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Lunch 'n Learn How to Access and Use the Chamber Database
This is a hands-on workshop
on how to use a powerful
Chamber tool, (available only
to members,) to grow your
business. Bring your WiFi ready Lunch 'n Learn: ChamberMaster
laptop. Date: May 6, 2010
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Make your membership work for
Lunch 'n Learn: ChamberMaster WHAT: FREE Workshop for Chamber
you and get full value for your
Date: May 6, 2010 Members
dues investment. Workshop
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM WHERE: Chamber Office located at
space is limited to the first 25
registrations. Register on line at 590 32nd Street, Wyoming
• FREE Workshop for Chamber COST: FREE for members
www.southkent.org.
Members OPTIONAL: Bring your lunch and
• Chamber Office located at 590 Contact sue@southkent.org for your WiFi ready laptop. This is a
32nd Street, Wyoming COST: more information or call 616- "hands on" workshop.
FREE for members 531-5990.
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May 2010
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Chamber Office Hours
Monday -Thursday
8am - 5pm
Closed Friday
2 3 Noon 4 4p 5 6 9a 7 8
Gov Matters at Ambassadors Business
the Chamber Growth Comm
11:30 a
3:30 p
FREE
Education
Lunch 'N
Comm @
Learn
Celebration
@ the
South
Chamber
9 10 8a 11 8:15 a 12 13 14 15
Gov Matters at Chamber
Kentwood Foundation
City Hall
16 17 18 9 am 10 a,
19 Finance 20 2111:30 a-1 p 22
Communications 5 pm - 7 pm 3rd Fridays!
Committee 11:30 a, Multi Chamber @Crossroads
@ the Chamber Executive After Hours Banquet Ctr
Committee Stonewater 1p
Country Club Chamber
Partners
23 24 11:30 a 25 26 27 7:30 a 28 29
Community CEO Exchange
Roundtable 10 a
@ Chamber 3rd Fri!
Office Comm
Memorial 31 11:30 a
Day Weekend Board Mtg @
Office Closed Brann's
Monday 30
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June 2010
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1 4p 2 3 4 5
Ambassadors
7 8 10 11 7:30 a
6 Noon 8:15 a 9 9a
Speed
12
Gov Matters at Chamber Business
Networking!
the Chamber Foundation Growth
30th Annual
4p
South
Education
Kent Swing Golf
Comm @
Outing
Celebration
11 am shotgun
South
start
13 14 8a 15 9 am 16 10 a, 17 18 11:30 a-1 p 19
Gov Matters at Communications Finance 3rd Fridays!
Kentwood City Committee 11:30 a, @Crossroads
Hall Executive 1p
Committee Chamber
Partners
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CEO Exchange
10 a
3rd Fri!
Comm
11:30 a
Board Mtg @
Brann's
27 28 11:30 a 29 30 31
Community
Roundtable
@ Chamber
Office
sue@southkent.org
for more info
Free Seminars For Business Owners “Taking Check Your Metro Guide
Your Business to the Next Level” Business Listing Today
Chamber Member Businesses are Be sure your business contact
providing a series of seminars for information is up to date.
business owners and decision
makers that will help take your Your Chamber Community Profile
business to the next level. and Metro Guide is just about ready
to go to press. Your advertising is
May 5, 2010 booked and editorial copy is being
Direct Mail – NOT a Dinosaur: Non Business Owners $50.00 and proofed as I write this.
How to Improve Results and CEO's, Presidents and Business
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Presented by Richard L Chrisman 0125. Seminars are held at The community wide publication is a
CPA, MST of Hungerford, Aldrin, Campbell Group Building, 5664 major benefit of your membership.
Nichols & Carter PC. Prairie Creek Dr. near M-6 and M- But, only if your contact information
• The current economic 37. is correct.
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opportunities for growth and libraries, hotels and government
expansion. offices as long as 4,000 copies last.
• There are things you can do that In addition, we include them in
will not only insure survival, but relocation packets sent to people and
also give you a competitive edge. businesses moving into our area.
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Solutions. later than May 15, 2010. Changes
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age of information overload. What
techniques can be used to improve
your ROI?
• PURL’s, Variable Data, Mobile Business Growth is
Marketing and email to attract
attention of your prospective and Planning Fall Expo
current clients. Volunteers Needed Now!
Plan Ahead!
WOTV's Maranda is famous
in Kent County for her Summer is the ideal time to build
Summer Park Parties. those floats to avoid having to work in
Where Maranda goes, the the cold. We need everyone to help us
kids will follow. welcome Santa to town
Lichterman Law, PLC has moved offices from their downtown Grand Rapids
location to an expanded facility located at 5252 Clyde Park SW. Attorney Michael
Lichterman would like to thank the community by giving $100.00 to Mel Trotter
Ministries for every no-cost "Peace of Mind" planning session he does during the
months of April and May, 2010.
Zoraida Sanchez, Sanchez Fast Refund and Translation Services at 843 Grandville Ave SW. Sanchez
was named "Hispanic Person of the Year" by the West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Sanchez
Fast Refund has been a member of the Wyoming-Kentwood Area Chamber of Commerce since 2003.
Congratulations Zoraida.
Grand Valley Metro Council will be hosting two public meetings to seek
comments on the Draft Fiscal Year 2011-2014 Transortation Improvement
Program (TIP) and an amendment to the 2035 Long Range Transportation
Plan (LRTP): Monday, May 3, 2010 at 5:00 pm to comment on the Draft
TIP list of projects and deficient road segments and Tuesday, May 4,
2010 at 5:00 pm to comment on the Air Quality Analysis results and
Environmental justice review, and 2035 LRTP Amendment. Both meeting are
at GVMC offices located at 678 Front Ave NW, Ste 200 in Grand Rapids. For
information contact robinsond@gvmc.org or call phone 616-776-7609. To
access the written documents go to www.gvmc.org.