ALBERNI  VALLEY CHAMBER of COMMERCE 

 

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Issue # 15                                                                                                           November 6, 2013

 
In This Issue
Award Finalist Coulson Group
Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce
Small Business Awards
On line Auction
Create a Business Strategy
Email & Social Media Marketing
24 Days of Christmas - Pay it Forward
Dates to Remember
Award Finalist!

Our Congrats to the Couslon Group for being named as one of three finalists for the BC Export Awards - 2013 in the category of 'Professional Services."
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Supporting our Membership through Advocacy, Communication, & Networking opportunities. 
 

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 Newsletter produced by:

BILL COLLETTE - Executive Director [email protected] 

 DEB OAKES - Executive Assistant: [email protected] 

JAG SIDORUK - Acct &Admin [email protected] 

 

JOLLEEN DICK - Visitor Center Coordinator - 2013 j[email protected]a
 

 

 

Small Business BC Awards Open for Nominations and Voting

The revamped Small Business BC Awards (formerly known as the Successful You Awards) are officially open for nominations and voting.

The SBBC Awards celebrate all that's great about small business in BC. From fantastic products and services, to employment and economic prosperity, businesses don't have to be big to make a huge contribution to their community.

See More and Nominate HERE

 

 


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How bout this on the front of your new fridge! Load it up with your favorite Pacific Brewery product and/or that big Tyee that you said you caught....! Bid on it through our
 on line Auction @ www.albernichamber.ca

  • Fridge donated by HOUSE OF SERVICE
  • Graphics by: D'sign Guy
  • Contents donated courtesy of HOWARD JOHNSON HOTEL & PUB along with PACIFIC WESTERN BREWERY CO. LTD. 

Other fantastic auction items include:
  • Fishing Package " Salmon Success" 4 hours upper Alberni Inlet with Fishing Guru Bob Cole. 4 people - value $475.00 +
  • Valley of the Dolls Nite for 4. Hair styles from Capelli's & Trends Design, Dinner at Boston Pizza w/ Limo Service (Fri/Sat only), 4 Silver Bracelets from Le Cut and decadent chocolates from our friends at Coombs Country Candy. Value $450. +  
 
Check on line at
for these and many more on line auction items! Available now through November end. Over 60 generous donations and packages courtesy of Alberni and nearby businesses.


THE ALBERNI VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THANKS YOU!
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Valley Vision

Coming Soon! In fact, very soon! Courtesy of VALLEY VISION, ONE OF PORT ALBERNI'S MOST ADVANCED BUSINESSES! Did you know that they have the ONLY iVUE OCT in Port Alberni and are one of the few Optometric Practices in British Columbia with this technology! Oh, and the by way, the OCT system is like an MRI, only it's for your eye, you know the things you SEE with!

VALLEY VISION not only invest in the best equipment for their practice thus their customers (you) they also INVEST IN THE COMMUNITY.

On Thursday, Nov 21st and continuing of Friday, November 22nd Valley Vision are bringing ALEX GLASSEY and his AWARD WINNING Software to the Alberni Valley for YOU to learn from! Your best investment is YOU! So, we encourage you to visit the registration site: www.eventbrite.ca to enroll on line for this 2 day seminar. 
  • Create a Business Strategy  
  • Learn how to make your business stand out in the crowd
  • Work on a business plan that sets you apart and shares your goals with lenders, investors and bankers
  • Leave with the tools needed to manage your plan to success.
  • REGISTRATION INCLUDES 1 YEAR FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO StatPad 

 

 
 
Do you really know how to market in today's world? Do you use Social Media? How about email marketing strategies? Do you reach your customers directly? Does your competition reach theirs? Or yours?

On Wednesday, November 27th The Chamber of Commerce is PLEASED TO WELCOME Guy Steeves from CONSTANT CONTACT to the community for a 90 minute presentation on EMAIL & SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING. Guy knows his stuff and the company he represents knows how to reach out; quickly and very effectively through SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIES.

Guy's presentation will precede our Monthly Dinner Meeting which for this month is scheduled at the Hospitality Inn right here in Port Alberni.
 
  • 4:00pm - Guy Steeves - Constant Contact
  • 5:30pm - Networking
  • 6:15pm Dinner
  • 7:00pm - Guest Speaker presentations including:
    • Gord Johns - Tofino Chamber of Commerce
    • Derek/Cam Appleton - My Alberni APP (PPT presentation)
    • John Bowman - President - North Island College

A must do event for EVERY business in Port Alberni! Learn about today's marketing strategies, hear about the successes in Tofino, see what's on the horizon with the proposed My Alberni APP (you're going to love it!) and hear from the President of North Island College.

 

Wonderful menu on track for us and....it's all priced right!

 

  • Dinner/Guest Speakers only @ $27.95 plus GST
  • or
  • The above PLUS Guy Steeves - Constant Contact for $20.00 plus tax

That's right! Save money by arriving earlier and learning more! Courtesy CONSTANT CONTACT 

 

 


24 Days of Christmas - Paying it Forward
 
That's the theme of this year's SHOP LOCAL program! Are you in? Imagine THANKING one of YOUR customers for shopping local by giving them a gift certificate for ANOTHER PORT ALBERNI AREA BUSINESS! That's our program this year! It's simple, it's fun and YOU are going to make Your Customers VERY happy! And, it's by surprise! No one knows when we'll drop in! Okay...maybe the media.

Me thinks....they will post that to Facebook - right away!

We already have 45 + businesses on board so we'll be giving out at least TWO $100.00 gift cards EVERYDAY in December (pre-Christmas).

Feel free to join the fun!

Call us: 250.724.6535 or send an email to: [email protected]  

ps: We thank Sarah Jones - Walk the Coast for her assistance in this project!
   
 

 


Dates to Remember

November 15th - Awards Ceremony BC Exports 2014 (Coulson Group)
November 21 - 22 - 2 Day Workshop courtesy Valley Vision

November 27 - Dinner Meeting Hospitality Inn
November 27 - Pre-Meeting Email Marketing Training - HI

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