January 2024

Happy New Year! The chamber will honor its 2024 Business of the Year - Global Real Estate Advisors - and the 2024 Beacon Award winner - the Painesville Railroad Museum - at the Annual Meeting and Awards luncheon on January 25. REGISTER TODAY Join us for Networking Power Hour January 4 at 8:30 a.m. at Lake County Free Clinic. We will gather with our friends from the Mentor Area Chamber for the first Networking Power Hour of 2024. Free and open to all. REGISTER TODAY. Kelly Donahue Executive Director 440-357-7572 [email protected]

Networking Power Hour January 4 Join us and our friends from the Mentor Area Chamber of Commerce at Lake County Free Clinic as we start out 2024 with great networking! REGISTER HERE FOR NETWORKING POWER HOUR.

Annual Meeting and Awards luncheon January 25, 2024

Save the date for the Annual Awards luncheon, January 25, 2024, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at Painesville Township Park Community Center. We will celebrate the 2024 Business of the Year - Global Real Estate Advisors, and the 2024 Beacon Award recipient the Painesville Railroad Museum. A brief annual meeting will precede the festivities.

REGISTER HERE for the ANNUAL MEETING and AWARDS LUNCHEON.

AI and Your Business Join us on February 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., at Morley Library in Painesville for a luncheon presentation on AI and your business. Artificial Intelligence isn't new, but its ever-changing forays into daily life are altering ways of doing business. Speakers are John Paganini, Crew Tracker Software, and Mark Tennant, AI for Business. Find out what you need to know about AI and how it can assist you in your business in an informative and non-judgmental format. $20/person includes lunch. REGISTER HERE.

2024 Directory & Buyer's Guide Coming Soon!

The 2024 Directory & Buyer's Guide will make its debut at the Annual Meeting and Awards luncheon on January 25. Thank you to all the members who purchased ads in the publication. The printed directory is distributed throughout the chamber's service area and available online anytime.

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It Really is All About Community

Spread the Word! When you're asked why you invested in chamber membership, here are just a few great reasons: Networking - by far the most-mentioned reason for being a member. Visibility Giving You a Voice Credibility Education Member Benefits

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Chambers of Commerce throughout Ohio have come together to offer a self-funded medical plan for small employers with 50 or fewer employees. It's called the SOCA Benefit Plan (MEWA). Learn more here. Or member businesses can explore potential savings with the Anthem Group Health Insurance - Chamber Saver Program. Check out full range of health insurance plans with cost savings usually reserved for larger companies. Contact the chamber for more information. 

Market Your Business With Us in 2024

EMAIL BLASTS - Your products, services or events shared with more than 1,400 email recipients in the chamber's database. Simply provide your flyer image and/or text and the chamber will format, schedule and send the eblast. Cost is just $75. WEBSITE ADS - Starting at just $100, your logo with a link to your website can appear at the top of one of the chamber's most- viewed pages - like Events. Other website ad options are available. Contact the chamber to learn more about these cost-effective marketing opportunities.

January

3 Yarn N Yak ~ Madison Public Library Music Bingo! Books & Wine ~ Madison Public Library 4 Networking Power Hour - January 4, 2024 8 Good Morning Madison ~ Madison Public Library Books & Lunch ~ Madison Public Library 9 STS Entrepreneurs Idea Tank 10 Crafts and Laughs ~ Madison Public Library Yarn N Yak ~ Madison Public Library Music Bingo at Grand River Cellars 11 Tarot Card Classes ~ Madison Public Library Brushes & Lushes on Canvas 15 Talking Tech ~ Madison Public Library Good Morning Madison ~ Madison Public Library 16 Community Quilt Show ~ Madison Public Library Mystery Book Club ~ Madison Public Library Composting ~ Madison Public Library Ciao! Music of Italy Opera Night Dinner at Cask 307 17 Community Quilt Show ~ Madison Public Library Yarn N Yak ~ Madison Public Library Learn about Plarn ~ Madison Public Library Music Bingo at Grand River Cellars 18 Community Quilt Show ~ Madison Public Library Tarot Card Classes ~ Madison Public Library Beach Glass Framed Art Class 19 Community Quilt Show ~ Madison Public Library 20 Community Quilt Show ~ Madison Public Library 21 Community Quilt Show ~ Madison Public Library 22 Community Quilt Show ~ Madison Public Library Good Morning Madison ~ Madison Public Library 23 Community Quilt Show ~ Madison Public Library What is Genealogy? ~ Madison Public Library Hooks & Books book club 24 Community Quilt Show ~ Madison Public Library Yarn N Yak ~ Madison Public Library Music Bingo at Grand River Cellars 25 Community Quilt Show ~ Madison Public Library Tarot Card Classes ~ Madison Public Library 2024 Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon 26 Community Quilt Show ~ Madison Public Library 27 Community Quilt Show ~ Madison Public Library 28 Community Quilt Show ~ Madison Public Library Yoga at the Vineyard 29 Community Quilt Show ~ Madison Public Library Good Morning Madison ~ Madison Public Library 30 Community Quilt Show ~ Madison Public Library 31 Community Quilt Show ~ Madison Public Library Yarn N Yak ~ Madison Public Library Music Bingo at Grand River Cellars Learn More

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Eastern Lake County Chamber of Commerce Kelly Donahue/Executive Director 440.357.7572 [email protected]