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HOW ARE WE DOING?
BRIGHT SPOTS
Did you know that a number of local employers - including AutoZone, Kellogg, and Producers Service Corp, just to name a few - are currently looking for new employees to fill a very significant number of jobs? Got to www.ohiomeansjobs.com to search for job openings. And learn about this and other bright spots in our community by visiting our Zanesville & Muskingum County BRIGHT SPOTS website, and check back frequently to see new content.
MEMBERS CAN BE ON TV
The Chamber is teaming up again with WHIZ to put together a televised campaign to increase awareness about the chamber's activities and promote membership. This promotion is a perfect opportunity for businesses to increase visibility at a relatively low cost per exposure and associate themselves with an important civic message. Each message will feature seven representatives from participating businesses, and each representative will be featured on-camera voicing one segment of each message. Each segment will also prominently display the representative's company logo on screen. The messages will air a minimum of 120 times during of the six-week campaign tentatively slated to run from March 23 through May 3, and will appear during key viewing time such as Sunrise in Southeastern Ohio, The Today Show, and the WHIZ-TV Reports at 6, 7, and 11, Contact Jenni Masterson at the Chamber at jmasterson@zmchamber.com or by calling 455-8282 for pricing and to reserve a position in the campaign.
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ISSUES
The state's unemployment compensation system is causing concerns for employers, and the state legislature will soon consider a series of bills to try to fix some of those problems. Business owners and managers will want to become familiar with the issues surrounding the unemployment comp system so that they can help make sure the proposed changes make a difference. Below are some articles and other resources to help you get familiar with the system and its challenges. Also, we are conducting a very brief survey to get a handle on how the state's unemployment compensation system is affecting your business. Please take the survey now and share with us the impact it's having on you as an employer.
MEETING ON OHIO TAX PLAN
Governor Kasich has proposed a budget that includes a series of tax law changes, and an event is being held next week to present the plan. Officials from the State of Ohio will explain the latest proposal to eliminate the income tax for many small businesses and reduce the personal income tax for all Ohioans. Attendees will leave with details about this and other programs the State of Ohio offers to help your business grow. The meeting will take place on Tuesday February 17 from 12 noon to 1 pm at MCBI, 2725 Pinkerton Road in Zanesville. If you plan to attend be sure to RSVP to Julia.Wharton@development.ohio.gov
BUSINESS ADVICE
Geoffrey James writes a business blog for Inc.com, and here are a few pieces of advice that are worth reading. Maybe his ideas can help you manage, sell and market better.
AWARDS FOR BUSINESS GROWTH
Please let us know about your business achievements in 2014 so we can recognize your efforts (or maybe those of one of your loyal customers or suppliers) through the ACES Awards Program. Read a little about the ACES program and submit your nomination today. This program is an important part of our economic development program; a community that wants to cultivate growth must celebrate the achievements of its businesses. Please help us be that kind of community and show our gratitude to you and to other businesses for your investments and improvements.
EMAIL MARKETING
Want to reach a targeted audience of about 1,000 local business people? Then our Email Blast service may meet your needs. Each month we compile an email with messages from our members and send it to our list of local business people. The cost is just $50 per message. Here are all the details. To reserve your spot or for more details contact Jenni at jmasterson@zmchamber.com.
HAVE A GREAT SALES YEAR
We are pleased to share the latest wisdom from sales expert Jeffrey Gitomer called
Have Your BEST Year Ever? Or Have a GREAT Year?. Gitomer presents his 21.5 recommendations for how to make this a great year for yourself.
SPRING BREAK EVENT!
The much anticipated and highly attended annual 'Spring Break" event, which is the Chamber's annual awards and membership meeting, will be on March 27 at 7 am at the North Terrace Church of Christ. The event is sponsored by Century National Bank, AT&T, and the Safety Council. Mark your calendar and watch your mail and email for more information.
    
  
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