What's Happening @ the Chamber?
March 1, 2011 |
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Greetings Greenville Chamber Members! | |
March is a busy month at the Chamber. Here's a look at what we're doing to build one of the premier business communities in the world. | | |
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Talent Recruitment: The Greenville Box | |
 The Chamber continues to develop new tools for use in attracting talent to the region. The newly developed "100% Greenville" box is now being used for economic development clients and other high-profile visitors to the community.
The box features items that are unique to the Greenville area. And they're all wrapped up in a box designed and made by a local company, featuring artwork by a local artist. Click here to learn more! |
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February's Small Business of the Month: JBM & Associates |
 Congratulations to our February Small Business of the Month: JBM & Associates. Click here to learn more. The Small Business of the Month was announced at the February Board of Directors meeting. Pictured left: Ben Haskew, Sam Konduros, Ken Pelanda of Charter Business (Award Sponsor), Jacqui Bomar of JBM & Associates, Debbie Nelson of DNA Creative Communications (Awards Committee Chair) | | | | | |
Spring Resource Development Campaign |
Jim Terry, former Chamber Chair and current President of Hollingsworth Funds, has agreed to lead the Chamber's spring resource development campaign. The campaign, slated to begin in  mid-April, will include a broad group of business leaders as well as volunteers. Southwest Airlines is the official campaign airline. Top Producers meeting individual goals will participate in a group trip to a Southwest destination. Want to get involved? Click here to sign up! | | | | | |
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PULSE (Professionals United for Leadership & Social Enrichment) | |
PULSE would like to thank Palmetto Bank for supporting PULSE as its 2011 Title Sponsor!
The PULSE Pace Setters, sponsored by the Clemson MBA program, has successfully kicked off with 61 participants. The Pace Setters group mentoring program was developed to assist Greenville's Economic Development Strategy by creating an environment where young professionals are afforded the opportunity to connect with Greenville County's most successful leaders.
 Welcome new PULSE Corporate Members:
-Elliott Davis
-Ernst & Young
-Fluor
-GE
-Lockheed Martin
If your organization has 10+ young professionals and is interested in finding out more about discounted PULSE membership rates, click here or contact Cam Larson.
PULSE has already reached 530 members in 2011! Haven't joined yet? Learn more and join today at www.greenvillepulse.com.
Check out our monthly PULSE Moment at http://emag.fetegreenville.com/ | | |
Upstate Chamber Coalition / Upstate Labor & Employment Summit |
 The Greater Easley Chamber of Commerce has joined the Upstate Chamber Coalition, comprised of 11 Upstate Chambers. Regarding the recent SUTA increases that businesses may have received, we surveyed our membership to see what impact this had on individual businesses in Greenville.
The Coalition and Upstate Caucus are partnering to host the Upstate Labor and Employment Summit this Friday March 4th at Spartanburg Community College. General John Finan, Executive Director of the S.C. Dept. of Employment and Workforce will be there to speak/answer questions on the issue. Click here to register. | | | | | |
Spotlight on Quality: Jennifer Foster, 1st Grade Teacher/Bethel Elementary |
 "Within the last two years, I have seen six year olds' struggles with understanding the importance of their learning turn to successes as they have become accountable for their own learning. My students, being engaged in their own learning process, have become motivated and successful learners. They actively track their own data, both academically and behaviorally, on a daily and/or weekly basis. Tracking everything from spelling test scores to daily behavior, data becomes ingrained into my first graders' "sponge-like" minds. Two types of data tracking that I have found to be most beneficial and impactful to my students are weekly Essential Facts quizzes and daily behavior using "Elmer's Expectations."
-Jennifer Foster, 1st Grade Teacher at CFCE partner school Bethel Elementary
Click here to learn more about her use of Quality Tools and the Chamber's CFCE program. | | | | | |
TEDxGreenville 2011: Inspiring Our Future |
This full-day event hosted in downtown Greenville at The Peace Center's Gunter Theatre on March 18th promises to offer some of the most interesting and inspiring presentations and performances you've ever seen from people who are doing amazing things here in the Upstate or in other communities around the globe. Last year's participants likened their TEDxGreenville experience to "turning over a rock in your back yard and finding a gold coin." 
TEDxGreenville talks will get your brain firing. And just when your logical, analytical mind is reaching its limit, you'll be zapped with performances ranging from honkabilly to urban parcour that will get your right brain tingling. Click here to learn more!
Interested in your company sponsoring TedxGreenville? Contact Lorraine Woodward at 239-3742! | | | | | |
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2010 Greenville Chamber Ambassador of the Year Announced: Jillian Wells | |
Jillian Wells is the Facility Director for the Imagine Center Fitness Club off Haywood Road. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Jillian moved to Greenville in 2002 to work for FOX Carolina as a Meteorologist/News Reporter. After 4 years on-air there, she made a switch to work in sales, which led her to meet the executives behind the Imagine Center and propelled her career to running the facility and helping people live healthier lifestyles. "I've truly enjoyed meeting so many people through the Chamber, as well as assisting new members as their ambassador and encouraging business owners to take advantage of the many opportunities the Chamber offers," Jillian says. In her free time she loves to spend time with her husband, Nathan, and 2 dogs as well as working out, running, biking, and spending time with friends. She is honored to be named the 2010 Ambassador of the year! |
GROW Expo 2011 Announced: May 17th at the Carolina First Center |
 GROW Expo is the Greenville Chamber's salute to regional businesses and celebration of National Small Business Week! It's the region's largest business-to-business trade show with hundreds of members exhibiting and more than a thousand attendees. | | | | | |
Words of Wisdom from Down Under: A Visit with Fellow Quality Educators |
 Dr. Jane Kovacs and Michael King of Quality Learning Australia Quality Learning Australia are including Greenville and the Chamber's Carolina First Center for Excellence (CFCE) in their 4-city US tour. Michael and Jane, presenters at the Deming Conference in NY, are coming to Greenville to learn more about the CFCE model for implementation of Quality principles and practices in 46 schools in the Upstate area. The itinerary will include a visit to two CFCE partner schools, a learning and sharing session for school leadership teams, a hockey game with the Chamber's manufacturing group, and TedXGreenville. | | | | | |
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A task force has been formed to evaluate the value proposition of programs offered by the Chamber to businesses with less than 50 employees. Julie Godshall Brown is leading this effort. Conducting focus groups/market research, creating an "onboarding" process for members, and a loyalty rewards program are all under consideration. If you have ideas or would like to be involved in the effort, please contact Claudia Wise at 864-239-3728. | | | | | |
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March 1: Small Business Council on Growth
March 1: Non-Profit Alliance
March 4: Upstate Labor & Employment Summit
March 7: Business Women In Action Networking
March 8: Business Before Hours
March 8: Human Resource Law Update
March 9: Manufacturers Roundtable
March 10: PULSE in the Arts Battleship Cinema
March 11: Legislative Issues Committee Meeting
March 15: The Power of E-Mail Marketing with Constant Contact
March 15: Business After Hours
March 16: Sales Roundtable
March 17: Word of Wisdom from Down Under with Quality Learning Autralia Educators
March 18: Transportation Issues Committee
March 18: TEDxGreenville
March 23: PULSE Leadership Luncheon
March 23: BWIA Lunch & Learn
March 24: Member Orientation
March 29: Environmental Issues Committee Meeting
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