Say Hello to More Business !!
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First Annual "Say Goodbye to Winter" Event
Friday April 10th through Monday April 13th
(snow date: not applicable)
Retailers are encouraged to participate by hosting in-store activities, promotions and giveaways. For the retailers, there will be no cost. Chamber members will receive premium placement in marketing materials. What we ask is you promote some winter or spring themed merchandise. It could be a special "spring" pizza, summer clothing or more. A few of the retailers are planning to go further such as having some dressed up as someone from Frozen but that is up to you.
The initial response from both local residents and the press have been very positive. We will create a passport for residents and visitors to use to travel to each of the businesses. The passport will need to be stamped by business owners, one stamp for browsing, two stamps for buying something. Chamber businesses will get premier placement and double stamp value. Passports will be turned in by Monday, the 13th and there will be a drawing from the entries with the most stamps. There is no cost and the event is open to all Bedford businesses.
The Passport will be published on Monday, April 6th so you need to respond ASAP
We ask that you let your friends, followers and business contacts know about the Bedford Say Goodbye to Winter Event before it takes place through tweets and by posting photos on Facebook, Instagram, or other social media sites using the #BYEBYEWINTER hashtag.
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We are Going COED this Month WWA + MEN'S BREAKFAST CLUB
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THE IMPORTANCE OF CONDUCTING BACKGROUND CHECKS IN BUSINESS
Thursday, April 16, 2015
7:30-8:30 AM
Brightview Concord River
199 Concord Road
Billerica, MA 01821
Please join us as we discuss the importance of background checks, with talking points from Gary White, CFE.
In order to determine that applicants meet the requirements that are essential for the position needing to be filled, a background check is almost necessary and the best way to go about doing that. As the economy has continued to change in recent years, more and more job applicants have showed dishonesty on resumes and job applications.
As a business owner, you hold yourself and your business to a certain set of standards and you expect the same from your employees as well, which is why the hiring process can often be a stressful and somewhat tedious one for employers
Conducting a background check is a great tool to utilize when wanting to thoroughly get to know an applicant who you are considering bringing into your business. And as a business owner, it is your right to do so.
Complimentary breakfast will be served
Gary White, CFE has an impressive background:
- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Boston Chapter Board of Directors
- Volunteer CASA of New Hampshire Guardian ad Litem for Abused and/or neglected children
- Manager of Corporate Investigations, Raytheon Company for 17 years.
- Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigations for over 28 years.
- MBA in Management, Fairleigh Dickenson University
- Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Bentley University
Look for your invite this week from Constant Contact
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Business Development Updates
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1. Retail Event/Best Practices. The feedback from this event was generally positive. Most retailers were able to get useful information out of this event that they could incorporate in to their business. There were no restaurants at the event, so the presenter skipped over the restaurant portion. We had a brief discussion on why there were no restaurants. The group felt it was a combination of the time of the event and also the fact that many restaurants do not consider themselves "retailers". It was thought for the next event to add the word restaurants in to the title of the flyer.
2. Depot Park Kiosk Update. A new map has been provided by DPW. Alyssa Sandovel met with the depot park committee and it seemed to be well received. She will provide next steps.
3. Cultural District Update. Karen Kenney updated the group on this meeting. There were several businesses present. Karen though it would be useful to have a few additional retailers present. Karen provided the group with details on when the next meeting was scheduled. 4. Promoting Say Goodbye to Winter Event to local businesses and residents. We had a long discussion on this. We discussed additional ways to promote this event to the businesses in town in order to help attract Bedford Company employees to other Bedford Businesses. It would be helpful to contact HR departments about this upcoming event.
5. Small Businesses. We had a discussion about the challenges of small businesses in Bedford and what could be done to improve the environment. One of the items that came up is better communication with town departments. It was thought a meeting could be set up (similar to the meetings on Crosby and Wiggins Avenue) focused on the businesses on Great Road, local landlords as well as smaller retailers throughout town.
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Chamber Announcements
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Bedford Research Foundation
Save the date to celebrate our new stem cell research facility in Bedford, MA. Join us for an open house that will include presentations by our director, Dr. Ann Kiessling, as well as our research team and partners. Learn about our current projects including our stem cell and HIV research, as well as opportunities for collaboration. Wine and cheese will be served.
We're hosting two dates!
Invitations and more details will be forthcoming.
April 30th
5:30 to 8:00 PM
124 South Road
Bedford, MA 01730
May 2nd
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
For more information about the foundation, visit us on the web: www.bedfordresearch.org~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Bedford Map has been completed and all Bedford Businesses and residents should have received one in the mail. Here is the online link to the map. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Middlesex Savings Bank Business Success Seminar "Cyber-Security and Identity-Theft: What every business needs to know"
Date: May 12, 2015
Time: 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM EDT
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What the Chamber did in March
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Board of Directors Meeting Working Women Alliance Retail Visioning Event 4 New Members
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CHAMBER CALENDAR
April 9
Board of Directors Meeting Flint Room 7:30 AM
April 10-13 Say Goodbye to Winter Retail Event Bedford Businesses
APRIL 16 Working Women Alliance & Men's Breakfast Club Brightview Concord River 199 Concord Road Billerica, MA 7:30 AM Click Here to register
April 29 Multi-Chamber Networking Embassy Suites 55 Winter Street Waltham, MA 4:30-7:00 PM Click here to register
April 30th & May 2 Bedford Research Foundation Open House
30th- 5:30-8 PM 2nd- 4-6 PM
TEE IT UP GOLF LEAGUE WILL BEGIN IN MAY INFO TO FOLLOW
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Welcome to New Chamber Members 1751 Massachusetts Ave Lexington, MA 02420 781-402-0920
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Bedford Motel Bedford Plaza Hotel Bedford Research Foundation
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Bernstein Development
Brown & Brown, P.C.
Cafe Luigi
Callahan Karate Studio
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Danielle Beck NP-C-LLC
Debbie Spencer Design 2 Order Design 1 Kitchen & Bath Dianne Bridgeman, DDS Doubletree Bedford Glen DSA Publishing Edward Jones Investments
First Parish in Bedford
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Hanscom Federal Credit Union Harold Nichols Insurance Heritage at Bedford Springs Inside Out Staging & Design
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Oscar DePriest DMD Patriot Pediatrics Peter Quinn Insurance
Primrose School of Burlington Right at Home
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Simply Natural Nails
Slak Chiropractic Spire Stories with a Heart
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