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news you can use
In an effort to shorten the length of our weekly e-news, this blog provides you with all current and must-know information.
Catagories -
- Announcements
- Book Reviews
- Business Advocacy
- Events
- Leadership Beaverton
- Letters from the President
- PRO*Development
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Featured diamond member OF THE WEEK
To see a complete list of our Diamond members visit our website.
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our dedication
Building a stronger Beaverton by strengthening of the local economy, promoting community, boosting connections, and speaking out for businesses through advocacy.
Membership in the Beaverton Area Chamber of Commerce is an investment in your business, in your employees, and in your community. |
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
December 2012
Kelley Imaging
Cedar Hills Dental Care
Cedar Mill Veterinary Hospital
Good Neighbor Tire of Beaverton
Neighborhood Market by Walmart (Raleigh Hills)
Laurelwood Animal Hospital
First American Title
Sisters of St. Mary's Foundation |
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new member profiles
Toni Carmean, M.A., C.T.
12725 SW Millikan Way, Ste. 300
Beaverton, OR 97005
P: 503-906-7964
Email
I'm Toni Carmean, offering counseling in Beaverton, Oregon. I have a decade of experience helping people cope with difficult experiences. My clients include people experiencing sadness over the loss of a loved one, survivors of abuse who may also be suffering from ambivalent loss due to the death of an abuser. I specialize primarily in thanatology - the study of death, dying and bereavement. I help people as they go through the process of grief and loss. I also work with people diagnosed with bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. |
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November/December renewing members!
November:
New Seasons Market
WB Adams
Beaverton PAL
Farmers district 22
The copyright & trademark law center
frontier communications
first response inc.
laurel park at
bethany
de vry university
domestic violence resource center
louis dreyfus corp.
pizzicato beaverton
northwest printing options
tektronix, inc.
lanphere construction & development
park place
the prancing otter
lexus of portland llc
pacific university
serenity lane
edward Jones - karen Bolin
russell marine group - pnw llc
phoenix pet care
DECember:
Annie's hallmark store
yellow crayon llc
dairy queen
big ya productions llc
skanska building
leonard adams insurance
hand & stone massage and facial
avamere rehabilitation of beaverton
united finance co.
chuck e cheese
les schwab tire - Canyone
jesuit high school
kanada & co
beaerton toyota
peterkort development
thompson law firm
city of beaverton
washington square mall
greg helton photography
edwards enterprises
lile moving & storage
macadam forbes
alpha environmental services, inc
the people group
aloha garbage company
transamerica financial advisors
international paper
peter corvallis productions
providence health & services
dick herz insurance
geo bush
carToys of beaverton
cooper mountain kennel
1st independent leasing
hearing health
beaverton school district
sisters of St. Mary
kadel's auto body
griffith roofing
cinetopia
beaverton pharmacy, inc
lanphere enterprises
beaerton dental
shades of the future
oregonlive
kuik radio
valley catholic school
maryville nursing home
metro west ambulance
tualatin hills park & rec
tt&l sheet metal
tualatin valley water district
jarrard, seibert, pollard & co
hasson company realtors
fullhart insurance of tigard
sunset audi
focus on travel - beaverton
far west fiber
worksource oregon employment
biamp systems |
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Greetings!
Happy New Year and welcome to 2013!
We hope you had a wonderful holiday season and took advantage of the chance to slow down at least just a bit to recharge those batteries and get ready for a year of new opportunity!
We are expecting this first week to be a bit quiet as many will not be back in the saddle until the 7th. This is a great three-day opportunity to clean up loose ends and be ready to charge next week. Hope to see many of you at Tri-D Fitness on Friday for the first Coffee Connection of the year. If you have a business associate that should be a member, bring them this Friday. We will be raffling off a membership for one lucky guest to start the year off.
Have you met Betsey and Billy Beaverton yet? If not, you aren't following the Beaverton Chamber on Pinterest. We are putting together a shop local/community building/marketing campaign for 2013 that will kick off shortly. Stay tuned!
Your Chamber is once again hosting the reception at the 2013 State of the City Address with Mayor Doyle. We hope you can join us from 5:30 -7:30pm on January 23rd at the Arts & Communication Magnet Academy Performing Arts Center. Please RSVP here if you can join us.
As you are looking at your calendar - make the note: Business After Hours for 2013 has been moved to be consistent with the 2nd Tuesday's of each month. Primetime Networking will kick off this year at the wonderful Stockpot!
Finish your week strong & productively!
Sincerely,  Lorraine Clarno, President/CEO, ACE Beaverton Area Chamber of Commerce 503.350.2006
We are excited to introduce a brand new partnership with American Family and the Wendi Eiland Agency, Inc. for 2013 to help you grow your business.
"Accelerate Your Success" - tools to grow your small business. This free program supplies you with coaching, webinars, and networking forums to drive your business to the next level.
You can access this amazing program off any of our www.beaverton.org landing pages (Bold, Business, Beaverton, Events, About).
Utilizing technology and bringing more business education training will be a key addition to our offerings this next year. Check it out - 24-7, in your jammies, or with a nice glass of red wine while decompressing from your day. |
Strengthening the Local Economy...
The Chamber urges the Beaverton City Council to move foward with the space planning decisions for City Hall and Police immediately in the new year. We strongly encourage general adminstrative city services to relocate to the South Office Building and look forward to advocating for a new public safety center in 2013.
Newsroom...
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Representing Business to Government...
Our Business Advocacy Council focuses on issues that directly impact businesses that most owners/managers do not have time to stay on top of but count on the Chamber to do so and be their voice.
NEXT MEETING: Thursday, February 7th, 2013
TOPIC - TBA
We meet monthly on the first Thursday at 7:30am - 8:30am in our down stairs conference room. Feel free to contact Lorraine if you have any questions. We'd love to have you.
All Business Advocacy Council Meetings are open to all members (appointed or not!). If you "get" the connection between monitoring regulations, ensuring business has input at the table on issues such as transportation, taxation and more...you should come and participate. All ideas and opinions are welcome.
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Networking & Referrals...
Full Calendar of Events - What's happening this week? - ClickWeekly Networking Features:Thursday's - Sales Tune Ups(7:30 - 8:30am, Chamber, Suite 140)
Friday's - Coffee Connections (7:45 - 9:00am, locations change weekly - Calendar) This Week: Tri-D Fitness, 8538 SW Apple Way, Portland (just past Jesuit High School in the same complex as Ernesto's Italian Restaurant.) **Bring a guest and they just might win a membership for 2013!
Monthly Features:
Business After Hours- January 8th, 2013, 5:00 - 7:00pm
The Stockpot Broiler at Redtail Golf, 8200 SW Scholls Ferry Rd.
Let's start the new year off with some prime time networking & business building.
$5 for members, $10 for guests.
**BAH has moved to the 2nd Tuesday's of the month for 2013!
Maximize Your Membership - Find out how to get the most of your membership and meet new business contacts. January 23rd, 8:00am - 9:00am at the Chamber in Suite 140.
Visit Blog for all programming details **Business Matters! - January 9th, 2013 at 11:30am - Speaker: Jennifer Campbell. The New Year is about learning from the last year and changing your life for the better. It doesn't have to be your official New Year's Resolution, but creating a more organized workspace is a great way to begin 2013. The more organized you are at the beginning of the year; the more likely you are to attain those business goals you've made for the year. Bring your brown bag lunch and enjoy!
January 10th, 2013 - Superintendent Jeff Rose of the Beaverton School district. Special Events - Planning underway :) __________________________________________________________________
Membership Corner
Coming in 2013 - Sponsor a new member & Save on your dues! Changes to our referral program.
Is there ever anything such as "too much of a good thing"?
Yes indeed there can be. We have a group of amazing supporters that champion the Beaverton Chamber and membership all day - every day, and every where they do business. We are so very grateful for their constant efforts.
Sometimes this results in a wee bit of a challenge when awarding the referral fee (especially when we have to choose one member over another to reap the reward). We do not want to put the new member in any uncomfortable situation when they are asked to put a sponsor down and they share with us that more than one fabulous member recruited them. So............Introducing the Coin Toss! As needed, at a Friday Coffee Connection, we'll be hosting a referral coin toss where everyone can see and celebrate our awesome recruiters.
Every member is eligible to earn 3 vouchers in a calendar year towards your next Beaverton Area Chamber of Commerce Membership Renewal - that is $75! Keep them coming - as the Chamber grows - our members grow too!
Sue Ragsdale
503-350-2005 Office
503-481-0826 Mobile
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Promoting Community...
Your Chamber is a Lead & Support Partner
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Join the Beaverton Better Buildings Challenge!
Buildings throughout our country waste energy because they are not efficient. This greatly contributes to the amount of fuel we purchase and to America's energy independence. Taking simple steps can reduce energy use, and the money saved can be spent on growing local businesses, investing in new technologies, and creating jobs in our community. The City of Beaverton, in collaboration with PGE, Energy Trust, and NW Natural invite you to join the Better Buildings Challenge and receive a free energy consultation and more. For more information visit our wesbsite or call 503-526-2474
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Business News & Resources...
Great sites to puruse for small business news and ideas:
www.inc.com
www.mashable.com |
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