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Greetings!
Programs to support and promote Sandwich businesses and all our members are in full swing for 2011!
Please take a minute to skim the newsletter for items that may be helpful to your business:
- SandwichFest - date announced and vendor signups
- Sandwich Guidebook - make sure your business is in the primary resource book for all things Sandwich, geared to both residents and visitors
- Business Lunch Series launched - more great networking opportunities
- Important development symposium
- Get your member business featured on Sandwich Community Access TV with the Chamber Presents local cable show
As always, please tell us how we can better help you (take our member survey below).
Regards,
Kate Bavelock
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SandwichFest 2011 -
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Summer will be here before you know it! We can't wait. SandwichFest 2011 will take place on Jarves Street on Saturday July 16th and we look forward to making the third year the best and best attended ever!
We have a more aggressive off-Cape marketing plan, a grant for new musical offerings and a great committee put together - sign-up now to be a part of this great event:
Street Fair Vendor Registration
Best Sandwich in Sandwich Competition Registration
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Reminder: the Sandwich Guidebook deadline is coming up quickly.
This official Chamber publication and premiere guide to ALL THINGS SANDWICH belongs to the Chamber members and is a great opportunity to hit the RIGHT market you need to reach - folks who are looking to buy goods and services in Sandwich!
To advertise: Mail the contract in now and pay by March 22nd to get the exposure you need for the busy upcoming season!
To be in the enhanced directory listings: All you need to do is be a Chamber member!
Have them on hand to give out to your customers: The Cape Cod Life staff will deliver a supply to all advertisers in May so you'll be ready to give directions and answer questions - a great way to welcome visitors!
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New: Business Lunch Series! |
We are pleased to launch a new networking opportunity. This Business Lunch Series is great for those professionals who can't always make the evening networking events.
We will meet on the second Tuesday of the month for networking (come ready to tell us about your business) and a short but highly informational speaker on topics important to business owners and managers.
What: March Business Lunch
Where: The Bee-Hive Tavern
406 Route 6A
When: March 8th
Noon - 1pm
Who: David Augustinho, Executive Director
Cape & Islands Workforce Investment Board
Why: Did you know training grants are available to help you offer your staff and managers training and professional development skills?
Please pre-register! We need an accurate head count to feed everybody from a wonderful selection of Bee-Hive lunch menu items. Lunch cost: $16 for members and $21 for non-members. |
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Member-to-Member News |
Congratulations to Chamber members who received workforce safety training grants: Catania Hospitality Group ( Dan'l Webster Inn) and Home Instead Senior Care in Centerville both received state grants from the Office of Labor and Workforce Development to do educational and preventative programs to create safer work enivornments and avoid employee injury.
Great job!
The Summer Guide is under new ownership: Wayne and Elizabeth Smith
have purchased this high end guide from long-time member Susan Fehlinger. We with them luck on their new venture.
Happy New Year! Lunar New Year, that is. Help be a part of the Year of the Rabbit celebration, Saturday, February 26th at the Sandwich High School. The Sandwich Public Library is looking for sponsors (Dragon: $200, Rabbit: $100, Good Fortune Cookie: $50) to continue to enhance the annual Lunar New Year observance, first begun in 1999. Sponsors will be featured on the programs and publicity. The Chinese Folk Arts Performers will be returning, bringing the full troupe for the event (thanks to the Sandwich Artisans donation). The Sandwich Public Library is pleased to work collaboratively with the Sandwich Recreation Department, community members, and businesses to present this all ages event. Should you wish to become a sponsor or have questions, please contact Kathy Johnson, 508.888.0625 x 305 or yasandwichpl@yahoo.com. |
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Successful Small Business
Management Courses | SCORE Announces the Schedule for its Spring
Contact: Jean Mojo 508-775-4884 scorecapecod@verizon.net www.scorecapecod.com SCORE's highly popular "Successful Small Business" course will begin on March 1 at Upper Cape Tech. The course will be held at 7 PM each Tuesday night for seven successive weeks and will cover a wide range of topics useful to small business people and to those contemplating starting a business. The fee for the course is $130, including a copy of SCORE'S Handbook for Small Business.
Reservations may be made by calling Upper Cape Tech at 508-759-7711 xt.211. More information about schedules and course content are available at Cape Cod SCORE'S website under Business Training Workshops.
The course is taught by experienced executives and entrepreneurs and will cover: Business Planning; Financing; Sales and Marketing; E-commerce and Web Design; Accounting Practices and Record Keeping; Tax Strategies and many other profitable business practices. The content is designed to provide small business owners and those considering going into business with a foundation to grow and manage a small business. The instructors are specialists who bring years of experience and training to their subjects.
SCORE, a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration, is a nation-wide organization that provides education and individual business counseling to small business. |
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February Business After Hours -
Spaulding Rehab Hospital - Cape Cod | 
Love George, Love
Your Heart!
February 22nd,
Tuesday |
5:30pm - 7:30pm
311 Service Road
Members: $5
Non-Members: $10
In honor of Washington's Birthday and American Heart Month we'll have great fun, food and networking! Special raffle prizes for those who wear red!
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| Welcome New Members | |
Please support the following businesses who are supporting the community by joining the Chamber of Commerce:
South Cape Village -
Exclusive shopping boutiques, charming restaurants, Roche Bros grocery store, Marshalls, Orvis Outlet, plus Walgreens. All easily located just a minute from the Mashpee Rotary with abundant, convenient, close to store parking. 508-477-9677.
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Public-Private Partnership Symposium:
How can public-private collaboration address regional and municipal infrastructure and development challenges?
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February 284-6 pm cocktail reception following at the Sandwich Town Hall Auditorium
130 Main Street
Expert panelists will share their experiences of successful projects in other communities, followed by an in-depth question and answer session. Moderated by Senate President Therese Murray Sponsored by: Sandwich Economic Initiative Corporation The Martin Institute at Stonehill College Bailey Brokerage & Consulting RSVP to: martinInstitute@stonehill.edu or 508-565-1131 |
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The Sandwich Chamber Presents:
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We've had a great first year interviewing member businesses on the Sandwich Community TV!
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| Let us know how we are doing | | If you haven't done so yet, please take a mintue to complete our: | | Member Survey 2011 |
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