Tim Gibbs new Ashland Alliance president/CEO; Chamber Executive Ongoing Education Weekly New Idea: Guerilla Marketing: Easy and Inexpensive Strategies for Making Big Profits from Your Small Business by Jay Conrad Levinson; Green jobs on the way to Cheboygan, Michigan; Groundbreaking set for farmers' market pavilion in Stuttgart, Arkansas; Indiana INTERNnet - an Exceptional Indiana Chamber Affiliated Resource; Former Governors Tackle Common Core Foes; Famous Chamber of Commerce Quotation: (Training)

The Ashland Alliance has selected Tim Gibbs as its new president and chief executive officer. Gibbs, 46, has several ties to the northeastern Kentucky area. He grew up in Morehead and holds degrees from Morehead State University and Eastern Kentucky University.
He also has a diverse background as the economic development director for several organizations. Most recently he was the CEO of the Greater Grays Harbor, Ind., near Seattle, Wash., where he was asked to merge the Grays Harbor Economic Development Council and the Chamber of Commerce in Aberdeen, Wash. Read more: Ashland Alliance

Chamber Executive Ongoing Education Weekly New Idea: Guerrilla Marketing: Easy and Inexpensive Strategies for Making Big Profits from Your Small Business by Jay Conrad Levinson

When Guerrilla Marketing was first published in 1983, Jay Levinson revolutionized marketing strategies for the small-business owner with his take-no-prisoners approach to finding clients. Based on hundreds of solid ideas that really work, Levinson’s philosophy has given birth to a new way of learning about market share and how to gain it. In this completely updated and expanded fourth edition, Levinson offers a new arsenal of weaponry for small-business success including

* strategies for marketing on the Internet (explaining when and precisely how to use it)
* tips for using new technology, such as podcasting and automated marketing
* programs for targeting prospects and cultivating repeat and referral business
* management lessons in the age of telecommuting and freelance employees

Guerrilla Marketing is the entrepreneur’s marketing bible -- and the book every small-business owner should have on his or her shelf.

Source: Amazon

Green jobs on the way to Cheboygan, Michigan

Thanks to $120 million grant a northern Michigan community that has seen more jobs leave town in recent years may be turning that trend around. These tax-exempt grants are part of the state’s green initiative that would bring more than 125 jobs to the Cheboygan area. For years Cheboygan has relied on summer traffic to drive the local economy.
“It's been tough in northern Michigan for the past few years,” said Cheboygan Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Matthew J. Friday. “So this is a great opportunity to secure some good year-round jobs. Read more: UpNorthLive.com

Groundbreaking set for farmers' market pavilion in Stuttgart According to Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President Stephen Bell, the goal is to make the new pavilion home to a regional farmers’ market that will include surrounding counties.  Read more: Stuttgart Daily Leader

Indiana INTERNnet - an Exceptional Indiana Chamber Affiliated Resource
Indiana INTERNnet is a FREE internship-matching program linking employers, students, high schools, colleges and universities. It is a dynamic, searchable database, matching and reporting system coupled with personal assistance—including a toll-free hotline to answer questions and provide internship guidance and resource materials. The goal is to help create or expand high-quality experiential opportunities within Indiana.
Indiana INTERNnet was formed in 2001, shortly after a series of Indiana Chamber-led studies that demonstrated the state's "brain drain" issue. The Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce initiated and operated the program in partnership with the University of Indianapolis. With continued funding from the Lilly Endowment, the organization was granted 501(c)3 tax exempt status in May 2004 and moved to the Indiana Chamber, the state's largest business advocacy organization. Read more: Indiana INTERNnet

Former Governors Tackle Common Core Foes
Five former governors who have long supported Common Core standards in their states took on the program’s critics and came out in strong support of the voluntary standards during an event at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
"Frankly, I’m embarrassed by some of my conservative friends. We shouldn’t have to sell higher standards…I don’t know how in America you could be against higher standards,” said former Gov. Sonny Perdue (R-GA), who helped lead the development of the standards and continues to support them. Read more: U.S. Chamber

Famous Chamber of Commerce Quotation: (Training)
School is a building that has four walls --- with tomorrow inside" - Lon Watters