It's All in the Family

Issue 8.48

December 2, 2022

Meet Superstars in Business Winner:

SCHLOSSER & ASSOCIATES

IT'S ALL IN THE FAMILY

When Paul Schlosser Sr. opened Schlosser Plumbing & Heating in 1954, he did so with the intention of not only serving the needs of his community, but also keeping his family involved. [His daughter] Garnet, the current vice president and co-owner, has been an active part of her father’s business since she was old enough to pick up the house phone—quite literally! All Schlosser siblings, Garnet included, would answer the phone after hours and on weekends, as business calls would also go through to the house phone. Read more >

WATCH THEIR VIDEO:

SEEKING NOMINATIONS!

SUPERSTARS IN EDUCATION & TRAINING AWARDS

We are searching for education and workforce development programs that contribute to preparing Delaware's workforce for success. The Superstars in Education and Training award recognizes workforce development programs for their outstanding achievements and model approaches to education and training. Learn more >

WARRIOR FRIENDLY BUSINESS AWARDS

The Warrior Friendly Business

Award honors businesses’ efforts

to support service members,

veterans, and their family

members through workplace initiatives. The award is given

to one small and one large

business. The deadline to apply

is December 16. Download the nomination form >

POWERING ADVANCED ANALYTICS

WHY INVESTING IN A DATA MATURE ORGANIZATION MATTERS

Who are my customers? Where are they located? What communities share characteristics with them? Which potential customers are likely to purchase my product? Can I recommend other products for them to purchase?

These challenges, and so many others, represent the types of questions that an organization might want to answer about who they serve. Empowered with answers, organizations can make strategic decisions about how to grow and understand the way they impact the communities they serve. Fundamentally, addressing these challenges requires data—both qualitative and quantitative—about customers, their purchasing habits, and beyond. Read more >

President's Message

As we near the end of the year, you, your family, and friends have a great number of spirit-filled events all over Delaware to enjoy! In the northern reaches of our state, Winterthur, Longwood Gardens, The Grand, and a host of other great places offer experiences worth visiting. Events like the City of New Castle's Spirit of Christmas celebration and Siegel JCC Delaware's Chanukah Breakfast Bash are worth checking out. Visit the Greater Wilmington Visitors’ Bureau website for ideas. In Kent County... Read more >

PHOTOS OF THE WEEK

Board of Governors member Steve Lehm celebrated 50 years with VanDemark & Lynch this week

Fred Sears keynoted

our Chamber Leadership Breakfast at Wilmington County Club

Sunday Breakfast Mission hosted a networking breakfast and holiday toy drive on Thursday

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR MEMBERSHIP:

Over the last few years, we have updated and modernized functional areas of our operations. The next planned change is to transition our membership dues billing cycles to a calendar-year cycle.

In order to complete this transition, you will be invoiced a one-time prorated membership dues amount which will ‘pay you up’ through 12/31/23. Please be on the lookout for your prorated invoice. You should receive it via email no later than December 2. Members already on January billing cycles will not see any changes or prorated bills. Moving forward, members will be billed your annual membership dues in mid-November for a January 1st effective date.

These changes will enable us to be more efficient and bring added focus to the delivery of great events, communications efforts, and policy advocacy to Delaware's business community. Please contact Melissa Brayman at mbrayman@dscc.com with any questions. Thank you for your continued support!