Over 200 people from all over the Valley gathered for the second annual Margarita Madness at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. All the Margaritas were amazing! The winners are:The Pub: Fresh Blackberry Basil Lemonade Margarita won Best Restaurant and Most Creative. Youssef Fadel - New England Promotional Marketing Very-Berry BRAND-Arita won Best Business. Youssef shown here with MIX 93.1 Morning hosts Zito and Karen. For more photos click hereThank you to all the amazing Margarita creators and makers:Amherst Laser & Skin Care; Encharter Insurance; Valley Generators; NEPM; Northampton Cooperative Bank; Bridgeside Grille; Chandler's Restaurant; Elegant Affairs; Judie's; 30 Boltwood; MRKT Restaurant; The Pub
Thank you to Chandler's Restaurant, Electric Cafe, MRKT Restaurant; Atkins Farms Country Market Thank you to our Sponsors:MassLiveMix 93.1Valley AdvocateDaily Hampshire GazetteGreenfield Savings BankApplewood at AmherstCountry NissanFlorence Savings BankAtkins Farms Country MarketEpic Filmmakers
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Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream
Speed Coaching Tuesday, April 2, 2013, 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Holyoke Community College
Are you a food, beverage or hospitality small business owner? Are you looking for marketing, packaging, legal, financial or sales and distribution advice? We can help!
Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream and Accion have teamed up with Common Capital to host the very first Speed Coaching event in Holyoke, MA!
The event will kick off with a networking reception at 6:00pm. During the reception you will sign up for the consulting stations that are most relevant to your business such as:
Marketing and E-Commerce Packaging Sales and Distribution Business Financing and bookkeeping Legal Advice for Your Business
Click here for more information
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Chamber Breakfast, April 10
7:15 - 9 am
Applewood at Amherst
$15 members $17 non-members
Join us for a peek behind the scenes with
Bruce Stebbins
Massachusetts Gaming Commissioner
"The Massachusetts Expanded Gaming Act"
A native of Western Massachusetts, Bruce most recently served as Business Development Administrator for the city of Springfield. He also served two terms on the Springfield City Council from 2006 through the end of 2009. Prior to joining the city Economic Development office, Bruce served as Senior Regional Manager for the National Association of Manufacturers in the New England region from 1999 through 2010.
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Call for Nominations for the Annual A+ Awards
The Chamber's Annual Awards Dinner will be October 3, 2013 at the UMass Student Ballroom. Please submit your nominations for these awards to tony@amherstarea.com by April 5.
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2013 Chamber Membership and Buy Local DirectoryThe Chamber's Annual Membership Directory will be distributed through the Daily Hampshire Gazette and Amherst Bulletin on May 30 and 31. Tthe Gazette will be calling you about advertising in it. See ad prices here.Please go to www.amherstarea.com and check your membership information. Let us know of any changes so your listing is correct in the Directory!
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Fourth Annual Amherst Sustainability Festival
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