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Fairfax Chamber Event Will Celebrate 90th Anniversary
You can join the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce Tuesday, June 9 to celebrate their 90th anniversary. The event will be held in the newly renovated lobby of the Silver Line Center, where the Chamber offices are located. Food will be provided by local restaurants and caterers.
The hours of the fundraiser are 5:30-8 p.m.; all proceeds will go to Fairfax Chamber member, The Children’s Science Center. The Chamber is located at 7900 Westpark Drive in Tysons.
If you would like to be a featured restaurant for this event, contact Devan Strebig.
Fun Facts:
- The Fairfax Chamber was founded in 1925
- The Fairfax Herald announced the Chamber’s founding.
- The Fairfax Chamber has been the launching pad for organizations including Leadership Fairfax and the Northern Virginia Technology Council. Read more: Patch.com
Top 10 places to start a business in Michigan - #4, #5, #6
Detroit, Michigan’s largest city, is digging out of a financial crisis years in the making. But a NerdWallet analysis has found that some of Detroit’s closest neighbors have strong economies and are great places to start a business. We pinpointed the best locations — and also came across some striking findings.
Among top cities in the NerdWallet survey of Michigan is Auburn Hills. In 2010 — as Detroit was crippled by debt — Bob Kittle and Buzz Brown started Munetrix, a technology company in Auburn Hills, 25 miles north of Detroit. In 2013 and 2014, as Detroit was filing for bankruptcy, Kittle and Brown received $48,000 in two grants from the Michigan Small Business Development Center.
Today, Munetrix builds data analytics platforms for over 300 local governments and school districts in Michigan, Florida and Pennsylvania, and has 10 employees in addition to its founders, plus paid interns from Oakland University, a nearby public research university.
“We’re really proud to be a Michigan-based company helping the economy,” Kittle tells NerdWallet. The company is also proud, he says, to be “giving young adults the opportunity to learn and earn a salary at the same time they hone their public-sector skills.”
NerdWallet analyzed 128 places in Michigan using six metrics to create a ranking of the top cities in the state to start a business.
4. Troy
Twenty miles north of Detroit, Troy is a hub for finance, technology, automotive research and development, and it is the largest city in our top 10. The city’s major employers include Bank of America, PNC Bank, Altair Engineering and CareTech Solutions, which makes health care IT products. The Troy Chamber offers businesses advertising and sponsorship opportunities, business development groups and roundtable discussions. A local accelerator, Automation Alley, provides resources for technology businesses in the region, including funding for startups.5. Iron Mountain
The economy of Iron Mountain, in the Upper Peninsula near the Wisconsin border, is rooted in the mining industry. Today, its economy is fueled by a combination of manufacturing, health care, tourism and retail businesses. Local businesses include the Good Earth Salon, Spiro’s downtown restaurant and Iron Mountain Iron Mine, which gives underground tours of the original mine. The Dickinson Area Chamber Alliance provides local businesses with networking opportunities, referrals and free and reduced-cost services including health and worker’s compensation insurance.6. Petoskey
In the northern Lower Peninsula, on Little Traverse Bay, Petoskey is a quaint town known for its beaches in the summer, snow sports in the winter and its downtown any time of the year. Local businesses include Roast & Toast, a downtown cafe; V2V, a women’s clothing store; and Petoskey Brewing, a microbrewery established in 1898 and restored in 2012. The Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce helps promote and grow local businesses through its networking events, development programs, referrals and insurance discounts.See the top ten here: NerdWallet.com
IRS and Daviess County Chamber partner for tax seminar
The Indiana
Department of Revenue, in partnership with the Daviess County Chamber of
Commerce, will conduct a free business tax presentation from 12:30 p.m.
to 1:30 p.m. June 4 in Daviess County at the Loyal Order of Moose, 301
E. Highland Ave., Washington.
Understanding taxes
is one of the biggest challenges facing new and small businesses. The
presentation, “Start Strong: Indiana Business Taxes for New and Small
Businesses,” addresses pertinent tax information for new and small
businesses.
The free seminar
will cover business taxes in Indiana, including sales tax and income tax
withholding. Attendees will be given an opportunity to have questions
answered by an experienced department representative. Read more: Washington Times Herald
Hancock Chamber of Commerce and Mississippi Development Authority to host Bed & Breakfast Workshop
The Hancock Chamber of Commerce and Mississippi Development Authority will host a Bed & Breakfast Workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 10 for those interested in opening a B&B or vacation rental.
It will be at the Leo Seal Community Center, 529 U.S. 90, in Waveland. Representatives from the Bed and Breakfast Association of Mississippi and the MDA Entrepreneur Center will speak about legal issues, zoning, ordinances and insurance. Read more: Sun-Herald
Chambers delight: Where Opportunity Knox reaches hiring milestone
Where Opportunity Knox has reached a
milestone on its way to connecting 10,000 veterans and their spouses
with employers in the Louisville region.
The initiative, which was launched in
September to help veterans and their spouses transitioning out of the
military find civilian jobs, has helped connect 1,036 veterans with
local employers in the region.
"As we continue to expand our reach and base
of participating employers seeking talent and veterans seeking
opportunities, we hope to grow these numbers significantly to hit our
target of 10,000 veterans by the end of 2017," Beth Avey, executive director of the program, said in a news release.
The program is not a job placement service
but rather works through regional veteran connectors, people who are
placed in the community to find a pool of transitioning veterans who can
be connected with employers looking for the kind of talent military
vets possess. Read more: Louisville Business First
Arkansas Chamber address: Symposium June 9 to Focus on Educational Collaboration
The Northwest Arkansas P-20 Task Force is offering a free daylong symposium June 9 for educators from preschool through college levels, legislators and industry leaders. "E.Y.E. to the Future: Education, Youth, and the Economy" will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Rogers Heritage High School.
Johnny Key, commissioner of the Arkansas Department of Education, and Randy Zook, president of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce, will give keynote addresses. The symposium's purpose is to give educators, lawmakers and business people the opportunity to communicate and collaborate on educational initiatives and programs in Northwest Arkansas.
Key and Zook will also take part in a panel discussion with Mireya Reith, a member of the Arkansas State Board of Education; Charles Cudney, director of the Northwest Arkansas Education Service Cooperative; Mike Martin, director of human resources at Preformed Line Products; and Brad Lawless, vice president for social strategy at Collective Bias. Read more: University of Arkansas
Grafton (Illinois) Chamber of Commerce: Music in the Park series returns
Grafton’s Music in the Park is a free concert series presented by the Grafton Chamber of Commerce each summer on the banks of the mighty Mississippi River.
Matt Taul and Friends, an Americana band, kicks off the season June 4 at 7 p.m. at The Grove Memorial Park. The park is located at the corner of Main Street and Market (Rt. 3) in downtown Grafton.
“Thursday nights in Grafton are very special; the people, music and calming mood is what small town charm is all about.” Carla Newton, organizer of the event, stated.
Musicians perform under the gazebo while listeners enjoy the outdoor atmosphere and majestic view of the Mississippi River. Picnic tables and benches are available but lawn chairs or blankets are recommended.
The second concert will be Matt Livasy performing classic rock songs on Thursday, June 11 and will continue every Thursday in June and July with the last performance Aug. 6 by Happenstance, known for its eclectic classic rock and pop performances. Read more: Edwardsville - The Intelligencer
St. Germain (Wisconsin) Chamber of Commerce to host 8th Walk in the Woods Art Fair
You can see artwork from artists across Wisconsin this weekend, when the St. Germain Chamber of Commerce hosts the 8th annual Walk in the Woods Art Fair.
You can look at art, taste wine, and sample cheese while strolling through the woods behind the chamber.
The high-end art fair, which features artists from across the Midwest, offers a different experience compared to more typical art shows.
"We are getting more quality artists that are coming in," said St. Germain Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Penny Wiesmann. "It's growing. It was at 40 artists. We are capped off this year at 50, and we are revamping the whole woods area to have more artists come to it." Read more: WJFW.com News12
Famous Chamber of Commerce Quotation (Integrity) - Mark Twain
There are not enough morally brave men in stock. We are out of moral-courage material. - Mark Twain
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