want to send you clients.
The Ohana Card
Exclusive perks and local deals — a reason for customers to keep choosing local, and keep choosing you.
Merchant Processing
You can choose to redirect a portion of your existing fees toward affordable housing. Zero extra cost.
This isn't guesswork. Here's what the research says.
We built the Ohana Card around what behavioral economics and current consumer data actually confirm... not what sounds good on a flyer.
80%
of consumers will try a new local business for the first time if there's an offer or discount waiting for them.
— RetailMeNot consumer research
"The middle class is spending in a nervous way."
Stretching every dollar. Looking for reasons to shop local.
— CNBC economist analysis, March 2026
75%
of consumers are more likely to buy when a tangible offer is attached to the purchase.
— Promotion Marketing Association
Free items beat percentage discounts
every time, across every income level and every type of customer.
— Behavioral economics research, Shopify / Volusion 2025
Higher-income customers prefer access to discounts.
Locals-only pricing and VIP recognition outperform "% off" for Siskiyou County's visitor demographic.
— McKinsey, 2025–2026
The Ohana Card isn't a coupon book. It's a community economy tool, designed around what actually moves people to show up and spend locally.
The Ohana Card: what it is and how it works.
Every Ohana member business is listed in the Ohana Card network with a locals-friendly offer — something tangible that gives card holders a real reason to walk through your door instead of driving past it.
The card is free and available to anyone in the community. Locals use it regularly. Visitors pick one up and find businesses they'd never have discovered otherwise. You get the visit either way.
You choose your offer. You set what works for your business model and your margins. The research-backed framework below gives you a starting point.
What Ohana Card offers look like by industry
Pick the structure that fits your business. These are proven offer types. Not guesswork.
Restaurants & Cafés
Free appetizer or dessert with any entrée. Or: $5 off any order over $20. Free items outperform percentage discounts every time. The "free" trigger works on every customer, every income level
Auto, Trades & Services
Free estimate on first job, or priority scheduling for Ohana Card holders. Removes the barrier to call, and usually reveals follow-up work once they're in.
Retail & Boutique
Early access to new arrivals 24 hours before the public. Or: 15% off first purchase. Visitors respond to discovery. Locals respond to feeling like insiders.
Health, Wellness & Healing Arts
Complimentary 15-minute add-on (aromatherapy, sound bowl, hot towel) with any full session. Or: 10% off first visit. Mount Shasta's wellness visitors have disposable income — experience upgrades land harder than price cuts for this group.
Professional Services
Free 30-minute strategy or review session. Or: refer another Ohana business and earn one free hour of service back. Referral loops reward the community that built you.
Food, Farm & Grocery
Free sample pack with any purchase over $15. Or: a dedicated locals day with card-holder pricing once a week. Creates a recurring visit anchor... something people plan around.
Personal Care & Beauty
15% off first visit for new Ohana clients. Or: free add-on treatment with any color service. First visit converts to a regular. The offer gets them through the door once... the experience brings them back.
Recreation & Experiences
Locals-only pricing, not advertised publicly. Or: one complimentary guest on any booking. "Locals rate" frames identity, not charity, and it works for visitors too, who feel like they've been let in on something.
Your offer is yours to set and yours to change anytime. The Ohana Card listing is included in every membership tier: starting at $30/month.
Choose How You Show Up.
All three tiers include your Ohana Card listing, directory profile, referral network access, and community membership. The question is how visible and supported you want to be.
Good
$30
Monthly
About $1 a day
OHANA
MEMBER
Your business, in the network.
Become an Ohana member, get listed in the local business directory, and step into a real community of local business owners who refer each other, support each other, and shop each other first.
Ohana Card discount network listing
Local business directory profile
Active referral network participation
Member-to-member resource sharing
Member events and community gatherings
Vote in shaping the community's direction
As we grow, so does what this tier delivers.
*Save 2 months on annual membership
Better
$60
Monthly
About $2 a day
OHANA
SILVER
Your business, actively supported.
Add structured support for growing your business. For the member who wants more than presence. They want momentum.
Everything in Ohana Member
Ability to host monthly events
Monthly group business development sessions
Member accountability and peer strategy support
Priority access to new programs and partnerships
Built to evolve with member feedback.
*Save 2 months on annual membership
Best
$90
Monthly
About $3 a day
OHANA
GOLD
Your business, front and center.
Add visibility that puts your business at the top of mind across the county and your investment toward something bigger than your bottom line.
Everything in Ohana Silver
Premium placement in the directory and Ohana Card network
Featured Business Spotlight across social and community channels
Prioity for co-branded events and partnerships
Recognized as a Founding Champion
Spots at this level are intentionally limited.
*Save 2 months on annual membership
*Some membership features subject to change as needed to meet the needs of the community.
All memberships are month-to-month with no contracts. Upgrade anytime. Prefer to commit to the year? Pay annually and get 2 months free.
Still not sure?
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Can I upgrade my tier later?
Yes, anytime. Start where it makes sense and grow into more when you're ready.
Q: Is there a contract or commitment?
No. Month to month. Cancel anytime.
Q: I'm not sure which tier is right for me.
Start with Ohana Member. You'll know within 60 days whether you want more visibility, more support, or more connection. Most people do.
Q: Does the Ohana Card listing cost extra?
No. It's included in every tier. You choose your offer, we list it, the community uses it.
Q: Can visitors use the Ohana Card too?
Yes, the card is free and available to anyone. Locals are the primary audience, but visitors who pick one up discover your business while they're here. That's a bonus, not a complication.
What membership actually looks like in practice.
Not testimonials... realistic scenarios based on how the network works, so you can see your business in it.
Scenario 1:
The massage therapist
She lists a complimentary 15-minute add-on for Ohana Card holders. Three new clients book in her first month. Two rebook at full price. Her $30 membership paid for itself in week one — and she never ran an ad.
Scenario 2:
The contractor
He joins at Silver. Attends the monthly business development session. Gets referred to two jobs by other members within 45 days. One becomes a recurring relationship. His membership cost $60. The referral was worth twelve times that.
Scenario 3:
The boutique owner
She lists early access to new arrivals as her Ohana Card offer ... no discount, no margin hit. Three regulars mention the card when they come in. Two new faces found her through the directory. Visibility that costs her nothing extra.
Scenario 4:
The café on the main drag
A visitor picks up an Ohana Card at their hotel. Sees the free coffee offer. Walks in. Brings their travel partner. Comes back the next morning before they leave town. One card, two visits, zero ad spend.
Ready to get your business found?
Join Ohana Connect and get listed in the local network that's built around one idea: when local businesses thrive, the whole community wins.
Every Ohana Connect membership supports something bigger. Ohana Malamalama is our sister mission building affordable housing and regenerative community right here in Siskiyou County.
