5 Star Regional Chamber
 
Members E-news - January 2012     

A publication of the Melbourne Regional Chamber of East Central Florida 
Networking Tip #22
 Tree Frog 
Dress Up, Not Down
It is easy to take off a tie, but you don't want to be remembered as the only man at an event without one! For women, a well-tailored suit (with pockets) can get you through a wide range of situations. Remember, since the dot-com bust, casual Fridays are now on Saturdays!

 Member & Ambassador News


Several of our Members recently celebrated Grand Openings and other Special Events with a Ribbon Cutting ceremony.  Thank you to the Chamber Members and Ambassadors who attend these events to show their support, as well as our Sponsor, PNC Bank. 

Rosner Chevrolet
Cross-cut Shredding, Inc.
The UPS Store - West Melbourne
Quilts&Lace
Quilts and Lace
Menchies
Menchie's Frozen Yogurt

FREE Document Shredding

Tuesday, FEB. 7 at 9AM 

Melbourne Regional Chamber 

 

Cross-Cut Shredding, Inc. will have their state-of-the-art Mobile Shredding Unit on display in the chamber parking lot following the Small Business Committee meeting on February 7.  

 

Members are invited to bring documents and take advantage of free shredding. 

NaVOBA

Buy Veteran Campaign

 

Dear Chamber Members,

 

With over 3 million veteran-owned businesses across the United States, the veteran business community represents a significant portion of our business community. This past year the National Veteran-Owned Business Association (NaVOBA) launched the Buy Veteran campaign. Buy Veteran unites the veteran business community in a single consolidated location at www.buyveteran.com. This site serves as a touch point for veteran-owned businesses to connect with one another as well as the government, corporations and Americans who want to Buy Veteran. Veteran-owned businesses can list their business for free on the website.

 

NaVOBA has over 60 corporate members (www.navoba.com/f1000.aspx), who proactively seek out veteran-owned businesses to use as suppliers. NaVOBA uses this site to link corporate members to veteran-owned businesses across the country.

 

Because some of our members may have military service, we wanted to ensure that you were aware of this campaign and resource.

 

 

Regards,

Chamber Leadership

"Tips for Social Media" 

Submitted by:  Cheri Martin
Social Media Coach- WCN Interactive, Inc. 

 

Social Media and the Workplace

 

Do you connect with your co-workers, business associates or clients via social networks like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn? How about your boss? The new 'water cooler' in the office these days is social media! It is important to know social networking protocol when it comes to discerning what is allowed at work and what you should share about work. Inappropriate information on social network sites can get you in trouble or worse, cost you your job or a client, especially if you do it from work.

 

You may choose not to connect with those persons that are work-related and have your post privacy settings set for friends only on Facebook, your tweets may only be sending out to your followers and your LinkedIn status updates may only show to those you are connected with. However you don't know who your friends, followers and connections know and who they may share with. And if you post company business, good or bad, it can possibly be picked up by reputation management sites such as Google.com/alerts or Tweetbeep.com which your boss, HR department or even a client may have an account set up on to be alerted of certain key words and news about their company.

 

We live in a social networking society where so many of us share our lives online and sometimes get carried away and forget that what we say and share stays on..... Facebook, Twitter, YouTube!


We are proud to announce Chamber Member Renewals for the month of DECEMBER 2011, including our DIAMOND Members who have been our partners for 20 years or longer. 

 

40 to 45 Year Members

43  American Business Interiors

43  BELK

40  Brevard Symphony Orchestra, Inc.

43  Florida Power & Light Company

43  L-3 Communications Linkabit

43  Melbourne Area Association of REALTORS®

           

30 to 35 Year Members

30 EDC of Florida's Space Coast

           

25 to 30 Year Members 

26  Brown and Brown Insurance

26  Courtyard by Marriott

25  Melbourne Yacht Club, Inc.

           

15 to 20 Year Members

16  Artemis IT

15  The Imported Car Store

           

10 to 15 Year Members

14  Animal Emergency and Critical Center

10  Barry University

14  Scott C. Dixon, P.A.

14  Specialty Pharmacy Services, Inc.

           

5 to 10 Year Members

5  Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

5  Brenner Real Estate Group

9  Carrabba's Italian Grill

9  Harbor City Business Brokers

5  Metlife Financial Services

5  Miguel Mata, CPA

5  Nat Kaye Band

5  Residence Inn Melbourne

8  Resort Maps of Melbourne

6  State Farm Insurance - Joe Raley, Agent 

           

0 to 5 Year Members

3  Blank Canvas Event Decorating & Promotional Goods

3  Bonefish Willy's Riverfront Grill

2  Candlewood Suites

1  Earthlink Business

2  Event Success

2  Exit 1st Class Realty

4  Family Home Health Services

3  Fencl Web Design.Com,  LLC

3  Forensic Accounting Specialists

2  Harmony Development Company

2  JT Andrews,  Inc

1  K9 Kampus

3  Kelly Services, Inc.

3  Kindred Hospital Melbourne

2  MainStreet Pub

3  Melbourne Area Federated Republican Women

2  Mellor's Automotive, Inc

2  Mow-Tivated Lawn Maintenance,  Inc.

1  New Balance Melbourne

2  New Beginnings Church of Brevard County

1  New England Financial

3  New Horizons Computer Learning Center

2  Princeton Self Storage

2  RE/MAX 2000

1  Rich's Auto Technology Services

4  Spencer Pest Control

2  Stanley Homes,  Inc.

2  Sunshine Embroidery Works

2  SunTrust Bank Central Florida

4  The Broken Barrel Tavern

2  The Shooters Den

1  Verteks Consulting

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