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 845 Oakton Street
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Member-to-Member News 

January 2012

GOA Regional Business Association
Elk Grove Chamber of Commerce
Itasca Chamber of Commerce

Welcome December

New Members

 

B2BBCFO

Chicago Bancorp

Dreammaker Bath & Kitchen

Global Logistical Connections

Jersey Mike's D/B/A Keystone Foods

Keltrust Systems Inc.

Meritage Realty Group LLC

Prime Pack & Ship

Savage Bros. Co.

UBS Financial Sevices

 Member Anniversaries

GOA Regional Business Association

 

40 Years

Hoskins Chevrolet Inc.

 

28 Years

Mount Prospect Public Library

 

26 Years

Roosevelt University-Schaumburg

 

21 Years

Phoenix International Freight Services

 

14 Years

R. Perotti Drapery Service Inc

 

12 Years

Cyber Com Inc.

 

6 Years

Windy City Limousine Service

 

4 Years

W. S. Darley & Co

 

3 Years

Elk Grove Warehouse Flooring

Express Air Freight ORD, Inc.

Inside/Out Coaching

 

2 Years

The Meadows Club

 

1 Year

Chiro One Wellness Center

Clearbrook

Fannie May Confections Brands, Inc.

Links Technology Solutions, Inc

Owen Wagener & Co

Power Clean Inc.

 

  

Elk Grove Chamber Anniversaries

 

13 Years

Monarch Construction Co.

 

11 Years

Arthur J. Rogers & Co.

 

9 Years

A. N. Deringer Inc.

 

7 Years

Home Instead Senior Care

 

5 Years

A. Hartrodt (USA) Inc

Scanwell Logistics (Chi) Inc

 

3 Years

Alphagraphics - Elk Grove Village

 

1 Year

Deltamax Freight System (Chicago)

Fireclean LLC

Turf Spray Irrigation Co.

 

Itasca Chamber Anniversaries

 

1 Year

Itasca Park District

Pinnacle Services Inc

Directory Update

We would like to apologize to our members in the

PRINTERS/LITHOGRAPHERS - SERVICES/SUPPLIES

category of the Directory, page 42. Unfortunately the Category Header was accidently omitted.

 

If you are searching for services in this Category please contact:

 

ALPHAGRAPHICS - ELK GROVE VILLAGE

ALPHAGRAPHICS - WOOD DALE

CHROMATECH PRINTING INC.

COPYSET CENTER

DATAMART DIRECT INC.

INSTY-PRINTS

K & M PRINTING CO. INC.

KWIK PRINT INC

L & L GRAPHIC SOLUTIONS INC

MIDAMERICAN PRINTING SYSTEMS, INC.    

 

Save the Dates! 
2012
Wine & Beer Tasting
Presenting Sponsor
DLA ARCHITECTS, LTD.

 Featuring A Silent Auction

Thursday, March 8th

Belvedere Banquets

 

2012 Business Expo

Presenting Sponsor

Comcast Business Class

Over 1000 People attended 

in 2011!

 Thursday, April 26th

The Meadows Club

 

2012 Golf Classic

Thursday, June 21st

Itasca Country Club

 

For more information or to register, visit

www.theGOA.com

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Porte Brown LLC announces that Kelley Krowczyk, CPA, MST has been admitted as partner. Kelley is a Tax Partner on Porte Brown's Kelley Kaccounting and consulting team in the Elk Grove Village office. She has more than thirteen years of experience providing tax consulting and accounting services for individuals and closely held businesses and is also one of the leaders of Porte Brown's Tax Services Practice Group. Kelley currently serves as Treasurer of the Elk Grove Chamber of Commerce. For further information call (847) 956-1040 or email Kelley at kmk@portebrown.com Visit their website at www.portebrown.com. An Elk Grove Chamber Member

 

Open House - Thursday, January 26, 6:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. Saint Luke Lutheran School 410 S. Rush Street, Itasca is hosting its Primary and Early Childhood Open House for all future 3yr. old through 2nd grade students. Come and meet our teachers and tour the school. See why so many working parents use Saint Luke Lutheran School for their pre-school or before & after school care. For more information contact Pastor Alex Duff 630-773-0396 or aduff@saintlukeitasca.org An Itasca Chamber Member

  

The Mid America Economic Development Council (MAEDC), http://maedc.net/ congratulates the Village of Elk Grove. MAEDC is the Midwest's premier professional association for economic development and site selection professionals. Elk Grove Village's commercial property listing database, www.elkgrovesites.com, placed second in the best website category for small communities beating out many entries from around the Midwest. Receipt of the award is validation that Elk Grove is pursuing excellence in economic development marketing, supporting the local business community, and pursuing business friendly practices as recognized by industry peers and established industry best practices. Thank you to all who have contributed to making www.elkgrovesites.com a success. An Elk Grove Chamber Member

  

Ann CCarol Stream-based American Slide Chart/Perrygraf, one of the industry's premier providers of dimensional sales, marketing, training, and communication solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ann Crucil to the role of Sales Support & Customer Care Coordinator. In this role, Ann will be supporting senior sales managers Marilee Summers and Karen Vidoni; overseeing internal order production; and working directly with customers to ensure smooth, timely delivery. Prior to coming on board with ASC/Perrygraf, Ann spent nearly two decades honing her sales and service expertise with Canon Business Solutions. Contact Ann directly at ann.crucil@americanperrygraf.com ... and for a FREE IdeaBook, concept design, or Industry-Specific Dimensional Sample Kit, visit www.americanperrygraf.com or call 800.323.4433.

 

Dr John

John V. Prunskis, M.D., FIPP, selected by his peers as Pain Management Top Doctor in the Chicago area for an unprecedented sixth time. Six-peat! John V. Prunskis, M.D., FIPP, specialist in interventional pain medicine, has been selected by his physician peers to be the recipient of the Castle Connolly "Top Doctor" award for an unprecedented sixth time. The secret vote occurs every 2 years. Dr. Prunskis has been Co- Medical Director of Illinois Pain Institute (IPI) since 1993. The Illinois Pain Institute is the longest established multi-site Interventional Pain Practice in the Chicago area. The practice has grown to include five locations: Elgin, Barrington, McHenry, Itasca and Libertyville. For more information, www.illinoispain.com or call Donna Havemann 847-289-8822. An Itasca Chamber Member

  

Elk Grove Village announced the launch of a new service that allows businesses, the development community, and citizens to apply for and track permits online. Permits being offered by the Village include but are not limited to building, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and engineering. The service is accessible through www.elkgrovepermits.com. Said Mayor Craig B. Johnson, "Increasing access to government services and being business friendly is an important goal for Elk Grove Village, and this new service delivers an easy and convenient way for us to expand our e-government program. We are pleased to provide the innovative approach that will help our community remain a great place to live, work and conduct business." An Elk Grove Chamber Member

                                                                                            

Jim C

December 2, 2011 CARR Machine & Tool, Inc celebrated its 40th anniversary in business. In addition, second generation owner and President, Jim Carr, was also featured in the December, 2011 issue of Modern Machine Shop. In the article entitled Machine Shop Marketing by Senior Editor, Peter Zelinski, Jim explained his marketing strategies and how he utilizes social media to connect with potential customers. The article can also be found on line at http://www.mmsonline.com/articles/machine-shop-marketing. CARR Machine & Tool is located in Elk Grove Village, IL. Visit their website at www.carrmachine.com or call 847-593-8003 An Elk Grove Chamber Member

  

The Village of Elk Grove has created the Business Resource Guide to provide new, existing and prospective businesses information on the Village's business oriented services and regulations. This informal guide is intended to serve as a resource to assist people through the process of operating, expanding, and starting a business in Elk Grove Village. Topics covered include, how to choose a site, how to verify the zoning, how to apply for building permits and business licenses, and what the steps are when applying for a variance or zoning change. The Guide also includes information on business resources such as, workforce development, business development, and business financing assistance. The Guide is available for download in a digital format with live links at www.elkgrovebusinessguide.com and in a hard copy format. If you are interested in receiving a hard copy, please call Josh Grodzin, Director of Business Development and Marketing for Elk Grove Village at 847-357-4005. An Elk Grove Chamber Member


 

December 1, 2012 Betsy's One Of A Kind was invited by the management of Coldwater Creek in Deer Park to display her Jewelry. Congratulations and continued success to Betsy! For more information call Betsy Skibinski at 847-991-8459 or www.betsysoneofakind.com

 

October 2011, Comcast Named Fastest Business Internet Provider in the Nation by PC Magazine. Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK), one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communications products and services, announced Comcast Business Class was named the fastest business Internet provider in the nation according to a PC Magazine reader test of the nation's leading ISPs. The results were taken from more than 58,000 tests completed on www.speedtest.net.  According to the test, Comcast Business Class averaged download speeds of 24.13 Mbps, 39 percent better than its closest competitor. "The results of the PC Magazine test underscore Comcast's dedication to helping small- and medium-sized businesses increase productivity and improve their bottom line through advanced communications solutions," said Bill Stemper, President of Business Services at Comcast Corp. "Our network sets a new standard for delivering high-speed Internet service and we're going to continue delivering the best and fastest experience to our customers." 

 

The Management Association has moved to a new location in Downers Grove. The new office features many upgrades that benefit the association's membership including an updated, digital phone system that will allow the staff to better respond to members' HR Hotline questions. In addition, new IT and AV equipment will enhance the level of "edutainment" for training class participants. These upgrades to the Association's facility and infrastructure will enable the staff to focus more attention and resources on members. Anyone attending the association's training sessions, or those who just want to drop by to check out the new office, will easily find the convenient location near I-88 and I-355. The Management Association is a not-for-profit employers' association that provides people management expertise and HR resources to more than 1,000 local companies and organizations.  To find out more, visit www.hrsource.org or check out the new office at 3025 Highland Parkway, Ste. 225 in Downers Grove, or call Julie Belloli at 630-963-7600 ext. 237.

 

Jersey Mike's Subs will host a 5-day fundraiser from Wednesday, January 25th (grand opening)- Sunday, January 29th, in the Elk Grove Annex Shopping center at 178 Biesterfield Rd. Members & business community are welcome. Proceeds will go to Elk Grove High School and Margaret Mead Junior High School. Anyone who has a fundraising coupon will receive a free regular size sub with a minimum $1 contribution.  More than 10,000 coupons were already distributed throughout the community. Started in 1956 at the Jersey Shore with a single neighborhood shop dedicated to serving authentic Northeast-style subs, Jersey Mike's has grown to become available nationwide. Jersey Mike's takes pride in offering all top-quality, premium meats and cheeses, freshly baked breads, signature wraps, refreshing salads, home style soups, cookies and brownies. And as always, everything is prepared right in front of you. That is what makes Jersey Mike's the most authentic tasting submarine sandwich available, with a tradition of quality that we will never outgrow. For more information contact Carole Holland 312-532-8034. An Elk Grove Chamber Member

 Moving People and Organizations Forward

Need a way to pay your employees? We have the answer for you! The BeniCashCard is a prepaid card that employees payroll can be direct deposited to. The card is accepted at over 21 million retailers worldwide and can be used as an ATM card at over 800,000 ATM's worldwide.  Each card comes with a Rewards Mall where cardholders can earn money back and receive discounts. To learn more please contact Michael Tiritilli (mptiritilli@aol.com) or at 847-463-2923. www.BeniCashCard.com
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GOA Introduces

 "Down to Business with GOA"

 

This new video series will feature one of our members being interviewed by Shirlanne Lemm, President & CEO of the GOA

Regional Business Association.

 

Click here to see our 1st interview with

Lance Snider of Staffing Plus.

 

We hope by watching these videos you will learn more about

what our members have to offer, find out what makes

their business successful and have some fun!

 

 For more information on how your company can be a part of this

new enhancement to your membership call Lynda at

630-773-2944 or lynda@theGOA.com

Member to Member Discounts

     

Seattle Sutton's, Elk Grove Village and Hoffman Estates Distributors, are offering a New Year's Special for all members in January 2012.  A $10 Discount is yours for each weekly order placed for an entire month. Menus are better than ever and will be available starting on January 2nd. Give the gift of health to yourself and your loved ones to make 2012 GREAT.  For more information and details on how to order today, call Ingrid @ 224-688-6846 or sshehoffman@yahoo.com.

 

Already paid for your web hosting and not getting the level of service you need and deserve? No Problem! As a GOA member, there is no need to wait until your service term expires. Switch your shared web hosting to eBoundHost and we will give you the remainder of your current hosting contract for free! This offer is in addition to the current 25% GOA discount already in place. The 25% GOA discount not only applies to shared hosting but ALL of our hosting services. This discount can be applied to any new sign-up and is good for Shared, Business, VPS and dedicated hosting. Please enter coupon code "GOA25" at checkout to claim 25% discount. For more information, contact Larry Klaber 847.436.4678 or email larry.k@eboundhost.com

 

Is your company or organization looking to increase customer and employee loyalty? Sunrise Valley Associates is offering a 30% member discount (a savings of $900) on our employee engagement process, which allows your company's leadership to understand the dynamics within your organization. The D.I.A.L.O.G. instrument pinpoints strengths and limitations so that goal directed actions can be taken. Use this instrument to assist you in reaching your 2012 business goals. This offer is good through January 2012. For more information, contact Pam Van Den Bussche at 847.345.3217 or pam@sunrisevalleyassoc.com

 

KPCP Merchant Capital can help your business with our quick funding business loan or our asset based line of credit. 80% of all existing businesses in the US are approved for some form of funding. GOA members receive 50% off on Success Fees of 1-4 %. You can have your money in 1-2 weeks and hopefully turn your inventory 1-3 times. It's Not factoring, and you don't need to accept credit cards. For a free quote contact Rich Pirovano at 847-275-6980 or email   RLP@KPCPMerchantCapital.com    

 

IT Risk Managers LLC wants to provide your organization with the latest telephone communication tools by offering all members a free conference room phone ($750.00 value) with the purchase of any phone system with 10 or more handsets. Unified Messaging, Call Queuing, Call Distribution, Conference Bridging may be foreign words now, but after we implement a new phone system and train your staff, they will be powerful tools that your company will use to manage and grow your business. Technology, vendor discounts, and telephone company discounts have made these systems more affordable than ever. Offer is good until February 1, 2012. Please contact Rick Bolda 630.918.7370 or email rbolda@itriskmgrs.com to schedule an appointment.

 

Seal-Tight Protective Services would like to offer GOA members a discount of 10% on multiple sizes of the New Biometric Fingerprint Safe. This safe is designed for unlocking by either fingerprint or key. The product features an optical fingerprint sensor and excellent anti-destruction capability and is ideal for keeping hand guns, cash and other valuables. For additional information, please contact Adrian J. Zawadzki at azawadzki@stpsguards.com or call 847-640-2210.

 

 

To obtain the guidelines for Member-to-Member Discounts, and to submit your discount, email Lynda Macri at lynda@theGOA.com.  

October GONE V Food Drive
 

 "Make your business thrive with GONE V"

 GONE V is a premier networking group of business owners and high level decision makers that meet at the GOA office Tuesday mornings 7:30am - 9:00am. Throughout the year, GONE V members also attend after hour events to network and build lasting friendships while having fun. Check us out at www.gone5.com. If you would like to visit one of our regular meetings, please contact our membership chair, Sandra Teague at steague@advemployment.com or call 630.705.5005.

Thank you to those who referred
 a new member!

   

Jim Simonik, Pulsation Yoga

for referring Meritage Realty Group LLC

 Illinois Society of CPA's

for referring B2BCFO

 Ted Breden, Keller Williams

 for referring Chicago Bancorp

 Lance Snider, Staffing Plus

for referring UBS Financial Services

 Jamie Leyva, Fox Valley Glass

 for referring Dreammaker Bath & Kitchen

 

Do you have someone you would like to refer to become a member? Contact Andrea Biwer at andrea@theGOA.com 

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