Another Wednesday Storm!   Due to the forecast of a major storm, we will postpone the Breakfast to February 16 and hope the pattern changes!  Please note for future questions, if the Amherst Schools cancel then we cancel, too.

Location: Robin’s Nest, 326 Nashua Street, Milford (across from County Stores)
Time: 5:30 to 7:30 PM
PLEASE RSVP: 673-4360

Plan to stop in for a step back in time at this eclectic gathering of fine antiques to shabby chic! You won’t want to miss this opportunity to meet and network with members and guests new to the Chamber events. You will see lots to make you smile as you roam from room to room. Two floors of dealers and deals await.

Be part of the evening as a Raffle Prize Sponsor! Three businesses will be featured with their prize and an opportunity to present their business to our audience of local business people. Call the Chamber to secure your place in our event.

Date: February 1, 2011, 7:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Holiday Inn, Concord
Cost: $15 per person,  Registration is required!

Small Business Day is an opportunity for small business owners and managers to meet New Hampshire’s top policy-makers, learn more about legislative issues that could affect your bottom line, and receive valuable information about tools to help your company grow and prosper.

This event is presented in partnership with the New Hampshire Small Business Development Center, The New Hampshire Division of Economic Development, Souhegan Valley Chamber of Commerce and other local and regional chambers and business associations and is sponsored by Public Service of New Hampshire, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and media sponsor NH Business Review.

Click here to register, or Call 224-5388 x116.

PRELIMINARY AGENDA

7:30 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM Welcoming Remarks

8:10 AM State Leadership Panel – Senate President Peter Bragdon, Senate Democratic Leader Sylvia Larsen, House Speaker Bill O’Brien and House Minority Leader Terie Norelli.

What are the top small business issues facing the 2011 New Hampshire Legislature and how will our state elected leaders resolve them?

9:15 AM Break

9:30 AM Healthcare – Why Is It So Expensive and What Can My Small Business Do About It?

Hear from a panel of experts about why healthcare is so expensive for small businesses in the Granite State, as well as a discussion about strategies and opportunities for controlling rising healthcare costs. Panel participants include Lisa Guertin, president of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in New Hampshire; Steve Gerlach, an attorney with Bernstein Shur; and Dan Cronin, CEO of CGI Employee Benefits Group.

10:15 AM Break

10:30 AM Move Your Business Forward with e-Tools. SBDC previews two of its new e-courses, Financing a Business in NH and Social Media for Business. Hollis McGuire, NH SBDC, covers financing options for businesses and Christine Halvorson, Halvorson New Media, unravels the array of products and uses of social media for business.

11:30 AM Adjourn

Plan now to join us for these two important events

Winter Gala with Opportunity Networks – March 5
Location:  Alpine Grove
Dinner, Dancing, Music and Fun!
Tickets available now     $40 per person

Veterans FIRST Auction with Harbor Homes, Nashua – April 16
Location: Alpine Grove
Dinner, Silent and Live Auction.  Enjoy this evening with friends and neighbors while helping raise funds for our homeless veterans and their families.
Tickets just $45 per person.         Call the office to reserve your table.

Two great Chamber members are opening their doors to welcome you.  Two great opportunities to jumpstart your marketing efforts in 2011.  Coupled with our Networking Palooza that precedes the After Hours, you will be making a triple play towards growing your business.

Join us to meet our hosts at Hitchiner and see the company’s own restaurant expertly run by Jose Menendez.  The Barn is open for breakfast and lunch and offers dishes that are wonderfully prepared and very reasonable.  Plan to bring plenty of business cards because you will meet lots of new people!

Sponsoring our breakfast workshop on the 26^th are SendOut Cards, Kathy Sousa and Classic Signs.  It will build on the focus of the month – how to seize every opportunity to get your company in front of the people you want for clients.  The speaker will help you develop strategies for using low cost methods for advertising and make sure your name is remembered. 

We would appreciate your RSVP to the Chamber office for both of these events for planning.

Date: Thursday, January 13th
Time: 5:30 to 7:00 PM
Location: Hitchiner Manufacturing, 117 Old Wilton Rd, Milford

Two great opportunities to jumpstart your marketing efforts in 2011. Coupled with our Networking Palooza that precedes the After Hours, you will be making a triple play towards growing your business.

Join us to meet our hosts at Hitchiner and see the company’s own restaurant expertly run by Jose Menendez. The Barn is open for breakfast and lunch and offers dishes that are wonderfully prepared and very reasonable. Plan to bring plenty of business cards because you will meet lots of new people!

Date: Thursday January 13
Time: 4:00-5:30 pm
Location: The Training Center, Hitchiner Manufacturing, Milford
Fee: $30 – Bring a guest and you both participate for free!

Think networking is just saying hello, what you do, passing out a couple of cards and eating the refreshments? You are in for a big surprise! This is the workshop to set you on course for a successful 2011.

Networking Palooza is presented by Debby Hoffman Adair, Jigsaw Consulting and Ken Fordham, J. Kenneth Fordham, CPA and the Souhegan Valley Chamber of Commerce.

This workshop is open to the public.