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Spirit Bank Presents the September E-news

Your business is unique! And, only by partnering with you to achieve success can SpiritBank ever be successful. So, we put together a unique banking concept with the Business Resource Center. It offers you... A Strategic Partner Network Many businesses can't hire full time positions for all business applications such as accounting, legal, marketing or human resources. This is the heart of the Business Resource Center. We've assembled some of the best of the best in these fields to make your outsourcing a breeze. A Business Solutions Series These are educational seminars and forums to keep you informed of business topics. They are interactive and designed to provide networking opportunities among all of our businesses. After all, many of us have common business problems and solutions. An Online Business Center Many of the tools, forms or solutions you need can be found on our website. Visit soon to see how we can help your business. SpiritBank goes beyond traditional banking. Now that's the spirit!
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Joe White Wins 24 inch TV at Luncheon as a Part of the NEW Member Reward$ Program!
The Edmond Chamber announced the new Member Reward$ program at the September 29th Membership Luncheon yesterday. The Chamber gave away a 24 inch flat screen TV which was won by Joe White, pictured above on the right with Chamber Chair Jan Moran (left) and Chamber Controller, Sherry Jordan.
The fourth quarter of 2009 will be used to test the program which will run from October 1, 2009 to December 18, 2009. Points will be awarded for event attendance and committee meeting attendance. Point standings will be in the Wednesday e-news every other week and will also be available for viewing on the Chamber's website. Member point standings will be updated every Friday on the web site. Prizes will be awarded on a monthly and quarterly basis. Members will be eligible for the prize drawings based on their accumulated points. A complete list of point values and program rules are listed on the Chamber's web site at www.edmondchamber.com. |
Speaker Series and Mayor Update
OSU's Spears School of Business Presents William D. Cohan - Author, House of Cards and The Last Tycoons
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Presentation and Luncheon: 12-1:30 p.m.; National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum
"House of Cards: How and Why the Financial Market Melted Down" William Cohan is a former Wall Street senior banker and best-selling investigative journalist with insider knowledge and insights into the current financial crisis. He has written two books about Wall Street:
The Last Tycoons, which won the 2007 Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award, and House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street. The latter book, published in March 2009, dealt with the current financial crisis and the collapses of Bear Sterns and Lehman Brothers. Previously, Cohan was a Vice President at Lazard Fréres, a Director in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group at Merrill Lynch, and a Managing Director at JPMorgan Chase.
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Mayor Douglas is committed to communication with the business community and citizens. |
TRC Campaign Trip Winners Back from Cancun
The Total Resource Campaign trip winners vacationed in Cancun, Mexico last week as a reward for their hard work to raise money for the Chamber.
Left - right - Darin & Tyler Kent, Brenda & Tim Deimund, Lori & Kenneth Wohl, Jan & Wynn Moran, Phil Kerbo & Rhonda Bowman, & Ken Moore.
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New Video Tuesday: Tad Kennedy gives his view on being nominated for SBOY
Watch this energetic and funny video of Tad Kennedy's take on being nominated for the Chamber's Small Business of the Year award.
These videos are funny, informative and will let you know about upcoming events or just tell you how the Chamber is helping local businesses. We hope you will watch these and give us feedback!
Also, let us know what you would like to see on upcoming videos! |
Thank you Auction Donors for GREAT Items!
We would like to thank the following Donors for making our auction a success.
3rd Combat Communications Group A Bloom Above the Rest Advanced Benefit Solutions, LLC Allegiance Credit Union Al's Bicycles-Edmond American Guaranty Title Co. Armstrong Developments LLC Arvest Bank - Kingston Aspen Athletic Club - Edmond AT&T Baggerley Funeral Home Bank of Oklahoma, N.A. Baxter, Electric, Heating & Air, Inc. Best Buy - Quail Springs Best of Books Boulevard Steakhouse Breast Imaging of Oklahoma Buckley's Sticks & Stones L.L.C Buffalo Wild Wings Camp Bow Wow Charleston's - Edmond Citizens Bank of Edmond City of Edmond Coffee Creek Golf Course Complete Landsculpture Congresswoman Mary Fallin Cookies by Design Coppermark Bank Crabtree Aircraft Company, Inc. Creative Photo Video, Inc. Crest Discount Foods, Inc. Dennis Chaumont Insurance Agency Designer Rugs Downtown Edmond Business Association Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce Edmond Electric Edmond Life & Leisure Edmond Optical Shop, Inc. Edmond Safe & Lock, Inc. Edmond Wine Shop Edmond YMCA - Rankin location Elements Therapeutic Massage - North Edmond Employment and Residential Centers (EARC) Enterprise Rent-A-Car Express Employment Professionals FAA Credit Union Farmers Grain Company Fashion Boutique at the DownTown Shoppe Fine Arts Institute of Edmond Fish City Grill - Edmond Framin' Gallery Francis Tuttle Gifts of Mercy Glass Solutions LLC Graeber Design Healing Hands Massage Hefner Eye Care & Optical Center Homeland Stores House of Vacuums Integris Health Intrust Bank, N.A. - S. Kelly Jazzercise JC's Funky Hair Ranch Jenny Craig Jetta Corporation Johnnie's Catering Karen Moore Studio in The DownTown Shoppe Kelley Pointe Kennedy Tire & Auto Service Kickingbird Golf Club Kumon of Edmond Legacy Cleaners and Laundry #4 Lemongrass Modern Thai Cuisine Lester, Loving & Davies, PC LibertyFest Lottinvilles Restaurant & Bar Lu-Ray Petroleum, LLC. Madeline's Flower Shop & Greenhouse, Inc. Make It Yours Massage Envy Matthews Funeral Home Michelle Schaefer Farmers Insurance Agency MIDCON Data Services, LLC MidFirst Bank Natural Stone Design Oak Tree Country Club Oak Tree National OK Tumblebus Oklahoma Blood Institute Oklahoma Christian University Oklahoma Fidelity Bank Oklahoma Heart Hospital P.F. Chang's China Bistro Parsons Jewelry, Inc. Patti's Hallmark Pelco Products, Inc. Petra Industries, Inc. Pink Sugar Shoe Boutique Pollard Theatre POPS Quality Sleep Specialists, LLC Ray Vaughn, County Commissioner Results Fitness and Nutrition Center RNL Systems, Inc. Ruth Meyers, Inc. Sam's Club Science Museum Oklahoma Signature Grill Simpson-Brockhaus Fine Jewelry Southwestern Publishing, LLC Spirit Bank - Edmond Sterling's Home Decor & Gifts Super Suppers - Edmond TeamLogic IT of OKC The Arcadian Inn The Culinary Kitchen The Edmond Sun The Greens Country Club The Oklahoma Photo Booth Co. The Oklahoman Tinker Federal Credit Union Tuscan Loggia UCO UCO Jazz Lab UCO Wellness Center VIP Insurance Agency, Inc. LLC Vital Signs, Inc.
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Edmond Young Professionals Networking Event
Come network with other Edmond Young Professionals!
When: October 6, 2009, 5:30-7 p.m. Where: Gaillardia Country Club, 5300 Gaillardia Boulevard
Gold Host Sponsor: Citizens Bank of Edmond
Silver Sponsor: Rubenstein McCormick & Pitts
Members are encouraged to bring a friend to find out more about the organization!
Edmond Young Professionals - Presented by: Mo Anderson - Keller Williams; UCO
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October Morning Mingle
Presented by Allegiance Credit Union
When: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - 8 - 9:30 a.m. Where: Citizens Bank, Coffee Creek Branch at 855 W. Covell Rd.Edmond
Morning Mingle is a casual networking event hosted at a member business.
FREE! No RSVP! |
Find out what the Chamber can do for you!
October New Member Orientation Presented by First Fidelity Bank
When: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - 4-5 p.m. Where: Chamber Offices
This is a fun, informative hour for new and old members alike! Members learn benefits and activities of the Chamber through a game and from other members.
Gold Host Sponsor: Super Suppers - Edmond
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Hone in on your Target Market
October Lunch & Learn
Presented by Coppermark Bank
When: Thursday, October 8, 2009
Time: 11:30-1pm Where: Chamber Offices Topic: Honing in on Your Target Market Conversation starters: Gail Carr, Genesis Designs, LLC & Ali Clark, Thornbrooke Group All members are invited to come. The target audience for the workshops are small businesses. This is an open forum of discussion which provides information to help small businesses.
'Conversation starters' are brought in by the steering committee to get the discussion started among the group and to share their knowledge on the topic. Participants may bring their own lunch and the Chamber will provide refreshments. FREE! No RSVP! |
Register Now for the Inaugural Women's Conference presented by Edmond Medical!
The Inaugural Women's Conference is set for November 13, 2009 at the UCO University Center. The conference will be from 9:00a.m. - 1:30p.m. Register now.
The speakers are set for the four break-out sessions at the inaugural Women's Leadership Conference.
Cindi Broaddus, also known as Dr. Phil McGraw's sister-in-law and author of "A Random Act", will be the keynote speaker discussing her life journey and the tragic assault that changed her life forever.
The Conference's theme is "Women Helping Women". The conference will start with a main session, followed by two break-out sessions and conclude with Broaddus during lunch. Read more... |
Welcome New Members!
Batteries Plus - Edmond 1601 S. Broadway Edmond, OK 73013 Kristin & Alex Blazy, Independent Consultants 3126 S. Blvd. #128 Edmond, OK 73013 Bridge Enterprise Solutions, LLC P.O. Box 5193 Edmond, OK 73013 Capital West Securities, Inc. 211 N. Robinson, Ste. 200 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 Changes Hair Studio 235 S. Coltrane Edmond, OK 73034 Chick-fil-A at Quail Springs Mall 2501 W. Memorial Road, Space #12 Oklahoma City, OK 73134 EMS Building Maintenance, LLC 5108 SE 51st St. Oklahoma City, OK 73135 London Limo 1505 Commerce St. Yukon, OK 73099 Representative Lewis Moore P.O. Box 250 Arcadia, OK 73007 Premirus 3525 NW 56th, Ste. B110 Oklahoma City, OK 73112 Sooner Traditions, LLC 2221 W. Lindsey St. PO Box 5156 Norman, OK 73070 Trotter Doors 6501 NW 122nd St. Oklahoma City, OK 73142 UTurn Consulting, LLC PO Box 8531 Edmond, OK 73083-8531 Walgreens at 150th & Western (#7444) 15100 N. Western Ave. Edmond, OK 73013 Walgreens at 2nd & Bryant (#6436) 1400 E. 2nd St. Edmond, OK 73034 Walgreens at 2nd & Santa Fe (#3648) 301 S. Santa Fe Ave. Edmond, OK 73003 Walgreens at 33rd & Blvd. (#4896) 185 E. 33rd St. Edmond, OK 73013 Walgreens at Kelly & Covell (#10094) 2675 N. Kelly Ave. Edmond, OK 73003
Upcoming ribbon cuttings
All members are invited to attend ribbon cuttings!
- Thursday Oct 1 4:30 pm Hip & Swanky (Pam McGovern) - 1247 E Danforth; Kickingbird Shopping Center
- Tuesday Oct 6 10:00 am Koko Fit Club (Erika Lucas) - 309 S Bryant, St 100; 2nd & Bryant in shopping center with Edmond Medical Physical Therapy
- Tuesday Oct 6 11:30 am Batteries Plus (Marietta) - 1601 S Broadway, St. B; S of Starbucks and Chipotle
- Thursday Oct 8 8:00 am Verizon Wireless (Timothy Phipps) - 15th and Broadway, SW corner next to Starbucks
- Monday Oct 12 4:30 pm*** CoreVault (James Pellow) - 13900 N. Portland Ave.
- Thursday Oct 22 3:00 pm Mad Science of Central Oklahoma (Pat Grimes) - 344 S Santa Fe Ave (Willowcreek shopping center)
- Wednesday Oct 28 1:00 pm TeamLogicIT of OKC (Davis Merrey) - 3009 NW 63rd St., Ste. 1A, Oklahoma City
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Board of Advisors Mo Anderson, Keller Williams
Arvest Bank
Bank of America
Capital West Securities, Inc.
Chase Bank
Deaconess Family Care
The Edmond Sun
Edmond Electric
First Commercial Bank
Integris Health
Kirkpatrick Bank
OGE Energy Corp.
Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority
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The Edmond Area Chamber Of Commerce Is Dedicated To:
Creating a Strong Local Economy
Promoting the Community
Providing Networking Opportunities and Business Contacts
Representing Business Interests to Government |
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| 2009 Calendar
October
Leadership Edmond Alumni Cookout Oct 1, 2009, 6-8 p.m. At the Chamber Offices
Edmond Young Professionals Networking Event October 6, 2009, 5:30-7 p.m. Gaillardia Country Club
Morning Mingle Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - 8 - 9:30 a.m.
Citizens Bank
New Member Orientation Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - 4-5 p.m. - Chamber Offices
Lunch & Learn Thursday, October 8, 2009 - Time: 11:30-1pm
Chamber Offices
Business After Hours Tuesday, October 13, 2009 - 5:30 - 7 p.m.
Coppermark Bank
Women's Network Breakfast Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 7:30 - 9a.m.
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