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04/07 Business Appreciation Luncheon Team Meeting 04/12 Ambassador Meeting 04/13 BizBoosters Team Meeting 04/14 Business Appreciation Luncheon Team Meeting
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Welcome to these new members in February - show them your support!
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"This chamber is incredibly relevant, as shown by the "who's who" in attendance. Thank you for your leadership too!"
David Noble, Rivermark Community Credit Union |
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Chamber of Commerce
7740 SE Harmony Rd
Milwaukie, Oregon 97222
503-654-7777
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Market your business with new resource!
We're very excited to offer members a new resource to help them reach their marketing goals. Recently, the Chamber invested in new technology. Our website will have an even stronger online brand, and a lot of user-generated content that make us very attractive to search engines. The Clackamas County Chamber Website Advertising Program gives members high visibility on our new, redesigned, website in order to drive business to these members. (click here to learn more) |
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From the Chair
Andrew Stein, Logotek, Inc.
Make the most of your membership!
 Most people that I speak to about the Chamber are looking for ways to grow their businesses...that's the main reason that they joined. I have been a member for 8 years, and on average attend 2-3 Chamber-related activities PER WEEK! (Oftentimes more) I'm not doing this because I'm the ultimate volunteer, but because this is how I do business...
President's Message
Wilda Parks, ACE; President/CEO
IT affects us more than we may think
IT is with us daily, part of our daily habits, creeping insidiously into our work and personal lives. We often just accept IT, sometimes we try to find ways to banish IT, but seldom, yet anyhow, do we succeed.
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It's the economy!
What matters to business?
Portland General Electric and the Portland Business Alliance recently teamed up to commission an opinion poll to gauge public opinion as our state works to emerge from a long recessionary period. The results of the poll will be shared, your questions will be answered, and you will be engaged in a dialogue about ongoing trends and implications for Oregon businesses and residents at a breakfast event.This event, presented by Portland General Electric, will be held on Thursday, April 7, 7:30am - 8:45am at Persimmon Country Club.
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Women In Networking
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Profit in a highly competitive market
The April luncheon will feature Aaron Crowley, President of Crowley's Granite Concepts, Inc & Author of Less Chaos More Cash. He will present the four core competencies for success in business:
1. Specialize - Become the indispensable resource
2. Forecast Revenue & Control Cost - Act fast to make and save cash
3. Become Process Dependent - Processes = Promises Kept
4. Secure World Class Advice - He (or she) who walks with the wise grows wise
 This workshop begins by highlighting the danger of focusing on the competition instead of "succeeding" in business then transitions into a highly relevant overview of how to adopt these 4 principles in a business.
The events are sponsored by Take Shape For Life, Kim Trewhella.
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Cardio for Your Business
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
You and your financial statement
A financial statement (or financial report) is a formal record of the financial activities of a business. A business report can help you navigate through prosperous and turbulent times. Find out how to maximize the information found on your company report and how to interpret your financial position, performance and possible changes.
Hear Commercial Banking Center Manager, Conrad Johnson M.B.A., Riverview Community Bank, as he discusses how to navigate the recession. Learn: how to read a financial statement, how to strengthen your financial position, and steps to take before it's too late.
Cost is $25 NCCC members / $45 non-members. For more details email Sandi.
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Business Appreciation Luncheon
Monday, April 25, 2011
Market your business. . . . .
Market your business at the Business Appreciation Luncheon by providing 8, 16, or 32 table gifts to be placed randomly at different tables. This will give your business the greatest marketing potential and is a wonderful opportunity to market your business with a small gift, valued at approximately $20 per gift. If you are unable to attend, table gifts are the perfect way for your business to attend when you are away. To provide gifts email Sandi. |
Business Appreciation Luncheon
Monday, April 25, 2011
Celebrate your business
It's time to celebrate your business! Spring is the perfect time to set aside the challenges facing the business community and celebrate your business by honoring those staff members, business associates, family, friends, and even yourself at the Business Appreciation Luncheon (formerly Employee Appreciation Luncheon).
The annual event will be held at the Monarch Hotel & Conference Center 12566 SE 93rd Avenue, Clackamas, 97015. The event, sponsored again by Presenting Sponsor Columbia State Bank and Media Sponsor Clackamas Review, will feature gifts at every place setting, great raffle prizes and plenty of networking with other business leaders.
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Be a Chamber decision maker
Any interested member is invited to attend this year's goal setting session with Chamber board members and team leaders.
The April 20 event will be held at Rivershore Restaurant (lower level) from 7:30am (registration and continental breakfast) to 12:30pm.
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Consider a Chamber planned tour
A dream of many is to travel beyond our nation's boundaries, to see those places that we've only heard about.
Your Chamber has the way to accomplish that, at great prices and opportunity.
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Marketing opportunity available
Your Chamber is in the process of improving our North Clackamas Restaurant & Shopping Guide. We are asking community members who want to participate to provide 125 flyers or menus per category (e.g., restaurant, catering, coffee house, or bakery) on standard copy size paper (8 ½" by 11") by April 15th. The Guide is distributed to hotels, retirement communities, hospitals and businesses in your community. This is a free service to promote community businesses. You can mail them or drop them by the Chamber office.
Please contact Debra Rose at the Chamber if you want to be included in this great opportunity.
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Outstanding business and business person to be selected
Nominations are now being accepted for Business of the Year and Business Person of the Year. These annual awards, along with the Irwin Adams Lifetime Community Achievement award and the Rohn Bly Volunteer of the Year award, will be presented at your Chamber's annual banquet in June. Nomination form |
Leadership learn about a bill becoming a law
Leadership classes enjoyed a day filled with mock legislative games, visiting with several elected officials, and getting the chance to tour the Capital visiting either the Senate or House Gallery. Leadership Clackamas County and Clackamas County Young Leaders' Project classes traveled to the State Capitol in Salem in April for an unforgettable day.
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Members to be featured
With so many challenges in the business economy, Your Chamber has discovered another way for businesses to get their name recognized. Your Chamber features a group of member businesses, by classification, in the E-Business News. This is part of the expanded customer service program developed by the chamber staff in conjunction with the Board of Directors.
April - Arts & Entertainment, Sports & Recreation,
Lodging, Travel & Tourism
Bakeries, Brewery & Wineries, Caterers, Coffee House, Event Lighting, Sound & Equipment, Event Planning & Venues, Event Rentals, Food & Beverage Distributors, Grocers, Retail & Wholesale, and Restaurants
Game Truck Portland, Clackamas Repertory Theatre, Harmony Road Music, EastSide United F.C., North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District, Portland Timbers, AAA Oregon/Idaho, and more.
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Clackamas County Working Solutions program offers employment services to veterans
Clackamas County has received $381,000 in Federal funding to offer employment services to military veterans who have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and/or Traumatic Brain Injury. The program, known as Working Solutions, will be offered by the Community Solutions Division of Clackamas County's Department of Health, Housing, and Human Services.
The program will assist 42 veterans to translate their skills to a civilian economy, resume preparation, interview practice, finding job leads, and making sure the workplace accommodates the needs of veterans and those with disabilities. |
What's important to you and your community?
Have you ever wanted to share your views about parks, transportation, recycling or other issues that affect your quality of life? Now's your chance. Metro and its partners want to do a better job of hearing from you and others around our community. That's why they created Opt In, a panel of people from around the region who help guide many important public decisions in the region. To participate, all you have to do is complete two or three short online surveys each month about topics that affect you. |
Damascus meeting and events schedule
Click on the calendar to view the public meetings and events calendar for the City of Damascus covering the timeframe of April 4 - 16, 2011. Also, click here to view their calendar covering the timeframe of April 11 - 23, 2011. |
CERT course offered
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training focuses on increasing the level of SAFETY for those individuals who will be stepping forward to assist after a disaster. CERT promotes a partnership between emergency services and the community members they serve. The course will be held on Saturday June 4th AND June 11th 2011 from 8:00am - 6:00pm both days at the Estacada Library. For more information contact Fred Hertel at 503.630.7712 or Jason Rautenkranz at 503.810.4227 or click here.
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Hat's off! To Tea
Stevens Crawford House Benefit Tea is back! Join them for a special program, raffle, dessert tea and more - May 14 in the Clackamas County Historical Society Tumwater Room!
Clackamas County Historical Society is FREE Saturdays, April 2 and 16. More information is available on their website. |
Generate More Leads: Business Accelerator w ebinar
Your Chamber is pleased to partner again with American Family Insurance to bring our members Business Accelerator 2011, a growth coaching series for small business owners-at no cost to you! Get a taste of what this program has to offer by attending the next Business Accelerator webinar: Leveraging the Power of Twitter and Blogging to Generate Leads, presented by Dean DeLisle, CEO of Forward Progress, Inc. The webinar will be held on April 14th at 8:30 am PDT.
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Attend Heroes of Hope 25th Anniversary Gala
Clackamas Women's Services proudly presents Heroes of Hope Gala - an honoree dinner, program and dance celebrating the courage, vision and compassion of individuals and organizations who share a commitment to increase awareness about and provide support to/for women who are experiencing violence. Some of their honoree's have survived the devastating effects of domestic violence and all give their time, skills, and/or money to empower women to live violence-free lives; encouraging others to do the same by their example.
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Do you keep finding the weight you lost?
 Are you on the diet roller-coaster, losing weight and gaining it all back again? Is there something that is setting you up for failure? During this fun, upbeat and interactive presentation, Diana Fleming, PhD, will share 10 essential tools that successful losers use so that you can use them too. Join Dr. Fleming, a nutritionist and coauthor of "The Full Plate Diet" and "The Full Plate Diet Weight Loss Program" and find out how to slim down, look great and be healthy. This Adventist Medical Center community event is FREE. It will be held on Thursday, April 7, 2011 from 7:00 to 8:00pm. Call 503.256.4000 or visit their website for more information. |
Spring into action!
Bouquets of fresh-cut tulips are coming April 14-24! Easter Seals Oregon's BloomFest is just around the corner, with bouquets of 10 tulips for sale for $5 at Pioneer Square, Bridgeport Village and around the state. Check out their website to learn about BloomFest, volunteer, and find out where to buy beautiful tulip bouquets!
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Evergreen Home Loans is "People Helping People buy Homes"
 Evergreen Home Loans helps people achieve home ownership through loan transactions that are easy and trouble-free. Their company is built on a simple promise: They will help you finance your home in the smoothest possible way. This is their life's work--it's the only thing they do--and they promise to go the extra distance for you. Their strong focus is on educating their customers and providing great communications to keep them fully informed, ease their concerns--and do away with last-minute surprises. Closing loans On Time and As Promised is an absolute with Evergreen.
Neil and Deena Jensen are both native Oregonians and have a combined 50 years experience in the mortgage industry. Whether you are a first time buyer or an experienced property owner, you will appreciate the knowledge and skill they apply to make sure your loan closes as quickly as possible at the best rate available and with no surprises. They can be reached at 503.320.1132. |
Discount on ad rates offered
 Screen Ads is a media company that represents several independent "1st run" movie theaters in the Portland metro region. The company produces and sells onscreen movie advertising to local businesses only. The business started in 2008 and has grown quickly due to their excellent customer service and exceptional value. They are now representing the Oak Grove Cinema 8 in Milwaukie off 99E which is an 8-plex theater showing 1st run movies to 10,000 customers per month. Chamber Members will be given a 10% discount on advertising rates. For more specifics, visit their website or call owner, Matt Beymer, at 503.544.2364. |
Support non-profit that focuses on youth
 The Children's Course, a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization, has been in operation since 1996. It is a nine-hole par three golf course open to the public. However, the primary purpose of the organization is to create opportunities for young people to learn about core values, life skills and wellness using the game of golf as a teaching platform. The outreach program focuses on serving at-risk youth, disadvantaged children and young people with special needs. More than 70% of their operating budget comes from fundraising efforts.
Chamber members have a tremendous opportunity to help support their programs that are improving the lives of more than 4,000 children in the greater Portland area each year. The Children's Course is an excellent site for company golf outings for staff, customers and families. Their course is available for rent for very reasonable rates. They have a tent covered patio area that can seat approximately 70 people comfortably. Host a fun outing while also supporting a tremendous organization. The Children's Course is open from 7:30 until dusk. Dennis Schrag, Executive Director, can be reached at 503.722.1530 or by email. |
Commercial finance company joins Chamber
 Orange Commercial Credit (OCC) is a privately held company that has been providing commercial financing services for more than 30 years. They offer accounts receivable financing, also known as factoring. This product helps accelerate the cash flow of business by turning invoices into immediate cash. No more waiting until your customer decides to pay you! You can use the funds anyway your business needs to whether it's to meet daily operation expenses, fund a new project, buy or update equipment or purchase inventory. Other benefits include:
· No minimum monthly requirements
· No long-term contract
· 24/7 Online account access
· Free collection follow up on factored invoices
· Flexible/Easy to Use
· No cost, no obligation proposals
To learn more about OCC or to get a free quote, call Tina Cawthorn at 503.496.5186, or email her. Visit their website.
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