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Weekly Update January 16, 2013

Non-Profit Spotlight: 
New Mind Health and Care
The mission of New Mind Health and Care is to provide cognitive-based, action-oriented services (Reflight™ Curriculum) to criminal justice involved persons in order to ensure successful re-entry, re-integration, and stabilization back into their communities and to provide resources and linkages for all other transitional/environmental necessities: housing, medical treatment, occupational, and vocational. Learn more/contact at http://reflight.org.
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Save the Date for our 
124th Annual Meeting
Thursday, 
February 21, 2013!
Featuring Fluor Chairman & CEO David T. Seaton

Sponsorships Available! 

Learn more and register here.

   

Please click the links below to nominate an individual or organization for these annual Chamber awards. 

The deadline for nominations is this Friday, January 18th!

 

ATHENA Leadership AwardŽ

Dr. Qubein
BB&T CEO Connection 
featuring Businessman & Educator Dr. Nido Qubein 
Thursday, January 31, 5:30 to 8:30 pm 
at the new Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center 
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Deadline Approaching! Feature Your Business in our 125th Year Edition 2013 Business Directory! 
2013-2014 will be our 125th year of operation. In celebration, we are re-launching the official printed Greenville Chamber Business Directory. We hope you'll take advantage of this opportunity to further your support of the Chamber and promote your business to our membership, prospective members, area newcomers and more.

PLEASE NOTE: 
ALL MAIN CONTACTS FOR ALL OF OUR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED AN EMAIL NOTIFICATION TO VERIFY BUSINESS DIRECTORY INFORMATION BY TOMORROW, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17th! 
Please double-check your company information here and contact Dot Drennon 864-239-3707 with questions and/or updates.
Member to Member Discount of the Week: Rainvin LLC

Rainvin is offering fellow Chamber Member Winter Sales that Protect Your Assets for Less! Winterize Your Home or Rental Property for $114.99 or De-Winterize for $44.99. Not Valid on Holidays. Can not be combined with any other discounts. Call them today at 864-350-1071 or visit www.rainvin.com. Expires: 4/30/2013

THE DIGITAL ROADMAP: A Seminar for Online Success 
Attention Members: We've partnered with The Greenville News Media Group to offer you this FREE seminar on digital marketing! Learn tips from industry experts on how to drive real customers to your website and business. ATTENDEES WILL TAKE AWAY:
* The latest insights of effective digital and social media advertising
* Powerful and productive social presence tactics through sites like Facebook and Twitter
* Capture leads, convert visitors, and turn fans and followers into customers
* Optimize your website for search engines like Google and Yahoo!
* Increase web traffic and drive conversions through PPC marketing
* Plus, everyone who attends gets a FREE Digital Media Audit of your business!

Tuesday, February 5th
2 Sessions at the Embassy Suites Greenville
MORNING SESSION 8:30-10:30 am | AFTERNOON SESSION 2-4 pm
Critical Information on Upstate Wages & Benefits Now Available 
The Greenville Chamber and Upstate Employers Network conduct annual surveys of manufacturers and major employers regarding compensation and benefits. These surveys provide detailed information on more than 150 occupations employed by more than 130 employers in the region. For a limited time, we are offering Chamber members an opportunity to purchase both surveys for a total of $445. This is 50% of the normal price. For details, contact
Hank Hyatt at 864-
239-3714. 
BEST Tip of the Week: Did you know that gas prices are statistically less expensive on Wednesdays? Learn about simple ways to reduce costs at FurmanBEST.biz.
Have you been impressed by a small business lately?
Human Resources Law Update - Early Bird Pricing Until January 31st!

Attention Humans Resources Professionals: Get approved for 6.0 (General ) recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute on Tuesday, February 26thLearn more and register here.

MORE UPCOMING EVENTS

Save the Dates for these Upcoming Workshops & NEW Events:

Leadership Development: Building Effective Boards

(2 day program 4:00 - 7:00 each day) 

Wednesday, February 20 & Monday, February 25

Learn more and register here.

 

 2013 Human Resources Law Update - Early Bird Pricing Ends Jan. 31st!
Tuesday, February 26

 Learn more and register here.

 

Minority Professionals NETnight 

Tuesday, March 26


View our calendars for more upcoming events: 
PAY LESS FOR WHAT YOUR COMPANY IS ALREADY BUYING! 
Are you taking advantage of your Greenville Chamber group buying power programs?  
  
Accident Fund
Our SmartBuys partners Accident Fund (NEW!), BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, Office Depot, and Windstream Communications are dedicated to helping your buisness save money. Start saving today!

 


Individual Health Care Plans Are Available!
 

Blue Cross Blue Shield SC

If you need a health care plan that lets YOU control costs, the Chamber's individual insurance program may be a perfect fit. This Individual plan has 10 plan designs to choose from with four different deduction levels. Contact Jennifer Powell for more information at 864-239-3731.

 

NationJob: Chamber members with 0-25 employees can post local job
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listings for FREE at NationJob! Take advantage of this valuable benefit by E-mailing the job description to njlistings@nationjob.com and note that you are a Greenville Chamber member. Sponsorships for the Chamber's Employment page are also available.Call 888-256-0919 for further details. 
Have you uploaded your Greenville Chamber App?
Go to web.greenvillechamber.org from your smart phone, follow the instructions to upload the Application to your Home Screen, and get to our Business Directory to find fellow members quickly and easily while you're on the go! If you have questions, please contact Marion Mann at 239-3729. 
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