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Get Seen! Advertise on the Chamber Website
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Guess What? You Can Hear All About Chamber Happenings on
Every 4th Monday of the month at 7:30 AM. Tune in to 90.7 FM
JOB POSTINGS
LA Limo Needs Drivers
LA Limo is looking for drivers. Must have a clean driving record and pass a drug test. Contact Tina at (603) 595-2225.

Hollis School District Needs a School Psychologist
Apply at www.sau41.org
MEMBERS MATTER!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Book Your Booth Before August 1 to Get the Early Bird Price! Booth Prices Go UP Aug. 1

 


SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7

 

Click Here to Download Registration Form

 

Looking for a marketing opportunity with lots of visibility for your company? Sponsor the Expo! Click Here to download the Sponsorship Package.

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July 28 Resources for Business Available at Your Local Library presented by Michelle Sampson, Director of the Wadleigh Library, Milford. 5-6 PM, SVCC office

Looking to build your business database and contact list but purchasing mailing lists is cost prohibitive? Your local library can help - and it's FREE! Michelle Sampson will give an overview of the resources available for businesses at the library - if you live OR work in Milford, you can take advantage, plus request thru your own local library.  

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August 19 SVCC Member Appreciation Business After Hours, SVCC office, 5:30-7:30 PM. Join us for an outdoor BBQ, raffle drawings and fun! Our way to thank you for being a member. 

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September 15 Build Your Business Workshop: Needs Development Best Practices that Increase Your Sales

 

This is Part 2 of the hugely popular Linked In Workshop
presented by Professor Robert Nadeau of Plymouth State University in May.

Most business practices can be learned and replicated

 
Robert Nadeau

. In this session we'll focus on voice mail and uncovering needs. You'll discover an effective voice mail process based on best practices from research of a 600,000 voice mail study. You will also learn how to cultivate needs at a much deeper level based on research from 34,000 sales calls. You will stand-out from your competitors. How to develop a need from implied to explicit. Discover questioning techniques to have clients tell you the benefits of your solution. We'll also add some techniques on building rapport.

Tuesday, September 15 from 7:30 - 9:30 AM. Location tbd. Register early as space is limited to 100. Email beth.boggis@souhegan.net or call 673-4360. Cost: $10 members, $15 nonmembers. Includes light breakfast.

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September 24 Economic Summit /Business Retention & Expansion Program Wrap Up, 7:30-9:30 AM, Milford Town Hall, 3rd Floor

SVCC, the Towns of Milford & Amherst, in partnership with UNH Cooperative Extension has completed the Business Retention & Expansion Surveys. Please join us to review the results, discuss the economic outlook of our communities, and help us strategize moving forward to promote more economic development in our region. Deadline to RSVP is Sept. 4 to beth.boggis@souhegan.net or 673-4360. 

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NEW EVENT!

October 15 Charles Schwab Presents The Souhegan Valley Women's Leadership Conference, 8:30-1 PM at LaBelle Winery.

 

Women own 30% of all privately owned businesses in the U.S. and are one of the fastest growing sectors of our economy. But there are still challenges. The purpose of this event is to provide an informative and useful day of information exchange and networking for women entrepreneurs. There will be 3 sessions focusing on managing your money, marketing your business, and a panel discussion from successful women in several different fields to answer your questions. Followed by lunch and

keynote speaker Marcelle Langan DiFalco, author of the
Big Sister's Guide to the World of Work: The Inside Rules Every Working Girl Must Know (Touchstone, 2005).

 

 

Registration is $50 pp and includes all workshop materials, continental breakfast and lunch. 

 

Click HERE to register. Interested in being a sponsor of this terrific event? Click here for sponsorship details.

 

Sponsored by:

   

 

 

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We Are Booking Business Before Hours for 2016! If interested in hosting, please call 673-4360 or email beth.boggis@souhegan.net.

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BEAVER BROOK ADULT CLASSES: Adult classes involving the gardens include evening herb classes beginning July 23rd with Herbalism-The Basics. On Aug 6, Mother Nature's First Aid 
Kit will be offered at Maple Hill Farm followed by Keep Calm and Carry Herbs on Aug 20th and Energizing Caffeine Free Herbal alternatives on Aug 27th.
A series of probiotic, Fermentation Classes will begin Aug 13th with Simple Homemade Sodas, then workshops on making Kombucha, Kimchi, Sauerkraut, pickles and more. All these foods are excellent for maintaining or restoring a healthy gut. Check the calendar at www.beaverbrook.org/calendar for full details and online registration.
The Maple Hill Gardens and the 30 miles of trails at Beaver Brook are open free to the public year round.Sub Zero Ice Cream & Yogurt North and South Nashua want to celebrate being open for a year with YOU!! We would not be where we are without our loyal customers and amazing employees!

SUB ZERO 1st ANNIVERSARY EVENT!
Sunday, August 23rd, 2015 come by the NORTH Nashua location (495 Amherst St Nashua, NH) from 12pm-4pm for lots of fun and tasty treats as well as fun activities!!

Adults and Children of all ages are welcome!

We will have...
- FREE Cookies!
- FREE Ice Cream Samples!
- FREE Pictures with our mascot the Yeti!
- FREE Pictures with Elsa and Anna from Frozen!
- FREE Photo Booth pictures!
- Meet the local owners! Mark & Rita McCabe of Pelham!
- Learn about the science of how we make our ice cream!

We will also be running two contests!! (No fee to enter!)
- $50 Sub Zero gift card! (3 available!)
- Kids Coloring Contest!! Ages 0-7 and 8-13 ($15 gift card for the winner of each age group)

Also, between the hours of 12pm and 4pm at BOTH the North and South store locations all customers will receive 50% OFF their entire purchase! (gift cards excluded)