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New Members
American Youth Rugby Union - Mountain View Bobcats
Bankers Life and Casualty Company - Jonathan Suryadi
Francesca's Sports Bar
Medchem
Photography by Busa
RoK Fitness
Scientific Equipment
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Thank you to our Renewing Members!
58 Years - Bank of the West
52 Years - Gazerra, O Grady & Stevens
25 Years - Barton Holding Music Studio
21 Years - Devcon Construction
21 Years - Sono Sushi Japanese Restaurant
19 Years - Shelton Roofing Company
17 Years - Intero Real Estate Services: Howard Bloom
14 Years - Miramar Events
10 Years - Couch Properties & San Antonio Center
10 Years - Lucky Express
9 Years - Minuteman Press
8 Years - Ecology Action / Right Lights
8 Years - The Milk Pail Market
7 Years - J W Catering
7 Years - Mountain View Lions Club
6 Years - Dean's Automotive
4 Years - Sheraton Sunnyvale Hotel
2 Years - Manpower
1 Year - Di Maria & Cone
1 Year - Intero Real Estate Services: Kathleen Clifford & Glen Blackburn
1 Year - JPR Group
1 Year - Partners for New Generations
1 Year - Scratch
1 Year - The Dawn Thomas Team
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Community Events Calendar |
February 7
Sweetheart of a Deal 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Khuu Dermatology & Dentistry - 889 Castro Street, Mountain View
Call 650-969-5488 for special deals.
February 7 American Cancer Society, Relay for Life Mountain View Planning Committee Meeting 6:00pm - 7:00pm El Camino YMCA - 2400 Grant Ave., Mountain View relayforlife.org/mountainviewCA February 9
Community Wellness Lecture Series: Women and Heart Disease
6:00pm - 7:00pm
El Camino Hospital Conference Rooms A&B, 2500 Grant Ave., Mountain View
Reservation required: 800-216-5556.
February 17
Poetry Slam/Spoken Word
Red Rock Coffee - 201 Castro Street, Mountain View
February 14
El Camino Hospital Lunch N Learn - Learn CPR!
El Camino Hospital Conference Rooms E&F, 2500 Grant Ave., Mountain View
February 15
Community Wellness Lecture Series: The Cardiovascular Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet
El Camino Hospital Conference Rooms A&B, 2500 Grant Ave., Mountain View
February 16
TechAmerica Foundation State & Local Government Commission Conference
Microsoft Bldg 1 - 1065 La Avenida, Mountain View
February 17
Dance with Cheryl Burke for Black History Month
Cheryl Burke Dance Studio #A-1 - 1400 N. Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View
7:15pm - 9:00pm
Net proceeds donated to the NAACP Academic Student Scholarship Fund
http://dancewithcherylburkefeb17.eventbrite.com.
February 19
Black History Month Documentary Screening and Discussion: Ni Wakati / It's Time
2:00pm
February 15
Community Wellness Lecture Series: Heart Disease Epidemic in South Asians
El Camino Hospital Conference Rooms 1 & 2, Los Altos
Register at: 800-216-5556. February 24 Financial Aid Workshop at Foothill College 5:00pm Foothill College Middlefield Campus - 4000 Middlefield Rd., Suite I-1, Palo Alto
February 25
Black History Month Documentary Screening and Discussion: Killer Sheep
2:00pm
Mountain View Library - 585 Franklin Street, Mountain View
February 27
Community Wellness Lecture Series: Signs & Symptoms of a Heart Attack - The Importance of Calling 911
6:00pm - 7:00pm
El Camino Hospital Conference Rooms E&F, 2500 Grant Rd., Mountain View
Register at: 800-216-5556 |
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Membership Tip of the Month: According to Experian, 31% of consumers think and act green. Our Green Business University will give you access to this market - contact info@chambermv.org to enroll.
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Get Certified as a Bay Area Green Business through the Chamber
The Chamber of Commerce Mountain View in partnership with the Santa Clara County Bay Area Green Business and the City of Mountain View, is proud to offer its members a green certification program, Green Business University (GBU). GBU is a 3-month program targeted to small and mid-sized businesses to assist them through a step by step process of the Bay Area Green Business Program Certification. Space is limited to 15 businesses and an application is required to determine eligibility. Official kick-off day is March 01, 2012. Reserve your spot today! |
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BigWig Luncheon: Mayor Mike Kasperzak and City Manager Dan Rich present "Mountain View Today and Tomorrow"
February 22, 2012 -- 11:30am- 1:30pm
Tied House - 2098 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View
 
Please join us at the BigWig Luncheon as Mayor Mike Kasperzak and City Manager Dan Rich present "Mountain View Today and Tomorrow." Click here for more details. |
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Morning Buzz Presents: Blast Past Your Competition
February 28, 2012 -- 8:30am- 9:30am
Country Gourmet Restaurant - 2098 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View
Running a business does not have to be complicated, and making money is possible
If you have a strong foundation in business fundamentals-or what Heidi calls 5 POWER Strategies. These 5 strategies are often forgotten or inadequately executed when busy business owners spread themselves too thin. Think about how your business would grow if you limited yourself to 5 strategies that make the difference between being exhausted and scattered and being profitable and successful... read more |
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February Yipee Mixer
February 23, 2012 -- 5:00pm- 7:00pm
Francesca's Bar - 2135 Old Middlefield Way, Mountain View
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Build Your Business By Generating Professional Business Leads
Business ConneXions: Wednesday Group meets weekly, 3:30 - 4:30pm, in the meeting room at East West Bookstore, 324 Castro St., Mountain View. For more information about this group, please contact: Tawnya Anderson.
Business ConneXions: Thursday Group meets weekly, 8:15 - 9:15am at the Clocktower Coffee conference room located at 425 N. Whisman Rd., Mountain View. Guests are welcome to attend any meeting two times for free! For more information about this group, please contact: Donna McCord or Claire Kalia.
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Outstanding Woman of the Year Nominations Being Accepted
 Chamber of Commerce Mountain View is proud to announce the 21st Annual ATHENA Award and the 3rd Annual ATHENA Young Professional Award. Created to honor an outstanding Mountain View leader and Chamber member, this award will be presented to a woman and female young professional who has attained and personified the highest level of professional excellence in business and the community... read more
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Ambassador of the Month: Matt Butler
 Matthew Butler is the manager of Xceed Financial Credit Union's Mountain View Financial Center, where he is responsible for all of the Financial Center's operations, including supervising 5 full-time associates. Xceed is a workplace credit union, which means that to become a member, a person has to work for a company that offers Xceed membership as an employee benefit, or be associated with an organization that offers Xceed membership to its supporters. As such, one of the things Matt finds most satisfying about his position is that it gives him the opportunity to help the community's business owners increase their profitability and ... more
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 Have you seen the changes at Ava's Downtown Market and Deli? It used to be the old Mountain View Market on Castro Street and now it's a clean healthy grocery store that reflects the diversity of Mountain View. The owners, Juan and Ann Origel, tell me that the transformation is still taking place and that lots more things will be happening in the future, but I'm still very pleased with what I've seen. It's feels to me like Whole Foods better prepare for some serious competition... read more |
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The Chamber honored amazing individuals and businesses at the Celebration of Leaders Awards gala The 17th annual Celebration of Leaders was held on January 27th at the Four Seasons Hotel on University Avenue. We honored amazing individuals and businesses at our Celebration of Leaders Awards gala. Thank you to our nonprofit partners, donors, sponsors and hundreds of attendees. Photos can be seen and purchased here, taken by Kati Decker of Light Splash Photography.
Check out video: http://video214.com/play/y1ek3S3UULZrYDGtla5qcQ/s/dark Check out photos: http://lightsplash.instaproofs.com/enterEvent.php?id=504467 |
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NLRB General Counsel Issues Pro-Employer Social Media Decisions
In the last few months, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") - an independent federal agency regulating employees' rights - has issued various advice memos recommending dismissal of cases wherein he determined that employees' Facebook posts did not constitute protected, concerted activity affording them protection from discipline under the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA"). Most of these cases involved employees posting disparaging comments about their supervisors or coworkers on Facebook. In those cases... read more
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Increased penalties for employers who "willfully misclassify"
On January 1, a new state law took effect which all business owners and managers, regardless of company size, should pay close attention to. Independent contractors and consultants might also find this law relevant to their business relationships. This
law increases penalties on employers who "willfully misclassify" as an independent contractor a worker who is an employee. The Legislature defines "willfully" as "voluntarily and knowingly." The penalties are twofold...
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2012 Teens at Work Fairs
Are you seeking competent, enthusiastic employees to work for you this spring or summer? Would you like to educate teens about an exciting career path? If so, you may find that perfect candidate at the 2012 Teens at Work Fairs... read more
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Chamber of Commerce Mountain View
The Chamber of Commerce Mountain View is a business organization working for the mutual benefit of its members and the community by enhancing an environment in which business can succeed. |
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