As we continue this year's theme of Badass Women in Business, we want to focus on those at the top. This virtual lunch highlights 8 members, speaking candidly about their experiences. Who’s the best boss you’ve ever had? Who's the worst? Ever dreamed of owning your own business? Has the pandemic caused you to reevaluate and change course? To what do you attribute your success? These are just some of the questions these leaders will answer.
Gather over a virtual lunch (order local!) and get ready for some thought-provoking conversations--as always. This program will provide the opportunity to break into rotating groups to connect, learn and keep this conversation going.
Name: Women in Business Virtual Lunch - Meet 8 Badass Women Business Owners
Date: October 15, 2020
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM CDT
Website: http://www.wscci.org
Via the Geneva Chamber: Kane County Coronavirus Relief Funds and the Orientation Webinar YOU MUST ATTEND on September 18
The U.S. Department of Treasury allocated $92,900,218 of Coronavirus Relief Funds to Kane County under the CARES Act to help alleviate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in our communities. To help distribute these funds, the Kane County Board has established the CARES Act Allocation Committee under the direction of Kane County State's Attorney Joseph H. McMahon and in collaboration with the Office of Community Reinvestment. Kerber, Eck & Braeckel, LLP will provide fiscal management of these funds for Kane County.
These grants are open to Small Businesses and Nonprofits organizations.
Must attend orientation webinar, on September 18, related to your type of business to apply. These webinars are on the ZOOM platform. You will need to have ZOOM installed to attend.
Small Business Orientation on September 18, 2020 at 10:00 am
CLICK HERE to join
Passcode: 552346
Nonprofits Orientation on September 18, 2020 at 2:00 pm
CLICK HERE to join
Passcode: 512300
Small businesses and non-profit organizations will be able to access the application portal subsequent to an informational webinar on September 18, 2020.
DEADLINE to submit application: October 2, 2020
Please continue to visit Kane County’s webpage for updates as they become available. Applications, FAQs, and more information can be found on this website. This program does not offer rent/mortgage assistance for residents.
If you have any questions regarding the Kane County Coronavirus Relief Fund, please direct them to: CRF@co.kane.il.us. Please allow for three business days for a reply.Via the Muskego Chamber: ABLE Lunch 2020 (September 22: Hosted by Greenfield Chamber)
Event Invitation
ABLE Lunch 2020 (September 22: Hosted by Greenfield Chamber)
Register at: https://www.greatergreenfield.org/events/able-lunch-2020-september-22-hosted-by-greenfield-chamber/
Location: Jin's Sushi Seafood & Bar (Menu and Website)
7401 W Barnard Ave., Greenfield
Date: | | September 22, 2020 |
Time: | | 11:30 AM - 01:30 PM CDT |
Location: | | Hosted by Greater Greenfield Community Chamber |
Contact: | | 414-807-2030 |
Email: | |
Wauwatosa- West Allis Chamber Breakfast
Fill up your Coffee Cups & Join Us Virtually!
Discussion with Ms. Bonnie Lee, Assembly Candidate for 14th Assembly District (Wauwatosa) Moderated by CJ Szafir, President – Institute for Reforming Government
Ms. Bonnie Lee https://bonnieleeforwi.com/
(Invitation Declined by Candidate Robyn Vining)
October 2, 2020 | 7:50 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Via Zoom – a link will be sent after you register
Please email Joan Hansen at joan@tosawestallischamber.org with questions or topics you would like addressed.
Chamber’s Leadership Fredericksburg Announces Class of 2021
26 Fellows Selected
The Chamber’s signature program, Leadership Fredericksburg, is pleased to announce the Class of 2021 which will begin in October 2020 and conclude with a graduation ceremony in May 2021. Sessions occur at various business locations throughout the Fredericksburg region. Each session includes in-depth leadership skills development and meetings with industry and community leaders. Each Fellow is paired with a trained mentor who will support his or her progress through the program. Fellows divide into teams to tackle case studies that will hone their leadership skills.
Leadership Fredericksburg’s faculty of six is led by Dr. David Corderman with Academy Leadership Associates and Dr. J.R. Flatter with Flatter, Inc. Chamber President/CEO. Susan Spears is the program’s Executive Director and a member of the faculty, along with Jeremy Pickwell with Lifepoint Church, Janel Donohue with the Rappahannock United Way, and Kimberly Young, University of Mary Washington. Mary Washington Healthcare is serving as the program’s Title Sponsor.
Leadership Fredericksburg 2021 Fellows
-Crystal Cornwall, Atlantic Union Bank
-Chris Dickey, Visiting Angels Home Care
-Lina Flatter, Flatter, Inc.
-Anthony Footé, BLM FXBG
-Zach Fox, Quarles Petroleum
-Nick Hall, Fredericksburg Nationals
-Alisha Henley, Lifepoint Church
-David Johnson, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
-Michael Jones, City of Fredericksburg Fire Department
-Thomas Magrino, Mary Washington Healthcare
-Tiffany McDowney, Topside Federal Credit Union
-Paul Milde, CIP Finishes
-Jan Monroe, STEP VA, Inc.
-April Morgan, Germanna Community College
-Jennifer Morgan, George Washington Regional Commission
-Heather Muir, Gwyneth's Gift Foundation
-Brad Neal, SimVentions
-Jay Parrish, Coldwell Banker Elite
-Carl Pates, HDT Global
-Stephanie Rummel, Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center
-Chris Russotti, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer
-Greg Schutrum, Atlantic Builders
-Phillip St. Ours, Mary Washington Healthcare
-Joshua Summits, Stafford County Department of Economic Development Authority
-Richard Szymczyk, LifeCare Medical Transports
-Ashley Taylor, Pathway Homes, Inc.
The Chamber thanks the following sponsors whose generosity makes the Leadership Fredericksburg program possible:
2021 Program Title Sponsor: Mary Washington Healthcare and the 2021 Program Gold Sponsors: Atlantic Builders, Ltd.; Atlantic Union Bank; Coldwell Banker Elite, Germanna Community College, LifeCare Medical Transports; Lifepoint Church; Topside Federal Credit Union; SimVentions; and Stafford County Economic Development Authority.
To learn more about Leadership Fredericksburg, please visit www.fxbgchamber.org/Leadership-Home or contact the Chamber office at 540-373-9400.
Lake Zurich Chamber of Commerce 2020 Local Business Magazine
The Lake Zurich Area Chamber of Commerce 2019 Local Business magazine is available at the Lake Zurich Area Chamber today! Thanks to Claire Slatteryand the LZACC chamber team for their help and direction putting this together!
Town Square Publications (www.townsquarepublications.com) can help you accomplish your chamber's gloss map, directory, community guide or publication needs at no expense to the chamber. Please email John Dussman at jdussman@tspubs.com or call (847)-427-4633.
FRESH NEWS: Join us for our second FALL MARKET this Saturday...
Please adhere and follow all guidelines for the Starkville Community Market. We appreciate our customer support but ask especially for the safety of our community that guests do not loiter. Please enter and shop as quickly as possible to keep our line down and help control the flow of admitted customers. We look forward to seeing you for our first Fall market Saturday morning! **Masks are required.
GROWERSBountiful Harvest Farms:
Peppers, tomatoes, flowers, basil, onion, garlic, microgreens, herbs
Catchot's Comb Creations:
Local honey, beeswax, honeycomb
Charlie Sanders:
Beeswax candles, spaghetti squash
GARDEN LOVE:
Okra, flowers, and hot pepper sauce
Uncle B's Honey:
Local honey
BAKERS, FOODS, & CRAFTERS
Allsup Figs:
Fig and pear preserves & fig cakes
B's Sweets & Treats:
Koloches, fried pies, apple bread, jams, roasted tomatoes, candied jalapeños, small pumpkin pies
Brumley Ceramics:
Functional ceramics
Just Like My Momma's:
Homemade fried pies, candy apples, sour dough bread, cinnamon rolls, cobblers, chess squares, cupcakes, cookies, sweet potato pies
Lebanese Tuesday:
Pickled Turnips, Hummus, Baba Ghanoush, Lebanese Easter Cookies, Baklava, Zaatar Beard, Laban – Lebanese Yogurt, Cranberry/Nut Bread and Spinach Pies
Rosson's Awesome Sauce:
Zesty pickles, green tomato relish, blackberry jam, jellies
The People's Cup MicroRoastery:
Coffee and cold brew
The Pop Porium:
Gourmet popcorn
The Purple Sunflower:
Jellies, soaps, lotions, and peach tea
COMMUNITY SERVICE GROUPS
The Homestead Education Center:
Support Local Information
United Way of North Central Mississippi:
Free Book Giveaway
Visit STARKVILLECOMMUNITYMARKET.ORG for preordering and pick up information!
This Year’s Women of Achievement Awards dedicated to the honor and memory of former Trenton Mayor Kyle Stack
Downriver region, MI - The Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber will host the 4th annual Women of Achievement Awards presented by Beaumont Health, to be held on Friday, October 16 at 11 am. This year will feature a virtual event to be broadcast live for the entire community to view at facebook.com/SWCRC from the Heinz C. Prechter Educational and Performing Arts Center at the Downriver Campus of Wayne County Community College District in Taylor. The audience will be virtual only, with no admission into the theater for the event.
This premier and elegant awards ceremony will showcase outstanding women in business and community leadership in the Downriver region, and will honor the legacy and memory of former Trenton mayor Kyle Stack with the first annual “Kyle F. Stack Leadership Award.” The event will include a keynote address by Stephanie Prechter, daughter of the late, renowned automotive entrepreneur Heinz Prechter, and a prestigious awards ceremony complete with award recipient videos and recipient interviews. Trenton Trib and Island Beacon co-publisher Kathy Kane will serve as emcee.
In addition to the Stack Leadership Award, the Chamber will proudly recognize some of the most outstanding women in our region with the “Entrepreneur Award” and “Unsung Heroine Award,” along with another new addition to the event inspiring and honoring young women in business, the “Distinguished Young Woman Award.”
The 2020 award recipients have been announced, and include: Kyle F. Stack Leadership Award recipients Joann Gonyea, Parks and Recreation Director at the City of Trenton, and U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell; Entrepreneur Award recipient Michelle Saward of The Saward Team of eXp Realty; Unsung Heroine Award recipient Carrie Tittle of Tittle Brothers Construction; and Distinguished Young Woman Award recipient Chelsea Fell of Advantage One Credit Union.
“This signature event has become one of our region’s most highly anticipated celebrations of the year,” said Ronald J. Hinrichs, president/CEO of the Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber. “It is vital that we honor and celebrate Downriver’s outstanding women in business and community leadership, and recognize their strong leadership that has resulted in the growth and success of our community. This premier awards celebration provides that tremendous opportunity to the Downriver community.”
Sponsors include: Presenting sponsor Beaumont Health; Gold sponsors PNC Bank and Wayne County Community College District; Silver sponsors BASF Corporation and DTE Energy; and Community sponsors First Merchants Bank and The News Herald.
This year’s award nominees included: Kyle F. Stack Leadership Award nominees Terey DeLisle of Services To Enhance Potential, U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, Joann Gonyea of the City of Trenton Parks & Recreation Department, Rose Angela Gronda of First Merchants Bank, Heather Grybel of the Trenton Trib, and Laura Huot of The Guidance Center; Entrepreneur Award nominees Tammie L Bachran of A Serendipity Cakery in Riverview, Mary Culbertson of Alormar Industries in Wyandotte, Patricia Henderson of The Henderson Realty Team of eXp Realty, Ayana King of Maximum Communications, Janelle Rose of Willow Tree in Wyandotte, and Michelle Saward of The Saward Team of eXp Realty; Unsung Heroine Award nominees Karen DePriest of Christy’s Legacy of Hope, Barb Duran of Send Out Cards and Downriver West Kiwanis Club, Beth Imes of the Trenton Trib, Kris Jordan of The PAWS Clinic in Taylor, Kimberly O’Farrell of Grosse Ile Township, Debbie Petri of Christnet Services in Taylor, and Carrie Tittle of Tittle Brothers Construction in Southgate; and Distinguished Young Woman Award nominees Alyssa Angellotti of Expert Heating & Cooling in Taylor, Chelsea Fell of Advantage One Credit Union, Melanie Hojnowski of Second Step Advertising in Wyandotte, and Stephanie McNees of the Southgate DDA.
Community sponsorship, including recognition on event marketing and at the event live broadcast is available to support this ceremony and to honor the women who lead Downriver’s business community. Sponsorship registration is now open at www.SWCRC.com or by calling 734-284-6000.
Fulton County Chamber Staff Completes Statewide Professional Development Program
 Jillian Smith, Fulton County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, recently completed the Hoosier Chamber Academy course offered by the Indiana Chamber Executives Association (ICEA). The program consists of eight modules including chamber law; finance; board relations; advocacy; membership; non-dues; marketing/communications; and strategic planning. "Participation in the Hoosier Chamber Academy provides core competencies to excel in the ever-changing chamber of commerce profession," said Shelli Williams, IOM, ICEA President. "Chamber professionals are on the economic front-lines for our Indiana communities and ICEA strives to equip all chamber peers with the resources that they need to excel in this profession." 2020 was the first year that the Academy was held virtually in entirety. Class size is limited to 25 peers and class members are asked to submit resources from their chamber to share with peers as part of the coursework. Graduates were honored with completion certificates awarded recently at regional workshops held throughout the state. |
South Suburban Chamber of Commerce 2020 Community Resource Guide & Business Directory
The Muskego Area Chamber of Commerce 2020 Community Guide & Business Directory is available at the Chamber of Commerce today! Thank you to the Chamber team for their help and direction putting this together!
South Suburban Chamber 2020 Community and Visitor Guide
Town Square Publications (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.
Leadership Lexington Testimonial:
"Participating in Leadership Lexington was truly a life-changing experience for me. I thought that I knew my city, having lived here for about 15 years, but I learned so much about the industries and organizations that make Lexington a great place to live and work. Going through the program even inspired me to pursue a career change from professional services marketing to the nonprofit sector, because I wanted to do more to give back to our community. Not only that, it also connected me with amazing people from different professions and sectors that I might not have met otherwise. Leadership Lexington is one of the most impactful things I've done to better myself both personally and professionally. I can't recommend it enough!"
- Lauren Parsons
Director of Strategic Initiatives & Communications
Blue Grass Community Foundation
2019-20 Leadership Lexington Project Pivots to COVID Lexington Podcast
Lexington Day of Service was a project designed to encourage volunteerism through Lexington’s business community by participating in a day of service in May connecting volunteers with non-profits. However, with the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic the project group pivoted from their original project idea to the creation of a podcast for nonprofits providing information and resources related to COVID-19.
The third episode of the COVID-19 Podcast, a project of Leadership Lexington class members, is now available: https://www.facebook.com/COVIDLex/
