Time to purchase your tickets for the 24th Annual Awards Dinner on June 7. $50 per person on the Major Events page.

Build Your Business Series

Session 5: Social Media Networking
Presenter: Tim McMahon, Jr., MCM Social Media
Thursday, June 21, 7:15 to 9:00 AM
Chamber Offices – 69 Route 101A, Amherst NH
Sponsored by Centrix Bank

Make sure you don’t miss the social media bandwagon as it passes by (and straight to the front doors of your comnpetitors). Helping you to integrate social media tools like Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, YouTube and FourSquare, among others, into all aspects of your business, from marketing to sales prospecting to customer service.

Please register online on the Major Events page or RSVP to the Chamber office so we can be prepared. Breakfast will be provided. Members $25 – Not Yet Members $35 payable at the door or online. Please call 673-4360 for more information and questions.

The next Business After Hours will take place on Wednesday, June 20 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.

Hosts are Boyd & Boufford and Moulton’s Market.

It’s a Block Party in Amherst Village! Join in the fun and welcome summer while networking with members and guests of our hosts representing businesses from a wide area.

Your next best customer will be there – will you?

Are you a business owner or manager that does not have a board of directors, advisors or colleagues that you can run ideas by?

Do you have a nagging question or concern that you just haven’t had the time to go looking for an answer?

Do you just want to be able to speak openly with your peers and share common experiences?

Do you want to do this for free with no obligation or commitment?

Then the Souhegan Valley Chamber of Commerce Small Business Forum is for you! The format of the Small Business Forum is open office hours where you can come for the whole hour or just a few minutes the first Tuesday of every month from 1:00 to 2:00 at the Chamber Office in Amherst. It is for Souhegan Valley Chamber of Commerce members only. It is moderated by Jay Maiona, a small business consultant and attorney. For any questions or suggestions, please contact Jay at jrm@maionalaw.com or 603 769-3924, talk with May Balsama at the Chamber Office at may@souhegan.net or 603-673-4360.

We look forward to seeing you!

Our Souhegan Valley Chamber Referral Group meets every Tuesday morning from 7:00 to 8:00 AM.

This highly successful group has generated 357 referrals and $423,720 in closed business since July of 2011, at an average of $15,133 per member!!!

SVCC Referral Group member Ann Marie Johnstone, owner of Caring Hands Massage Therapy LLC, says “Wanting to expand my business with a professional referral group was the best business decision I have made. Working with a diverse group of committed professionals has helped my business and personal growth.”

Call Walter at 603 673-8200 or email him at Walter@c1mpp.com for more information.

Help us welcome our newest chamber members Caesar’s Brook Business Solutions, LLC and Neighborhood Property Services. Read more about them in the May Newsletter, or by clicking on their links on the Newest Members page.

Click on one of the thumbnails on the home page to view a slideshow of memories from this year’s auction.

Steve Wolsky, Microtime Computer, is our presenter for an informative session that will include server options, security, backup and getting Apple, Microsoft and Android working together and with you for your business applications. This workshop takes place on Thursday, May 10, from 7:15 – 9:00 am.

Join us for conversation and coffee with Sarah Marchant, Director of Planning and Zoning for Amherst, at 8:00 am on May 22.

Use the Award Nomination Form 2012 to nominate the businesses and individuals who best exemplify the spirit and practices that bring magic to the Souhegan Valley. Nominations close May 8!