March 17, 2015
Presenting the New Chamber Website
Be sure to check out our new and improved website! This new website is user-friendly, intuitive and responsive, and offers new features for members to promote their businesses. Take advantage of the new special features to attract new customers and share information with our community, region and even across the county as visitors explore our beautiful area.

 

Enhanced Membership Listings - 600 words of description, hours of operations, driving directions, keywords, social media links, the ability to add a picture or logo - and a google map to show your location

 

Hot Deals - you can create your own coupons or special deals that any visitor to the website can access. Perfect for driving visitors to the area to your business

 

Job Postings - you can submit job openings at your business or organization

 

Member to Member Discounts are back - encourages approximately 760 Chamber members and their employees to support other Chamber members when making buying decisions. 

 

Premium Members will have enhanced member listings which allow top placement in category searches, additional description, images and even video. 

 

The chamber will be setting up webinars to walk members through how to make the most of the new features soon. In the meantime, check out www.petoskeychamber.com and explore all the added benefits of your membership!
BAH is TOMORROW Night from 5-7 p.m. at Vernales
Join us at Vernales Restaurant on Wednesday March 18th from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. This months BAH will be combined with the Harbor Springs Area Chamber of Commerce.  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. 

PRCC Sponsors for this months Business After Hours Include:

HSACC Sponsors for this months Business After Hours Include:
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WE WANT YOUR EVENTS!

It's time to fill the calendar! Be sure to add events to our website calendar just click HERE to submit now!  
Registration Ends Soon for Next CWIB on March 24th

Register for Connecting Women in Business luncheon on Tuesday, March 24 - Featuring Sandra Lee Photography. This luncheon will feature a presentation from Sandra Lee of Sandra Lee Photography with tips and tricks to help you create be a better photographer.


The luncheon is at North Central Michigan College in the Library Conference Center. Lunch will be Creamy Tomato Parmesan Basil soup or Which Chicken Chili, Tossed salad with dressing, homemade rolls and butter, dessert.

 

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. Click here to register. Advance Registration is Required.  

Please Register online today or call 347-4150. Please NOTE: Registration closes at 5 p.m. Friday, March 20.  Any cancellations after this time or no-shows the day of the event will be invoiced.

 


PNC Bank is the marquee sponsor and Lite 96.3 is the exclusive radio sponsor of CWIB.
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, March 20.  Any cancellations after this time or no-shows the day of the event will be invoiced.
Go Grants Help Support Girls Summer Activities -  Applications Now Available
Connecting Women in Business (CWIB) proud to announce the launch of its summer 2015 series GO Grants for Girls. 
These Go Grants are for activities June 1, 2015 - August 31, 2015. 
Download the application here.  
Applications must be postmarked by April 1, 2015.
GO Grants, or Girls Outreach Grants, reach out to young girls in our area who have an idea and passion to try something new. Grants will range from $100 to $500, and can be used as resources in any field of endeavor.
New Chamber Event, HOT TOPICS on April 10th
Save the Date for the first Hot Topics event on April 10th at Stafford's Bay View Inn from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Hot Topics is a new event hosted by the Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce and brought to you by Comfort Keepers. This event is a designed to be a community conversation about topics relevant to our community and region. The inaugural Hot Topics will be to discuss Proposal 1 on the upcoming May ballot. The public is encouraged to attend all Hot Topic events. Watch for more details coming soon.
Reserve Your Space in the 2015/2016 Membership Directory
We are underway on the 2015/16 edition of the Chamber's annual magazine, Little Traverse Bay Living. Our attractive, full-color magazine is the centerpiece of our Chambers' membership benefits. 
Our annual magazine serves as a valuable tool used by Petoskey and Harbor Springs area businesses for referrals and contact information. It also serves as the featured piece in all relocation and business recruitment packets distributed by the Chambers.The enhanced economic and demographic information and specific contact information including fax numbers, email addresses and the names of key staff from Chamber member businesses sets our magazine apart from any other publication. In addition to the 3,000 print copies of the publication we distribute throughout the region, we also produce a fully interactive digital magazine, which receives more than 50,000 digital views annually. The digital magazine presents the reader with a live publication and interactive content, including video and a search function. This year our distribution also includes a mobile app. There are several digital options available to you: FIND OUT MORE!
This weekly email product is produced to inform members about
community and Chamber related news, specials or events. Members looking to share something to the membership may do so in our Friday edition email periodically for FREE. Items are run for up to two weeks. If have something you want to share with the membership, you can e-mail it to nikki@petoskey.com.  Please keep event, special offer & business news submissions to 125 words or less. Deadline for Friday email content is Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. Any questions contact Nikki at 231.347.4150
Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce | 231-347-4150 | www.petoskey.com
401 E. Mitchell St. Petoskey, MI 49770