BRIGHT SPOTS - Did you know that Zanesville Municipal Airport, with two 5,000 foot runways and an instrument landing system, is the largest airport within a several county radius of Muskingum County?  Learn about this and other bright spots in our community by visiting our This is Zanesville & Muskingum County, Ohio webpage, and check back frequently to see new content.

SALES SKILLS - Sales training is available to Chamber members at a reduced rate through www.gitomervt.com (which stands for Gitomer Virtual Training), the online education site for Jeffrey Gitomer, the popular sales author and speaker. The activation fee is waived for Chamber members when you take a course - just use the coupon code zmchamber when you register.  Course offerings include "The 21 Unbreakable Laws of Selling",   "The Little Red Book of Selling", and many more.

SAVE ON WORKERS COMP - The Chamber manages the BWC sponsored Safety  Council program.  Companies that participate can save up to 4% on their workers comp premiums. The new year starts July 1 and you have to enroll by July 31 to be eligible for the rebate.  For more information visit www.zmsafety.com. 

BUSINESS CHECK-UP - A comprehensive Business Assessment is available via MCBI (www.mcbi.info) for just $99.  This is a special price for chamber members; the price is normally $135.  The assessment is a confidential and unbiased review of your business strategies and practices that results in a set of recommendations you can implement. If you ever wanted a fresh set of eyes to look over what you are doing then you should consider this new service.  For more information contact Wendy Edgar at MCBI at 740-453-3649 or wedgar@mcbi.info.

MEMBER SURVEY - The results of our annual Six Minute Survey of members are in, and we have some really good input to guide the chamber's priorities and plans.  Thanks to all of you that participated.

SMALL BUSINESS - Here are three good articles about how small businesses can survive and thrive,

10 Ways Small Businesses Can Compete in a Big Business World

4 Ways to Beat the Big Guys

3 Effective Price Anchoring Strategies

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE - GrowNOW is a partnership between eligible banks  and the Ohio Treasury. The program enables small business owners to receive up to a 3% interest rate reduction on new or existing small business loans for two years with the opportunity for renewal. Small business owners must commit to the creation or retention of at least one full-time job or two part-time jobs in the State of Ohio for every $50,000 borrowed, up to $400,000.  Contact your banker or the Ohio Treasurer's office for more information.

SUBMIT YOUR EVENTS - If you have an event coming up you should enter it in our online events and meetings calendar at zmchamber.com as a way to promote it.  It's free to members and it's simple to use.  There is a "submit new event" link on the right side of the calendar page. Click it and fill in your details.  You can also find the calendar link at any time on the homepage of zmchamber.com.  Events entered in our online calendar also automatically posted to the Chamber's Facebook page.

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