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Are you looking for helpful information on a specific topic? Check out our newsletter archives!! There are a variety of articles, with a lot of valuable information.
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Featured Members
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Mike Farris, Karen Armstrong, Karen Niehaus, Sandra Casey, Jay Kittenbrink (emeritus)
Mike is our national treasurer and these other fine ladies and gentleman (who is now on sabbatical) are the regional treasurers.
My heartfelt appreciation and thanks go out to all of them as they have to fix all the messes created by the salespeople running this organization.
Thanks guys and especially Jay for setting the bar!
If you have a suggestion for Featured Member, please send it to the editor. |
Featured Ministry
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If you have a suggestion for a great ministry, who is a Christian Marketplace Network member, please submit it to the:
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Happenings/Events | | THE Dayton Region has announced the next Big Breakfast. The breakfast will be on August 13th from 7:30-9:00 AM and will feature former Iams Pet Food owner Clay Mathile.
THE DAYTON REGION WILL BE HOSTING THE 5TH ANNUAL CHRISTIAN MARKETPLACE NETWORK CHARITY GOLF OUTING ON JUNE 15TH. EVEN IF YOU CAN'T ATTEND THERE IS HOLE SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE FOR YOUR COMPANY AT A RIDICULOUSLY LOW PRICE. BUT PLEASE DO PLAN ON ATTENDING SO YOU DON'T MISS THE FUN.
More information on these events can be found by visiting the Christian Marketplace Network web site.
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Partner Events
NONE THIS MONTH
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Helpful Business Hints |
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CALL ONE FORMER CUSTOMER A DAY
If nothing else offer to hold them and their business up in prayer. These are tough times and you might be surprised how many even non-religious people will appreciate it.
You may make a friend and a customer for life and a Christian for eternity.
We are always looking for tips for saving time and/or money or help with producing additional revenue. Please share them with others.
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Don't forget CMN-USA is a business partner of Constant Contact. By subscribing to Constant Contact through CMN-USA you can save additional money and provide us with a little income.
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From the Editor... WE ARE ALL BARNABUS!!!!
by Bill Gaffney
Last week I received a devotional. In the devotional the writer talked about Paul and Barnabus. He mentioned how all the disciples and most of the rest of the group called "The Way" were apprehensive, and in many cases, scared of Paul. Rightfully so. But Barnabus knew the changes that had taken place and knew he was to promote (market) Paul to the others.
We are all Barnabuses in the marketplace.
* We promote our Christian business friends to others.
* We carry the good message and promote God's ways to one another.
* We promote the value of Christian principles in our business dealings to non-Christian business people.
Recently a friend, who is not a Christian, came to me about a company they worked for who professes to be Christian. But some of the things they have seen in this company do not exhibit Christian standards and principles. Unfortunately I know what this friend said to be factual.
Remember Barnabus didn't necessarily want to do what he was doing. But he knew it was God's direction. Are you following God's direction?
Enjoy this month's newsletter.
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7 REASONS LEADERS FAIL
By Jeremy Dean from PsyBlog
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A recent article published in American Psychologist beautifully explains why so many people experience their managers as piping hot geysers of stress (Vugt, Hogan & Kaiser, 2008).
What emerges is that bosses aren't inherently bad people (mostly), but
that the modern culture of work sets them up to fail. Here are the
seven main reasons I've picked out from this article for why leaders
fail:
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THE SIMPLE TRUTHS OF SERVICE
From Simple Truths
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I was sent this short clip recently. As some know I am a huge proponent of customer service. Take the three minutes to watch this and see if you can't create your own "legendary" customer service.
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5 REASONS NOT TO NETWORK
By John Hadley
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My friend, John Hadley, wrote this article in regards to job search but it is easily transformed into any type of networking.
Networking is a lot of work - after all, it isn't called net-playing! There wasn't a Networking 101 course in high school or college, so we rely on what we've been told about it, read about it, or learned through trial by fire, and many times we get conflicting advice. Why bother at all? After all:
John Hadley teaches job seekers internationally strategies and skills that enable them to tap into the 'hidden' job market and find the best jobs now. He also works with professionals struggling to achieve the visibility that leads to great new opportunities at work or in the market. web site |
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HOW THE MIGHTY FALL: A PRIMER ON THE WARNING SIGNS
By Jim Collins
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Jim Collins is the author of "From Good to Great" and "Built to Last". He is considered one of the top management gurus in the world.
In his newest book, "How the Mighty Fall and Why Some Companies Never Give In" he looks at reasons very successful companies fail.
This article is a brief summary of the 5 stages of failure written by Collins and published in Business Week. While his study focused on the corporate titans there are a lot of lessons for small business owners as well as for Christian Marketplace Network.
Find 30 minutes or so to read the article and listen to the podcast.
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TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS JUST BE YOURSELF
By Hal Becker from BizJournals
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Here's something you won't read every day: With the economy in shambles, there's never been a more important time than now to have fun at work.Sound like an odd thing to say? Read on, and discover why it makes perfect sense.OK, think of your all-time favorite customer. Don't worry - I'll wait!MORE
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ODDS & ENDS
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WEB SITE UPDATES
We have added e-mail address and cell phone to your profile on the web site. If you would like to hide either or both of these or if you would like to add them if you do not have them listed on your web page please log in and do so.
You now have the capability of uploading your company logo to your page on the Christian Marketplace Network web site.
THANK YOU!
Thank you to everyone who participated in and assisted with the Ohio Prayer Breakfast a couple weeks ago.
LINKEDIN GROUPS
Don't forget the Christian Marketplace Network LinkedIn Groups.
BIG HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT
It's here!!!! On August 13th Dayton will be having the next Big Breakfast and the speaker will be Clay Mathile, former owner of Iams Pet Foods. Don't miss it. Clay speaks only a few times a year. We were very lucky to get him. Registration will be available on the web site by the end of the week.
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