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7/24: Summer Mixer
7/27: Young Professionals Roundtable 3: "Advanced Techniques for Closing Sales"
8/7: Young Professionals Happy Hour: Flemings Steakhouse
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 Regardless of time (or the relative lack thereof), summer is, has always been, and will likely continue to be the "silly season" of business development and networking. Heat-induced laziness, out-of-school children, family vacations, and a curious urge to simply hang the "gone fishing" sign on our office doors all contribute to the flatlining of everybody's productivity levels. I encourage you to fight against the urge to assume that all networking and business development programs are on hiatus. The Chamber office is very active throughout the summer, providing our members with some great educational and networking events, including: another installment of our Brown Bag University, our monthly networking reception, and a Young Professionals Roundtable. Bring your sunglasses and boat drinks, if you must... but also bring some business cards, because the Chamber and its members are open for business, regardless of the lazy days of summer. (Click here for full message.)Kevin McCoy, VTRCC Chairman
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VIENNA NEWS: Vienna Green Homes Initiative Partnership
 How can the Vienna Green Homes Initiative help you or your small business? Wouldn't you like to attract more people to your business due to the fact that you are a "green business?" Vienna Green Homes recognizes homes constructed or renovated to perform efficiently and with improved air quality. Recognition is made by the Town of Vienna, Community Enhancement Commission (CEC) and the Vienna Town Council. Recipients will be recognized by the Vienna Town Council and receive a Green Vienna Homes logo, which may be displayed on homes, signs, places of businesses and web pages. To learn more about the Initiative including the criteria to apply, click here.
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VTRCC BACK TO SCHOOL DRIVE
Every year we have hundreds of children in the area that cannot afford their school supplies. Help the ViennaTysons Regional Chamber of Commerce® give back to the local community by supporting Fairfax County Public Schools Homeless Division and Northern Virginia Family Service.
Please consider a cash donation for the purchase of school supplies to help these groups. Let's help take this piece of their daily concerns off their minds. To make a donation, please click here. |
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TYSONS NEWS: TRANSURBAN and the MINI Campaign
 WIN A MINI COOPER! You know you need an E-ZPass® for the 495 Express Lanes. Now is the time to get one. The 495 Express Lanes launched a three-month car giveaway contest designed to accelerate the adoption of E-ZPass® and the new E-ZPass® FlexSM among Northern Virginia drivers in anticipation of the Express Lanes opening later this year. The winner of the contest will custom-design his or her own MINI from Passport MINI of Alexandria. Read on to learn how to enter the contest. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
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2012 BUSINESS & SERVICE AWARDS
Please join VTRCC in congratulating the winners of our 2012 Business & Service Awards. For more details about the night click here. [NEED THE LINK TO THE VTRCC CONTINUATION]
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BUSINESS OF THE YEAR - LARGE
Transurban
BUSINESS OF THE YEAR - SMALL
Washington Landscapes
BUSINESS EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR - LARGE
Kevin Reynolds - Cardinal Bank
BUSINESS EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR - SMALL
Diana Carlin - Damon Galleries
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ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR Mark Rogoff - Title One Settlement CITIZEN OF THE YEARMark Keam - Delegate/Verizon NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR Shepherd's Center of Oakton-Vienna EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR David Reynolds, Vienna Elementary School LIFETIME SERVICE AWARD Rich Irons - First Citizens Bank |
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VIENNA TYSONS TV GUIDE
 Did you know that the VTRCC has its own TV station? It's actually a YouTube station, but close enough! Check out the latest episodes that could affect your business in one way or another... isn't your business worth the few minutes to learn what is happening in the region? The June 2012 show (# 3) featured Amanda Andere from FACETS speaking about the need for affordable housing in Fairfax County, and Dennis Johnson, Director of Public Works for the Town of Vienna talking about some of the projects that will be going on in Vienna. The July 2012 show (# 4) featured Mike McGurk from Transurban giving us all the information we need to know about the 495 Express Lanes (formerly known as HOT Lanes) before they open late fall-early December. There was also a short wrap-up in between the Transurban segments of the 2012 Business and Service Awards program.
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COACHES CORNER by Bill Collins
Bill Collins of FocalPoint Coaching has cracked the code on a whole new way of looking at productivity in your life...stop doing things that get you nowhere! Learn more about the human nature factors that hinder many of us from moving forward with goals in our personal and professional lives. But, proceed with caution before reading this article...you have to be willing to put on "fresh eyes" in order to take that leap into the act of stopping the unnecessary and consciously embracing change. Click here to read on...
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COMMUNICATIONS CORNER by Peg McDermott
You've joined LinkedIn! Congrats. OK, so now what? Are you using this tool to its full potential? If you're one of the literally millions of people who is using LinkedIn only as a personal résumé and business-related social network, you're missing out on the numerous ways that this powerful site can help your marketing strategy. Peg McDermott of COGO Interactive offers insights and ideas, including a list of tricks you can use to turn your LinkedIn account into a marketing workhorse. Click here to read the full column.
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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Claire Liston
 Have you met Claire Liston of C. Liston Communications? You've almost certainly seen her work. Over the past decade, Claire has designed event collateral for VTRCC's annual Casino Night, the posters and the website for the annual Vienna Halloween Parade, the VTRCC Business Directory, and the Link (the very newsletter you're reading right now), as well as the Link's precursor, the Enterprise (in all it's various formats). Claire also runs "I believe in dog", a non-profit program to benefit dog rescue groups throughout the greater DC Metro area. To learn more about Claire, her design work, or her work with "I believe in dog" visit www.cliston.com or www.ibelieveindog.com.
Claire Liston, C. Liston Communications, Inc.
phone: 703.837.8441 | claire.liston@cliston.com | www.cliston.com |
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