Mixer with Community Board 4 TOMORROW

Calling all Chamber members - please come out to meet and mingle with the members of Community Board 4, which services Chelsea and Hells Kitchen.  

The Community Board is a vital part of doing business in this city, as they have an important advisory role in dealing with land use and zoning matters, the City budget, municipal service delivery and many other matters relating to their communities' welfare. The Chamber encourages all members to get acquainted with their local community board, and this is one opportunity to do just that! 

Thursday, February 24  |  6:00PM - 8:00PM

The Lounge at elmo Restaurant | 156 7th Avenue btw 18th & 19th St

Chamber members and Community Board 4 members only.

RSVP to lauren@villagechelsea.com or 212.337.5923

For more information on CB4 visit www.nyc.gov/mcb4  

Valentine for the Village - on Channel 11  

Even more coverage of our shop local Valentine for the Village shopping event we co-hosted with Assemblywoman Deborah J. Glick! 

Click here to see the Channel 11 WPIX segment! 

Free Credit Fair for Women in Business 

The City Council is hosting a free credit fair for women entrepreneurs and small business owners as part of Credit Ready NYC, a new initiative launched by the Council last month to increase lending to local small businesses still struggling to obtain credit.  (To learn more about this and other city resources available to small businesses, click here.)   

Women's Credit Fair

Monday, March 7th  |  8:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Borough of Manhattan Community College

Richard Harris Terrace  |  199 Chambers Street

Representatives from the NYC Department of Small Business Services will be onsite providing free counseling and advice on how to properly apply for a loan. To RSVP or if you have any questions contact Steven Tuozzolo in the Council's Community Outreach Unit at (212) 788-5796 or stuozzolo@council.nyc.gov.   

Small Business Tax Credits for Health Care 

Join the Chamber and Chamber Champion Wachovia/Wells Fargo at our Women in Business networking event celebrating Woman's History Month. Hear from executives from Wells Fargo and Google about their experiences as women rising through the ranks in their fields and from local legend and Chamber member Joyce Gold about the history of Women in the Village.   

Meet and mingle with women business owners, entrepreneurs and others over wine and cheese.  

Wednesday, March 30, 2011  |  6:00PM - 8:00PM

Wachovia/Wells Fargo | 9th Avenue at 15th Street

Chamber Members: Free | Non-Members: $20 

RSVP by March 28th lauren@villagechelsea.com or 212.337.5923

Thanks to our partner: 

DoubleTree Hotel Hosts Gumbo for the Gulf 

Enjoy a bowl of gumbo or two with a donation of $25.  This is an amazing opportunity to help those in the Gulf and also network over half priced cocktails.  All proceeds go to help restore the Gulf and the environment harmed by the recent oil spill.  

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 | 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

DoubleTree Hotel Chelsea | 128 West 29th Street

RSVP to jasmine.vipani@hilton.com by Sunday, March 20.  Only cash donations will be accepted at the door.

Address: 76 9th Avenue (111 8th Avenue)

ph: 212.565.0000
Type of Business: Technology

http://www.google.com/

Google's mission is "to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful," a purpose that has kept it at the forefront of technological innovation. The brand Google, most notably the search engine, has become a part of our permanent technical lexicon. But Google doesn't just exist on our computer screens or as a part of our vernacular, they are also our neighbor.

In 2006 Google moved into their current home at 76 9th Avenue (also 111 8th Avenue), and in 2008 they expanded across the street into Chelsea Market. In December of 2010 they bought their space, the former Port Authority building in the center of Chelsea. They announced their investment on their official blog stating "We believe that this is a great real estate investment in a thriving neighborhood and a fantastic city" (Read the whole post here).  

Their building stretches between 15th and 16th streets, housing their over 2,000 employees, a number they are continuing to grow with the assertion that they are "hiring across the board." The Google offices have a distinctive corporate culture with thousands of Lego blocks, 150 Razor scooters, a game room, and a vintage computer exhibit, all at the disposal of their employees, called "Googlers." These unique amenities aim to promote employee productivity and creativity, two of the characteristics of "Googleyness." Their environment is meant to motivate and this motivation is what has kept Google's list of products and services expanding. Click Here for full a list of Google Products and Services.

Googlers take pride in their community and their policy is both to integrate with and to enhance their neighborhoods. East Coast Community Affairs Manager, Alex Abelin, emphasized the importance of being a good neighbor and an active member of the community: "To Google being a good neighbor is not just being here, but investing in our surroundings, through local schools, community organizations, and non-profits." Education is also a large part of Google's community outreach. Googlers conduct small to medium seminars to promote awareness of their products and services in order to improve capacity for small businesses and to bring companies into the 21st Century.

Please join Google and the Chamber on Tuesday March 22 for "Expanding Past Your Storefront", a seminar targeted to small businesses and demonstrating the various uses of how Google products can help widen your online presence to connect with old and new customers.  

Visit the Event Calendar for more information! Email Lauren@villagechelsea.com to RSVP!

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