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Welcome New Members
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109 Ponemah Rd, Amherst
(603) 673-0782

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2 Limbo lane, Amherst
603-716-0111
Job Board
Subway Needs Full Time People!
Subway is looking for several full time positions at the Lorden Plaza Milford, Heritage Plaza & inside Walmart, Amherst. Apply at the Subway in Walmart.
NEW!
Don't miss all the great events and workshops happening at the Chamber! We added a Google Calendar feature to our website which allows you to subscribe and receive reminders. Check it out at www.souhegan.net - click on the +Google icon on the bottom of the calendar to import to your own calendar.

JUST IN - WELCOME BAGS! And we need your items to fill these terrific & attractive bags that we hand out to realtors, new residents, Welcome Wagon or you may request to give your own clients.  Please drop off your promotional items or materials to the SVCC office by October 2 - 250 pieces. Many thanks to Achille Agway for sponsoring!
UPCOMING EVENTS
September 16 Business After Hours at Family Dental Care of Milford, 5:30 - 7:30 PM.
Join us to met the Doctors and see a behind the scenes look at a dental office. RSVP to Beth Boggis, 673-4360.

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TOMORROW! September 15 Build Your Business Workshop: 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. If you missed Part 1, you won't want to miss this!

Most business practices can be learned and replicated.
Prof. 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 at the Souhegan Valley Boys & Girls Club, 56 Mont Vernon St., Milford. Register early as space is limited to 100. Email [email protected] or call 673-4360. Cost: $10 members, $15 nonmembers. Includes light breakfast.
The Build Your Business Series is sponsored by:

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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[email protected] or 673-4360. 
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7

Willing to Volunteer At the EXPO? Many Thanks!! We Need Many Helpers! 

 
 
How Do You Leverage Your Booth at the Expo?
Lisa Landry, Savvy Marketing
Lisa Landry, Savvy Marketing, will present how to choose the tradeshows that will give you most value, suggestions for displays and advice about the importance of pre-show promotion and post-show follow up. Free Workshop on Thursday, October 8, 8:30-10 AM at the SVCC Office. Space Limited - RSVP to [email protected] at 673-4360.
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Registration is $50 pp and includes all workshop materials, continental breakfast and lunch. 

Click HERE to register. 

CONGRATULATIONS BEST OF SOUHEGAN WINNERS & HONORABLE MENTIONS! Please join us for the Awards & Reception on Tuesday, September 29 from 5:30-8 PM at Alpine Grove Banquet Center, 19 South Depot Rd, Hollis. Look for your invitation in your mailbox!  Please RSVP no later than September 18. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS 

Presented by The Cabinet Press and SVCC, Sponsored by 
MEMBER HAPPENINGS






Juuva Product & Business Presentation, Friday, September 18 at 7:00pm, Hampton Inn Nashua. Come meet some of the business leaders of Juuva and learn about the great products and great business opportunity.

It's time to celebrate! Chappell Tractor will be having an Open House on Saturday September 26th to celebrate 60 years doing business! It will be a fun filled day with hay rides, lawn and garden tractor pulls, bounce house, helicopter rides, discounts, free food and lots of giveaways! Want to learn more about your equipment? We will have manufacturer reps on site to answer all your questions. At Chappell Tractor "You'll Notice the Difference"!

Beaver Brook Annual Fall Festival & Nature Art Show
Beaver Brook, Maple Farm, 117 Ridge Road, Hollis NH
September 26th & September 27th 2015
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, FREE
Call: 465 7787 www.beaverbrook.org
Artwork by dozens of regional artists will be on display September 26th and 27th from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm at Maple Hill Farm, 117 Ridge Road, Hollis. The featured artist this year is Denise Rainis of Dunstable, MA.
The Fall Festival is the signature annual event of Beaver Brook Association and as well as the fabulous display of Artwork, there will be activities of interest for all age groups. Ongoing activities include a silent auction and raffle table filled with wonderful prizes. The Maple Hill Gardeners sell original arrangements and wreaths made from the dried harvest of their gardens. There are nature crafts for children, animal presentations from Wingmasters and Eyes on Owls and Wild Encounters, live music, a petting zoo, bee keeping demonstration, and maple sugaring demonstration. The day is packed with fun things for everyone and also includes garden tours and guided hikes.


2015 FALL EVENING EDUCATIONAL SERIES

Please review the following topics and speakers below lined for this Fall's
FREE Evening Series Educational Presentations. All start at 7pm. Seating is limited so call now to reserve your seat!! 603- 465-4444.

Sept. 30 - Nutrition Clinic With Dr Margaret Monachelli, DVM and owner of the Brookline Animal Hospital 
October 21 - Reiki For Animals with Jennifer O'Leary Chen, RM, HF-KRM
November 4 - Behavior Training with Rhonda Voss

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