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Message from the Chairman
Welcome to the first edition of the Carbon County Chamber newsletter, entitled The Chamber Voice. Our objective is to provide you with useful information about Carbon County business in a format that is easily read. It's as simple as that. We hope you'll enjoy this new e-publication!
Best, David Althouse Chairman of the Board
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New Carbon County Chamber Website Launched
The Carbon County Chamber's new website, CarbonCountyPA.org has been up and running for a little over a month now being fine-tuned and attracting more users and visitors. Our previous website now forwards to the new one.
Members can obtain their default user and password by emailing a request to mail@carboncountychamber.org.
With a successful login, a great deal of functionality is available: the ability to upload and change an image for your business, update all aspects of your profile including business summary and all contact information, and input articles into the site blog, entitled The Inside Scoop.
Any site user can initiate a business search based on partial or combinations of parameters: business name, type, and town.
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Carbon County Women in Business to Meet in January
Carbon County Women in Business is a networking group that meets at various restaurants in the Carbon County area the 1st Thursday of every month for lunch. It's purpose is to support and encourage women as they pursue and develop business opportunities in our county.
The next meeting is at the Broadway Bar & Grille, Thursday, January 6 at 12 PM. Lunch is $13. We are currently looking for speaker to keynote!
For more information please visit www.CarbonCountyWIB.com
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True North Maps Company Working on 2011 Edition
is back at the drawing table putting together the 2011 Carbon County Map. This hand-illustrated souvenir map is both fun and functional, bringing consumers to everything there is to see in the area including the natural and historic beauty of the area, parks, places of interest and community landmarks.
The map makes it easy for consumers to find your place of business and plan their time and visit to the many activities, dining, shops, and attractions that Carbon County has to offer. As the printed maps blanket the area, direct navigation brings return visitors to the website - with featured active links to business emails and websites.
Check out the interactive website that allows consumers to plan their next trip for the day, weekend or longer: www.CarbonCountyMap.com. This project unites Carbon County as a tourist destination - be a part of it!
Call or email Aki Susko for more information: TrueNorthMaps@gmail.com or 570-325-9664.
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H&R Block New CCCC Member
Since 1975 the Palmerton Office of H&R Block has been serving the Palmerton Area Community.
They prepare individual income tax returns for Federal, all fifty states and local. They also prepare business tax returns, payroll and bookkeeping for sole proprietors, partnerships, LLC's, S-Corps and C-Corps. H&R Block stands behind their work and support clients nationwide before the IRS or state department of revenue.
They offer our fellow Carbon County Chamber of Commerce members a 10% discount on all services.
For more information, call their office at 610-826-5666.
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The 903 NetWORK
Meets the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of every month @ 7 PM
Our next netWORKing events are:
Wed., January 5th and Wed., January 19th
2nd Floor Conference Room, Kettle Hill Building
1578 State Route 903, Jim Thorpe, PA
If you are tired of typical business card exchanges with few results, then please check us out. We've been there. We want (and need) business NOW!
Network with other business owners who are just as serious as you are about getting results. We turn networking up to the next level by using a very effective method of brainstorming and passing leads right then and there.
Please RSVP so we can make sure we have enough seating. Bring paper, pen and plenty of business cards. To reserve, please call Kelly at 570-722-8800 or Keri at 570-620-9656 by noon on the day of the meeting.
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Women's Business Council's Lehigh Valley Business Expo
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
At the Business Expo, you'll be able to:
· Build better business relationships
· Increase your company's recognition in the community
· Promote your company's products and services
Register today to choose from the best booth locations! All reservations made with a deposit by December 31st, 2011 will receive a $100 discount! Don't miss out!
Event Time: 9am to 4pm with a lunchtime mixer!
Register: Contact Marta at martaa@lehighvalleychamber.org
Event Price: Free to attend; contact Marta A for special holiday booth pricing!
Northampton Community College
Main Campus, Spartan Center
3835 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem, PA 18020
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PBS 39 Receives Grant from Verizon Foundation to Support Carbon County Kids
The Verizon Foundation and PBS39 announced that they are joining forces to educate Carbon County's children on Instant messaging, Social Networking and Cyber-bullying.
Think you know enough about the Internet to keep your children safe? If you're like most parents, you probably don't. PBS39 announced they would be receiving a $5,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation to fund the "Be More...Tech Savvy" program; an interactive workshop about Internet Safety for parents and caregivers of students in Carbon County.
For parents, the workshop helps them understand the threats of the Internet and how to protect their children and themselves. For students, the program teaches personal safety, responsibility, and the impact of cyber-bullying.
The parent workshop covers topics like: How do students use the Internet; what are the dangers; IMing (instant messaging) Language, Cyber-bullying, Intellectual Property and Plagiarism, and Cyber- security. Students are taught: Cyber-community Citizenship; Personal Safety; Predator Identification; and Plagiarism and Theft of Intellectual Property.
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