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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
- Uncatagorized
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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!
August /September 2013
Popeye's
West Coast Event Productions
Electrochem Solutions, Inc.
Colonial Life- Rita Robinson District
OEI/Captel Captioned Telephone
Senior Helpers
Financial Investment Team
Pacific Lamp Wholesale, Inc.
Ward Law Group
Nikki Sushi & Steak
Image360-Beaverton
Potions Salon
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New Member Profiles
Ward Law Group
7905 SW Matheny Dr.
Beaverton, OR 97008
Jonathan Ward
(971) 338-9273
email
Website
Ward Law Group is a full-service business law firm, with specialties in technology law, all intellectual property including patents, trademarks and copyright, and emerging legal areas including drones/UAVs. We handle both transactional and litigation matters. Call for a free consultation!
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thank you
July's renewing members!
A Woman's Time
Assistance League of Greater Portland
Banner Bank - Cedar Hills Branch
Banner Bank - Murray Scholls Branch
Beaverton Family Chiropractic, P.C.
Beaverton Kangen Water
Beaverton Lions Club
Blue Water Pacific
BNI Oregon & SW Washington
Care To Share
ChiroCentric
Clean Water Services
Clutch and Brake Doctors
Comprehensive Revenue Solutions
Directors Mortgage, Inc.
Dovetail Coffee Roasters
Embassy Suites Portland - Washington Square
Ernesto's Italian Restaurant
Fred Meyer - SW Walker
Friends of Ian King
Galileo Professional Services, Inc.
Henderson Bennington Moshofsky, P.C.
Keller Williams Realty - Troy Stevens
Koeber's Inc.
Les Schwab Tire Center - Walker
Miller Paint Co.
Nishimura State Farm Insurance Agency, Inc.
Nu Skin - Patricia Savage
Oregonian, The
Portland Payroll Inc
Rivermark Community Credit Union - Progress Ridge
Smiles Northwest, LLC
Sunset Computer, LLC
The Personnel Department
Tournament Golf Foundation, Inc.
TriMet
Walmart - Neighborhood Market
Westside Timbers Soccer Club
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Greetings!
It's a fabulous day at your Beaverton Chamber! Those of you that were able to attend the Coffee Connection on Friday were introduced to Michelle Mason - our new Director of Membership & Programs. Yesterday was her first official day on the job and she is charging out of the gates!
Michelle comes to us with a back ground in sales and event planning. She is a former member (over a year ago) with Activate Cellular (former chair of our #DRIVEN committee and Ambassador) and most recently spent a little over a year at Eastmoreland Golf Course as the director of tournaments and catering. She also ran her own business as a Global Account Executive for ConferenceDirect.. Her passion for helping small business in conjunction with her amazing event planning skills will bring a tremendous breadth of talent and ideas to all of our programming. Email her at michelle@beaverton.org and her direct phone line is 503.350.2007.
September 27 is the date for our Annual Golf Scramble at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club. Main sponsorship is FULL with a few holes to fill.
Golf Scramble Registration! Two foursomes left. Click here to Register!
Finish your week strong & productively!
Sincerely,  Lorraine Clarno, President/CEO, ACE Beaverton Area Chamber of Commerce 503.350.2006
Fellow Small Business Owners! No time to take that class on budgeting? No budget to take that class on developing a social media program? No social media program to alert you to that class on budgeting?
Your most important asset is you, and there's only so much of it to go around.
To the rescue! Free online education to grow your business-anytime, anywhere. Capitalize on the partnership between your Chamber and the American Family Insurance Business Accelerator Program! Access courses, coaching, articles and webinars in sales, leadership and growth, marketing, finance and more.
Click here for a course sampleà
Questions? Call the BACC-backing Wendi Eiland Agency, Inc. at 503.526.2999 or Wendi direct via email . #GOTEAM
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Strengthening the Local Economy...
direct*CONNECT - a structured, exclusive referrals/leads group(s). Response has been overwhelming and exciting. You asked and we've delivered :). Visit our Newsroom for complete information.
You are welcome to email Ham Thorne (direct*CONNECTOR for the 12 - 1pm group every Thursday) or Evelyn Orr (direct*CONNECTOR for the 5:30 - 6:30pm group every Thursday) for category openings and information. And, of course - Michelle.
direct*CONNECT - in its three short months since beginning - members have exchanged over $22,000 in business! TRUE STORY.
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The Chamber and Small Business Development Center Partner in 2013
Your chamber continues to create strong service partnerships on behalf of the small business community in Beaverton. The chamber is privileged to partner with the Small Business Development Center- Portland Community College (SBDC-PCC), a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration. TheChamber hosts SBDC advisor, Jon-Michael Kowertz every first Wednesday of the month from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and third Wednesday from 1:00 to 4:00 PM for free and confidential, one-on-one business advising.
As additional resource for small businesses in Beaverton, owners and entrepreneurs can schedule an appointment for SBDC advising and conveniently meet at the Beaverton Chamber of Commerce. Candidates for advising may need help in business start-up, marketing, planning, financing, loan package development and more. Business advising is at no charge and does not require chamber membership. To learn more about how the SBDC can help your business or to arrange an appointment contact the chamber at 503-350-2007 or email Michelle.
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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.
2013 Legislative Priorities & Agenda ....RELEASED
NEXT MEETING: October 3rd, 2013, 7:30am in the lobby conference room.
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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CONNECTIONS & Referrals...
Full Calendar of Events - What's happening this week? - ClickWeekly BUSINESS BUILDING Features:
This Week: Kadel's Auto Body, 4400 SW Rose Lane
Upcoming Ribbon Cuttings:
Friday, Sept. 6th, 9:30am - SportsCare Physical Therapy, 15390 NW Cornell Rd., Ste. 230
Tuesday, Sept. 10th, 6:00pm - Nikki Sushi & Steak, 15135 SW Barrows Rd., Ste 145 (in conjunction with BAH). Progress Ridge
Friday, Sept. 13th, 9:30am - LaborWorks Industrial Staffing Specialists, 11527 SW Pacific Hwy, Tigard
Monthly Features:
Business After Hours- September 10
Nikki Sushi & Steak
15135 SW Barrows Rd., Ste 145
Progress Ridge
Ribbon Cutting at 6pm sharp.
$5 for members, $10 for guests.
Maximize Your Membership - Find out how to get the most of your membership and meet new business contacts. September 25th at 4-5pm, at the Chamber in Suite 140.
**#DRIVEN (Young Professionals Group) Sponsored by Lanphere Construction & Development.
 Join the downtown merchants for September 6th for First Friday. Special promotions offered at a variety of locations and late hours for great fun, visiting, eating and shopping downtown! This Friday's includes a partnership with Homeplate Youth Service - more info here.
The Beaverton Downtown Association in conjunction with the Main Street Association is also holding workshops this fall. Please visit their website for more information on the following workshops: September 12th - Outstanding Storefronts October 3rd - Successful Signage October 17th - Eye-catching Window Displays.
Community Events
Visit their website at http://www.mcjobfair.com for Employer sign up and participation. Tables are $375. Over 1,500 Job Seekers attended last year. Email Frank Brown for more information. Must reserve by August 30, 2013.
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YEA! Young Entrepreneurs Academy
Young entrepreneurs unite!
embrace your passion live your dream change the world
Fall 2013 will mark the 1st year of the academy at Beaverton High School.
We are looking for the areas youngest Entrepreneurs!
Do you know a middle or high school student, age 11-18, who is interested in starting their own business- but has no idea on how to get the ball rolling? If so we're here to help them get their ideas off the ground and into motion.
The Young Entrepreneurs Academy, or YEA! at the Beaverton High School is currently accepting nominations and applications for 2013-2014 academic year. Applications are accepted, and student interviews are conducted, on a rolling basis. Beaverton YEA! will grant admission to a maximum of twenty four students annually. Applications for the 2013-2014 academic year will be accepted until October 18th, or until such time as the class cap is achieved.
We are looking for business professionals to get involved...
Through their interactions with business professionals during the year, YEA! students gain some of the most important knowledge and experience they need to succeed. Local professionals volunteer their time and expertise as guest speakers, mentors, investors, graphic designers, field trip hosts, business plan reviewers, and much more. The time YEA! students spend with adults who encourage their futures is invaluable, and participants often report getting even more out of their participation than they put in to it!
For more information and to download an application visit our website or call 503 350 2004 or email me.
Please share this good news with parents and students. Contact Evelyn Orr, YEA! Program Mgr. at 503 350 2004.
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Leadership Beaverton 2014!
The Class of 2014 is now open and registrations are being accepted. LB is a community awareness and professional development opportunity for anyone that wants to better understand and contribute to the fabric of our great community. Stop for a moment and ask yourself if you understand the how's and why's of the things in your day to day life just seem to "happen". Water comes out of your faucet when you wash your hands, traffic lights work and control flow, why Canyon Rd. and Farmington are such challenging main arterials and why the railroad tracks dissect Beaverton on a highway - and what's being done about it? Why are the names Hall, Carr, Biggi & Fanno so significant in our town? Have you passed by St. Mary's Home for Boys on TV Highway and wondered - "What goes on in there"? 93 languages are spoken in our schools and how can you make that asset work for your business?
This program is fun, informative and one where you build relationships - personal and professional - for a life time.
Full details and the application are available here - please email Lorraine with questions.
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2013 Comcast Business Class Golf Scramble
"I'm going to give you a little advice. There's a force in the universe that makes things happen. And all you have to do is get in touch with it, stop thinking, let things happen, and be the ball."
"Remember Danny - Two wrongs don't make a right but three rights make a left."
-Chevy Chase as Ty Webb in Caddyshack
Golfers, beFORE you make any plans for the end of September, PUTT our Pumpkin Ridge Annual Golf Scramble on your calendars! Last year we had PARfect weather and aiming for another sun-filled day. This year's theme is "What's on Your Bucket List" and raffle items will be well worth the GREEN! Registration has begun and there are still Sponsorship opportunities available. Beaverton Annual Golf Scramble
Contact Michelle Mason at 503.350.2007 for information.
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