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We are YOUR 4 star Accredited Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce. One of only 6 in Ohio. We are very proud of this achievement and we are looking forward to starting the process in 2010 for our
Accreditation renewal in 2011. |
| Upcoming Chamber Events (Local Events too!) |
FEBRUARY 2010
13 - Healthy Tusc Winter Hike, Schoenbrunn Village in New Philadelphia, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm (see article block below for more details)
15 - Happy President's Day - Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce office is CLOSED!
18 - Tuscarawas Valley Safety Council, Dutch Valley, 11:30 am, $15.00
18 - Food Shed Initiative,8:45 am - 11:30 am at J.I.M.'s Place in New Philadelphia
Local food shed initiative meeting planned to bring together local growers, producers, restaurants, health programs, farmers' markets, tourism businesses and other associations to partner in future Ag programs'.
20 - Casino Night at Union Country Club. Click here for details and reservations.
26 - Friday UnCorked at Union Country Club. Click here for details and reservations.
MARCH 2010
5 - Comprehensive Grantwriting Strategies presented by Wendy Zucal and the Dennison Railroad Depot Museum. 8am to noon. $100.00 per person. Call 1-877-278-8020 or depot@tusco.net for additional details.
18 - Tuscarawas Valley Safety Council, Dutch Valley, 11:30 am, $15.00
20 - Leadership Tuscarawas will host its annual steak fry on Saturday, March 20, 2010 from 5- 7 p.m at Tuscora Park Pavilion in New Philadelphia. See article below for details.
23 - Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours hosted by the Mercy Medical Center of Tuscarawas County, 1031 West High Avenue, New Philadelphia.
5:00 - 8:00 pm, $10.00 for members of either chamber, $20 for non members.
21 - Open House for Tuscarawas County Kidney Center - details coming soon.
APRIL 2010
7 - Business Power Lunch with Dr. Chinyere Orafu, MD., FACOG. Details will be coming out very soon for this event. Want to learn about Botox?? Then mark your calendars for this event as a demonstration will take place during this event. DON'T MISS IT.
15 - Tuscarawas Valley Safety Council, Dutch Valley, 11:30 am, $15.00
18- Annual "Run for Home" Details coming soon
21 - Tuscarawas County Administrative Professionals Luncheon, Union Country Club, Dover, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm. Sponsored by the Tuscora Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP). Watch your mailboxes in early March for more details!
30 - Annual Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce High School Leadership Awards. Details coming soon.
MAY 2010
7 - Maximum Simulcast - stay tuned for information
14 - Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce Business Expo at NewPointe Community Church. Get in touch with Jill McCartney to reserve a booth early or to sponsor this event. jillm@tuschamber.com
20 - Tuscarawas Valley Safety Council, Dutch Valley, 11:30 am, $15.00. Annual awards banquet for the Tuscarawas Valley Safety Council.
JUNE 2010
17 - Tuscarawas Valley Safety Council, Dutch Valley, 11:30 am, $15.00
23 - Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce Annual Summer Golf Outing. This year we will be at Union Country Club. Contact Jill McCartney for event sponsorship and to schedule your foursome today. Cost is $85.00 per golfer. Teams will fill up quickly folks - don't miss out on the best golf outing in Tuscarawas County.
If you have events you would like listed on a community calendar I urge your to Click Here. The Tuscarawas County Convention and Visitors Bureau has a community calendar of events on their website. I would also encourage you to look at their entire website. It is FABULOUS! Huge Kudos to Prestige Creative Marketing for the site design.
Helpful Hint: If your planning an event check the date on the CVB's community event calendar to make sure there is nothing else scheduled that day and time and as soon as you pick your date - get it posted on their site. |
WELCOME New Members!
Remember - It is good business to do business with Chamber Members. Give them a call today. |
Advanced Cleaning Supply 545 W. High Avenue New Philadelphia, OH 44663 330.602.3513 330.308.9200 fax Roy Dowdell clean4you@roadrunner.com
Cleaning Alternate Incarceration Monitoring 104 S. Broadway New Philadelphia, OH 44663 330.364.6239 Bret Greco bgreco@thehousearrest.comCourt Monitoring Benson Insurance Agency 10804 Wilkshire Blvd, Suite B Bolivar, OH 44612 330.874.3856 330.874.3514 fax Kimberly Benson KimberlyBenson@allstate.comDentists / Dental Labs/ Dental Care
Cardinal Fleet Service 333 16th Street SW New Philadelphia, OH 44663 330.339.0600 Ron Smith Semi-Truck Repair/Maintenance Damons's All American Pizza Pie 200 7th Street SW New Philadelphia, OH 44663 330.308.8855 DamonFanti Restaurants/Café, Catering Dennison T-Shirt Graphics Ltd 538 Avon Avenue SW New Philadelphia, OH 44663 330.308.0902 330.308.0904 fax Scott Trammell scott@denntees.com www.denntees.com Banner & Screen Printing, Custom Designs Eureka Machine Shop 112 South Broadway Street Sugarcreek, OH 44681 330.852.2912 330.852.4923 fax Mike Sigman mike.sigman@eurekamachineshop.com
www.eurekamachineshop.com CNC & NC Machine Work, Machining
Harding, William
1305 Independence Circle, SE
New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663
Harsv Petroleum LLC/Fuel Depot
1219 E. High Avenue New Philadelphia, OH 44663 609.227.8040 330.343.2854 fax Amargeet Jandu anandu04@hotmail.com
Gas Station HayCanvas, Ltd. 400 Mill Avenue SE New Philadelphia, OH 44663 330.231.2259 330.893.9999 fax Cathy Hay cathy@haycanvas.comAutomobile Repairs and Service Matt Wallicks Collision Specialties/Performance Towing 421 Howl Street Dover, OH 44622 330.364.2933 330.364.9283 fax Matt Wallick towing@tusco.netAutomobile Repairs and Service, Towing New Philly Plumbing LLC P.O. Box 84, 0 Beech Lane New Philadelphia, OH 44663 330.343.4211 330.365.1586 fax Mary DeMattio newphillyplumbing@live.comBanner Printing, Printers, Publishers, Signs, Typesetters & Graphics Superb Industries, Inc.
330 3rd Street NW Sugarcreek, OH 44681 330.852.0500 330.852.9908 Lauren Miller laurenmiller@superbindustries.com www.superbindustries.com Manufacturing Taylor Insurance & Financial Service
112 4th Street NW New Philadelphia, OH 44663 330.364.7716 330.339.5977 Mike Taylor A027043@allstate.com Insurance & Financial Services Zoar Community Association
250 Main Street Zoar, Ohio 44657 330.874.2646 Jon Elsassor zoarinto@zca.orgAssociation |
| CHAMBER BUCKS...The Perfect Gift for Every Occasion! |
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Family members, co-workers, employees...etc. Always a great gift!
CHAMBER BUCKS are a great gift idea for anyone in Tuscarawas County and are redeemable at many popular Chamber member locations.
These local gift certificates are printed and sold at the Chamber office in increments of $5, $10, $25, and $50. The expiration date will be stated as ONE YEAR from the issue date, giving recipients plenty of time to use them for food, fun, or services in the county.
We are excited for our new, local program and hope that your business will be a participant in keeping spending in Tuscarawas County. Please contact the Chamber of Commerce if you would like your business included in the CHAMBER BUCKS listing of participating Chamber businesses or if you have further questions about the new  Chamber Bucks program.
We are now offering advertising on our Chamber Bucks! Please call Liz at 330-343-4474 for more information! |
| What's HOT in Chamber BENEFITS? |
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Recycle Rewards -- Cartridge and Cell Phone Recycling Program
The Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce is doing it's best to go green! Therefore, we have recently joined Recycle Rewards. The Chamber will be participating in a used printer cartridge and cell phone collection program. We are one of the many organizations actively collecting empty inkjet and laser printer cartridges as well as used cell phones from within our business community.
When your business is done with cartridges or when you purchase new cell phones, where do you put your used ones? BRING THEM TO THE CHAMBER so we can help the environment!
We would greatly appreciate your support. The recycling program we use will also send you free shipping boxes affixed with prepaid UPS labels. You just need to save the used cartridges and cell phones instead of throwing them away, pack them in the provided boxes and leave them at a UPS drop-off location.
To get started, simply register online as a "group supporter" at www.rrewards.com and enter the Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce's ID # 147043. You will receive the free boxes in a few days.
Contact the Chamber office for more details on our benefits 330.343.4474. |
| 2010 Membership Directory |
 We are pleased to announce that the 2010 edition of Tuscarawas County Chamber of Commerce Membership Directory is in the final planning stages. It is being produced by our local publisher, The Times-Reporter and printed by Newhouse Printing. It will contain member names, contact information, and list the business in a descriptive category as to what the businesses does.
The membership directory will be distributed, locally, through the Times-Reporter, and throughout the next few months by the Tuscarawas County Chamber and other economic development partners. I encourage you to meet with a Times-Reporter representative who will explain in detail the plans for the upcoming directory. We are very excited about this publication and hope that the members and the community turn to it as they seek companies to do business with. This publication may be one of the most cost efficient ways to reach your target audience with your advertising dollars. With one ad placement, your message can:
- Attract new individuals and business prospects
- Identify your business as being a respected element of Tuscarawas County
We thank you for your support of this important joint community effort and look forward to hearing from you. For more information, contact our professional advertising specialists at The Times-Reporter 330.364.8333. |
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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Advance Cleaning Supply |
 Advance Cleaning Supply is your home town source for all your cleaning and sanitary supplies, cleaning chemicals, food service supplies, and cleaning equipment. Roy and Carla Dowdell started Advanced Cleaning Supply in 2006 to provide businesses a better solution to their supply needs. "We believe in providing quality cleaning and food service supplies at a competitive price, while providing excellent customer service." said Roy Dowdell. We like to partner with local business to be their one stop cleaning and food service supply solution.
Advanced Cleaning Supply also provides cleaning system design for companies of all sizes. They recently brought in industry leaders to hold one of the areas first "Healthy Business and Sustainability Summit", where industry veterans shared proper building disinfection and cleaning procedures. Please contact Roy Dowdell for more information on what Advanced Cleaning Supply could do for your business.
Advanced Cleaning Supply wants to help you keep your customers and employees safe and healthy. We carry a wide range of disinfectants, touch free dispensers, and environmentally friendly cleaning products.
In 2009 Advanced Cleaning Supply expanded into restaurant and food service supplies to help local restaurants buy quality products locally at a very competitive price. Advanced Cleaning Supply has been able to save several area businesses and restaurants money on their cleaning and food service supplies with their wide range of products and services.
Advanced Cleaning Supply also sells, rents, and repairs all types of cleaning equipment. Stop in their store today located at 545 West High Ave, New Philadelphia, or call for a salesman to visit your business today. |
| US Census Bureau Plans to Hire |
Donald Jordan John Willse
Manager Media Specialist
US Census Bureau US Census Bureau
Steubenville Local Census Office 216-338-5916
740-337-4090/4091 john.a.willse@census.gov
US Census Bureau Plans to Hire Up To 24,000 Ohioans now through July 2010
The Steubenville Local Census Office will hire 1,000 qualified persons
for office and field positions.
STEUBENVILLE-The US Census Bureau is currently hiring staff to work in its Steubenville office and recruiting for field positions in a 13 county area, agency officials announced. Hourly pay rates for the Steubenville area range from $8.25 to $14.00. Details about the available positions are now posted on the Census website, www.2010censusjobs.gov. Interested applicants should call the toll free number, 1-866-861-2010, to schedule a test, the first step in the application process for a job with the US Census Bureau.
Currently the Bureau is hiring clerks, administrative assistants, office operations supervisors and recruiting assistants.
"We are recruiting for all of our positions, which include enumerators, crew leaders, crew leader assistants and field operations supervisors," said Bill Fuller, recruiter for the Detroit Regional Census Center. Each office will hire approximately 1,000 employees between now and June 2010."
Census personnel will choose staff from that pool of successful test-takers for the 18 local census offices in Ohio. The Detroit Regional Census Center, which supervises hiring for Ohio, West Virginia and Michigan, has a goal of recruiting approximately 247,000 in the three-state area to secure an applicant pool of 177,840 from which to hire.
The 2010 Census is one of the largest operations conducted by the federal government and is mandated by the US Constitution for the reapportionment of congressional seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. The census is also used to help determine how more than $400 billion in federal funding is distributed annually throughout the country for schools, healthcare facilities, safety forces, roads and highways, and other essential services. |
| The Seven Biggest Mistakes of Startup Businesses |
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submitted by Steve Schillig, Executive Director, Ohio Small Business Development Center
Mistake 1: Driving a fire engine without a route.
You always hear how entrepreneurs need "passion" to succeed, the so-called fire in the belly.
Well, enthusiasm can be overrated. To fan startup flames, you need more than high energy. You
need a plan. Take the time to thoroughly investigate your market and target customers, the
competition and other basics, with a sound business model. Focus on answering one deceptively
simple question: How will you make money?
As a case study in errors, Tim Berry, president of Palo Alto Software, points to the ubiquitous
DVD and video rental store on the corner, the one we've all seen open and shutter in record time.
Typically, some starry-eyed owner rents the space upfront. Now he's got fixed monthly overhead
well before opening. He then spends his capital on snazzy design, forgetting about the cost of
cash registers, business software and store signage. When it's time to stock the shop, the owner is tapped out. The shop opens with trendy decor and lousy inventory. There's not one penny for
marketing. Before the year is out, the store "is picked up by a chain that knows what it's doing,"
says Berry.
Lesson: Don't quit your day job without a plan.
Mistake 2: Selling way too cheap.
Ask a child to choose between 12 rhinestones and one diamond and she'll go for the rhinestones
every time. Startup owners are just like that. They fall for the fallacy of quantity over quality.
They figure rock bottom prices will fuel skyrocketing sales and they'll become millionaires. But
it doesn't work that way.
"New entrepreneurs are notorious for pricing their goods and services too low," says Linda
Hollander, author of "Bags to Riches," a small-business handbook for women. "This dooms them
to a life of always worrying about money. Heck, even when they get orders, they aren't happy
because they aren't making enough profit on their sales."
Before pricing products, do the math. Calculate fixed and variable costs. Research market and
competitive price points. Develop your distinct marketing edge (some call it "USP," for unique
selling proposition). Figure the margin you need to walk away with dollars in your pocket.
Lesson: Don't sell diamonds for the price of a rhinestone.
Mistake 3: Starting a business just for the thrill of it.
Entrepreneurs tend to be big-picture types . visionaries, risk-takers, thrill seekers. The longer
they must sweat the details, the jumpier they get. So they often engineer a crisis, just to get back in the game and feel the rush of adventure.
"Entrepreneurial boredom is the stealthy killer of seemingly healthy small businesses," says
Ralph Warner, author of "How to Run a Thriving Business." The purpose of a business is to
make money. If you come alive only by jumping off a cliff, take up bungee jumping.
Lesson: Don't start a business to find life on the edge.
Mistake 4: Clueless about marketing.
Startups rarely plan or budget for marketing because new owners think marketing is an
unnecessary expense. Or, compounding the error, they confuse marketing with sales.
"Marketing worries about sales tomorrow. Sales closes sales today," explains Rob Gelphman,
who runs a marketing communications company in San Jose, Calif. "You cannot go from
engineering to sales and skip the marketing step."
Underlying this mistake is a lack of experience about the drawn-out process of a typical sales
cycle. Entrepreneurs usually hire salespeople first. But the initial hire, whether contracted or
project help, should be a marketing expert to get out the word. Then it's time to send out the sales force.
Lesson: Don't try to close deals before getting out your message.
Mistake 5: Being a pal instead of a boss.
At the opening of a new business, everyone works three or four jobs, seven days a week. There
seems little reason to pull rank or worry greatly over management procedures.
"When people first start a business, processes are created by accident or in an ad hoc manner,"
says Jay Arthur, author of "Six Sigma Simplified Training." "Problems are fixed by using
common sense and trial-and-error as the business grows. But at some point, the ability of these
two methods to solve more mysterious and complex problems begins to fall off. Eventually, they
stop working altogether."
You're the one in charge. It's up to you to set expectations and develop procedures or appoint
someone to do it. Without defined policies for job performance, hiring and firing, vacations, sick
leave, benefits, compensation, promotions and the rest, your fledging company is vulnerable to
legal problems and low morale. Ultimately, business will suffer. A company handbook can be as
simple as a one-page memo.
Lesson: Don't abdicate authority.
Mistake 6: Blowing through your capital.
"New business owners grossly underestimate their financial needs," says Isidore Kharasch,
president of Hospitality Works, a food-service consulting firm based in Deerfield, Ill. Typically,
inexperienced owners overspend at the outset, buying more furniture, technology and office
supplies or hiring way too many executives or experts than they really need to get up and going.
New owners also don't realize that few customers pay promptly. So even when sales are
immediate, cash is often tight. When managing cash flow, it helps to have an analytic accounting
program. After developing personal and business budgets that can sustain the company for the
time you think it'll take to get to break even, add at least 50%, suggests John Reddish, a
management consultant who specializes in growth. "That's managing your risk."
Lesson: Don't be rash with cash.
Mistake 7: Overlooking your loved ones.
Startups demand 80- to 100-hour workweeks and serious support systems. They also "require
significant time commitments and financial sacrifices, both of which can strain a relationship,"
says Victor Sim, a lawyer at Squire, Sanders & Dempsey in Los Angeles.
That commitment isn't yours alone. You need ongoing buy-in from family and friends. Make
sure your time and money also is spent on family or a significant other.
Lesson: Don't let a launch cause lifelong regrets.
In the end, many missteps occur because new owners insist on doing everything themselves.
Instead, review what you do best and try to delegate or outsource the expertise you lack. And
when the inevitable errors do arise, remember the old adage: Learn from your mistakes.
Joanna L. Krotz writes about small-business marketing and management issues. She is the coauthor of the "Microsoft Small Business Kit" and runs Muse2Muse Productions, a New York
City-based custom publisher.
SOURCE: www.microsoft.com |
| Solid Rock Photos to move locations |
 Solid Rock Photos is pleased to announce the company's move to 121 W. 3rd Street, Dover, in the Rausch building, next to Renaissance Salon.
The space is most commonly remembered as the longtime law offices of Woodard & Bohse.
"We are now in the process of a complete renovation and look for a March 1, opening," said Solid Rock owner Suzanne Trimmer. "Our new studio represents nearly double the floor space of our existing location, and the storefront near two of Dover's busiest shops (Renaissance and Bread Head Bakery) made the spot especially enticing for us."
The new studio location will include a spacious welcome area and gallery, along with a large staff work area and private offices in addition to a separate sales and consultation area. The space is completed what will be more than double the shooting space of the company's current location, and "version 2.0" of the Solid Rock's Rockstar Dressing Room.
"The way this business has grown has been a complete blessing to us," noted Trimmer. "From very humble beginnings, starting in the basement of our home and evolving into what it has become has been a great ride - but we are just getting started. We are poised to provide our Rockstar experience at an even higher level with this move."
The Solid Rock experience will also be capped off with their signature hospitality, which will now include fresh baked sweets from neighboring Chamber of Commerce member, Bread Head Bakery.
With a vacant photography studio just a few doors down, Trimmer said the decision to choose a non-traditional space over an existing studio space was a no-brainer. "We do things differently. Our business model is not that of most traditional studio photographers. We didn't want to be pigeon-holed for doing things a certain way just because the previous occupants did."
Solid Rock will continue to operate from its current location in the 2nd Street Interiors building in Dover until February 28, 2010. 
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| Leadership Tuscarawas Steak Fry |
Leadership Tuscarawas will host its annual steak fry on Saturday, March 20, 2010 from 5- 7 p.m at Tuscora Park Pavilion in New Philadelphia. Adult meals will include steak, potatoes, vegetables, salad, roll, dessert and beverage for $15 and child meals will include hot dog, potatoes or potato chips, applesauce, dessert and beverage for $5. Carry out available. All tickets are presale only. Tickets are available through current Leadership Tuscarawas Class members, alumni, board members and at the Tuscarawas County Convention and Visitors Bureau or by calling Heather Beck at 330.340.5105. A Silent Auction will be held during the Steak Fry. All the proceeds from the Steak Fry event will help Leadership Tuscarawas to provide a unique Leadership program for Tuscarawas County.
The Mission of Leadership Tuscarawas is to develop passionate, visionary leaders to strengthen the community. Now in its eighth year, the program is designed to improve the quality of life in Tuscarawas County by identifying and developing leadership skills and knowledge in a diverse group of community leaders, preparing them to assume greater leadership roles and promoting and facilitating their involvement in initiatives that will shape the area's future. For more information on Leadership Tuscarawas contact Heather Beck at 330.340.5105 or at www.leadershiptusc.org.
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| Healthy Tusc Winter Hike |
Winter Hike
Saturday, February 13, 2010
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Walking event will take place at:
Schoenbrunn Village, 1984 E. High Ave., New Philadelphia
...Do something good for you and your loved ones Valentines Day weekend, take a hike,
...Walking outside in colder temperatures can be invigorating, and
...Experience the beauty of winter and give your heart a workout.
Guided walks every 15 minutes for a short walk or a long walk
Winter Hike
After the walk, warm up with ham and bean soup and corn bread.
Family Fun Event
Hands on activities for kids of all ages!
Winter raffles and goodie bags available.
Event cosponsored by:
Leadership Tuscarawas Class of 2010 |
| Event Photos |
Ribbon Cutting at HayCanvas in New Towne Mall
Blair Hillyer giving Dick Fisher his award at Annual Banquet
Awards Winners Back Row: Bill Harding, Jan McInturf, Dr. Jeff Cameron
Front Row: Dick Fisher, Wendy Zucal, Margaret Bonamico, Zach Zesiger | |
