Greater Durham Chamber to Celebrate First Responders on 9/11
The Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce and the Durham community will come together to honor the men and women who serve and protect our communities during the Second Annual First Responders Appreciation Breakfast on Sept. 11 at 8 a.m. at the Durham Convention Center. Invited speaker is retired Durham Police Department Investigator Teresa Gilliam.
Gilliam joined the Durham Police Department in 1997. She served as uniform patrol until July of 2003 and later as part of the motorcycle unit and traffic and crash team.
On July 25, 2012, Gilliam was struck by a tractor-trailer while conducting a traffic stop on Interstate 85. Her cruiser and the vehicle she had stopped were pushed along the guardrail and came to rest more than 100 feet from where the initial impact began.
Investigator Gilliam sustained major injuries and spent several days in critical condition at Duke University Hospital. The driver of the truck was charged with driving while impaired. The following year she received the Purple Heart Medal for being severely injured in the line of duty. Gilliam retired from the police force in August of 2014. Read more: Greater Durham Chamber
Nearly 300, including 150 first responders, will attend the event where recognition from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina will be given to all areas of first responders. ABC-11 WTVD reporter Amber Rupinta will serve as the mistress of ceremonies. Read more: Greater Durham Chamber
What is YEA!
Are You Passionate About the Things YEA! is doing in our Community! YEA! just wrapped up and the Class of 2015 are on there way to accomplishing even greater things! Here from one of our graduates who was recently featured on Hampton Roads Business Weekly. You can find the entire episode and other like it here.
Kentucky Chamber responds to Florida governor wanting to lure jobs away from state
Chamber Best Practices: Southwest Indiana Chamber of Commerce: the Propel Mentor/Protégé Program
The Propel Mentor/Protégé Program is a business growth initiative that matches successful second- to fourth-stage businesses with smaller beginning- and first-stage businesses.
Following a two-year model, Propel Mentors help “first stage” businesses with between $100,000 and $1 million in revenue (Protégés) build capacity, improve financial literacy, and improve general business acumen.
Applications for the inaugural Propel class must be received no later than Thursday, March 26.
DOWNLOAD PROPEL PROTÉGÉ APPLICATION>
DOWNLOAD PROPEL MENTOR APPLICATION>
The Propel Mentor/Protégé Program consists of the following:
Seven-week “Boot Camp” (a weekly three-hour class covering topics that include general business ownership, mission & vision, cash flow, and marketing)
Monthly Mentor/Protégé meetings (two hours per month)
Monthly peer-to-peer meetings with other Propel Protégés
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROPEL PROGRAM>
For more information about the Propel Mentor/Protégé Program, contact Dorothy Pergola, director of member engagement & workforce development, by email or call 812-425-8147.
The Sun Prairie Chamber of Commerce will present “Understanding Wisconsin Tax Regulations” on Thursday, Oct. 8 from 7:30-10:30 a.m. at Wisconsin Distributors, 900 Progress Way.
Presenters Andrea Walworth, a section chief at the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, and Janet Abrams, a staff specialist with DOR’s Technical Services Division, will address key tax topics including: Business tax registration; withholding tax information; sales and use tax information; other business taxes; electronic filing made easy through My Tax Account and business tax incentives.
Walworth is primarily responsible for overseeing the Business Tax Unit in the Tax Operations. Prior to her current position she was a Supervisor of the Customer Service Bureau's Business Tax Section handling technical business tax inquiries and providing assistance and training on My Tax Account and the department's internal processing system. She was also primarily responsible for the supervision and development of the Business Tax Section Staff. Read more: Sun Prairie Star
Chamber event: “Biloxi History Cruise” @ Point Cadet Marina
YEA! The Virginia Peninsula Class of 2016 is Coming
Next years class of the Young Entrepreneurs Academy is right around the corener and you do not want to miss the opportunity to be associated with the program as a business. Not only did business have a rewarding experience helping to develop and cultivate future businesss leaders, but they also recieved substantial coverage across print, online, and tv otulets. This included but was not limited to magazine psotlights, TV segments, social media campaigns, and special recognition and all of our events that span across the rgion. Click here to learn more about sponsoring the Future Today!
What is YEA!
The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) is a year-long program that teaches middle and high school students how to start and run their own REAL businesses. YEA! was developed at the University of Rochester in 2004 with the support of a grant from the Kauffman Foundation. The Virginia Peninsula Chamber Foundation is excited to introduce YEA! to the Peninsula business community!
YEA! guides high school students through the process of starting and running a legitimate business or social movement over the course of a full academic year. As of 2013, YEA! has graduated 1,394 students who have started over 1,000 businesses and social movements! YEA! graduates started as students, and left the program as CEOs of their own companies!
Are You Passionate About the Things YEA! is doing in our Community! YEA! just wrapped up and the Class of 2015 are on there way to accomplishing even greater things! Here from one of our graduates who was recently featured on Hampton Roads Business Weekly. You can find the entire episode and other like it here.
Lake City (Michigan) Chamber Rallies To Help Co-Worker After Sudden Loss
A Northern Michigan community is asking for help after one of their own suffered a tragic loss.
The Lake City Area Chamber of Commerce is coming together to help their office secretary after the sudden loss of her husband.
He passed away in his sleep Sunday.
Now, the Chamber staff and Jim Parniske's family are raising money in Lake City for his funeral expenses.
Jim and his wife, Debbie, moved to Lake City two years ago from the Port Huron area.
He passed away in his sleep on a camping trip with his grandchildren.
He was 64 years old.
The Chamber staff say Jim was a great man with a cherished sense of humor.
"This community is awesome. They really are," says Kim Mosher, administrative assistant at the Lake City Area Chamber of Commerce. "When one of our people is going through hard times, this town comes together and helps them out. It's just really nice to see the community come together and help someone who is going through difficult times. The last thing she should worry about is her finances."
You can find a link to the family's go-fund-me page by clicking here. See Video: 9and10news.com
Chamber Festival of the Vine features wine, food and music in Geneva
Geneva’s 34th Annual Festival of the Vine kicks off Friday, featuring wine, food, arts and crafts among other attractions in the city’s downtown.
The Geneva Chamber of Commerce hosts the annual autumn harvest celebration, which features a Flavor Fare at Fourth and State streets, where 22 local restaurants provide samplings of their food. And SavWay Fine Wines and Spirits will be serving 23 varieties of wine, Chamber spokeswoman Laura Rush said.
“That’s the most we’ve ever had,” Rush said.
Wines include Tom Gore Chardonnay, described as “creamy, full-bodied” and Jackson-Triggs Vidal Icewine from the Niagara Peninsula in Canada, which is described as a sweet dessert wine with “succulent flavors of honey and peach.”
Foods include steak satay from FoxFire, Baja fish taco from Bien Trucha, stuffed meatballs from Riganato Old World Grille and salty honey pie from The Sugar Path.
“The craft show is back and is always popular,” Rush said. “We could not have wished for better weather ... I think we are going to have big crowds this year. People are going to want to be outside. Read more:
As
Florida Governor Rick Scott plans an economic development trade mission to
Kentucky to attempt to lure jobs away from the state, the Kentucky Chamber says
the commonwealth’s advantages speak for themselves and “we are confident we can
hold our own.”
After
Florida Gov. Scott made remarks about believing his state is a better place to
do business than Kentucky, Scott’s office sent a press release Wednesday detailing an ad that will run on Kentucky airwaves about
the economic climate.
In
response to the remarks, Kentucky Chamber President and CEO Dave Adkisson
released the following statement:
“We’re
glad to compete with any state for business, especially those businesses which
have already chosen Kentucky as their home. Their reasons for selecting
Kentucky instead of Florida or other states speak for themselves. Our
central location to the United States market, our balanced tax structure and
the fact that just last year, Kentucky was named the top state in the country
for economic development projects per capita, we are confident we can hold our
own.” Read more: Kentucky Chamber
The Propel Mentor/Protégé Program is a business growth initiative that matches successful second- to fourth-stage businesses with smaller beginning- and first-stage businesses.
Following a two-year model, Propel Mentors help “first stage” businesses with between $100,000 and $1 million in revenue (Protégés) build capacity, improve financial literacy, and improve general business acumen.
Applications for the inaugural Propel class must be received no later than Thursday, March 26.
DOWNLOAD PROPEL PROTÉGÉ APPLICATION>
DOWNLOAD PROPEL MENTOR APPLICATION>
The Propel Mentor/Protégé Program consists of the following:
Seven-week “Boot Camp” (a weekly three-hour class covering topics that include general business ownership, mission & vision, cash flow, and marketing)
Monthly Mentor/Protégé meetings (two hours per month)
Monthly peer-to-peer meetings with other Propel Protégés
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROPEL PROGRAM>
For more information about the Propel Mentor/Protégé Program, contact Dorothy Pergola, director of member engagement & workforce development, by email or call 812-425-8147.
Free business tax seminar set October 8 in Sun Prairie
The Sun Prairie Chamber of Commerce will present “Understanding Wisconsin Tax Regulations” on Thursday, Oct. 8 from 7:30-10:30 a.m. at Wisconsin Distributors, 900 Progress Way.
Presenters Andrea Walworth, a section chief at the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, and Janet Abrams, a staff specialist with DOR’s Technical Services Division, will address key tax topics including: Business tax registration; withholding tax information; sales and use tax information; other business taxes; electronic filing made easy through My Tax Account and business tax incentives.
Walworth is primarily responsible for overseeing the Business Tax Unit in the Tax Operations. Prior to her current position she was a Supervisor of the Customer Service Bureau's Business Tax Section handling technical business tax inquiries and providing assistance and training on My Tax Account and the department's internal processing system. She was also primarily responsible for the supervision and development of the Business Tax Section Staff. Read more: Sun Prairie Star
Chamber event: “Biloxi History Cruise” @ Point Cadet Marina
Sep 11 @ 5:00 pm
This will be a sunset Cruise aboard the historic Pan American Clipper. The two hour cruise will start boarding at 5PM with 5:30 departure from Biloxi’s Point Cadet Marina. The $50 ticket includes a plate of shrimp, coleslaw and beverages including beer and wine.
Speakers
Capt. Louis Skrmetta, “The Pan American Clipper”; Ethel Stone Smith, “ Ship Island Lighthouse keeper’s daughter”; Susan Hunt, “The Isle of Caprice”; Edmond Boudreaux, “French Colonial Period”; Kevin O’Brien, “G.E. Ohr”; Alvin Baker, “Life on Deer Island”; Greg Stewart, “Beauvoir”; Robert “Bones” Barq, “The Birth of Barq’s”.
The Cruise is limited to 80 passengers. All proceeds will support projects of the Cultural & Heritage Committee. Tickets are available by contacting The Biloxi Bay Chamber of Commerce at info@biloxibaychamber.org, phone 228-435-6149 or visit the Chamber office, 9AM to 4PM, at the Biloxi Visitor Center. In the event of inclement weather the Cruise will be rescheduled for 2PM departure on Saturday, September 12. Read more: Biloxi Bay Chamber
Friday: 157 Rules for Executive Success in Organization Management (and your Chamber of Commerce) by Patrick McGaughey
Friday: 157 Rules for Executive Success in Organization Management (and your Chamber of Commerce) by Patrick McGaughey
Rule #119 --- Publish more pictures than words
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