COMMITTEE POUNDS THE PAVEMENT
The Chamber Membership committee held a “Walking Blitz” the morning of September 1st . 5 chamber members participated, dividing into pairs and visiting scores of businesses along Middle Country Road. Thank you :
Tom Fess, Aflac
Janice Taylor, Holiday Inn Express
Kerry Baardsen, TD Bank
Debra Timms, CPA, Kessler & Liscia PC
Carmella Abella, Abella Home Staging & Redesign
for helping spread the word about our chamber.
NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION MEETING
A New Member Orientation Meeting will be held at 11:30 on Tuesday, September 15th, at the Selden Library prior to the general meeting. All new members or current members seeking more information about the chamber are encouraged to attend.
MONTHLY GENERAL MEETING - NOTE LOCATION CHANGE
The September 15th General Meeting will be held at the Middle Country Public Library in SELDEN beginning at 12:00 noon. Be sure not to miss the Banking/ Finance panel that will be discussing SBA Business Loans. Our meal will feature the delicious offerings from the new WINGMAN in Selden .
Two added to the leadership of the chamber
Chamber president Jeff Freund has announced that George Fleckenstein, owner of Fish Window Cleaning has agreed to become a Vice President for the chamber. George has been a member since June 2005 and has served on the board for the past two years.
James Verdi from Synergy Wealth Strategies was selected to serve as a member of the chamber board. James joined the chamber earlier this year.
THE AUGUST BREAKFAST MEETING - HUGE SUCCESS
Thank you to JoAnn LaBella and her staff at Starbuck's in Selden for hosting the August 18th chamber meeting. This was our first breakfast networking meeting in a long time and we had a teriffic turnout. Keep an eye out for the next breakfast meeting.
City Tire Auto - September coupon specials:
http://www.citytireauto.com/coupons.htm?groupid=2242
Visit http://www.citytireauto.com/index.htm for more advertised specials.
A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
– Chinese Proverb
SEPTEMBER
9/16 8:30 –11:00 am
BUSINESS BASICS and HOME-BASED BUSINESS
The only place to find true job security is in your own home. If you are an entrepreneur, this workshop will give you the nuts and bolts you will need to know how to start your business at home.
Speaker: Representative from the Small Business Development Center at Stony Brook
Location: Middle Country Library (Selden branch)
OCTOBER
10/14 8:30 –11:00 am
USING SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES TO INCREASE YOUR BUSINESS
Social networking is the new buzz word for connecting with people. Find out how businesses are taking advantage of this new way to communicate.
Speaker: Cindy McCaffery, The McCaffery Group, LLC
Location: Middle Country Library (Selden branch)