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 Weekly Update May 9, 2012 
Please join us tomorrow, May 10th at the Poinsett Club for our 20th Annual Event to Celebrate the Investment & Jobs Created by International Companies in the Upstate!

Registration at 5pm    Program at 5:30pm    Reception at 6pm   

 

The event will feature:

*Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.'s presentation of the 10th annual International Economic Development Award to the South Carolina Department of Commerce(SCDOC) 

*Live feed updates from the SCDOC's Munich and Shanghai Offices

*Japanese Guitarist Yuji Kishimoto 

*Our World Festival Drum & Dance Troupe 

Let PULSE help engage your Summer Interns and get them excited about returning to Greenville to work!

The Chamber's premier and largest young professionals association in the Upstate-PULSE-has started a program designed to cultivate and retain Greenville's college-based interns. PULSE Talent will run from late May to August with a series of events aimed at upper level college students interning for area businesses. The program is intended to engage the young talent base working in the area and get them excited about returning to Greenville when they graduate. Companies interested in recommending participants can contact Tami Miller at 864-239-3743. Learn more at greenvillepulse.com.

The Greenville Chamber is Celebrating
National Small Business Week May 21-25!
Featuring Events & Prizes (including roundtrip tickets from Southwest Airlines!) 
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Attention Chamber Members: 
Enter to win prizes for every event you attend - and for every Small Business owner/non-member you bring along!

 

Monday 5.21 GREENVILLE DAY
"State of Greenville Address" kickoff lunch with Mayor Knox White & County Council Chairman Butch Kirven
Tuesday 5.22 ACCESS DAY
Events all day long to feature ways for Small Businesses to access BIG Businesses, Funding & Resources
Wednesday 5.23 GROW YOUR INFLUENCE DAY
Featuring a FREE Dale Carnegie Workshop "Win Friends & Influence People - In the Digital Age" & More!
Thursday 5.24 CONNECT DAY
Featuring a Marketing & Technology Expo with local experts & More!
Friday 5.25 GREEN DAY
Featuring presentations with local Sustainability Partners, the PRIZE DRAWING PICNIC & ShredDisk on site from 10am-2pm to safely recycle retired electronics! 
 

Small Business Week is our Sponsorship of the Week! 

Support these daily and weeklong events! Sponsorships start at $200! Contact Lorraine Woodward to find out how at 239-3742 [email protected]

Thanks to our Ambassador of the Month: Maria Jose Lehman  

Maria LehmanMaria is the Community Relations Coordinator at DJ Financial Group, specialists in corporate and personal retirement plans, and personal financial planning. She connects DJFG with surrounding communities, making her a natural fit as a Chamber Ambassador, connecting people in the business community. A Greenville resident for over 22 years, this her second recognition as our Ambassador of the Month.

Member to Member Discount of the Week: Carolina Tel, Inc. 

Carolina Tel, Inc. is offering fellow Chamber Members a special low long distance rate of 4.9 cents per minute-no contract, no minimum, no fees! Reference Code: GvilleChamberM2Mdiscount www.carolinatel.com

BEST Sustainability Tip of the Week: Did you know that recycling one ton of paper saves 17 trees - amounting to 4,100 kilowatts of energy - enough to run the average home for six months!? It's easy to start a paper recycling program. Put an empty paper box in each office and copier/printing area. Many local recycling companies will pay for white paper or at least haul it for free. Learn more at FurmanBEST.biz.

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Save the Date for the Greenville Chamber's Business Expo 

September 25th! CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR EARLY BIRD BOOTH RATE BY JUNE 1st!

Leadership Greenville Applications are Due June 1st!

If you're interested in applying for the Chamber's Signature Leadership Development Program - or know someone who may be - CLICK HERE!

 

UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday, May 28: Chamber Closed in Observance of Memorial Day
View our calendars for more upcoming events: 
Have you been impressed by a small business lately? Click here to nominate them for the Small Business of the Month Award!
PAY LESS FOR WHAT YOUR COMPANY IS ALREADY BUYING!
Your Greenville Chamber Membership qualifies your company for group savings! Are you taking advantage of them?  
  

SmartBuys: Our SmartBuys partners BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, Office Depot, and Windstream Communications are dedicated to help save you money.Start saving with SmartBuys today!

 

NationJob: Chamber members can post local job listings for FREE at NationJob! Take advantage of this valuable benefit by E-mailing the job description to [email protected] and note that you are a Greenville Chamber member. Call 888-256-0919 for further details. 
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