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WEEK OF JANUARY 16, 2023

TUESDAY, JANUARY 17

Get to Know the Midstate Chamber, 4 pm at the Chamber Office.  Join us to chat and gather information on how the Midstate Chamber can help YOUR BUSINESS GROW! Learn about our variety of programs as well as our phenomenal Committees. This event is FREE and we encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity. RSVP today!


WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18

HR Roundtable Meeting, 9 am at the Chamber Office.  Please join us for our first HR Roundtable Meeting of 2023 where we will set goals and networking with other HR professionals. RSVP today!

Pediatric & Adult Vaccination Clinics at SCOW, 1-6 pm at the SCOW (Spanish Community of Wallingford), 284 Washington Street, Wallingford.  

Marketing Committee Meeting, 2 pm at the Chamber Office.  Please join us for our marketing meeting of 2023 where we will set goals and network with marketing/media professionals. RSVP today!


SATURDAY, JANUARY 21

Felted Landscape Workshop, 10 am-4 pm at Gallery 53. Click here for more information and to register!

SAVE THE DATE!

March 21, 2023 Career & Technology Fair at the Meriden Mall

April 5, 2023 Annual Dinner, Awards & Silent Auction at the Aqua Turf

April 29-30, 2023 Midstate Chamber Business Expo Tent at the Daffodil Festival

June 4, 2023 Annual Golf Tournament at Hunter's Golf Course

EVENT/MEETING RECAPS

January 17, 2023 Government & Business Development Committee Meeting- We had a great meet and greet with State Rep Hilda Santiago, State Rep Mike Quinn, newly-inducted State Rep Jack Fazzino, and State Senator Jan Hochadel, where we introduced our 2023 Legislative Highlights, 2023 Legislative Action Agenda, and began planning our Chamber-wide Legislative Round Table. Stay tuned for the date!

January 12, 2023 Membership Committee Meeting- We had our first Membership and Ambassador meeting at the Chamber office, where we talked about our history and the expectations of this team. Thanks to all who attended- we welcome new faces to join us!


January 11, 2023 Midstate Chamber Board Meeting- We are excited for all our upcoming plans in 2023!


January 10, 2023 CBN Networking Meeting- We had our first Alliance CBN Networking meeting at the Chamber office. Next meeting in Hamden. Thanks to all who attended!


January 9, 2023 Education & Technology Sub-Committee Meeting- We made further plans for our Career & Technology Fair on March 21st at the Meriden Mall!

December 22, 2022 Press Conference for Meriden BIG Program- Mayor Scarpati, Chamber President Rosanne Ford, and other team members, launched the Meriden BIG Program, which is spearheaded by a collaboration of the city of Meriden's Economic Development department, MEDCO (Meriden Economic Development Corporation) and the Midstate Chamber of Commerce. This program's goal is to spark economic development efforts in the city of Meriden.


MERIDEN BIG PROGRAM

WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS!

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MIDSTATE CHAMBER MEMBER NEWS

Equity Match Grant Program - Women's Business Development Council

The Women's Business Development Council (WBDC) is excited to announce our next round of the Equity Match Grant Program, which will open January 17th, 2023! The deadline to apply is February 28th, 2023. The application will also be offered in Spanish. Please help us spread the word about the grant opportunity to women-owned businesses. The program offers grants of up to $10,000 to women-owned businesses in the state of Connecticut who have been in business for 2 or more years and have revenues between $25K and $2 million. Since the start of the program, we have distributed 167 grants of over $1.5 million to women-owned businesses in Connecticut.

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Class Listings - Women's Business Development Council

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CHAMBER BENEFITS- DID YOU KNOW?

The Midstate Chamber is made up of a small but mighty team, so we rely heavily on our membership to direct and participate in our community work. We have a committee structure that meets regularly- here's a synopsis of what we do and how you can be involved! Contact Rosanne or Mary with questions or to get more information! We hope to see you soon!

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