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 Membership Tip of the Month:Participate in our Special Holiday Deals promotion - because Black Friday shouldn't be a one day event. Exclusively for members only. Please fill out this form.
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PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
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Holiday Mixer at Hope Services
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Join us for our Holiday Mixer on December 12 at Hope Services to meet new contacts in a relaxed, fun and friendly environment and for Holiday Clothing Drive!
Help Hope Services this season with a donation of clothes. Bring a bag to the mixer of ANY clothing in useable condition OR any of the following: shoes, purses, belts, bags, jewelry & accessories, bedding, towels, sheets, curtains and linens... more info
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Build Your Business By Generating Professional Business Leads
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Business ConneXions is the Chamber's answer to members' needs for exchanging leads and referrals while developing their network of business connections. Guests and visitors are encouraged to attend 2 meetings for FREE. Only one seat, per industry, per group! Open seats available in each group. Contact group co-chairs for details. Learn More. BX Tuesday (A) will be holding a Open House, January 15, 2013 at Park Place Apartments - 851 Church Street, Mountain View. For more information, please contact Co-c hairs: Tawnya Anderson - one2bhold@sbcglobal.net or Kathleen Clifford - kclifford@interorealestate.com
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Celebration of Leaders Award Winners Announced
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 The Annual Celebration of Leaders Awards Dinner is a stand out celebration, presented by the Chamber in collaboration with other local non-profit organizations, highlights the very best of community involvement in Mountain View. The Chamber's annual awards dinner recognizes the outstanding contributions of many members of the community and is "sold out" year after year.
Click here to see who we'll be honoring on January 25, 2013.
Click here to purchase your tickets today!
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Because Black Friday shouldn't be a one day event
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Did you know that for every $100 you spend at a local business, $68 stays in the community.
Shop locally this holiday season. Take advantage of these exciting deals from our members.
Please feel free to share with your friends or on social media.
Click here to see the special holiday deals.
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Members Only: Join us for a sneak-peek of the Village at San Antonio Center
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 You're invited to an exclusive behind-scenes look -- behind construction-fences -- of the new Village at San Antonio Center. The January 9 sneak-peak event includes an advance story of the soon-to-open first Phase of The Village, and a hint of future plans. Over light hors d'oeuvres and spirits, you'll visit with fellow Chamber friends while members of the Village team will show you more detailed plans of... read more
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Ambassador of the Month: Sev Daudert
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 Name, Title: Sev Daudert, President
Business Name: tomatoprints
Phone: (888) 558-1617
Email: info@tomatoprints.com
Website: www.tomatoprints.com
Tell us more about your business: We are in the print media industry providing innovative solutions in Custom Photobooks, Greeting Cards, Custom Invitations, Canvas Prints, Professional B2B Custom Prints.
What do your clients crave for: Service, Speed, and Quality that can be trusted.
How long have you been in business: Though we began operating in early 2012, tomatoprints has over 22 years of printing experience.
What is the story behind your business name?: The name has foreign origins, but was chosen primarily because it is easy to remember, and unique to the printing industry. Also, our name is easy to spell correctly - and like a tomato is sweet and cute.
A "great hidden gem" in Mountain View would be: Shoreline Park and lake!!!
Don't tell anyone else but.... Chamber of Commerce Mountain View Rocks!
What I like most about being a Chamber Ambassador is... Having the opportunity to connect with and improve the community in which we live and do business.
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Leadership Mountain View's Business Day
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 Leadership Mountain View's Business-themed program day began at the home of the city's first successful businessman, Henry Rengstorff. Restored and located at Shoreline Park, program members learned more about Mr. Rengstorff's humble beginnings to the legacy of his home today. While everyone in attendance often passed by the Rengstorff House on many occasions, for the vast majority it was the first time actually standing inside of it. In addition to a history lesson given by Senior Recreation Coordinator Kristina Perino, the class... more |
 The whole point of this website is to share with you whenever I discover something special in Mountain View. I'm out in the community everyday and I have the opportunity to get to know lots local business owners. We often drive or walk past something everyday and don't know much about what happens on the inside. That's where I come in... read more
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Business Issues and Public Policy - Engaging our members in issues that impact business at the local and state level
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The Business Issues & Public Policy (BIPP) committee has been active this year in its efforts of advocating for business. We have researched and have introduced topical issues like the reusable bag ordinance, housing impact fees, and bus rapid transit, and our involvement with The Village at San Antonio Center. In addition, the Chamber has spoken on behalf of our members at Zoning Hearing and City Council meetings and held two very successful Candidate Forums for our City Council and Assembly/Senate candidates in which led to the Chamber's endorsements... read more
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Windows 8 Changes the Game on Small Business Computing
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We know that every small business uses technology a little differently, but we also know that they all
rely heavily upon it to keep our business productive and growing. More often than not, we run our
business on PCs, so it's important that the technology we're using ultimately just works. Microsoft
understood that all small businesses are stretched for time, and it kept this in mind when it developed
the Windows 8 operating system, which was released just a few weeks ago.
As you might expect, in Windows 8 Microsoft created a system that offers new levels of productivity,
security and mobility, without sacrificing performance. But the surprise is... read more |
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Fenwick's Corner: Arbitraton Agreements & California Employers Calculating Overtime
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Court refuses to force human resources director to arbitrate dispute despite misrepresentations that she had signed arbitration agreementIn a seemingly unjust result for the employer, a California court of appeal recently refused to enforce an unsigned arbitration agreement against a human resources director who repeatedly misled her employer into thinking she had signed it. In Gorlach v. The Sports Club Company, the employer required all employees to sign a new arbitration agreement as a condition of further employment. Gorlach, the company's HR head, was responsible for collecting employee signatures. In June, she told the COO that everyone except four employees had signed the arbitration agreement, but did not disclose that she was one of the four holdouts. Throughout June and July, Gorlach led company executives to believe she had signed the agreement. On August 6, she resigned without having signed the agreement and brought a lawsuit for, among other claims, sexual harassment and retaliation... read more
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IRS Announces 2013 Mileage Reimbursement Rates
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Article from CalChamber - The Internal Revenue Service recently issued the 2013 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes.
The rates take effect on January 1, 2013. According to the IRS, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be:
- 56.5 cents per mile for business miles driven;
- 24 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes;
- 14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations.
The rates for business miles driven and for medical and moving purposes during 2013 increase... read more
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| The Village at San Antonio Vision Planning |
The visioning for The Village at San Antonio Center is underway! For information and to help shape the future of the San Antonio Center, please visit http://www.sanantoniovisioning.com/
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Teen Friendly Business Program
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The City of Mountain View Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) is excited to announce the implementation of a Teen Friendly Business Program. Mountain View Teens are encouraged to nominate businesses that they believe are teen-friendly by visiting:http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2012TeenFriendlyBusiness
The survey will be available to teens from December 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012. The top 12 selected businesses, after approval from the YAC, will be recognized for their outstanding efforts beginning in January 2013.
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Chamber Office Depot Program - The savings are real!
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"I went to Office Depot to pick up my fliers for the Street Fair (over 1,000). My bill came to
$136.00. I gave them the Chamber Program number and it took my total down to $37.00. This
was an excellent show of how the Chamber & Office Depot are working together to make life
just a bit easier for businesses. Thank you very much and I will definitely continue getting my
business supplies from Office Depot." -Peter Carrube
Chamber members receive up to 70% off copy & print needs and 40% off finishing, whether
your order is placed online or in the store. This program is FREE and exclusive to Chamber
members. See how much you save!
Click here to print your Store Purchasing Card or to sign up for the program!
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Welcome New Members
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Renewing Members
Thank you for your continued support of the Chamber of Commerce Mountain View. Click here to see this month's renewing members.
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M2M Discounts
Save money when making purchases at participating Chamber member companies. Learn more.
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