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Coffee, Tea & Contacts Networking Event
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Sponsored by ACME Fresh Markets
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 everyone'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 & When
3875 Massillon Rd.
Uniontown, OH 44685
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Click here to register. 
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2015 Excellence in Business Awards
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Join us as we honor the accomplishments of local businesses with the 2015 Excellence in Business Awards. This award recognizes a business that consistently demonstrated outstanding performance, growth, staying power, innovation and proven leadership in the community. The Chamber is excited to announce the following companies have been named as 2015 Excellence in Business Award recipients:
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Advanced Health & Wellness Center
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Ascot Valley Foods (formerly known as Or Derv Foods)
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Catastrophe Management Solutions, Inc.
 One business was named as the 2015 Emerging Business Award recipient - Band of Brothers Restoration.
Corporate tables of eight (8) are available for $300. The price includes table signage, recognition in the event program and MS-PowerPoint presentation.
Where & When
Sheraton Suites Akron/Cuyahoga Falls
1989 Front St.
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221
Thursday, May 28, 2015
7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Click here for more information and to register.
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Entrepreneur Connect
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 For Entrepreneurs, By EntrepreneursEntrepreneur Connect is a program exclusively for President/CEOs and business owners of privately-held companies who want to connect with peers, share strategies and engage in discussions to help each other succeed in business. Occasionally, expert guest speakers will join the group to present best practices and help facilitate discussions.
This month, Dominic Frisina, Frisina, LLC, will speak on "Top 10 Intellectual Property Mistakes."
Where & When
FirstEnergy Corp.
341 White Pond Dr.
Akron, OH 44313
Thursday, June 11, 2015
7:00 - 8:30 a.m.
Registration is required. Click here to register.
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Greater Akron Chamber's Membership Golf Classic
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Sponsored by SummaCare
Join Greater Akron Chamber members, Investors and Board of Directors for a fun day of golf at Firestone Country Club on
Tuesday, June 30, 2015.
 Sponsorship opportunities are available. For questions or more information, call Kurt Leibensberger at (330) 237-1234. Where & WhenFirestone Country Club 452 E. Warner Rd. Akron, OH 44312 Tuesday, June 30, 2015 7:30 a.m. Click here for more information and to register now.
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Government Affairs Update
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 Make Sure Your Vote Counts This ElectionElection Day is Tuesday, May 5! Voting is a right and the ultimate expression of our freedom. The Greater Akron Chamber encourages our members to vote and promote the importance of voting to their colleagues. Visit your county board of election website on how to register to vote or find your polling location:
The Voice of Business Spring 2015 Election Guide
As the voice of business, the Greater Akron Chamber has created an educational guide on an important issue on the Spring ballot. Click here for a copy of the guide and educational information on the issue on the ballot this May.
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Chamber Trips Have Returned!
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Greater Akron Chamber presents Tropical Costa Rica...
 with Optional 3-Night Jungle Adventure Post-Tour Extension! November 5-13, 2015
This 9-Day Tour Includes Round-Trip Air and 14 meals (8 breakfasts, 1 lunch, and 5 dinners). Highlights...San Jose, Coffee Plantation, Guanacaste, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Hanging Bridges, Arenal Volcano, Lake Arenal Cruise, Cooking Demonstration, Cano Negro Refuge, Zarcero, National Theatre Click here to view a brochure. $2,649* per person (double occupancy)** Book Now and Save $100 per person!
Greater Akron Chamber presents Springtime Tulip River Cruise...
featuring Dutch and Belgian Waterways
March 30 - April 7, 2016
This 9-Day Tour Includes Round-Trip Air and 20 meals (7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, and 7 dinners).
Highlights...Highlights... Amsterdam, 7-Night River Cruise, Volendam, Arnhem, Middelburg, Ghent, Bruges, Antwerp, Kinderdijk Windmills, Keukenhof Gardens
Click here to view a brochure.
Starting at $3,749* per person (double occupancy)**
Book Now and Save $200 per person!
For more information, contact:
Maria Edwards AAA Travel Agency (330) 762-0631 medwards@akron.aaa.com * Prices already reflect "Book Now" savings.
** All rates are per person and subject to change.
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Advertise in the 2015-2016 Greater Akron Relocation Guide
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Experience Greater Akron is the Greater Akron Chamber's ultimate guide to living, working and playing in Summit, Portage and Medina counties. It showcases the best of the region -- the vitality of its people and the unparalleled quality of live: business climate, education, medical community, arts and parks and neighborhoods. Our print and online magazine makes a newcomer's move as informed and stress-free as possible with authoritative sources, useful articles and must-have contact information. Click here for advertising rates.
 Check out Experience Greater Akron's social media component that engages your target audience all year. We'll also promote your business on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. Visit the Experience Greater Akron Facebook page.
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Member to Member Discounts
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Membership in the Greater Akron Chamber has its privileges...like savings from other Chamber members! This month's deals include:
Savings from Palitto Consulting/Business Communications Specialists, Akron Racers, Akron Springfield Assembly of God, Boggs Chiropractic, Electric Impulse Communications, Everstream, Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, It's a Breeze Travel, Hawthorn Suites Wyndham Extended Stay in Montrose, Jilly's Music Room, Leanne Cannon, Miracle on Main Street, NOTO Boutique, Pak Computers, PPG Industries, Service Master of Hudson, Tubbs Chiropractic, Unite This City, The Vation Group, Vitality Massage Therapy and WOW 1 DAY PAINTING. Special savings from Greater Akron Chamber members to Greater Akron Chamber members. Check out the deals here. And if you'd like to offer a deal, contact your Greater Akron Chamber representative at (330) 237-1234.
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Save Money with the Chamber's Workers' Compensation Group Rating Plan
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 The Greater Akron Chamber's Group Rating Program offers savings up to the maximum available discount on your Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) premium. The Chamber partners with CareWorksComp because they help employers achieve the highest group rating discount possible. Nearly 30,000 customers choose CareWorksComp to manage their workers' compensation plan. Click here to download an authorization permitting CareWorksComp to provide you with a NO-COST, NO-OBLIGATION analysis. To learn more, call CareWorksComp at 1-800-837-3200. |
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Greater Akron Chamber Partners with Constant Contact® to Help You Grow Your Business with E-mail Marketing
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 Use the leading e-mail 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 e-mail 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®, e-mail 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 e-mail 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 e-mail to chamberprogram@constantcontact.com with your user name telling them you are a member of the Greater Akron Chamber.
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May's 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 when Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., President Emeritus, Morehouse School of Medicine, presents "Transforming the Health Profession: Turning Mission into Action."
Where & When
Quaker Square Inn at The University of Akron
135 S. Broadway St. Akron, OH 44308 Thursday, May 15, 2015 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Click here for ticket ordering information!
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Missed an E-blast?
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To view the Greater Akron Chamber's archived e-blasts and e-newsletters, 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.
Greater Akron Chamber 1 Cascade Plaza, 17th Fl. Akron, Ohio 44308 www.greaterakronchamber.org
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The Greater Akron Chamber is the only economic development organization in the State of Ohio
to be accredited by the International Economic Development Council.
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