February 10, 2015
Business After Hours - Next Thursday Feb. 19 at Sage

Join us at Sage restaurant inside the Odawa Casino Resort from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, February 19th. This months BAH features a Technology Theme. Learn more about this months selection of sponsors that utilize technology in different ways during this great networking event. Attendees will have the chance to win door prizes donated by sponsors, enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres and cash bar.

 

Admission cost is $7 for members; $12 for not-yet members. Business After Hours is a well-attended "end-of-the-work-day" networking event designed to help participants make new business contacts, develop potential new customers, and build exposure for their businesses. If you would like to become a sponsor of an upcoming Business After Hours please contact us at 231.347.4150. 

February Business After Hour Sponsors Include:
At Simple Digital Media, our team is dedicated to providing the best Internet marketing for local businesses in a timely, cost-effective manner.
Let us be THE first stop
for all your
Awards
Business Name Tags - Signage
Personalized Gift Items
Northern Michigan Digital is a local, full-service digital marketing company that delivers a strong online presence for businesses across all of Northern and Mid Michigan.   
Engineered Protection Systems offers Burglary alarms, Fire alarms, Video Surveillance, Access Control, Integrated Systems and Monitoring for both commercial and residential applications.
Merchant services, POS Systems, mobile credit card processing, reloadable credit cards, and check processing.
Common Angle is an information technology and website development firm that has provided computer IT support and web solutions to northern Michigan businesses since 2002.
Verizon on Spring Street in 
Petoskey, stop by our store to 
learn more about our great line 
of services and products, and 
let our experienced Specialists 
show you what we have to offer.
In This Issue
Upcoming Events
Petoskey Winter Carnival
Business After Hours
Connecting Women in Business
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Register for Connecting Women in Business Feb. 24

Register for Connecting Women in Business luncheon on Tuesday, February 24 - Entrepreneurial Women
This luncheon will feature a panel discussion with women entrepreneurs from the area.  Hear their stories about starting and/or running their own businesses. Participants include:  Anne Kirvan of Anne Kirvan Performance Coaching, Robin Bennett of Sunglass Shoppe, Brittany Brubaker of North Perk Coffee, Jackie Garrett of Vilah Bloom and Jennifer Shorter of Grandpa Shorter's Gifts.

The luncheon is at Stafford's Perry Hotel (H.O. Rose Dining Room).Registration and networking begin at 11:30 am. The luncheon and presentation will begin at noon and end at 1 pm. Cost is $15 for CWIB members or $20 for not-yet-members. Lunch is the Depot Cherry almond chicken salad with bibb lettuce, fresh seasonal fruit and Bay View Inn fruit bread.

 


  

PNC Bank is the marquee sponsor and Lite 96.3 is the exclusive radio sponsor of CWIB.

You can be a sponsor of this event for only $100. It includes one lunch admission, plus a covered table for display so you can interact with the attendees during registration/networking time.  Sponsors also have the opportunity put information on the tables. Sponsors receive two minutes of microphone time at the end of the event. A sponsor can also offer a door prize. Average attendance is 75-85 women.  Call Lisa for details 347-4150.

Advance Registration is Required.  Please Register online today or call 347-4150. Please NOTE: Registration closes at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20.  Any cancellations after this time or no-shows the day of the event will be invoiced.
Get Ready for Win by Losing
It's time to get your team ready for the 4th Annual Weight Loss Competition hosted by the Chambers' Health Care Task Force and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, and sponsored by Encore Financial Group.  The Health Care Task Force hosts a local competition within the framework of the statewide competition to inspire weight loss.  Participating teams will have exclusive opportunities for discounts at fitness facilities and for healthy lunch specials.  Gift cards from Boyne Resorts will be awarded to the winning team.  


Registration opens Feb. 16 and the competition will run Feb. 23 through April 24.  Now is the time to start assembling your team and to choose your team captain.  Watch for registration information coming soon!
Mr. Wood Goes to Washington
The Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance does not just advocate at the state level.  
The alliance is also pushing a northern Michigan agenda in Washington D.C. through its partnership with the Great Lakes Metro Chambers Coalition.  Kent Wood of the alliance joined the coalition in our nation's capital last week and provided this report to chamber members: 
  

 

 


State of the Community Luncheon in Review
Special Thank You to all who attended Friday's sold out State of the Community Luncheon at the Odawa Casino, sponsored by Chase. 

 

Be sure to check out www.petoskey.com to view and/or download a copy of the State of Community Booklet, a fantastic compilation of 37 reports from community leaders that gives a glimpse at the status of many facets of our community: government, education, environment, the economy, and the human service sector. Along with the booklet, this year you can view five videos created by Pierpont Productions that showcase more about what is going on in our great community. One of these videos is included below. For more details on the topic and speakers of the luncheon view the article in yesterday's Petoskey News Review.

 

Pictured below are this years State of the Community Speakers; Dan Ledingham - Edward Jones Investments, John Stako - Bay View Assocation, Gail Gruenwald - Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, Cameron Brunet-Koch - North Central Michigan College, David Marvin - Stafford's Hospitality, and Trent Stark - Chase Bank.
State of the Community Luncheon 2015, PRCC - Video #2
PRCC Annual Meeting Summary Part 3

Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce President Carlin Smith is providing a three-part annual report on your chamber of commerce. Keep up on the accomplishments, the strategies, and the overall health of the organization to which you so generously invest. Part 3 today focuses on the strategic plan for 2015. 

CLICK HERE to read Part Three. 
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