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YPN Nights: Discover Downtown Kent
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 Sponsored by Christy Creative
YPs are invited to Discover Downtown Kent for the next YPN Nights event! Downtown Kent has gone through many exciting changes in the last few years and have added cool, unique businesses to the area. The event agenda is as follows:
- 5:30 p.m. - Meet at McKay Bricker Framing on Main St. - Learn more about the recent and future Downtown Kent developments from Heather Malarcik, Main Street Kent, as you enjoy complimentary wine, soda, cheese and crackers in the gallery adjacent to McKay Bricker Framing.
- 6:15 p.m. - Walk to Laziza on Erie St. - Observe some of the local businesses Kent has to offer as you walk through Acorn Alley.
- 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. - Enjoy Mediterranean wraps, hummus, pita and drinks on the second level of Laziza and redeem your drink voucher here! Test your Downtown Kent knowledge by participating in a trivia game! Trivia game winners get to take home a bottle of wine provided by Laziza!
- 7:30 p.m. - Walk to Tree City Coffee & Pastry on Erie St.
- 7:35 - 8:15 p.m. - Mingling at Tree City Coffee & Pastry - Grab some complementary pastry samples for dessert or explore the available coffee, tea, wine or beer options at your discretion.
- 8:15 p.m. - Walk to Bar-145 on Erie St.
- 8:20 - Whenever you call it night! - Drinks and music at Bar-145 - Listen to Dan Fester and Your Villain My Hero over networking and drinks. Stay for a bit or make it a late evening, it's up to you!
Where & Where
Everyone will meet at McKay Bricker Framing
141 E. Main St.
Kent, OH 44240
Thursday, August 22, 2013
5:30 to 8:30 p.m.The cost is $10 for the tour only and $15 for the tour and parking pass. To register, click here. PLEASE NOTE: The Downtown Kent PARTA parking garage is located off Depeyster St. If you pay for a permit in advance, please see the YPN representative at the gate for your pass. If you choose not to purchase a pass in advance, you may pay for your own pass when you leave the garage after the event, or you may find parking along the street, or in the lot behind the Davey building. Please keep in mind, street parking spaces may be limited. |
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Coffee, Tea & Contacts Networking Event
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 Sponsored by Akron General Health &Wellness Center - West
This event is a power networking get-together designed for Chamber members to make important connections with their fellow member businesses. While exchanging business cards is great, it's certainly more effective for business people to learn about one another's respective companies in an intimate setting. Be sure to arrive at 7:30 a.m. to make the most of this meeting! Remember, only one person per company can attend, so your networking opportunities are maximized. The event is free, but the networking is priceless! Pre-registration is required.
 Where & WhenAkron General Health & Wellness Center - West Conference Center 4125 Medina Rd.
Akron, OH 44333
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Click here to register. |
Greater Akron Chamber Night with the Akron Aeros
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 Join fellow Chamber members as we host the Greater Akron Chamber Night with the Akron Aeros! Guests will mix and mingle before the game from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., with exclusive entry into the ballpark to watch batting practice. $18 includes a game ticket, an Aeros cap and an all-you-can-eat picnic buffet. Stay for the game at 7:05 p.m. when the Akron Aeros take on the Erie Seawolves.
Where & When
Canal Park Stadium
300 S. Main St.
Akron, OH 44308
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Networking: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Game: 7:00 p.m.
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Chamber Announces 30 for the Future Award Recipients - September 12!
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 Sponsored by HuntingtonThirty Greater Akron Region young professionals have been named the recipients of the seventh annual "30 for the Future" award. As part of the Greater Akron Chamber's strategy to attract and retain talent in the region, the "30 for the Future" award honors young professionals (ages 25-39) whose stellar contributions impact their industries and the Greater Akron Region. Click here to view the list of recipients.  The award recipients will be recognized at an awards celebration on Thursday, September 12, 2013. The 7th Annual "30 for the Future" awards programs is being sponsored by Founding Sponsor, Huntington.Where & When Tangier Banquet & Special Event Center 532 W. Market St. Akron, OH 44303 Thursday, September 12, 2013 5:00 - 8:30 p.m. Additional sponsorships are available; contact Angela Presutti at (330) 237-1247 for more information.
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Knowledgeable Network of Women (KNOW) Luncheon
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 Sponsored by Paula R. Chesser/R. W. Baird
Join us for the October quarterly luncheon featuring Commissioner Janet Weir Creighton.
In 2010, Janet Weir Creighton was elected to the Board of Stark County Commissioners. As Vice President of the Board, Commissioner Creighton brings the county more than 23 years of elected experience where she has cultivated a diverse background in government and public affairs.
Prior to returning to public service in Stark County, Ms. Creighton was Deputy Assistant to the President of the United States and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs from January 9, 2008, until January 20, 2009, in Washington, D.C. As the Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, she was the direct liaison between the President and city, county and stated elected officials. From 2004 until 2007, Ms. Creighton served as Mayor of the City of Canton. Prior to serving as Mayor, she was the Stark County Auditor from 1991 until 2003 and Stark County Recorder from 1985 until 1991.
As an elected official, Ms. Creighton strongly believes in collaboration, cooperation and communication which she emulates through her leadership roles. She diligently works to improve the lives of the constituents whom she serves and to be a positive presence throughout the community.
Where & When
Portage Country Club
240 N. Portage Path
Akron, OH 44303
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
11:00 a.m.
Click here to register*.
KNOW is a personal and professional development program for business women in the Greater Akron Region. Our mission is to cultivate the talent within each other by reaching out to today's women executives and tomorrow's leaders. *If paying by VIP Pass, please make arrangements with the Chamber by e-mailing vojtek@greaterakronchamber.org.
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YPN Leadership Luncheon Series: Nonprofit Leadership
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 Hosted by Akron Zoological Park The YPN Leadership Luncheon Series was created to provide young professionals a more in-depth opportunity to access and learn from established leaders, network with peers and provide employers opportunities to showcase their organizations to the community's emerging leaders. The event will include networking, lunch and a presentation from the following nonprofit leaders: - Patricia Simmons, President & CEO, Akron Zoo
- Hope Bradley, Executive Director, Stewart's Caring Place
- Rochelle Fisher, President & CEO, Habitat for Humanity of Summit County
The speakers will discuss their paths to their current roles, the challenges they faced throughout their careers and advice they would give up-and-coming young professionals. Additionally, they will discuss how they do BIG things on limited budgets.
The Leadership Luncheon is FREE for YPs, but space is limited to the first 35 people. This event is for YPN members only. Registration is required to attend. If you are interested in becoming a YPN member, contact Angela Presutti at presutti@greaterakronchamber.org.
Where & When Akron Zoological Park
500 Edgewood Ave.
Akron, OH 44307
Thursday, October 3, 2013 Lunch & Networking - 11:30 a.m.; Presentation - 12:00 p.m.in the Komodo Kingdom To RSVP, click here. |
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News from the Akron-Canton Airport
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  Akron-Canton Airport Presents Bags Fly for Free on Southwest! Southwest.com is the only booking portal for Southwest Airlines. Flights cannot be booked at Travelocity, Expedia, Cheap Tickets, Kayak or any other source. For more information, click here. Click here for a video describing how to board a Southwest flight. |
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Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland's 2013 Small Business Survey
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 Small businesses are a critical part of our economy. To help us better understand business conditions, we are partnering with the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland on a short survey. We want to hear from you about the current business climate, your financing needs and your credit experiences. Responses are confidential, and the valuable information you provide will help policy makers and business service organizations to better address the needs of business owners.
Click here to take the survey. The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland will compile the results of the survey and a summary report is expected to be completed this fall and will be available on the Bank's website.
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Achieve Significant Savings on Your Health Plan Coverage!
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  The Greater Akron Chamber and SummaCare announce our enhanced Greater Akron Chamber Alliance - offering savings to more businesses than ever before! Companies of any size (including those with more than 100 employees) located in Summit, Portage, Medina, Cuyahoga, Stark, Wayne and Geauga counties can take advantage of significant savings by joining today. And we're also offering the savings through our Affiliate Chamber Partners as well - so your business may already be eligible for discounts. To learn more, contact your broker or visit www.GACsave.com.
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Greater Akron Chamber Partners with Constant Contact® to Help You Grow Your Business with Email Marketing
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 Use the leading email marketing service to connect with your customers - and take advantage of a special member benefit
Greater Akron Chamber has partnered with Constant Contact®, the leading email marketing service for small businesses, to bring you a great way to stay in touch with your most important audience: your customers. With Constant Contact®, email marketing is easy, affordable, and effective. And because you are a member of Greater Akron Chamber, you qualify for a special discount. If you prepay for six months, you receive a 20% discount. Prepay for a year and save 25%! There's no better time to try email marketing. If you haven't opened an account yet, you can start with a 60-day free trial. To begin your trial, click here.
If you already have a Constant Contact® account and would like your discount, please send an email to chamberprogram@constantcontact.com with your user name telling them you are a member of the Greater Akron Chamber.
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Money Saving Benefit -- Save Local Now™
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 The Save Local Now™ App is a FREE and Easy Way to Save Money and Buy Local
The Greater Akron Chamber is very excited to officially introduce our new mobile app, Save Local Now™. With the help of mobile technology, Save Local Now™ is a platform for chambers to help local businesses grow by placing marketing and self-promotion in their hands and delivering it to their customers.
With Save Local Now™, local businesses can offer deals and events on their terms. The offer and the promotion periods are completely within the control of the business. If the deal ever becomes cost prohibitive, the business can modify it, deactivate it or replace it with another deal in a matter of seconds.
Customers, clients, tourists and travelers alike can download the FREE Save Local Now™ app from iTunes or the Android market and start saving money at all their favorite places. The offers are virtually endless. Right now, there are over 100 deals and events on Save Local Now™ from Greater Akron Chamber members. Consumers can search for businesses, map locations they plan to visit and share deals and events with their friends via e-mail, Facebook and Twitter. And redeeming a deal is simple...just show your phone to save!
For additional questions on the Save Local Now™ app or to inquire about Chamber membership, contact Heather Taylor at (330) 237-1255 or visit www.savelocalnow.com.
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The Chamber's benefit programs enhance its members' ability to save money through their Chamber membership. The benefit programs offer discounts on Electric (generation), Natural Gas, Payroll Services and Transportation & Logistics Services.
Chamber Energy Solutions (CES), administered by Palmer Energy, offers members and their employees discounts on electric generation and natural gas for both commercial and residential accounts.
These benefits enhance the Chamber's current money-saving benefits including SummaCare and Worker's Compensation. Companies who want to participate can find out more at www.greaterakronchamber.org and/or contact Debbie Richmond, Manager, Benefits & Administration , at the Greater Akron Chamber, at (330) 237-1228.
To discuss your unique savings situation or receive a new copy of your retro quote, please call CCI's knowledgeable sales assistants at 1-800-837-3200.
Enjoy that Air Conditioning? With Summer comes increased electric usage. Let CES save you money on the generation portion of your bill. CES is administered by Palmer Energy, a Toledo-based independent energy consultant. With over 4,000 meters currently enrolled, CES negotiates with suppliers a fixed competitive rate for businesses.
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Membership Has Its Benefits!
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Welcome New Members!
Please patronize our new Chamber members. The Greater Akron Chamber thanks you for helping us support the region's business community. Visit Welcome New Members.
Check Out Members' Events!
The Chamber is offering its members more opportunities to connect. If your company is holding an event that's open to the general public and you'd like to get the word out, let us know. Visit Member Events for more information.
Members are Making Headlines!Got news? We'll post it! Visit Member News for more information.
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Love Akron Network Seeks Nominations for Community Service Awards
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 The Love Akron Network is accepting nominations for recipients of two awards who exemplify service to the community.
Nominees for the Brenda Burnham Unruh Servant Leader Award must be a Christian who exhibits integrity and good moral character and who voluntarily provides service to the community. The award is named for the late Summit County Common Pleas Judge Brenda Burnham Unruh.
The Fowler-Larson Allies Award is given to two people who embody service to the community and have forged a relationship that overcomes cultural or denominational differences. It is a tribute to the collaborative leadership of the Revs. Ronald Fowler and Knute Larson, who modeled an interracial and interdenominational relationship.
The recipients of the awards will be honored during the second annual Love Akron breakfast on Tuesday, September 17, 2013. The deadline for nominations is 5:00 p.m. Friday, August 23, 2013. For more information or to submit a nomination, go to www.loveakron.org. Tickets for the breakfast are $50.
Love Akron is dedicated to bringing Christian leaders together to work toward the spiritual and social transformation of the greater Akron area.
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Summit of Sustainability Awards (SOSA) Program
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 Calling on Local Companies to Compete
Get bragging rights! The City of Akron, Summit County, the Greater Akron Chamber, Keep Akron Beautiful/Greenprint for Akron and a host of sustainability sponsors want to recognize your Akron/Summit County organization for your efforts to institute more sustainable practices...or give you information and ideas on beginning a sustainability plan by sharing best practices. In the Summit of Sustainability Awards' inaugural year (2012), three winning and over 20 emerging organizations that applied shared great examples of how they are making sustainability part of their everyday activities for people, planet and prosperity. Click here for more information on SOSA. Entries for the SOSA are due Monday, September 1, 2013. Companies seeking to apply must be located within Summit County. Applications and more information are online at www.SummitOfSustainability.org. Save the date for the SOSA Breakfast: October 24, 2013. |
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Employee of Distinction Awards Luncheon
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 Nominees from Summit, Portage and Medina Counties will be recognized as winners of the 12th Annual Employee of Distinction Awards Luncheon. The program helps area businesses showcase their top notch employees who make a significant difference by going above and beyond provides a means to let those employees know how much they are valued by their employers.
Where & When
Guy's Party Centre
500 W. Waterloo Rd.
Akron, OH 44319
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
11:30 a.m.
For more information, please contact Tracy Keenan at (330) 786-2573 or tkeenan@goodwillakron.org.
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Global Village Festival of Greater Akron
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 Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 14, 2013, when the annual Global Village Festival of Greater Akron presents their theme, "Walking Through the Looking Glass." The Festival, held outdoors rain or shine, will continue to discover Summit County's international and ethnic diversity as an extremely important community asset that can enrich and enlarge our collective worldview. This year, the Festival is expanding its event offerings with a new global fusion Artist Avenue to complement their Fair Trade Market and cooking demonstrations to complement their authentic World Café, complete with international wine tasting. Also new this year is their health fair with emphasis on athletics and holistic and alternative health demonstrations. The Children's Nation has added Table Top Games of the World, interactive language games with prizes, elaborate face painting and a photo booth! Enjoy the Festival's other most popular experiences: global education, dynamic music and dance groups, the interfaith dialogue and the announcement of the Visual Arts Post Card Contest. The Festival Committee is working hard at hosting another exciting fun-filled and educational event, which they are confident, will become the premier event of your weekend! For information on becoming a sponsor, visit www.akrongvf.org. |
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September Akron Roundtable
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Founded by the Akron Beacon Journal, Greater Akron Chamber and Kiwanis Club of Akron
Join us for the next Akron Roundtable speaker, Timothy A. Dimoff, CPP, Founder and President of SACS Consulting & Investigative Services. His presentation topic is: "Identification & Prevention: New Trends of Aggression and Violence in America."
Where & When
Quaker Square Inn at The University of Akron
135 S. Broadway St.
Akron, OH 44308
Thursday, September 19, 2013
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Click here for ticket ordering information!
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Akron Marathon Presented by Time Warner - Race Day: September 28, 2013
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 Register TODAY & Don't Get Shut Out!Registration is at an all-time high for all events! Runners are encouraged to register as soon as possible as spaces are are filling fast. Start planning your race weekend now! Hotels are starting to fill up fast, make your reservations today. The Health & Fitness Expo is not only the location for packet pick-up but it offers nearly 100-vendors offering some great gear! RSVP to the Pasta Party which was rated as one of the best around according to our 2012 runner comments. Don't forget to register your children, 14-years and younger in the FREE Kids Fun Run!Click here for more information! |
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2013 Small Business Convention - October 24 & 25, 2013
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 The 2013 Small Business Convention presented by COSE and the Greater Akron Chamber is one of the largest gatherings of small business owners and entrepreneurs from across Ohio. The convention will connect participants through two days of national keynote speakers, peer to peer workshops and exhibitors. It will also provide access to new ideas and networking opportunities, with more than 60 workshops and countless opportunities for formal and informal networking. Why Exhibit at The Small Business Convention? More than 1,000 small business owners and entrepreneurs will be in attendance. This is your chance to introduce your company's product(s)/service(s) to a wide array of small businesses that can help your company grow by generating leads, which result in new sales and increased revenue. Register Today to Attend the Largest Gathering of Small Business Owners in the Midwest The cost is $99 for Greater Akron Chamber members using the Special Promo Code and $249 for non-members. SBC Kick-off Event - Business Pitch Competition Registration for this event is included with the Convention registration. In its third year, the pitch competition gives small business owners the opportunity to win $20,000 to get their idea off the ground. A team of independent judges narrows the applicant pool to four finalists who will make their pitch in front of an expert panel, including Jeff Hoffman, founder in the Priceline.com family of companies. All finalists receive a cash prize. For details, click here. Where & When Kalahari Convention Center and Resort 7000 Kalahari Dr.
Sandusky, OH 44870 Thursday, October 24 & Friday, October 25, 2013 For more information, click here. |
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The mission of the Greater Akron Chamber is to drive economic development and prosperity for the people of the Greater Akron Region.
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