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May your pockets be heavy-
Your heart be light,
And may good luck pursue you
Each morning and night.
Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2nd Quarter Business Builder Series breakfast: top 10 global trends from Sheryl Connelly, Futurist for Ford Motor Company
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| Sheryl Connelly, Ford Motor Company |
The top 10 global trends that will shape the world in 2016 and beyond will be the topic of discussion at the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2nd Quarter Business Builder Series breakfast on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 from 7:30 am – 9:30 am at the Dearborn Country Club in Dearborn. Sheryl Connelly, Futurist for Ford Motor Company will present to business and community leaders and the general public for this interesting and significant event, sponsored by Ford Land.
The event is open to the public and will include breakfast and networking, to be followed by an exciting presentation by Connelly, including a question and answer session with the audience.
“This is an event that the community will not want to miss,” commented Jackie Lovejoy, president of the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce. “It is truly an exciting topic that will help our businesses and leaders gain insight into the trends changing the way consumers and employees think, covering generational and international topics. It’s an interesting peek into the future of business!”
Space is limited and registration is required for this event. Early bird pricing is only $30 for Chamber members, and $45 for potential members and the general public. To register and for more information, please visit the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce online at www.DearbornAreaChamber.org or by phone at 313-584-6100.
Lake County (IL) Chamber, RAMAC, Kenosha Area, Antioch, Round Lake Area, Union Grove Area, Waterford and North Chicago Chambers Regional Connections
Join us and get connected with members from other Chambers.This multi-chamber event is designed to connect people from around our region and is beneficial to all doing business between Milwaukee and Chicago, as well as those businesses that would like to.
Join us for Regional Connections and get connected with Members from other Chambers! Regional Connections is presented by State Bank of the Lakes, a Wintrust community bank. This multi-chamber networking event is designed to connect people from around our region and is beneficial to everyone doing business between Milwaukee and Chicago, and for those who would like to!
Registration and open networking start at 11:00am, Lunch at 11:30am, followed by speed networking. Afterwards, there will be time to chat and make appointments with your new connections. Make sure to bring a lot of business cards!
Chambers from NE Illinois and SE Wisconsin are invited to participate. Current participating Chambers include: Antioch, Kenosha Area, Lake County, North Chicago, Racine (RAMAC), Round Lake Area, Union Grove Area, and Waterford.
Read more Read less When Wednesday, April 6, 2016 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM (CDT) - Add to Calendar Where The Club at Strawberry Creek - 14810 72nd Street, Kenosha, WI 53142 - View Map
Valpo Chamber education: Students learn about reality in future game
Hebron Middle School eighth-graders Ashley Piunti, Ashley Purevich and Emma Slusser were in for a few surprises Tuesday.
The three went through Envision the Future, hosted by the Greater Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce and held at the Porter County Expo Center, which gives eighth-graders from across Porter County a taste of real-world expenses.
"You spend a lot of money on different things," said Ashley Piunti, 13, whose chosen career for the exercise was a veterinarian. The financial surprise for her was "how much clothing could be."
Ashley Purevich, 15, who selected pediatric nurse, said financial bookkeeping was a challenge.
"It's really hard to keep track of your money. You have a ton of money and your money is going down a lot just over food and clothing," she said, adding the cost of a used car also came as a shock.
For Emma, 14, posing as an FBI agent for the program, the sticker shock wasn't quite as bad because her dad reminds her on a regular basis about how much stuff costs.
"My dad loves filling me in on a few things so his advice helped me realize it's not as easy as I thought it was," she said.
In all, more than 1,100 eighth-graders rotated through the program's 12 stations, including the "unexpected surprises" table toward the end, which offered expensive expenses the students couldn't plan for, such as broken appliances, and sometimes pleasant surprises, such as a windfall from items selling on eBay.
The chamber has sponsored the exercise for more than 20 years, said member services director Kurt Gillins. The program includes 90 chamber members staffing stations for the students.
"It allows business people in the community to get a feel for what the upcoming workforce is going to be interested in and for eighth-graders, it gives them an idea of what careers are really out there. Not everyone is going to be a professional athlete or an actor," he said. Read more: Post-Tribune
Greater Owensboro Chamber Legislative Update Provides Timely Opportunity
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| Candance Brake, Greater Owenboro Chamber |
“This event provides an opportunity for the chamber membership to get involved and learn about decisions being made on our behalf in Frankfort,” said Board Chairman, Adam Hancock. “We encourage our membership to attend and to take advantage of this opportunity to meet with our local delegation and to hear first-hand about state issues impacting our community.”
Senator Joe Bowen, Representative Tommy Thompson and Representative Suzanne Miles have confirmed to attend. Representative Jim Glenn, Representative Jim Gooch and Representative David Watkins have been invited.
The forum will open immediately with comments from each legislator, following with questions taken from the attendees through a moderator. The forum will last approximately one hour. The event is free and open to the public. CONTACT PERSON: Candance Castlen Brake, President and CEO, Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce 270.691.0570 Greater Owensboro Chamber
Ocean Springs Chamber presents annual business awards
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| Cynthia Sutton, Ocean Springs Chamber |
Restaurant of the Year went to the new eatery and venue Greenhouse on Porter, owned by Jessie Zenor and Kait Sukiennik.
"It just kind of grows organically," Zenor told the Sun Herald about the thriving business that was established a little more than a year ago in a building that had been a greenhouse. "We've grown the menu and picked up new events."
Retailer of the Year went to Brandin Brosch with Charisma, A Girls Best Outfit boutique and Main Street of the Year was awarded to Linda Rosetti with Pink Rooster Gallery.
Volunteer of the Year is Robert Faulk and Ambassador of the Year is Cindy Rickets of American Printing and Ocean Springs Gazette.
Chad Wade with Blossman Gas, 2015 chamber president, was given an appreciation award for his service.
Cynthia Sutton, the new executive director of the Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce-Main Street-Tourism Bureau, said the awards are a "small token" of the chamber's appreciation for volunteers and businesses in the city.
Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce-Main Street-Tourism Bureau is a nonprofit organization representing nearly 500 businesses with a mission to promote tourism and provide progressive leadership for economic and community vitality for the greater Ocean Springs. Read more: Sun Herald
Green Lake County Chamber of Commerce 2016 Guide & Map
The Green Lake County Chamber of Commerce 2016 Guide & Map is available at the Green Lake County Chamber! Thanks to the Green Lake County chamber team for their help and direction putting this together!
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From Lori Urbaniec, GOA (Greater O'Hare Association --- the 2016 Business Expo
Good Afternoon,
We live in a digital world with computers in our pockets and 24 hour access to social media. While this is the reality of 2016, research from the University of Oxford published in January of this year suggests that social media is great at enhancing relationships, but only after having face-to-face contact. Social media seems designed to keep up with old friends and solidify new contacts, but has to yet to subtitute a good ol' fashion face-to-face interaction where you can really get a feel for a person. This is why year after year, the GOA Business Expo draws over 1,000 people and sells out every display booth. It seems common knowledge that people do business with people they know, so reserve your booth today and get face to face with over 1,000 future patrons at one of the largest business expos in the Chicagoland!
2016 Business Expo
face to face
Presenting Sponsor
COMCAST BUSINESS
Thursday,
May 5, 2016
2-6pm
Avalon Banquets
1905 E. Higgins Rd.Elk Grove
MEMBERS
$375 - 8'x8' booth
$75 - Electricity
$35 - Additional Table
FUTURE MEMBERS
$500 - 8'x8' booth
$75 - Electricity
$35 - Additional Table
CLICK HERE
to reserve your booth today!
face to face
Presenting Sponsor
COMCAST BUSINESS
Thursday,
May 5, 2016
2-6pm
Avalon Banquets
1905 E. Higgins Rd.Elk Grove
MEMBERS
$375 - 8'x8' booth
$75 - Electricity
$35 - Additional Table
FUTURE MEMBERS
$500 - 8'x8' booth
$75 - Electricity
$35 - Additional Table
CLICK HERE
to reserve your booth today!
ATTENDEES
Some things are just better done in person, so come join over 1,000 attendee and meet area businesses face-to-face in one of the largest business expos in the Chicagoland. The event is free to attend and open to public. Bring colleagues and invites friends and relatives and do some serious networking!
Some things are just better done in person, so come join over 1,000 attendee and meet area businesses face-to-face in one of the largest business expos in the Chicagoland. The event is free to attend and open to public. Bring colleagues and invites friends and relatives and do some serious networking!
Why Exhibit?
- Build relationships with potential customers face-to-face
- Promote your company to over 1,000 people in person
- Boost brand awareness
- Generate customer interest
- Market new products and services
- Insert in Daily Herald Newspaper mailed to over 17,000 businesses complete with your company name, address, phone number, and business category.
- Complimentary online promotion, including a business listing as an exhibitor with a link to your company website.
- Free Expo 2016 customizable envelope suffer that invites customers and prospects to visit your booth at the show.
Dansville Pittsylvania Chamber to present ‘GO Virginia: Making Our Region Economically Competitive’
Chris Lloyd, senior vice president and director of McGuireWoods Consulting, will speak at noon March 25 at a presentation entitled “GO Virginia: Making Our Region Economically Competitive” sponsored by the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce.
The event will be held at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, 150 Slayton Ave. Registration is required. The $20 per person registration fee includes a hot buffet luncheon.
Through a bipartisan coalition and with leadership from Virginia’s business community, the recently concluded General Assembly session adopted legislation creating the GO Virginia grants program to provide $35 million of state incentives to encourage collaboration among Virginia localities to address their economic competitiveness and workforce development challenges.
The chamber’s program will provide an overview of the initiative, other related legislation to encourage economic diversification in the region and outline how to get involved in the implementation of GO Virginia.
To register, contact the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce at (434) 836-6990 or email chamber@dpchamber.org. Registrations may also be made online at www.dpchamber.org. Read more: GoDanRiver.com
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