| Bruce Storm, Editor | July 1997 |
Chamber Member News
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Chamber Member News
Norwest promotes two: According to Ed Bellows, President of Norwest Bank in Wabash (and Board Chair of your Chamber), Christi Ashwood has been promoted to Customer Service Representative and Joanna Troyer has been promoted to Lead Teller. Both employees are located at the North Cass St. office.
....First Annual Vernon Manor Music and Arts Festival to be held Saturday, August 9, 1997, 12 noon-5pm at Paradise Springs Park, Wabash. The theme is "A Whole Lotta Love Goin On Around Here." John Burke of "Johnny B & The Screaming Eagles Band" and Genesse White, Marcus Media, are working with Jerrie McCoy from Vernon Manor to bring this festival together to benefit Vernon Manor Children's Home. The goal is to provide an afternoon of fun with music and activities for the community, Vernon Manor staff and residents, and their families. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy the day! There is no admission charge, but a free-will donation will be accepted. All donations go to Vernon Manor.
....STILL LOOKING FOR WAYS TO CUT THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS? Have you checked out AT&T'S special offer for members of the Wabash Area Chamber of Commerce only yet? That's right, just by being a member you can have additional discounts applied to all your business long distance calls. All you have to do is call 1-800-222-0400 and at the voice prompt, press '1' then '3'. Just tell them you are a member of the Wabash Area Chamber of Commerce and you want to know about the Profit By Association program.
Booth spaces are available ($10 fee) for bake sales, art handiwork and crafts. For more information contact Genesse White at 765-473-7330 (8:30 am-4:30pm) or 765-664-8261 (after 6 pm).
....Marketing Workshop scheduled by SBDC: One of the most frequently asked questions of the Small Business Development Center representatives is, "What is the best way to advertise?" This is a very complex question due to the diversity of the business sectors and individual market potential. But, the answer can be found at the SBDC's Marketing Workshop to be held close to home.
SBDC Director Kim Moyers and Assistant Director Tracy Stout will present a "hands on" workshop filled with valuable information on:
This Marketing Workshop will be held on July 17 in Peru, IN. For details and registration call the SBDC office at 765-454-7922.
- What is the difference between advertising and marketing?
- Who are my customers and how do I attract them?
- What is a marketing niche? How can I differentiate myself from my competitors?
- PROMOTIONS THAT WORK!
- Low/No cost advertising ideas
....Free Small Business Tax Workshop sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service. Workshop to be help on August 22, 1997, 1:00 pm-5:00 pm at the Kokomo/Howard County Chamber of Commerce, 106 N. Washington St, Kokomo, IN. The topic will be Record Keeping. Call 765-457-5301 for information.
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Did You Know?
....That Chamber businesses have the opportunity to distribute inserts in this publication? Yes, and very inexpensively. For only $25.00 for the first sheet (pre-folded) and $10.00 for each subsequent sheet, per mailing, you can reach the entire membership mailing list with information about your products or services. This benefit is for Chamber members only.....That you can also buy mailing labels for a variety of lists and directories at 5 cents per label for Chamber members and 10 per label for non-members. Call the office with questions.
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Welcome New Members
Wabash County Step Ahead Council
141 E Sheridan Drive
Wabash, IN 46992
219-563-5153
The Job You Don't SeeHow would you respond if someone called your business and said, "I would like the name, phone number and address of a certain elected official?" How would you respond if, that same day, you received a letter asking for information on the county? What is there to see? What are the industries? Or more phone calls asking "What is the present population and the projected future population? Where can I stay? Where can I find this? Where can I find that? Where can I buy this? Where can I buy that?"
How would you respond if someone stopped in your business and asked for literature and a county map? How would you respond if, throughout the day, the questions flew thick and fast..."What are the schools, what do I need to do to start a business, where do I go for this or that?"
Your Chamber receives these kinds of inquiries on a regular basis, responding quickly and courteously with either the answer or a referral. Your Chamber provides people with the information they want and need.
That is "The Job You Don't See." That is the regular day to day service your Chamber provides that most people overlook unless they themselves need some information.
"The Job You Don't See" is one of the most utilized services that your Chamber provides for the community. The employees in your business couldn't or wouldn't do it...The service clubs couldn't or wouldn't do it...The schools couldn't or wouldn't do it...it isn't their responsibility. Your Chamber, on the other hand, writes the community's letters; answers the community's telephone; and waits on the community's customers.
That is "THE JOB YOU DON'T SEE." It is one of the most valuable and important jobs your Chamber does for the community. Yet it has no glamour; it has no romance; it can not and does not make the headlines; it is even seldom ever mentioned. But, if your Chamber did nothing else, this service - unhonored and unsung as it is - would be worth the entire amount of dues paid to your Wabash Area Chamber of Commerce.
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Business Before Hours
August 13:
Business Sponsor PSI Energy Community
SponsorIvy Tech State College Exhitors Ad Connection
Community Partners/Pathfinders
Prepaid Legal ServicesEmcee To Be Announced Brown Bag Seminar
July 10:
"Effective Supervision"
Presented by: Jim Pattison, Lattis, Inc.
Lunch Sponsored by: HIZ, Inc.
August 14:
"Business Writing and Grammar"
Presented by: Marianne Mast, Mental Health Association of Wabash County
Lunch Sponsored by: The Wabash Plain Dealer
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