Indiana Chamber Professional Digest
May,
2017
From the Greater Elkhart Chamber:
Never too early to gain business confidence
By Kyle Hannon:
By Kyle Hannon:
Imagine being a high
school student, standing in front of a group of strange adults, getting ready
to ask for money. We’re not talking about selling band candy, or peelers, or
the usual school fundraisers. We’re talking about asking investors to give you
money to launch a new business.
In this region, community
leaders have been recruiting young people to experience the joys and anxieties
of business ownership. We believe it’s not enough to worry about asking a date
to the prom, or a tough algebra test, or a regional band contest, or a tough
football game. We believe high school students, and sometime middle school
students, should experience the stress of becoming actual entrepreneurs.
What happens is that
students who go through our programs shrug off the anxiety and quickly learn
the rewards of business ownership. They dream of a business and learn how to
create that business. By the end of the year, they have created an actual,
official new business in our community.
In Elkhart, our Chamber is
finishing our sixth year of the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA). Kathy
Cardwell from our staff has done a masterful job of recruiting students and
mentors for this program. Over the past six years, students from Elkhart
Central, Elkhart Memorial, Concord, Jimtown, Fairfield and Edwardsburg high
schools, as well as a few home-school and middle school students, have
participated. They have met with local business owners and mentors to discuss
business issues and learn how to create a working business. They start with a
dream, then a business plan and then learn how to make it work.
The highlight of the
program is the investor panel night. This is when the students present their
business plans to a team of investors. They ask for the money they need to make
their business go. The investors ask questions. When all the presentations are
done, the investors slip into a side room to discuss how much, if any, money
they should invest.
When the investors came
back, we announced which businesses will be getting money. All the businesses
received some investment this year. The winner was Sam Anderson, the CEO of
UASky, a drone video company. He was selected to represent our Young
Entrepreneurs Academy program in the national YEA competition. Read more: South Bend Tribune
The Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce
4th Annual GPS 2 Success Career Expo
The Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce
held its 4th Annual GPS 2 Success Career Expo on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at the
Manahan Orthopaedic Capitol Center. The Chamber would like to thank the
following sponsors for making this event possible, Grace College, KGP
Logistics, Kosciusko Cares, Flexaust, Rainbow Child Care, Old National Bank,
Oakwood Resort, and Lake City Bank.
Over 50 businesses, colleges, and
organizations participated in the event in order to showcase career
opportunities to high school students from Warsaw, Wawasee, Whitko, Tippecanoe
Valley, Lakeland Christian Academy, and Fairfield.
During the event, students had the
opportunity to participate in an Instagram challenge for the chance to win an
iPad Mini and other smaller prizes. The winner of the iPad Mini was Kourtney
Combs who is a senior at Tippecanoe Valley High School.
About:
The Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce is the voice of our members to
stimulate healthy and diverse business growth in our community. For more
information visit www.kchamber.com.
From Left to Right: Rob
Parker, President & CEO, Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce, Kourtney Combs,
Tippecanoe Valley Senior, John Hutton, Assistant Principal, Tippecanoe Valley
High School, Brett Boggs, Tippecanoe Valley Superintendent.
One Southern Indiana, Duke Energy
among groups working to attract new economic partners
One Southern Indiana (1si), the chamber of commerce and lead economic development organization for Clark and Floyd counties, recently collaborated with Duke Energy Indiana, the Port of Indiana – Jeffersonville, and the River Ridge Commerce Center in hosting site selectors from the Site Consultants Advisory Group (SCAgroup.) The purpose of the event was to discover ways to improve coordinated economic development strategies for Southern Indiana, a 1si news release stated.
The
SCAgroup is a collaborative effort developed between a select group of leading
site selection consultants and Area Development Magazine. It consists of a
network of active site consultants whose current project assignments and
corporate advisory services include a broad spectrum of industries. By
participating in an on-site visit, representatives of the SCAgroup offer their
insights and expertise to select economic development teams whose locations
offer a strong value proposition for corporate site selection.
“Duke
Energy is implementing new strategies and tools to help the communities we
serve as they compete to attract companies and jobs to their areas,” said Erin
Schneider, Duke Energy Indiana director of economic development.
After
meetings with local government and economic development officials, the SCAgroup
identified several positive factors the two-county region can leverage to
attract more business and industry to the area, including:
• Central
location.
• Strong
existing industry clusters and major corporate presence.
• Stable and
diversified economy with capacity for additional growth.
“While
Clark and Floyd counties have had great success in recent years with economic
development, it behooves us not to rest on our laurels, but to strive towards
continuous improvement in our presentation of the assets Southern Indiana can
offer a potential new business,” said 1si President and CEO Wendy Dant Chesser.
“We feel the insight we have gained will translate into a more powerful
economic development message with better results and we thank Duke Energy
Indiana for arranging this learning experience.” Read more: News and Tribune
Chamber to
bring national pitch program for entrepreneurs to Indy
The Indy Chamber is bringing
a national program for entrepreneurs to Indianapolis, featuring weekly events
with elements of pitch contests that the group hopes will be a forum for small
business owners of different stripes to share stories and collaborate.
The program is called 1
Million Cups.
It was started by the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City in 2012 but is now in
more than 100 cities. The Indianapolis chapter, coordinated by the Chamber,
will debut Wednesday morning at The Speak Easy south of Broad Ripple at 5255
Winthrop Ave.
Two companies—graphic
T-shirt operation Brand of Sisters Society and water-testing startup
120WaterAudit—will be pitching at the hour-long event.
The Indy area plays host to
a handful of regular pitch events, including Verge and PitchFeast, in which
entrepreneurs float their business ideas and field questions. Chamber officials
expect to see some pitcher overlap with those events, but 1 Million Cups will
offer a slightly different experience: It's free, it's open to firms of all
phases of development, and the purpose goes beyond simply pitching one's
company.
"It's not
competitive," said Susanna Taft, economic development program coordinator
for the Chamber, who's overseeing the program. "It's supportive and
inclusive and our focus is on education. It's a time when entrepreneurs can be
really candid and get up there and say, 'This is what I'm struggling
with.'" Read more : Indianapolis Business Journal
Indiana State Forecast Projects an
Extra $200M
Indiana is
expected to have about $200 million more to spend over the next two years than
previously thought. However, Indiana Chamber of Commerce Vice President of
Taxation and Public Finance Bill Waltz tells Inside INdiana Business not to
expect lawmakers to act like "their pockets are bulging." The Indiana
State Budget Agency's latest forecast suggests a .7 percent increase in
expected revenue. Waltz says, while that money likely won't impact the larger infrastructure
improvement plans, it could boost smaller spending measures like an expansion
of the state-funded pre-k pilot program.
The agency says
most of the revenue increase is expected to come from individual income taxes.
Waltz says, while he "did not expect a huge increase," the $200
million figure is a bit higher than he expected.
The On My Way
Pre-K program currently covers about 2,300 students in five Indiana counties.
Chamber Chief Executive Officer Kevin Brinegar has called on at least
$10 million in additional funding this budget cycle, but says some coalition
partners would like to see up to $50 million allocated for an expansion.
All IN 4 Pre-K, a
business coalition that includes companies such as PNC Bank, Eli Lilly and Co.
(NSYE: LLY) and Cummins (NYSE: CMI) is among those calling for more funding. The group
says expanding the program is an "educational imperative for the
state." Demand was so strong for the program in its first year that United
Way of Central Indiana Vice President of Public Policy Andrew Cullen told Inside INdiana Business Television last year that 3,500 applicants were turned away.
Last week, the
Indiana Senate passed its version of a
two-year state budget proposal. Senator Luke Kenley (R-20) said the proposal
would increase K-12 funding and expand the pre-k pilot program to all 92
counties while maintaining $1.8 billion in reserves. Read more: Inside
Indiana Business
New Castle-Henry County Chamber:
It's time for Speed Networking with the Chamber again!
It's time for Speed Networking with
the Chamber again! If you have missed it before, you won't want to miss it this
time! Seats are limited so register today!
Event Invitation
Lunch with the Chamber April 20,
2017 Speed Networking
Don't forget to bring your business
cards!!! Speed Networking!
Join us for Lunch with the Chamber
and expand your network. This event promises to be fun and interactive.
Bring your business cards and be
prepared to make new connections!
Never done this before? Don’t
worry, we will show you how it’s done.
Date: April 20, 2017
Time: 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM EDT
Location: Henry County REMC
Conference Room
3400 S SR 3
New Castle, IN 47362
Contact: Chamber Office:
765-529-5210
Email: assist@nchcchamber.com
Fees/Admission:
General admission: $18
Chamber members: $15
Jeff Emsweller awarded regent
scholarship from Chamber Institute
Greensburg/Decatur County
Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jeff Emsweller has been awarded a regent
scholarship from the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for Organization Management (IOM).
Regent scholarships are
given to professionals across the country and recognize individuals for their
involvement in industry professional organizations, community service, and
professional backgrounds.
“Regent scholarships offer
executives the opportunity to attend Institute and learn about emerging
industry trends, expand their organizations’ influence and grow their peer
network,” said Raymond P. Towle, IOM, CAE, vice president of Institute for
Organization Management at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. “We are
pleased to help these talented professionals advance their careers and
organizations.”
Emsweller will be
attending the University of Georgia in Athens this summer for his third year in
the four-year program. He completed his first year of Institute at the
University of Arizona in Tucson before transferring to the University of
Georgia in his second year. Emsweller has served as Greensburg/Decatur County
Chamber of Commerce executive director since July 2010.
Since its commencement in
1921, the Institute program has been educating tens of thousands of
association, chamber, and other nonprofit leaders on how to build stronger
organizations, better serve their members and become strong business advocates.
Institute’s curriculum consists of four week-long sessions at five different
university locations throughout the country. Through a combination of required
courses and electives in areas such as leadership, advocacy, marketing,
finance, and membership, Institute participants are able to enhance their own
organizational management skills and add new fuel to their organizations,
making them run more efficiently and effectively.
Each of the regent
scholarship recipients will attend one of Institute’s five sites in 2017. At
the completion of the four-year curriculum, each of the recipients will receive
the IOM graduate recognition, signifying completion of 96 hours of course
instruction in nonprofit management and their commitment to the industry. In
addition, all credit hours earned through Institute may be applied toward the
Certified Chamber Executive (CCE) or Certified Association Executive (CAE)
industry certification. Nearly 1,000 individuals attend Institute annually.
Read more: Greenesburg
Daily News
5 Star Chamber: Rapid City Area
Chamber of Commerce 2017 Community Guide & Membership Directory
The Rapid City Area Chamber
of Commerce 2017 Community Guide & Membership Directory is
available at the Rapid City Chamber today! Thanks
to Linda Rabe, Kristina Simmons and the chamber team for their
help and direction putting this together!
Town SquarePublications (www.townsquarepublications.com)
can help you accomplish your chamber's gloss map, directory, community profile
or publication needs at no expense to the chamber. Please email John Dussman
at jdussman@tspubs.com or call (847)-427-4633.
South Bend Regional Chamber: 2017
Michiana Forty Under 40 Revealed
The South
Bend Regional Chamber of Commerce has announced the 2017 Michiana Forty Under
40 class. The chamber says the list spotlights the region's "most talented
and dedicated young executives, professionals and leaders who demonstrate
career success and community engagement."
The
recipients were chosen based on criteria including initiative and dedication in
pursuing their career, proven success and achievement and giving back to the
community. They will be honored next month at a recognition luncheon.
The
Michiana Forty Under 40 include:
·
Jenna Bauer - Saint Mary's College
·
Hayley Boling - Boling Vision Center
·
Dawn Brockey - Culver Coffee Co.
·
Joshua Cameron - Notre Dame Turbomachinery Laboratory
·
Emanuel-Cristian Caraman - Bethel College
·
David Cieslak - Aunalytics
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Kristen Collett-Schmitt - University of Notre Dame
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Ansley Covey - 1st Source Bank
·
Ryann DeMoss - Beacon Health Foundation
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Katelan Doyle - Elkhart County Prosecuting Attorney's Office
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Kyle Everett - Robert W. Baird & Co.
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Dawn Farmer - Saint Mary's College
·
Anne Fischesser - Faegre Baker Daniels
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Dustin Geyer - Ranch Fiberglass
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Latorya Greene - Saint Joseph Health System
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Alexandria Hall - Ivy Tech Community College
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Andrew Helfrich - Barnes & Thornburg
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Angela Johnson - Faegre Baker Daniels
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Erik Johnson - J2 Marketing
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Brian Krider - Ben's Soft Pretzels
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Brian Main - Town of Bremen
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Ashley Molyneaux - Elkhart Education Foundation
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Ali Oesch - Ali Oesch Jewelry
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Oluwaferanmi Okanlami - Memorial Hospital of South Bend
·
Andrew Polaniecki - Holy Cross College
·
Mark Robinson - Indiana Michigan Power
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Dusten Roe - Beacon Health System
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Dan Rousseve - TCU
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Emily Rupchock - Early Childhood Alliance
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Jennifer Sears - Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp.
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Emily Smith - Naissance Inc.
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Clinton Squadroni - Worldwide Express
·
Shawn Stevens - Edward Jones
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Bryan Tanner - Lawson-Fisher Associates
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Katie Tryniecki - Gibson
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Matthew VanSoest - Ancon Construction Co.
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Tammy Weisweaver - B Present Studio
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Andrew Wiand - enFocus
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Daniel Wolfson - RSM US LLP
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Rudy Yakym III - Bradley Co.
The list is
created in collaboration among the chamber, Young Professionals Network
South Bend and other regional sponsors and partners. Read more: Inside Indiana Business
Chamber Executive
Ongoing Education: If you read one book this spring, make it this:
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Have you ever found yourself stretched too thin?
Do you sometimes feel overworked and underutilized?
Do you feel motion sickness instead of momentum?
Does your day sometimes get hijacked by someone else’s agenda?
Have you ever said “yes” simply to please and then resented it?
If you answered yes to any of these, the way out is the Way of
the Essentialist.
The Way of the Essentialist involves doing less, but better, so
you can make the highest possible contribution.
The Way of the Essentialist isn’t about getting more done in
less time. It’s not about getting less done. It’s about getting only the right
things done. It’s about challenging the core assumption of ‘we can have it all’
and ‘I have to do everything’ and replacing it with the pursuit of ‘the right
thing, in the right way, at the right time’. It’s about regaining control of
our own choices about where to spend our time and energies instead of giving
others implicit permission to choose for us.
In Essentialism, Greg McKeown draws on experience and insight
from working with the leaders of the most innovative companies in the world to
show how to achieve the disciplined pursuit of less.
By applying a more selective criteria for what is essential, the
pursuit of less allows us to regain control of our own choices so we can
channel our time, energy and effort into making the highest possible
contribution toward the goals and activities that matter.
Essentialism isn’t one more thing; it is a different way of
doing everything. It is a discipline you apply constantly, effortlessly.
Essentialism is a mindset; a way of life. It is an idea whose time has come.
More information: Your local bookseller.
Dream Big! Win $25,000! U.S.
Chamber 2017 accepting application for the Dream Big Small Business of the Year
Award
The hunt is on to find the best
small business in America, and we need your help to determine who will take
home the $25,000 grand prize!
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is now accepting applications for the 2017 Dream Big Small Business of the Year Award, presented by MetLife. We are proud to recognize the achievements of small businesses and honor their contributions to America's economic growth.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is now accepting applications for the 2017 Dream Big Small Business of the Year Award, presented by MetLife. We are proud to recognize the achievements of small businesses and honor their contributions to America's economic growth.
How does it work?
The Dream Big Small Business of the
Year Awards program is open to businesses that:
- Operates primarily within the
United States
- Have less than 250 employees
- Gross revenues of less than $20
million in 2015 and 2016
- Provide support (in-kind and/or
financial) to their community
- Must be able to attend the Small
Business Summit in Washington, D.C. from September
10-13
- Submit an online application by May 31, 2017
The $25,000 Prize!
The Small Business of the Year
Award winner will be honored at the Small Business Summit in Washington, D.C.
on September 12, 2017. The Small Business of the Year award winner will receive
national recognition and a $25,000
cash prize!
Small businesses can also be considered for a Business Achievement Award. The top judges’ scoring entry in each of these six new categories will be selected as the final winner.
Now is the time to dream BIG! Start your nomination or application online today.
Small businesses can also be considered for a Business Achievement Award. The top judges’ scoring entry in each of these six new categories will be selected as the final winner.
Now is the time to dream BIG! Start your nomination or application online today.
Greater Bloomington
Chamber Announces New Director of Finance and Operations
Bloomington, IN – March
29, 2017 – Pam Willis has been named the new Director of Finance and Operations
for the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce. Willis began her new role for
the 850-member organization on Thursday, March 16, 2017. She replaces Heather
Robinson, who has taken a new position with the Bloomington Hospital Foundation
after serving The Chamber for 16 years.
Willis will be
responsible for managing all aspects of The Chamber and The Chamber’s
Foundation finances and day-to-day operations. She will be involved in various
financial activities and serve as the office manager as well.
“We are pleased to have
Pam join us at The Chamber. She brings a great deal of experience and knowledge
to the position,” said Jeb Conrad, president & C.E.O. of The Greater
Bloomington Chamber of Commerce. “That knowledge, coupled with her passionate
resolve to provide superior customer service, will further enhance the Chamber
experience for our members.”
Prior to joining The
Chamber, Willis spent sixteen years working for UPC Insurance in St.
Petersburg, Florida. She served in multiple roles, ultimately as the senior
treasury analyst for the organization before returning to her home state of
Indiana early in 2017. Contact: Jeb Conrad, President & C.E.O. jconrad@chamberbloomington.org
www.ChamberBloomington.org
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Former Blackford County economic
development leader Jacob Everett joins Indy Partnership as Senior Director of
Economic Development
Regional business attraction
initiative ramps up as the Indy Chamber pursues ‘Accelerate Indy’ economic
strategy
INDIANAPOLIS, April 5, 2017: The
Indy Partnership, the business attraction and marketing initiative for the
nine-county Indianapolis metro, has hired Jacob Everett – former Executive
Director of the Blackford County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) – as a
Senior Director of Economic Development. Everett joins a growing team as the
Indy Chamber (the Indy Partnership’s parent organization) pursues a more
expansive economic development agenda.
Everett comes to the Indy
Partnership from a five-year tenure with the Blackford County EDC, where he
also served on the East Central Indiana Regional Partnership Board and as
President of the East Central Indiana Development Council. Blackford County’s
unemployment rate has dropped more than 40% since he took the helm as Executive
Director of the EDC in 2012. Previously, he was Director of Planning and
Research for the Alliance for Strategic Growth/Eastern Indiana Workforce
Investment Board.
“Jacob will be a great asset to the
Indy Partnership as we promote our region to employers and investors across the
country and around the world,” said Maureen Donohue Krauss, the Indy Chamber’s
Chief Economic Development Officer. “He’s led a successful local economic development
organization, and also worked within a regional coalition; given our increasing
focus on talent, his workforce development experience will be invaluable.”
The Indy Chamber’s Accelerate Indy
regional strategy prioritizes issues like an educated, career-ready workforce,
an innovative business environment and a competitive quality of life to appeal
to growing employers, particularly in high-wage, high-tech industries. It also
emphasizes existing business support and retention along with entrepreneurial
development as drivers of job creation and new investment. Read more: Indy Chamber
Boone County Chamber
hires new director
After a Valentine's Day resignation from
former Boone County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Michelle Wiltermood,
the chamber's board of directors named its replacement on Thursday.
Diane Schultz of Zionsville will be the next
executive director. In an email to The Reporter, Schultz said she
would begin her tenure on May 1.
"I am very excited for this wonderful
opportunity to work with businesses, organizations and residents throughout
Boone County," she wrote.
Until that time, Schultz will continue in her
role as the director of member services of the Zionsville Chamber of Commerce.
She also recently served for a few months as the Zionsville chamber's interim
executive director. Before working for the Zionsville Chamber, Schultz held a
marketing position at Senior1Care.
“Diane was a great addition to the Zionsville
Chamber of Commerce,” said Zionsville Chamber President Kris Patel in the
release. “I know that the Boone County Chamber of Commerce is in good hands
with Diane’s commitment and work ethic. The Zionsville Chamber will sorely miss
her presence, but we wish her well in her new endeavor and look forward to
future collaboration.”
ICEA Chambers: Sign Your Members Up for These Three Microsoft Webinars and Earn Chances to Win a PowerBeats 3 Wireless Earset!
For your participation, Microsoft
Partner Vision Computer Solutions is giving away a PowerBeats 3 Wireless Earset
($199.95 value). Qualifying is as simple as 1 . . . 2 . . . 3!
1.) Inform your membership of
the National Small Business Week webinars listed below. This can be done via
newsletter, website, social media, or all three. To make things simple, we
invite you to copy and paste the text, images, and RSVP links below into
your own material.
2.) Include Abbey Renee
Colville (acolville@vcsolutions.com) in your event communications so she can
verify your participation.
3.) Register each event you
plan to promote with Microsoft Community Connections. By doing so, this
will provide you a copy of Microsoft Office 365 Home Edition ($100 value) as a
giveaway to be used at your discretion.
- Need assistance
registering? Contact Orchid OwrakiJat (v-orowra@microsoft.com).
For each event you register with
MCC (plus the inform & include steps listed above) you will
receive an entry to win the PowerBeats
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Free Webinar Topics for Small Businesses Include:
Tuesday, May 2 @ 2:00 PM
15 Everyday Productivity Tricks
Learn how to make your software work better for you. We'll
be showing you 15 productivity tricks to achieve more for your business with
Office 365. At the e
nd, we'll save time to answer any of your questions.
RSVP: nsbw1.eventbrite.com
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Wednesday, May 3 @ 2:00 PM
Keeping Your Business Safe from Cybercrime
Cybercrime impacts a lot of users every year. In fact, 1
in 5 small businesses are targeted every year. Join us in a 30 minute
discussion about how cybercrime has evolved and actions your business can
take to prevent the bad guys from getting to your data or costing you money.
RSVP: nsbw2.eventbrite.com
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Thursday, May 4 @ 2:00 PM
Microsoft Demystified, Answering Your IT Questions
The cloud, Office 365, the Internet of Things: it seems
there is a new technology phrase emerging yearly. In this 30-minute session
we will demystify IT terminology, provide you helpful small business
knowledge, and answer any questions surrounding Microsoft and Office 365.
RSVP: nsbw3.eventbrite.com
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Statewide dinner
parties invite Hoosiers to discuss how we know what we know: “Chew on This: Are
You Sure?” will feature simultaneous conversations in restaurants on May 9 as
part of Indiana Humanities’ Quantum Leap theme that collides the STEM fields
with the humanities
INDIANAPOLIS (April 12, 2017)—Hoosiers are invited to
participate in a unique conversation model at restaurants across the state to
discuss the nature of evidence and the ways we decide if it is reliable and
valid. On May 9, Indiana Humanities will host simultaneous dinner conversations
from 6:30-8 p.m. called “Chew on This: Are You Sure” at nearly a dozen
restaurants from Valparaiso to Jasper. At each location, the table’s
conversation will be led by an expert facilitator, someone who grapples with
questions about evidence, truth and validity every day, and why they matter.
“We love programs where people gather around a shared meal
because it breaks down barriers and encourages conversation,” said Keira
Amstutz, president and CEO of Indiana Humanities. “How do we know if something
is true? What counts as evidence? How we answer these questions as individuals
and as a society affects the choices we make—everything from how we read the
news and vote, to how we choose the foods we eat and make healthcare decisions,
to how our leaders set policy for the economy, the environment and more.”
Ticket prices range from $20-35 depending on the restaurant,
and include the meal, a non-alcoholic drink, tax and tip. Alcoholic beverages
will be available for purchase for an additional cost at most locations. Space
is limited and registration is required at https://chewonthisareyousure.eventbrite.com.
“The question of how we know what we know bridges both the
sciences and the humanities, making it perfect for Indiana Humanities’ new
thematic initiative Quantum Leap,” said Dr. Alan Johnson, former dean of
Vincennes University—Jasper Campus. “I’m looking forward to hearing what
curious and thoughtful Hoosiers have to say about this topic, and how I can
relate it to my own experience.” Johnson will facilitate one of the
conversations in Jasper.
Chew on This is a program designed by Indiana Humanities to
use the power of food and drink as a convener of people and catalyst for
conversation to inspire thoughtful discussion on engaging topics. At multiple
locations across the state, groups of 10-15 diners share a meal and
conversation led by a trained facilitator.
Indiana Humanities is partnering with Yelp on this event.
Facilitators include:
• Andy Cullison, Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw
University | Greencastle
• Jane Ellery, Wellness Management, Ball State University |
Muncie
• Jonathan Elmer, English, and William Hetrick,
Neuroscience, Indiana University | Bloomington
• Mel Fox, Indiana State Museum and Central Indiana Science
Outreach | Indianapolis
• David Hoppe, Writer and Editor | Valparaiso
• Alan Johnson, Vincennes University—Jasper | Jasper
• Jason Kelly, IUPUI Arts & Humanities Institute |
Indianapolis
• Stephen J. Ruberg, Advanced Analytics & Global
Statistical Sciences, Eli Lilly and Company | Indianapolis
• Winni Sullivan, Religious Studies, and Elaine Monaghan,
Media Studies, Indiana University | Bloomington
• Susanne Wasson, Dow AgroSciences | Carmel
• Deanna Wooley, IPFW Department of History | Fort Wayne
Participating restaurants include:
• Indianapolis: Rooster’s Kitchen, Repeal
• Carmel: Table at Market District
• Bloomington: Finch’s Brasserie, Feast
• Fort Wayne: J.K. O’Donnell’s
• Greencastle: Almost Home Restaurant
• Muncie: Vera Mae’s
• Jasper: Brew
The link to tickets is: www.chewonthisareyousure.eventbrite.com
About Quantum Leap and Indiana Humanities
Quantum Leap explores and celebrates the spirit of
possibility and problem-solving that occurs when we bridge the humanities with
science, technology, engineering, math and medicine. Indiana Humanities
connects people, opens minds and enriches lives by creating and facilitating
programs that encourage Hoosiers to think, read and talk. Indiana Humanities is
funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities and Lilly
Endowment, Inc. Learn more at www.indianahumanities.org and www.IndianaHumanities.org/QuantumLeap.
Got A Ford dealer? And a High School? From Jennifer Bishop, Marshall Area (IL) Chamber of Commerce: Ford Drive 4 UR School!
We are pleased to invite you to join your community in
raising money for Marshall High School at an event that is sure to cause some
excitement – Drive 4 UR School! On Saturday April 29, 2017 from 10am-2pm at the
front of the High School by the First Christin Church parking lot Dorsett Ford
will offer test drives in a 2017 F-150 (2) Base model and Loaded Model, 2017
F-250 (Popular Farm Truck), 2017 Edge, 2017 Explorer, 2017 Escape, 2017 Focus,
or a 2017 Fusion.
For every person who takes a test-drive during the event, Ford Motor Company will donate $20 to Marshall High School and each driver will receive a free t-shirt and other Ford merchandise. In total, as much as $6,000 can be raised in a single day; will donate $20 to Marshall High School, and an additional $10 for a second test drive. By taking a simple test-drive, you can help Marshall High school in a meaningful way!
Please mark your calendars and invite family, friends and neighbors to join in supporting Marshall High School and your local community!
We look forward to seeing you there!
For every person who takes a test-drive during the event, Ford Motor Company will donate $20 to Marshall High School and each driver will receive a free t-shirt and other Ford merchandise. In total, as much as $6,000 can be raised in a single day; will donate $20 to Marshall High School, and an additional $10 for a second test drive. By taking a simple test-drive, you can help Marshall High school in a meaningful way!
Please mark your calendars and invite family, friends and neighbors to join in supporting Marshall High School and your local community!
We look forward to seeing you there!
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