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The Newcastle Chamber Office will be closed for a summer break from Wednesday, July 28 to August 3. The phones will still be forwarded so immediate attention be required.

Business Exchange Luncheon - August 24, 2010

ROUNDTABLE DICUSSIONS

Increase your customer base. Bring your ideas and questions to field off your peers on ways to improve your customer base and/or gain access to those customers.

Working together we can build a strong business community!

**NEW Program** Bring your business cards and

submit for a chance to win your next lunch on us!!!
February Winner: Sam Gilliam, McRay Denton Vision Center

March Winner: Kelly Speck, Keller Williams Realty

April Winner: Cindy Frizzell, Full Circle Management

May Winner: James Chappell, O G & E

June Winner: Glenda Morrison, Kairos Services, LLC
July Winner: Rob Standridge, Blanchard Pharmacy

PAY IT FORWARD

Have you started seeing $2.00 bills floating around town? Hopefully you have. In our efforts to continue to encourage local spending, we are now presenting $2.00 bills as door prizes at the Business Exchange Luncheons. Could you be our next winner? Come to the monthly luncheon for your chance to win a lunch on us or $2.00?

We are excited to announce the upcoming 2010 Cowboy Bootcamp for Entrepreneurs . This invigorating program offers the very best of our top-ranked entrepreneurship curriculum at Oklahoma State University. In its second year,

the Cowboy Bootcamp for Entrepreneurs is a rigorous program targeted to startup businesses. In 2009, we had 57 entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs attend the program from across Oklahoma.

The Bootcamp is a series of intensive education sessions designed to help entrepreneurs develop the skills necessary to create successful, growth-oriented businesses. Program participants will be trained on topics such as developing and refining a business concept, understanding your profit model, creating winning business plans, guerrilla marketing, using the internet, and making smart decisions on the critical financial, legal and operational tactics for victory in a competitive market. The curriculum is based on key elements of the School of Entrepreneurship offered in the Spears School of Business at OSU. A team of faculty and guest entrepreneurs provide fun and interactive hands-on experiences which will prepare participants to create/grow ventures successfully. Attendees also receive consulting assistance while in the Bootcamp.

Sessions will take place at the OSU-Tulsa Campus on six consecutive Saturday mornings, Oct. 9, 16, 23 and 30 and Nov. 6 and 13, from 8:30 am-noon.

The Keep Oklahoma Beautiful statewide Environmental Excellence Competition recognizes the good works of Oklahomans for exceptional environmental improvement efforts completed during the 12-month period ending June 30 each year.

A statewide call for nominations goes out in June for awards in a variety of categories. After a rigorous judging process, the top three finalists in each category are notified and invited to attend the awards banquet and celebration in November. This highly anticipated event is well attended and full of fun, surprises, inspiring stories, good food and entertainment. Each finalist is honored with a media presentation telling the story of their achievements, just before the winners in each category are revealed.

Out of all category winners for the year, one is selected by the judges to be the OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD recipient, presented as a surprise at the close of the evening.

As you click through the pages in this section, you can find former award winners (from 1999 to present) in the KOB Hall of Fame. Reading the stories of amazing accomplishments through the years will amaze and inspire you.

You may also use the site search feature on the Home Page to find a specific person, organization, agency or business.

***SAVE THE DATE***

Crowe and Dunlevy Human Resources Law Seminars

Thursday, September 2

9:00 am to 12:00 pm - Ardmore Convention Center

2:00 pm to 5:00 pm - Kiamichi Tech Center, Durant

Both Ardmore and Durant events are hosted by the local Chambers of Commerce. There is no charge for the seminar and all managers from any type of business or government entity are invited to attend.

Agenda:

"The Bermunda Triangle...ADA/FMLA/Workers' Compensation
"How to Prevent Retaliation Claims."
"A Big Bowl of Legal Alphabet Soup....Understanding the Basics of Discrimination Law".

Member News

The Newcastle Education Foundation Fundraising banquet/concert is scheduled for August 14^th, at Moore-Norman Technology Center (see attached flyer). It will be a concert style event with Newcastle's own Kylie Morgan as our entertainer (CMA - "Who NEW to watch in 2010")

www.kyliemorgan.com. Since this is a concert-style benefit event, there are only 10 VIP tables (the remaining seats will be general admittance theater-style seating-see flyer for ticket pricing). If you choose to have a VIP table, the donation would be $500 (or more if you wish) and you will receive 8 tickets for guests at your table. If not all tickets are used, you may donate them to students or teachers. Guests at your table will receive VIP badges to wear.

Heavy hors d'oeuvres will be served in the entry areas for general admittance, but each VIP table will have its own tray(s) of food. A silent auction will begin at 5:30pm and the program will begin at 6:30pm. Kylie performs from 7:00pm-9:00pm, with a 30 minute intermission, during which we will have a live auction.

Tickets are available at First National Bank, Legacy Bank, Newcastle Pacer, Sooner State Bank and Verden Bank. $40 in advance or $50 at the door.

Did you know?

That the following are benefits being offered to you as a business member.

Chamber Choice Health Insurance Program - Blue Cross Blue Shield
10% Discounts on Sponsorships - Silver, Gold and Platinum
Event Participation Discounts - Silver (5%), Gold (10%) and Platinum (15%)
Previous advertisers in the community guide will receive discounts - Bronze (5%), Silver (10%), Gold (15%) and Platinum (20%)
Monthly Luncheon "guest" coupon - Bronze (1), Silver (3), Gold (6) and Platinum (9) to be used throughout the year

We are continually expanding on new and exciting opportunities to provide you the best return on your investment with the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce.

Member Offer

The Body Shop Family Fitness Center is offering to all chamber members and their employees August Fitness Discounts.

If you sign up the first week of August the application fee will be waived and you will receive 1/2 off your first month's membership.

Membership is a month to month, no contracts.

Aerobics, Zumba, free weights, nautilus, tanning and more available.

Movies in the Park

On each of the movie nights, festivities will begin at dusk with classic shorts from Disney, Abbott and Costello, Laurel and Hardy and others.

The movie will then hit the screen beginning at dark, 9:45 or 10 p.m.

NAEC President Kimberly Noe invites the community to bring their lawn chairs or blankets to enjoy the family-friendly event.

She added that concessions will be available, but attendees should feel free to bring picnic dinners, snacks, chairs and bug spray. Proceeds from concessions will benefit the Newcastle Arts and Entertainment Council.

New program available to Chamber Business Members

Succeeding in business is about building smart relationships . that's why we created the Office Depot Rewards Platinum program, a loyalty program for small and medium businesses that have thier orders delivered. As a Plaitnum member, you get great deals. You get award-winning customer service. you can shop the way you like (online, by phone, by fax, in-store). Office Depot Rewards Platinum: the smart way of taking care of business.

Click on the logo for direct access to this program.

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Kim Brown

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