Where Business Meets Opportunity
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Central Vermont
Chamber of Commerce
BusinessWise eNews
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Greetings!
Thank you
for visiting, staying, working and being a part of the solution to growing prosperity and commerce in Central Vermont.
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Welcome New Chamber Staff Member!
Jeannette Malek-Kingsbury has joined the Central Vermont Chamber team as the new Director of Member Services. Jeannette will be reaching out to area businesses to gauge concerns, assess values and provide information on the benefits of Chamber membership. She can be reached by calling the Chamber at 229-5711 ext.303 or email
[email protected]
. Look forward to hearing from her soon!
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Message from the Interim President
Search Committee Commences
As your Interim President, one of the more important tasks is to administer the search for our new President/CEO. The advertisement has been out for the past six weeks and we have collected a good number of applications. The Search Committee will begin its work next week. The committee will rank the applicants and begin to schedule interviews for later this month and into October. The desired outcome is to have a finalist named and under contract by mid-November, so we have a new President starting close to the new year.
One thing I and other committee members are interested in is knowing what our members want in our new leader. Do you have a thought about what we are doing that you like or don't like? A thought of how a new president can do things differently? We would appreciate hearing your voice. Feedback on this matter will be a tremendous help for navigating the Chamber's future President. A conversation with me, our new Membership Coordinator, Jeannette Kingsbury, or anyone on our Board of Directors is most welcome. Please accept this as an invitation to help us shape our future. Feel free to call me if you have questions, ideas or just want to know how things are going.
Thank you,
Ed Larson
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This issue of
BusinessWise
is gladly sponsored by:
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The First Annual Vermont ATHENA Leadership Award
®
&
ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award®
All nominations are in and the judges are reviewing the nominees. A BIG 'thank you' to everyone who submitted a nomination!
The ATHENA Committee is working hard to make this signature event, the first ever in Vermont, a celebration to remember. The ATHENA Gala Awards Ceremony
on November 2, 2019
at the Capitol Plaza Hotel
will be HUGE, especially if all our members join us for a fantastic evening of dinner, recognition and dancing. At this time, we are preparing the program booklet for attendees and we wanted to give you, our eNews reader, the first opportunity to advertise in this multi-page program book. The rates are reasonable and if you get in early enough, you will have the opportunity to choose where in the booklet you want your ad to be. Here are the rates:
Ad prices:
Full Page- 7 3/4 x 4 3/4 - Non-member Add $50
B&W- $200
Color- $400
Half Page- 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 - Non-member Add $50
B&W- $100
Color- $200
One Quarter Page - 3 3/4 x 2 1/4 - Non-member Add $50
B&W - $50
Color-$100
Please have your ad print ready in pdf format no later than October 11. For an additional $50 we can build your ad from scratch using your logo(s) and narrative. You can email your ad and request to
[email protected]
or call the Chamber to make other arrangements.
Registration to attend the Gala and award presentation will be on our website,
centralvt.com
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Information about the ATHENA Awards:
The ATHENA Leadership Award® is a very prestigious recognition presented to a person who provides significant mentoring and direction to women professionals. This award honors individuals who strive toward the highest levels of personal and professional accomplishment, who excel in their chosen field, devote time and energy to their community in a meaningful way, and forge paths of leadership for women to follow.
The ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award® program was founded in 2007 by Athena International to honor emerging young women leaders who demonstrate excellence, creativity and initiative in their business or profession.
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A big THANK YOU to all the sponsors of this award
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New Central VT Website Launched!
The Chamber has just launched a new, interactive website. Members are now able to create an account and claim their business on the site to make changes to the business's listing, add events and post job openings!
To claim your business and set up an account, visit
centralvt.com.
At the top of the site, hover over the "Business Directory" to see the drop-down list. Select "Members Only", then select "Claim Your Business". Fill in the required fields to create your business account. Once staff has approved the claim of your business on the website, you will be able to login and return to the "Members Only" page to edit your listing and post available jobs.
This should be an easy process, but if you have any trouble please, feel free to contact the Chamber for assistance. If there is a need, we will schedule a website workshop with our web developer to help those that need assistance setting up and working with their online account.
Thank you for taking the time to set up your business's online account on the regional website! We welcome any feedback you have about the website to help make it work better for your business needs.
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Business After Hours Reception
at
Rock of Ages
5pm-7pm Wednesday, September 25
558 Graniteville Rd., Graniteville
Join Chamber members, friends and community leaders for an evening of mixing and mingling at North America's premier granite quarrier and manufacturer. To register,
click here
, call 229-5711 or email
[email protected]
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American Red Cross
Blood Drive
Monday, October 14 12pm-5pm
Chamber Conference Rooms
963 Paine Turnpike N. Berlin
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SAVE THESE DATES
More Info and Registration to Follow
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As a courtesy to our hosts, cancellations will be accepted up to 48 hours prior to the event at no charge. Registered no shows will be billed the full cost of registration. Please call us if you cannot make the event.
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Chamber $marts &
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Coffee with Leadership from
Green Mountain Power Corp.
Friday, October 18, 8am-9am
Chamber Conference Rooms
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Thursday, October 24, 5pm-7pm
Business After Hours at
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MEMBER NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Members
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please send us the link to employment opportunities at your business and we will post it to our growing online list!
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Walmart is Hiring
Walmart is looking for professional, friendly and outgoing people to serve as customer hosts at their store in Berlin.
Click here
for more information on the responsibilities of customer hosts as well as information on Walmart's employee education benefits.
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National Life Group is Hiring
National Life Group has many open positions available at their headquarters in Montpelier. For the list of open positions and to apply,
click here
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This issue of
BusinessWise
is gladly sponsored by:
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Montpelier Alive
Presents
Art Walk
Friday, September 6
4pm to 8pm
Downtown Montpelier will be bursting with art as Central Vermont artists showcase their work in businesses and locations around the city. Nearly 30 venues in downtown Montpelier will have art on display, many with the artist in attendance. This is a fun and casual way to experience art, meet local artists, and explore downtown shops, restaurants, and galleries. Visit
montpelieralive.com/artwalk
for more information.
Also Presented by
Montpelier Alive
Mixer at Barr Hill Distillery
116 Gin Lane, Montpelier
Thursday, September 12, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Learn about the organization that celebrates Montpelier's downtown and how you can get involved. Enjoy refreshments, meet Montpelier Alive members, and check out the new distillery! To RSVP,
click here.
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Lost Nation Theater
Presents
Shakespeare's Will
Thursday-Sunday, September 5-15
7:30pm Thursdays-Saturdays
2pm Saturdays & Sundays
A masterful, humorous solo show, in which the Bard's wife gets the last word by Canadian playwright Vern Thiessen. Lost Nation Theater is excited to present the play's Northeast premiere, directed by Eric Love and starring Margo Whitcomb. Inspired by the few historical facts known about The Bard, his wife Anne, and their family,
Shakespeare's Will
is a lively, humorous and emotional depiction of Anne Hathaway - accidental mother, proudly imperfect wife, and defiantly liberated woman in Elizabethan England. He was the most famous man in literary history. She was cloaked in silence and invisibility. Now...thanks to Vern Thiessen's marvelous play, Madame Shakespeare is having
her
say! For more information and to purchase your tickets,
click here
or call 229-0492.
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Capstone Community Action
Presents
Planting the Seeds for
Business Success
The Social/Website Connection
Wednesday, September 18, 5:30pm-7:30pm
20 Gable Place Barre
Free!
Social media is like handing out product samples on the street. Of course you want people to try your product or service, but your real goal is to get them to walk through the door of your business! Social media posts and other platforms that aren't linked to your website are like handing out free samples with no follow-up. You might be getting a lot of engagement, but you aren't getting any customers. Maintaining a clean, modern, professional, and cohesive presence on all social media platforms presents the opportunity for your business to be discovered, your website to be visited, and new sales to be made. Register for this free workshop to learn how to utilize your business's social media and online presence to its fullest extent. To register, contact Margaret Ferguson at 477-5214 or email
[email protected].
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Manufacturing Summit
A Supply Chain Event for Advanced Manufacturing
Thursday, September 26, 9am-5pm
Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Jct.
This manufacturing summit is a business-to-business event for manufacturers, OEMs and sub-contractors to connect and develop business for contracts and enhanced supply chain opportunities. With 120 exhibitors from New England and lower Quebec, this is one trade show you don't want to miss! For more information, a complete agenda and list of exhibitors, visit
manufacturedinvt.com.
To
register to attend,
click here
. Registration deadline is Monday, September 16, 12pm.
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Congratulations!
Walter Frey
and the
Mountain Meadow View B&B
on winning the 2019 Best of Waterbury Center Awards in the category of Bed & Breakfast. The Mountain Meadow View B&B is a spectacular B&B with amazing views of Vermont's pristine mountains and a fantastic host!
Click here
to read the press release.
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Bar Harbor Bank & Trust
First Annual
School Supply Drive
Results
Thanks to many generous donators, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust was able to collect more than 3,500 school supply items, including notebooks, folders, glue sticks, pencils and more at their locations across Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont!
"All donations support students and educators in the communities we call home," said Joseph Schmitt, SVP/Chief Marketing Officer at Bar Harbor Bank & Trust. "These supplies will help local children actively participate in classroom learning, making the educational experience better for both students and teachers."
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The Family Center of Washington County
3rd Annual Family Center
Halloween Pin Smash
Saturday, October 26
*Sponsors Needed*
This year, due to an increasing number of families in need in our community, The Family Center is increasing their fundraising goal, but need your help. Please consider supporting families in our community through a sponsorship of this fun event!
Click here
for more information and sponsorship levels.
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This issue of
BusinessWise
is gladly sponsored by:
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Get Your News Out There!
If you have an upcoming event, product promotion, or congratulations you would like to share, please send your press releases to The Chamber at
[email protected]
so we can update others on news and happenings with your business.
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Show Your Chamber Pride!
When you advertise your business in the local media, be sure to include that you are a proud member of the Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce!
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Thank you,
Central Vermont Chamber
802-229-5711
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