American Chemical Society Division of Small Chemical Businesses

MEMBER BENEFITS & CORE PROGRAMMING by: J.L.Maclachlan, SCHB PR Chair Updated June 2013

Who we are
The American Chemical Society Small Chemical Businesses Division (SCHB) garnered ACS full status approval in 1980 In our thirty-third year our mission remains the same: to aid in the formation, development and growth of small chemical businesses SCHB continuously provides relevant programming at National and Regional ACS Meetings for those who currently own and operate their own small chemical businesses as well as to those budding entrepreneurs among us

Core Programming
SCHB Flagship Programming includes: True Stories of Success of Chemical Entrepreneurs

Told as a narrative including failure and success stories

Best Practices for Chemical Entrepreneurs

Presented as a panel discussion with audience participation

Resources for start-ups

Presented workshop style

True Stories at #NERM12

True Stories of Successful Chemical Entrepreneurs at NERM12 in Rochester, NY From L to R: Jennifer Maclachlan, SCHB PR Chair & True Stories Organizer, Alan Rae, Judy Albers, Lewis Rothberg and Ken Reed. This was a very popular and well attended session at #NERM12. Speakers focused on both failure and success~how they got from there to here.

Best Practices Panel at #NERM12

Best Practices for Entrepreneurs Panel Discussion at #NERM12 Rochester, NY. L to R: led by Bonnie Charpentier ACS Board of Directors, Director District 6 and Vice President, Regulatory and Quality, Metabolex, Inc., L. Boynton, Global Director of Operations, Quality and Regulatory Affairs, Dymax Corporation, Alana Fuierer, Esq., Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti, PC and Jim Soufleris, SUNY College at Brockport Small Business Development Center Certified Business Adviser.

Resources for Start-Ups at #NERM12

Photo courtesy of M.Z. Hoffman: Participants in the Small Chemical Businesses Workshops for Entrepreneurs symposium at #NERM12: (l-r) Lee Latimer (Chair, ACS Local Section Activities Committee), George Ruger (Mid-Hudson Section), Jennifer Maclachlan (PID Analyzers, symposium organizer), Anahita Williamson (New York State Pollution Prevention Institute), John Borchardt (Southhaven Communications).

Networking
ACS Regional Meetings provide an opportunity for SCHB Members to organize programming and connect with other chemical professionals from their region The SCHB social event at the National Meeting offers unique opportunities to meet members of ACS Governance

At SCHB reception at ACS Denver 8/30/2011. SCHB Councilor, Sharon Vercellotti announces them. Marinda Wu, ACS 2013 President and Dennis Chamot.

SCHB Member Benefits

SCHB Member Benefits include:

Membership is free for the first year Deeply discounted booth exhibit space at National Meetings $500.00 Business listing on our website with a link to your website Outstanding programming at National, Regional and NEW! in 2012 at Local Section Meetings At the heart of it all: amazing networking opportunities NEW! in 2013 SCHB began participating in other scientific society meetings such as AAAS Meeting, APS March Meeting and CLEO Conference.

Staying Connected to SCHB

Join the SCHB

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like the SCHB Facebook page for frequently updated information facebook.com/SCHBD SCHB tweets: twitter.com/ACSSCHB Members only content on ACS Network Monthly eblast to members

Next Stop: Indy!

We will be offering an extensive program, which follows the Indy 2013 Fall meeting theme: Chemistry of Motion
Sessions: Small Business Chemistry in Motion Best Practices for Success in Startup and Growing Businesses Chemical Angel Network: Chemists Investing in Chemical Companies True Stories of Success from Chemical Entrepreneurs STEM Women in Innovation and Investing Applications of Ionic Liquids from the Small Business Sector Biofuels in Motion
SCHB is also co-sponsoring a number of other sessions, including Health Care Reform Update: Implementation of the Affordable Care Act Opportunities and Challenges of U.S.China Intellectual Property Agreements Role and Value of Social Networking in Advancing the Chemical Sciences

Also visit us at ACS Expo, Booth 431 (Sunday-Tuesday), as well as new member Independence Science (website) at Booth 333 on Small Chemical Businesses Row.