Next Wednesday - May 1st
Red Pride Community Service Day!
from last year!
Also new in the community calendar, the next SCORE Seminar for small business coming May 7th.
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Recent Highlights
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Social Media Lunch and Learn
Thanks to Matt Koon from Forbes for sharing your social media wisdom
Two Ribbon Cuttings!
Downtown Parking Meeting
Our Chamber recently called a meeting of city and county officials to discuss some downtown parking challenges. With the basic goal of saving the best and most convenient parking for our customers and clients, this team will continue to evaluate our current parking plan while the Chamber works to help business leaders steer their employees to "off-the-square" parking options. Special thanks to all who attended including Jasper County Auditor Dennis Parrott, Supervisor Denny Stevenson, Mayor Mike Hansen, Police Chief Jeff Hoebelheinrich, Fire Chief Jarod Wellik, and City Staff Keith Laube, Erin Chambers, and Bryan Friedman. Watch for more information and feel free to contact the Chamber if you have any input or interest in addressing the issue. In the meantime, save the best parking for customers, clients and guests!
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Preparations are underway for our 2013 4th of July Parade and Festivities! Our theme highlights a special recogintion to our Jasper County Veterans. Look for the American Flag on our website for parade sign-up forms and sponsor forms.
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"The Business of Newton"
New Chamber Radio Show Underway!
 Our Chamber has a new radio show that airs every Friday morning at 8:40 AM on KCOB 1280 AM. You can also link to the archives to hear the show anytime! We'll keep this link on our Chamber E-blasts for your convenience. A new show will be posted every Friday. If you are interested in sponsoring the show, contact Ron McCarthy at (641) 792-5262. Sponsors will have the opportunity to be interviewed on one of the shows. Special thanks to KCOB and the staff at GoodRadio.TV for being a great community partner and taking the lead to launch this project. |
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| LINKS to Business Blogs & Resources
This list changes now and then but these are great resources for anyone running a business or organization, small or large, for profit or not-for-priofit.
Co-author of "The Go-Giver", one of our recommended books. It's all about doing business with those you know, like and trust. If you are in sales or want to understand the power of networking, this is a great blog.
If you want to be remarkable, Seth will help you get started. We recommended his book "The Big Moo" but he has much more to say. Great for marketing ideas too.
Facebook? Twitter? You'll find resources, links and articles for all of the all the latest tips and trends in social media.
Why do many small businesses fail? Michael Gerber wrote a book called the E-Myth (The Entrepreneaur Myth - Voted #1 business book by Inc. 500 CEOs.) to examine that fact, and he's been coaching hundreds ever since.
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