Chamber Chatter

January 14, 2013


Featuring guest speakers:
Terry Taylor & Joseph Quartucci
Synergy Financial


The Kyle Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to feature Kyle Networking Organization as our Member Monday this week. Kyle Networking Organization is "a group of businesses in the Kyle/Buda area that work together to develop relationships and refer customers to one another."

"Our organization and procedures are similar to that of a BNI group.  For example, we allow only one member per industry. Visitors are welcome anytime! The KNO Charter states that anyone may visit up to twice in a calendar year without submitting an application for membership."

For more information, please contact them below:

Kyle Networking Organization
5401 South FM 1626
Suite 170-103
Kyle, TX 78640
512-504-9484
www.kyle-networking.org
How 5 Older Workers Saw a Chance to Remake Their Careers
It'S a baby boomer's nightmare. One moment you're 40-ish and moving up, the next you're 50-plus and suddenly, shockingly, moving out - jobless in a tough economy.

Too young to retire, too old to start over. Or at least that's the line. Comfortable jobs with comfortable salaries are scarce, after all. Almost overnight, skills honed over a lifetime seem tired, pass�. Twenty- and thirty-somethings will gladly do the work you used to do, and probably for less money. Yes, businesses are hiring again, but not nearly fast enough. Many people are so disheartened that they've simply stopped looking for work.

For millions of Americans over 50, this isn't a bad dream - it's grim reality. The recession and its aftermath have hit older workers especially hard. People 55 to 64 - an age range when many start to dream of kicking back - are having a particularly hard time finding new jobs. For a vast majority of this cohort, being thrown out of work means months of fruitless searching and soul-crushing rejection.

To which many experts say, "What did you expect?"

Everyone, whatever age, needs a Plan B. And maybe a Plan C and a Plan D. Who doesn't know that loyalty and hard work go only so far these days?

Read more.
Events Calendar
January 2013
18-20 Ben Hur Shrine Circus - Cedar Park Center
20 2p - Special Event Venue Open House - Texas Old Town
22 11:30a-1p - Kyle Chamber Monthly Luncheon - Plum Creek Golf Course
25 5p - Microtel Inn & Suites Grand Opening Ceremony
26 10a - Road Bond Informational Public Meeting - Kyle City Hall
26 6p - Kyle Chamber Annual Awards Gala - Texas Old Town

February 2013
2 12p - Super Bowl Family Fun Party
7 8:30a - ServPro: Fire Damage Restoration
7 6p - Ambassador's BASH - Texas Old Town
7 7p - Teen Choice Live! The Tour - Cedar Park Center
9 6p - Hope & Love 4 Kids 3rd Annual Fundraising Gala 
Annual Awards Gala
Our Gala Committee has been working diligently in preparing for a spectacular Gala. On January 26, 2013, the Kyle Chamber will be hosting their Annual Awards Gala at Texas Old Town.
We are offering several sponsorship packages and advertisement opportunities for Chamber members and local businesses.
The Annual Awards Gala will feature an impressive line-up of auction items, a delicious meal catered by Werner's Catering, and much more!
If you are interested in donating an auction item or sponsoring this event, please contact the Kyle Chamber office at 512-268-4220 or e-mail [email protected]
2013 Guide to Kyle in the Works!
The Kyle Chamber is partnering with the Hays Free Press to publish a new edition of our Guide to Kyle! If you are interested in advertising in this publication, please contact Tracy Mack at 512-268-7862 or [email protected].
Our Guide to Kyle is distributed to all visitors and newcomers to the Kyle area. With over 10,000 copies distributed yearly, this is an amazing opportunity to market your business throughout 2013!
Along with advertising space, we are also working on our directory. Please contact Christina or Tabitha at 512-268-4220 or
to confirm your contact information as well as category listing. 
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Kyle Chamber
103 S. Front Street
PO Box 900
Kyle, TX 78640
512-268-4220
[email protected]
www.kylechamber.org

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