CHAMBER CONNECTION
March 2010
In this issue:
Ø Monthly Networking Breakfast
Ø Speed Networking at Calabria
Ø Community Awards Reception
Ø NJ Chamber – 51 Fatal Business Errors Seminar/Workshop
Ø Spring Clean Your Business
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March 4- Board of Directors Meeting
March 11– Networking Breakfast
March 18 – Speed Networking
Livingston Area Chamber of Commerce
25 S. Livingston Ave., 2nd Fl, Suite E
Livingston, NJ 07039
Phone:
(973) 992-4343
Fax:
(973) 992-8024
E-mail:
We’re on the Web!
In an effort to be environmentally friendly, the LACC will be E-MAILING all registration flyers for events in the future. Please be sure to check your email often and please notify us of any email address changes.
Monthly
Networking Breakfast
The Positive Impact of the Private Country Club on the Local and National Communities
At the Monthly Networking Breakfast on Thursday, March 11th, Cedar Hill Golf & Country Club General Manager, Robert Mueller, will discuss the relationship of the private country club with its surrounding community and the role the country club plays in the nation as a whole.
Whether as an employer, family recreation and event center, area organization meeting venue, community supporter or fundraising partner, the private country club has held many vital roles within the community and is an integral part of the community fabric.
The LACC Monthly Networking Breakfast is held on the second Thursday of every month at Cedar Hill Golf & Country Club. The Breakfast begins at 8:00 AM and a continental breakfast is served. Cost is $10 for LACC members and $20 for non-members. Sponsored by:
Future sponsorship spotlights are available. If you are interested in having a spotlight at the Networking Breakfast, contact the Chamber office.
Time is Money!
Use yours efficiently at our…
SPEED NETWORKING EVENT
Join us on Thursday, March 18th for a Speed Networking Event at Calabria’s Restaurant located at 588 South Livingston Avenue.
This is not just your average speed networking event! You and your partners will be working with specially designed questions to help you really learn about each other and set the foundation to build a business relationship – all in two minutes!
And there will be plenty of time for mingling and enjoying the fine food and wine at one of Livingston’s favorite restaurants. Cost per person is $30. To register for this event, contact the LACC at info@livingstonchambernj.com or call 973-992-4343.
Sponsored by:
SAVE THE DATE!
2010 COMMUNITY AWARDS RECEPTION
Keep an eye on your mail in the next few weeks for your invitation to this very special annual event. The LACC Community Awards Reception is one of Livingston’s premier events. This year, the Awards Reception will be on April 21st at beautiful Cedar Hill Golf & Country Club. Enjoy a very special evening of fine dining and great company as we honor the members of our community who have gone above and beyond their own “call of duty” to aid, protect or enrich the lives of others.
This year’s honorees include Cerebral Palsy of North Jersey as “Business of the Year”; Deborah Cook, Karen Garber, Ruth Manning and Janice Tierney of the Livingston Board of Education for their work with the H.O.P.E. foundation; Deputy Chief Ralph Rea of the Livingston Fire Department for his 35 years of outstanding service as a volunteer firefighter as well as having served in just about every capacity in the department and for the last 24 years has never missed a General Alarm or Department Drill; Scott Maynard of the Livingston First Aid Squad, a past President of the Squad who has served for 31 years in addition to being the Red Cross Instructor helping squad members stay trained in CPR and on the use of the Automatic External Defibrillator; and Lt. Edward Zielke of the Livingston Police Department for close to 41 years of service and his work as the police coordinator of the Driving While Intoxicated Program.
With your invitation to this exciting event you will receive information on sponsorships, display tables and the ad journal providing you many options to help honor our community’s own special heroes.
51 Fatal Business Errors
Seminar and Workshop
In Tuesday, March 30, 2010, the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce along with PNC Bank will be sponsoring the “51 Fatal Business Errors Seminar and Workshop” at the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center on the campus of Montclair State University.
The event is scheduled from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM and is geared to owners, CEOs and presidents of small to medium sized companies in northern New Jersey.
For those interested in taking their business to the next level, the seminar will provide tangible ideas on how to improve your business today and how you can become a “power CEO by working ON your business not IN it.”
Jim Muehlhausen, author of 51 Errors, will lead an interactive event addressing such issues as managing employee turnover to improve your business, the critical importance of re-analyzing your business model, and the 4 ways of increasing profits.
Participants will receive a free copy of Mr. Muehlhausen’s book. Admission is $75 and includes breakfast. The first 100 qualified registrants will receive free admission. For more information or to register click on the link below: http://ceofocusofnewjersey.web.officelive.com/Events1.aspx
Spring Clean Your Business
It may not feel like it right now, but spring is right around the corner. View this time as a way to come out the winter (and hopefully) economic doldrums by preparing your business for a start fresh. Follow the suggestions below and before you know it, you will have a refreshed attitude to go with your refreshed business.
Paper Files
Destroy anything you don’t need. Different records require different amounts of time on file, so do your research. But if it is past its required time- shred it! This will be liberating and create space. Find out what records you can keep electronically from now on.
Electronic Files
When was the last time you went through your sent mail folder? It takes only a little time to clear your sent files, sub folders and other folders and it is necessary to keep your computer running efficiently. Actually schedule an afternoon or two in your work week to complete this task.
Procedures
Are your procedure files up to date? Do you have any? The process of putting procedures in place can have a great impact on your business. By thinking how you do things you can streamline many processes and can designate or outsource tasks that are simple but repetitive and take you away from important things. The process will provide a perspective of how your business operates and what takes your time away. A bonus to this is that if the decision or opportunity to sell your business arises, you will be prepared, clear and focused.
Clients
How is your cash flow? Now is the time to follow up on outstanding invoices. A simple phone call is all it takes and if there is a problem it is the only way to find out. Also use this time to check your customer database. Is there anyone who needs a phone call, some nurturing or reminder that you exist? Maybe your top customers could do with a “thank you for your business” gesture?
Surroundings
If you have been planning to re-vamp, re-paint or re-invent your work space then this is the time to do it. Pull out that desk and give everything the once over – including the drawers, the bookshelves and the notice - board. Maybe a new paint color would revitalize your spirits?
Business Plan
Have a look at your business plan and if you don’t have one, write one. Know where you’re going and live your brand and its evolution. Business plans don’t need to be books the size of the yellow pages - just a page or two will do – as long as it is meaningful to you.
Cleaning out your entire business may be something that is just too daunting to deal with – if that is the case, book regular, shorter appointments with yourself and move through the list state by stage. You will feel better, more in control and definitely more organized. Once you have cleared the clutter, who knows what the future will bring?
Good Luck and Happy Spring!
- Ideas and suggestions courtesy of streetdirectory.com