Springdale Chamber

Luncheon – March 29, 2012

mkwalters — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 17:55:22 +0000

Join us for the March 29 luncheon to hear a presentation by The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, an independent not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving community health. The Health Foundation provides educational programs, facilitates community efforts, and awards grants to non-profit and governmental organizations for programs and activities that improve people’s health in Cincinnati and 20 surrounding counties in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio. We hope to support your efforts in helping your small business members navigate changes to their business that will soon take effect in the new health care laws.

We have found that many small business owners are unaware or uncertain exactly how the new law will affect them. As part of its mission to improve the health of the Cincinnati region, the Health Foundation has a public education effort underway to help small businesses (typically those with less than 100 employees) understand the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the impact its changes will have on their businesses. The Foundation is not trying to change opinion on the law itself, only to help educate about the law itself and what it means, in this case, to small businesses who often don’t have many resources to understand and manage issues like this.

. The presentation will include:

· Employer Benefits and Responsibility

· Insurance Plan Changes

· Common Questions

· Roundtable Q&A discussion

The vent will be held at the Springdale Community Center located at 11999 Lawnview Avenue, Springdale, OH 45246 from 11:30 am – 1:15 pm. The cost is $15 for members and $20 for non-members. Please RSVP no later than March 27 by emailing julie@springdalechamber.org.

Luncheon Meeting – April 18, 2012

mkwalters — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:25:56 +0000

Springdale and Woodlawn Chambers Joint Luncheon Meeting
Wednesday, April 18
11:45 registration, 12:00 – 1:15 pm lunch and program
Goodwill Industries, 10600 Springfield Pike, Woodlawn

Topic: Strengthening Customer Relationships

Winning customers may just be the easiest thing we do. Keeping them may be much harder. Even though we have successfully sold our customers on the value we can bring to them, there is no guarantee that they will stay with us over the long term. An often over looked aspect of retaining customers and reducing churn is continuously reinforcing our value to our customers in a socially acceptable way.

There are many ways to strengthen our relationships with our customers. Saving even one customer from the competition could be very beneficial to our business. Don Gray, founder and president of Sales Engineering Group, will share with us why, all too often, we tend to focus on growing our new business initiatives to the detriment of retaining our long-term relationships with existing customers. Don will discuss ways that we can look at our business to determine how we can more effectively build long term, profitable relationships. Based on the principles found in the book, The Paradox of Excellence by David Mosby and Michael Weissman, Don will discuss how to evaluate the long-term value that our customers get when they buy our solutions and how to reinforce that value to build lasting relationships with satisfied customers.

Don is the founder and president of Sales Engineering Group. Sales Engineering Group drives more predictable sales results through helping clients become more effective at hiring and retaining the right People, by implementing Sales Processes that accurately reflect the revenue potential, and by improving the Performance of the sales team with improved selling skills and value messaging.

Don has enjoyed a twenty-five-plus year career in sales, marketing, international management, strategic planning, and sales process and coaching. He has consulted with a wide variety of Fortune 1000 Companies such as NCR, Teradata, Qualcomm, Mellon Bank, Intel, and Cassidian Communications in implementing and operationalizing various sales methodologies, sales process improvements, and sales skills development.

Cost: $15 for members and $20 for non-members

For reservations, email julie@springdalechamber.org

RCP Power Lunch – February 15, 2012

mkwalters — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 01:39:39 +0000

Imagine thousands of choir members from all across the globe, dressing in traditional attire and parading through the streets of downtown Cincinnati USA. That is how the seventh World Choir Games will get under way on July 4, 2012, when the largest international choral competition in the world comes to North America for the first time.

Plan to attend the RCP Power Lunch on February 15 to hear how this worldwide event is a perfect fit for our city and how it matches with one of Cincinnati USA’s core brand equities from our presenters, Terry Dukes, Sergeant with Cincinnati Police Department’s District Five and David Bareswilt, Project Manager with Turner Construction. You will learn what efforts are being taken now to “brand” Cincinnati USA and how the value of this event can extend beyond the 11 days of the summer of 2012.

The luncheon will be held at Raffel’s Catering located at 10160 Reading Road in Evendale from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. The cost is $15 for members and non-members are $20. At the event, you will have a fantastic opportunity to network with members of other area chambers including: Evendale, Forest Park, Norwood, Reading, Springdale, and Woodlawn. You are welcome to bring literature about your business as there will be display tables set up in the networking area.

You can also be a sponsor of the Luncheon for only $250. You will receive a 6 foot display table, two complimentary meals, as well as be listed as a sponsor on all the advertisements for the event. For more information, contact julie@springdalechamber.org.

Thanks to our sponsors!

John Morell

MobileTEK Consulting

Reserve your spot today – email julie@springdalechamber.org

Business After Hours – November 29, 2011

mkwalters — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:23:08 +0000

Join us for our business after hours event at Hooters Restaurant from 5:00 – 7:00 pm.

Please RSVP to Julie@springdalechamber.org by 11/28/11.

RCP Holiday Party – December 14, 2011

mkwalters — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 01:40:48 +0000

Plan to attend the Regional Commerce Partnership Holiday Luncheon that will be held on Wednesday, December 14 at the the Hidden Creek Clubhouse at GE Park located at 12110 Princeton Pike. At the event, you will have a fantastic opportunity to network with members of other area chambers including: Evendale, Forest Park, Norwood, Reading, Springdale, and Woodlawn. You are welcome to bring literature about your business as there will be display tables set up in the networking area.

Beginning at 11:00 a.m., there will be a holiday networking game as well as a cash bar set up. The buffet lunch will start at 11:45 followed by awarding of some great gifts. If your company would like to donate any items to be given out at the event, please contact julie@springdalechamber.org.

You can also be a sponsor of the Holiday Luncheon for only $250. You will receive a 6 foot display table, two complimentary meals, as well as be listed as a sponsor on all the advertisements for the event. For more information, contact julie@springdalechamber.org.

THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR – JOHN MORRELL

When:
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Where:
Hidden Creek Clubhouse
12110 Princeton Pike, Springdale, OH 45246

Time:
11:00 a.m. – Registration & Networking Game
11:45 a.m. 1:00 p.m. – Lunch, followed by prize raffle

Cost:
$15/members, $20/non-members

For reservations email julie@springdalechamber.org or call 346-5712.

Women in Business Networking Event – September 9, 2011

randylw21 — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:12:49 +0000

1st Annual Women in Business Networking Event
At Tri-County Mall
Presented by: Q 102 Radio & The Springdale Chamber of Commerce

Tri-County Mall is hosting the first annual Women in Business Networking Event on Friday, September 9 from 8:30 am – 2:00 pm. The event will be held in center court near the fountain in front of Dillard’s. Women of all ages and backgrounds in the business world are invited to this Free Inspirational and Educational Networking Event! Your business can participate in this event by sponsoring a manned informational tabletop display for just $30.00*

All businesses participating must support, educate or encourage women in business. Below please find the events and speakers planned for that day:

8:30 am - Registration and Free Light Breakfast
9:00 – 9:30 am - Open Networking with area businesses
9:30 am - Leah Hawthorn, owner of ABI, Advanced Business Etiquette presents “Outclass the Competition”
10:30 am - Business Fashion Show, featuring Dillard’s fashions
11:30 am - Open Networking and Break for Lunch**
12:00 noon - Karen M.R. Townsend, Ph.D., Author “It All Started When I Stopped Using Lotion: One Woman’s Journey from Chaos To Calm”
1:00 – 2:00 pm – Open Networking
Door prizes announced beginning at 1:00 pm

*All sponsor participants must be approved in advance by Tri-County Mall
** $5.00 snack lunches are available to purchase at registration

If your business would like to participate in this event, please complete the online application form and submit now.

You can also print out an application and fax to 513-671-2931.

“State of the City” Event – April 25, 2012

mkwalters — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:23:28 +0000

Please join us on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at the Springdale Community Center for the 7th annual “State of the City” presentation. The presentation by Mayor Doyle Webster and Jeff Tulloch, Development Director, will focus on the recent recession of 2008-2009, the economic revival of 2010-2011 and what’s ahead for 2012 and beyond.

Please feel free to invite other business / work associates who may be interested in hearing about growth in our community. The event will be held at 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at the Springdale Community Center.

RSVP no later then Tuesday, April 24th- Julie@springdalechamber.org.

Business Expo – October 18, 2011

randylw21 — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:12:06 +0000

Tuesday, October 18
11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
The Springdale Community Center

This year’s event includes a Chili Cook Off!

Open to all businesses as well as the public. A great opportunity to showcase your company and support the city of Springdale! This will be the perfect opportunity to network with other local businesses as well as get your name out in the community.

BOOTH SPACE IS AVAILABLE FOR $250.
SPONSORSHIP IS AVAILABLE FOR $500.
DOOR PRIZES WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

CONTACT JULIE@SPRINGDALECHAMBER.ORG OR CALL 346-5712 TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE TODAY.

The Springdale Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce their 7th Annual Business & Community Expo

& Chili Cook-Off

Tuesday, October 18

11:00 am – 2:30 pm

Open to all businesses as well as the public.

A great opportunity to showcase your company and support the city of Springdale! This will be the perfect opportunity to network with other local businesses, the public and get your name out in the community.

Expo booth space is:

$250

Event Sponsorships are available for $500 and includes booth space, recognition at the Expo and mention in all advertising for the event.

The event will take place at

The Springdale Community Center

Door Prize Donations would be appreciated.

RCP Power Lunch – May 16, 2012

mkwalters — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:37:07 +0000

Implementing an Effective Safety Program

Join us for the next RCP Power Lunch on May 16 to hear Gary Hanson discuss how to implement an effective safety program. Mr. Hanson has over 35 years of Safety, Workers’ Compensation, Benefits and Risk Management experience, including six years with Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, six years with Firestone Tire and Rubber, and ten years with Dairy Mart. He has extensive background in all areas of Safety and Risk Management, and has achieved an outstanding record of injury and workers’ compensation cost reduction.

Mr. Hanson is active as a speaker and writer and has spoken on the local, state and national level. He has written numerous articles and has been a contributing writer for the Ohio Division of Safety & Hygiene’s Supervisory Safety Guide, Patterns for Progress, for 12 years.

By attending you will learn:

Need for a Safety Program
Understand the Cost Impact of Workers’ Compensation
Major Causes of Accidents
Why Employees Behave the Way They Do
Five Critical Tenets
Defining the Safety Mission
Major Elements needed for an Effective Safety Program
Establishing a Long Term Safety Plan
Culturalization of the Organization

The luncheon will be held at the Springdale Community Center located at 11999 Lawnview Avenue in Springdale from 11 am – 1 pm. (11:00 am networking, 11:45 lunch followed by presentation)

Members of the RCP participating chambers (Evendale, Forest Park, Reading, Norwood,, Springdale, and Woodlawn) are welcome to bring company brochures to the power lunch as display tables will be set up. If you would like to be a sponsor of the luncheon, the cost is $250. You will receive 2 complimentary lunches, recognition at the meeting as well as have a 6’ display table set up for your use. If you would like to sponsor, email julie@springdalechamber.org.

For reservations, email julie@springdalechamber.org.

RCP Power Lunch – October 19, 2011

mkwalters — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:33:30 +0000

Our presenter will be Cornelius McGrady, Consumer Educator from the Consumer Division of the Ohio Attorney General’s office in Columbus. He will present a workshop called “Supporting Ohio Small Business” that helps small business owners understand Ohio’s consumer laws and recognize scams that target their organizations. A few of the topics addressed during the workshop include:

o Advertising guidelines
o Cancellation rights of consumers
o The Deposit Rule
o Gift card requirements
o Refund Policies

The Attorney General’s Office receives tens of thousands of complaints each year on scammers who defraud both consumers and businesses. In addition to the information provided on Ohio’s consumer laws, Cornelius will discuss common scams the office sees that target businesses and how you can avoid becoming a victim.

Members of the RCP participating chambers (Evendale, Forest Park, Reading, Norwood, Springdale, and Woodlawn) are welcome to bring company brochures to the power lunch as display tables will be set up. If you would like to be a sponsor of the luncheon, the cost is $250. You will receive 2 complimentary lunches, recognition at the meeting as well as have a 6’ display table set up for your use.

When:
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2011

Where:
Raffel’s Catering, 10160 Reading Road, Evendale

Time:
11:00 a.m. – Registration & Networking Game
11:45 a.m. 1:00 p.m. – Lunch, followed by program

Cost:
$15/members, $20/non-members

For reservations email julie@springdalechamber.org or call 346-5712.