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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
4445 Kent Rd.
Stow, OH 44224
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Click here to register. 
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| Connect After Work |
 Pool Party at the Hilton!Join the Chamber for Connect After Work, with networking, complimentary appetizers and a cash bar. Connect with fellow business executives at this free networking event. Where & When Hilton Akron/Fairlawn 3180 W. Market St. Akron, OH 44333 Thursday, June 25, 2015 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. To register, click here. |
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! |
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, 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.
OSC|16 Call for Presentations - Applications accepted through July 31  Do you possess knowledge or experience that can help Ohio businesses prevent workforce injuries? If so, consider sharing your expertise with others at the 2016 Ohio Safety Congress & Expo (OSC16). This annual event will take place the week of March 7, 2016, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. OSC16 features more than 200 educational presentations which offer continuing education credits for more than ten professions. You can be considered for a presentation that lasts one hour or six hours. The event draws more than 6,000 Ohio business and government representatives and employees. OSC16 is particularly interested in topics which apply to an advanced level audience with more than ten years of experience. You will be notified by October 31 of your submission status. Below is a timeline of the process: - June 15 to July 31 - Call for Presentation applications accepted
- August 1 to 15 - Program committees review applications
- August 15 to October 1 - Program committees invite applicants to OSC16
- October 31 - BWC notifies applicants not selected
Click here to submit an application. |
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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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KNOW (Knowledgeable Network of Women) Connect
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 Facilitated by the Greater Akron Chamber's Knowledgeable Network of WomenJoin Conversations & Co. and M.C. Hair Consultants & Studio MC for a "Women. Art. WINE" event. Complimentary WINE, BROWNIE BAR, LOCAL SHOPPING, and LASH BAR, all to support an evening of awareness for the Battered Women's Shelter of Summit & Medina Counties. Where & WhenConversation & Co. (off the Tallmadge Circle) 22 Northwest Ave. Tallmadge, OH 44278 Friday, June 26, 2015 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. To register, call (330) 633-2432. |
| The Summit of Sustainability Awards Application Deadline Fast Approaching |
The Summit of Sustainability Awards recognize sustainable leadership in businesses and organizations as well as share best practices.The 2015 application deadline for fourth annual Summit of Sustainability Awards (SOSA) is Wednesday, July 1. The application can be accessed on a Survey Monkey link through the www.SummitofSustainability.org website. Sustainable experts are also available, to all applying businesses/organizations, who can provide assistance on how to gather valuable sustainable metrics that can be shared with your clients and customers. A company can also be nominated by e-mail to keepakronbeautiful@akronohio.gov. Categories of possible SOSA winners include: Small Businesses with 25 employees or less, Medium Businesses with 26-249 employees and Large Businesses with 250 employees or more, as well as Nonprofit/Community Organizations and the Public Sector (Government/Schools), any of which have initiated sustainable practices. In addition, beginning last year, the judges have reserved the right to award a medal to individuals or projects that are innovative, within the submitted applications. SOSA showcases the best examples of commercial energy efficiency, waste reduction, water conservation and green purchasing. Since the 2014 awards ceremony, the SOSA committee more than ever envisions the possibility of a sustainable community throughout Summit County. Through the help of past winners, this program has shared individual videos on the sustainable efforts for each of these responsible environmental stewards - part of their winner's prize - in which we all reap the benefits through education. |
Hiring Our Heroes - a Free Hiring Fair for Veterans, Transitioning Service Members, and Military Spouses
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 A workshop for job seekers that focuses on resume writing, tips for successfully navigating hiring fairs, military skill translation, and interviewing will start at 8:00 a.m. The Hiring Fair takes place from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Employers and job seekers must register for free at HiringOurHeroes.org/events. Where & WhenCleveland Convention Center 3009 Lakeside Ave. Cleveland, OH 44114 Friday, July 10, 2015 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. For registration questions, e-mail hiringourheroes@uschamber.com or call (202) 463-5807.
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July'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 Thomas Malone, President and Chief Executive Officer, Summa Health System, will be the speaker.
Where & When
Quaker Square Inn at The University of Akron
135 S. Broadway St.
Akron, OH 44308
Thursday, July 16, 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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