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Happy New Year Everyone!
We hope that you had a joyful holiday season. We also wish you a prosperous and successful 2009! First and foremost, I would like to thank our members, city staff, community groups, board members and staff for your support of our Chamber.
As we reflect on 2008, undoubtedly, it was a year of unprecedented challenges for many of us. Our economic crises rippled across every business and community sector at the national and local level. I know that many of our members have had to make difficult decisions to be able to sustain these tough times. In my experience working with many organizations, I am reminded that Mountain View is a city with strong community relationships and collaboration. During tough times... more
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Legacy Member
Member Since 1977
Holiday Inn Express
Hotel & Suites
Thank you for over 30 years of membership to the Chamber!
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Community
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January 14
Tri City Business Mixer w/ Los Altos & Palo Alto Chambers of Commerce
The Cabana Hotel
4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto.
YIPEE Networking Mixer
5pm-7pm
The Cabana Hotel
4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto.
February 7
Mountain View Rotary Club 2009 Crab Feed & Silent Auction
Serving 4:30pm - 7:30pm @ the Mountain View Buddhist Temple - 575 Shoreline Blvd. (Across from Safeway) more
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Docent and Volunteer Opportunities with Shoreline at Mountain View & the Rengstorff House. For more info, contact Kristina Rockhold 650-903-6073
View the latest issue for a quick command of community happenings that are related to business development in the City of Mountain View.
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YIPEE Networking Mixer
Thursday, January 22, 2009, 5pm - 7pm
Location: The Cabana Hotel - 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
 Come out to the YIPEE networking mixer at the The Cabana Hotel on Thursday, January 22nd. Enjoy an evening of cocktails and appetizers.
This YIPEE mixer will help you network - by mixing with colleagues and making new contacts in a relaxed, fun, and friendly environment, creating professional business connections and building your array of power partners -- businesses that complement yours. Remember to bring plenty of business cards!
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Interactive Tax Discussion Forum
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 11:45am-1:15pm
Location: Michaels at Shoreline
2960 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View
 The Mountain View Chamber of Commerce and El Camino Hospital are pleased to invite you to meet Peggy Raffel and Susan Greene for a panel discussion on: Tax law changes, tax deductions, strategy tips, and much more... Click here to RSVP |
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Learn the Tools to Help Build Your Business & Become a Successful Business Professional
Join us in a series of workshops that will help improve some of the most crucial aspects of becoming a successful business professional. The Business Booster Series will focus on areas of goal setting, communicating, sales & marketing, and self leadership. Click here to see schedule |
Afternoon Business ConneXions Group Soliciting Interest for Planned Kickoff in March 2009
With over $8,000 in referrals this last month from the morning Business ConneXions, the leads groups are growing strong and they want you to be a part of it!
The afternoon Business ConneXions group is soliciting interest for a planned kick off in March of 2009. If you've been hoping and praying for an afternoon group to generate more business leads, contact Don Hunter to be added to an interest list. More info about Business ConneXions |
What Can Leadership Mountain View Do For You?
Searching for ways to be a great corporate citizen? Consider partnering with the Leadership Mountain View program to help non-profit organizations in our community. Choose a cause and let LMV organize a project for your employees and our alumni; or let LMV suggest some great projects on which we can partner. Contact LMV's Executive Director at jstokely@chambermv.org, or call 650-968-8378, extension 13 to find out more about what LMV can do for you! |
Influencing Skills = Success in Sales
David Joud, Dynamic Strategic Alignment
Whether in a position responsible for selling your company's product and/or services, or in a position that requires you to sell ideas to your staff or teammates, we are all in sales all of the time. Since we work in an interdependent world (one where we have our own duties to do independently, but we are dependent upon others to do their part) it is imperative that we... more |
Creating an Environmentally Sustainable IT Environment Can Be Cost-Effective
By Jane Dickson, West Region General Manager for Managed Partners of Microsoft's Small and Mid-market Solutions and Partners (SMS&P)
Last month we discussed the value of technology in an uncertain economy and how certain IT investments actually can help businesses cut costs and remain competitive. Interestingly, many of these investments that keep "green" in the bank also are capable of creating a more environmentally sustainable environment. What follows are some practical... more |
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Ambassador of the Month
Name: Susan Silver
Business: Independant CAbi Fashion Consultant
Phone: 650-619-2761 Website:
We thank Susan for her commitment to the Chamber.
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Congratulations Hotel Avante for being certified as a Green Business
The Chamber would like to congratulate Hotel Avante and their other Silicon Valley hotels, for being certified as Green Businesses by Santa Clara County. Full article
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Chamber of Commerce Mountain View: Past Director's Children Win CBS' "The Amazing Race" 
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Sincerely,
The Chamber Team
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