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The Luling
Chamber of Commerce
is always working to promote our businesses.
We invite every member to bring business cards,
flyers, brochures, or
rack cards to the Chamber office so we can help you get the word out about your business.
Give us a call & we'll come pick them up!
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Greetings!
Good Monday Morning!
As we head into 2012, we're reviewing last year and planning for the upcoming year. One of the national trends gaining more and more momentum right here in our community is shopping locally.
Shopping locally keeps money in our community. For example: $100 in consumer spending at a national chain bookstore in Austin impacted their locally economy $13. The same amount spent at locally based bookstores yielded $45, or more than three times the local economic impact! The same can be said of Luling - local dollars benefit Luling significantly more than dollars spent at national chains.
Last year the chamber began its "Homegrown Luling" campaign in an effort to promote our local businesses - and our local economy. Watch for more "Homegrown Luling" projects and activities in 2012. In fact, we've got a fun project in the works...
Have you heard of a "flash mob"? Well, we're planning a "cash mob". It's based on a simple fact: we each do a little, but together we can do a lot. We'll be announcing the day, date, time and location to meet. We'll meet with $20 in hand. Then we'll arrive at a local retailer and each spend our $20. If 20 folks show up, that's $400 in sales for one of our homegrown businesses... If 40 folks show up, that's $800 in sales... Pretty big impact for a small business! And a fun way to show our support. ...There might even be a local restaurant or watering hole planned for after our shopping.
We'll keep you posted...
Have a great week!
Ada
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FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY CLASSES TO BEGIN
Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University will be offered at First United Methodist Church, 703 E Bowie, Luling. This program is designed to teach you and your family how to get out of debt, stay out of debt, and build wealth. You'll meet in your class each week for 13 weeks beginning on January 23 at 6:00pm to watch the video lesson and participate in discussion and accountability groups that will change you whole attitude about money.
For information, please call the church office at 830-875-2711.
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Facebook contest to award ad credit to small businesses for bulking up fan bases.
Facebook quietly launched a contest Tuesday called Small Business Boost that will award $10,000 to 10 small businesses that gain the most new Likes by April 1. Small business owners in the U.S. that manage pages on the social network can enter the contest through an app on the Facebook Marketing Solutions page.
http://www.insidefacebook.com/2012/01/19/facebook-contest-to-award-ad-credit-to-small-businesses-for-bulking-up-fan-bases/
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Deep In The Heart of Texas Art Show
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The Central Texas Oil Patch Museum & HEB are sponsoring an art show for all third graders in the Luling School District January 22nd-29th at the Central Texas Oil Patch Museum.
Winner will be announced at a reception honoring the students will be on Sunday, January 22nd at the Oil Museum.
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The Grounds Guys on National Hit Reality Show The Grounds Guys® appeared on CBS's hit reality show "Undercover Boss" Sunday, Jan. 22nd. "Undercover Boss" viewers had a chance to see The Grounds Guys and its sister companies Mr. Appliance®, Mr. Electric® and Mr. Rooter® Plumbing, as Dina Dwyer-Owens, CEO and chairwoman of their parent company The Dwyer Group, Inc., went undercover. "This episode ranked among the most powerful and moving episodes of 'Undercover Boss'," said Chris Carlson, executive producer for "Undercover Boss". In its third season, the two-time Emmy nominated show continues the quest to enable some of the world's most successful company leaders to embark on grassroots journeys within their own organizations. Dwyer-Owens talked about the company's Code of Values™ and its themes of Respect, Integrity, Customer Focus and Having Fun in the Process. These values are lived out from the corporate office to the front line of service professionals here in The Grounds Guys in Luling. "Having a business that is customer-centered and professional is important to us, and it's exciting for the world to see that," said Maureen Paulk of The Grounds Guys. For those who aren't familiar with The Grounds Guys, it's built on a tradition of caring and driven by a passion to exceed customer expectations. The customer experience will include: - 24-hour call center, with a three-hour guarantee return call for all existing customers
- Friendly, uniformed crew of professionals
- State-of-the-art equipment and trucks, which are cleaned and maintained daily to insure timely and professional service to clients
- Quality control reports delivered monthly
About The Grounds Guys®: The Grounds Guys is a new franchise concept specializing in commercial and estate residential landscape management services. It is the seventh concept of The Dwyer Group®, an international franchise company with more than 1,400 locations globally. For more information please visit their website at www.groundsguys.com, follow us at www.twitter.com/groundsguysus or like them at www.facebook.com/groundsguys.
Maureen & Derek Paulk, 512-212-4256 |
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Central Texas Advocatesfor Seniors
"Uniting Resources and Generations"
Join Paige Fredrich, Director of Marketing at Parkview Nursing & Rehab to talk about the opening of a Lockhart Chapter. Currently meeting are held in Comal, Guadalupe and Hays counties.
When & Where:
Chisholm Trail BBQ
1323 South Colorado Street
Lockhart, TX 78644
January 25, 2012
11:30am - 1:00pm
This is a great opportunity to network together to benefit the senior community.
Meetings for the Comal and Guadalupe counties are held on the second Thursday of the month in New Braunfels. Meetings for the Hays counties held on the Third Thursday in San Marcos. Standard meeting time is from 11:30am - 1:00pm
Join CTASand make a Difference!
For more information, call 830-221-0957, email ctasorg@gmail.com ,
or website www.ctasrs.org
"The mission of CTAS is to promote, educate and advocate for Seniors as well as the professionals who serve them."
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Training For Small Business
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Texas State Small Business Development Center is offering the following seminars to help you improve your business:
Beginning QuickBooks (4-part) ($125)
Seminar meets on Tuesdays, 4:00-6:00pm:
Jan.24, Jan.31, Feb.7, & Feb.14, 2012
Texas State University-Round Rock Campus
(Avery 365/computer lab)
1555 University Blvd., Round Rock, TX 78665
Register online at:
http://utsa.ecenterdirect.com/ConferenceDetail.action?ID=18380
Also offered on Tuesdays, 4:00-6:00pm:
Feb.28, Mar.6., Mar.20, & Mar.27, 2012
Texas State University-Round Rock Campus
(Avery 365/computer lab)
1555 University Blvd., Round Rock, TX 78665
Register online at:
http://utsa.ecenterdirect.com/ConferenceDetail.action?ID=18383
QuickBooks for Small Businesses Intensive Training ($300)
Training provided by SoCo Business Solutions, Inc.
Co-sponsored by the Texas State University SBDC
Wednesdays, 12:00noon-4pm
Feb.22, Feb.29, Mar.7, & Mar.28, 2012
First National Bank of Bastrop - Community Meeting Room
489 Hwy 71 West, Bastrop, TX 78602
Register online at:
http://www.socobusiness.com/quickbooks-training.html
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Ada Potts
Luling Area Chamber of Commerce
info@lulingcc.org
830-875-3214 |
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