The Chamber Insider - Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce
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The Chamber Insider - Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber Insider September 2016 New Members Grill Sergeant Barbeque Food Truck-Varies 660-562-9464 First Friday Coffee Event Get your antioxidants, meet fellow Chamber members and kick off your day! Join us on: Friday, September 2nd at 7:30 am Hosted by United Way, taking place at County Administration Building If you would be interested in hosting a coffee event, please contact Jordyn at the Chamber, 582-8643. Upcoming Meetings & Events www.maryvillechamber.com Calling for Customer Service Nominations: Customer Service Week: Oct 3rd-7th Customer Service Week is an annual event celebrated nation-wide since it was first recognized by President George H. W. Bush in 1992. Participating businesses recognize the importance of customer service and honor the people who serve and support customers with the highest degree of care and professionalism. Locally, the Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors recognize that great customer service experiences not only create lasting relationships between businesses and their customers, but also build lasting impressions of our whole community. The Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce needs your help though! If you experience great customer service or see another experiencing this, please share by filling out form attached and sending it to [email protected]. First Friday Coffee: Sept 2, 7:30am Labor Day: Sept 5 Ribbon Cutting: Sept 9, 8am Ambassadors: Sept 12, 12pm The Affordable Care Act and Your Business Ag Lunch & Learn: Sept 19, 12pm Lunch and Learn: September 30th Net@Night: Sept 21, 4:30-6:30pm Board Meeting: Sept 22, 7am ACA Lunch & Learn: Sept 30, 12pm Your Chamber has taken advantage of an opportunity to partner with Small Business & Technology Development, University of Missouri Extension and Missouri Foundation for Health to provide a Lunch and Learn program where we will take about the Affordable Care Act and how it affects your business. This presentation will cost $10/participant to cover the cost of lunch. Meridith Berry with Grundy County MU Extension Office will be our speaker. At this Lunch and Learn, she will cover how the ACA changes insurance in Missouri, the options for employers, individuals, and the self employed, eligibility for tax credits and how to claim them and how to avoid the “family glitch” for employees. This Lunch and Learn will take place at the Nodaway County Administration Building in the basement meeting room. Lunch will be provided by SSM Health St. Francis and will start at 12pm. Take this opportunity to get one-on-one with an Affordable Care Act professional and ask questions to help you better understand your business. Check out our eLearning Course Library! Bristol Manor Supply Drive Active Shooter Awareness & Prepardeness Residents and staff of Bristol Manor are hosting a supply drive for two needs in the community. FREE Webinar: Wednesday, September 7th The Homeless & Veterans: Supplies needed are clothing, shoes, hygiene items, walmart gift cards, and shoes. Zip Ed Tech are launching a premium course on active shooter training, a topic that continues to increase in relevance and an issue that pertains to businesses of all sizes. This course will be narrated by Jeff Zisner, President and CEO of Aegis Security and Investigations. Jeff has been featured on NBC, CBS, CNN and several other news outlets as a spokesperson on this topic. New Nodaway Humane Society: Supplies needed are bagged cat/ dog food, animal shampoo, kitty litter, blankets or bedding, towels. All items can be dropped off at Bristol Manor, 323 E. Summit Dr. For more information call Amber at 660-582-4131. Ending Sept 30th. Ribbon Cuttings September 9th at 8am SSM Health St. Francis 2016 S. Main Maryville, MO 64468 Celebrate the Hospital’s new renovations and physicians with us! This is just one of than many construction projects they have going on this year. New Manager (12 course bundle) Save 50%, making it only $25.00! Starting as a new manager can come with many challenges. This course bundle provides a comprehensive introduction to the new manager, covering critical managerial skills such as conflict resolution, communication, mentoring, performance management and leadership. Click the picture for link. Downtown Trick or Treat Sign-up now to hand out candy or other treats at the 20th Annual Downtown Trick or Treat. The event will take place from 5-7 pm, Thursday, October 27. The cost is $5 and may be dropped by the Nodaway News Leader, 116 East Third Street or mailed to PO Box 373. For more information, contact Kathy Rice at 660.562.4747 or 660.582.1742. Are you qualified for a Ribbon Cutting? Have you had changes in ownership of your business? Added a new professional? Or done some huge remodeling in your business? You could be qualified to have a Ribbon Cutting! If you would like to see if you’re qualified or schedule a Ribbon Cutting, please email [email protected]! ADA Compliance in Business Save 50%, making it only $10.13! Gain a clear understanding of management roles and responsibilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Learners will explore the correct procedures for interviewing and evaluating job candidates to avoid discrimination, as well as the procedures for accommodating and ensuring a safe, discriminationfree environment for employees with disabilities. Click picture for link. August’s Net@Night Business Highlight Twyla Martin, Maryville Daily Forum/The Post Twyla Martin works as an advertising account representative for the Maryville Daily Forum and The Post. Her work in advertising began with the Penny Press in 1988 until 1993. After following other career paths, she started work at the Maryville Daily Forum in 2000, until she moved with Cobb Publishing to start up The Post in 2012. She remained a core part of the advertising team as The Post merged with the Maryville Daily Forum in 2014. Twyla has been married for 23 years to Tom Martin, owner and operator of Martin Garage Door. They have four kids, Jeff Martin, who works at Maryville Lumber, Traci Garner, who works at Parkdale Manor, Jessie (Martin) Eggenberg in Shawnee Mission, and Andy Wiederholt, who works for Wiederholt Construction. She has four grandchildren, Kaiya Ory and Eli Wiederholt, and Nic and Wyatt Garner, and two dachshunds, Oscar and Cooper. Twyla and Tom have both been active on the Nodaway County Fair Board off and on since 1989. They founded the Haunted Campground at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park in 2007. Today the campground is full of trick-or-treaters and campers passing out candy. They have added other activities included “punkin chunkin’,” camper decorating, pet costume contests, pumpkin carving and others. This year’s event is Saturday, October 22 at 5 p.m. She has also been active with Chamber Ambassadors and other various committees throughout her career. The Maryville Daily Forum is the hub for news and information in and around Nodaway County. With a five-day, Monday thru Friday print publication, a 24/7 oft-updated website and a viral social media presence, the Maryville Daily Forum provides its readers with the information they want, when they want it and how they want it. The Post is a free-distribution, total-market-coverage publication and online hub for advertising and great deals. Coupons, great deals, advertising, and social media connections make The Post’s online presence all-inclusive. This publication is delivered every Tuesday to the 18,400 homes in northwest Missouri and southwest Iowa. Come to Net@Night with your business card and put it in our drawing. The winner will get their business a highlight in our Chamber Newsletter! Come and go as you please! Net@Night takes place on the Third Wednesday of every month from 4:30-6:30pm. September 21 at the Burny’s Upper Deck! Community Events Saturday, September 10th: St. Gregory School Benefit Golf Classic starting at 7am-1pm. The four-person scramble will begin at 7:30am. Cost is $60/player and includes green fees, lunch and one mulligan. Carts will be provided to participants. The Classic will award three places in two flights. The tournament helps raise funds for the school’s Parent Teacher organization. For more information contact Michael Casteel at 660-582-0365. Maryville Heart & Sole 5k starting at 8am-10am taking place at the Bearcat Arena Circle Dr. 1 in every 3 deaths in the US is caused by heart disease and stroke. The Maryville Heart & Sole 5k’s mission has been to educate the citizens of Maryville regarding heart disease and to provide a way to get people, young and old alike, active. For more information on how you can participate, contact Rita Miller at 660-562-7933. Thursday, September 15th: Glitz & Glam, A Ladies Night Out Event will start at 6pm at the Maryville Country Club. This ladies night out will be full of glitz, glam, food, fun and prizes! The event will feature a catered meal with local celebrity waiters and a Piccadilly Auction. A Piccadilly is a lively, fun-filled interactive auction which gives everyone and opportunity to walk away a winner. Tickets are limited to 96 lucky ladies who will enjoy an evening of fun, food, drinks and prizes including a goodie bag to take home! This event is being held as a fundraiser for the Maryville Downtown Improvement Organization. For more information, contact Amy Strough at 660-562-8002 or [email protected]. Thursday, September 22nd: Tomato Fest 2016 will start at 5pm and go until 7pm at the Buchanan County Extension office. Mater Gardeners, Horticulture and Nutrition Specialists from university of Missouri Extentsion will be present to discuss producing, preparing, and preserving tomatoes. Tomato products and taste testing of more than 45 tomato varieties grown on site will be provided. There is no cost for this event. Saturday, September 24th: Seven Miles HyVee Trail Run will begin at 9am-1pm at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park. A continuous and challenging seven mile trail. Gentle knolls, challenging hills, native grass pastures, creek bottoms, wooded areas and a breathtaking fall backdrop of Mozingo Lake. The well-marked, mostly grass trail is maintained, yet offers some technical running. It is Seven Miles to lose yourself in the splendor of a Midwest fall morning. Hosted by your Maryville HyVee. For more information contact 660-582-2191 or go to www.enter2run.com. Maryville R2 September Calendar The school calendar can be found at http://meconference.org/g5-bin/client.cgi. Get out and support your Hounds! Northwest Missouri State University Calendar The university calendar can be found at http://calendar.nwmissouri.edu/?d=2016-9-1. Once a bearcat, always a bearcat! Get out there and cheer them on! We need your help in submitting any community events that are going on at your place of business or with your organization. This does not mean any sales or promotional items, but actual events that you are putting on within your business and organization, that people of the community can attend. If you have any events you would like us to put in our monthly newsletter, you must let me know by the 4th Monday of the Month or submit it on our website Community Calendar. Do you know of newcomers to our area?! Send them our way! “Thank you to all of the sponsoring businesses. The New Resident Program was a great way for us to learn about all that Maryville has to offer. We really appreciated the coupons and valuable information about the Sponsoring businesses and we will continue to support those businesses before others because of their support for this program”. — New Resident Packet Receiver “Please thank all the sponsors for their welcome. It is great to be in a town with such great team spirit and community pride”. — New Resident Packet Receiver What is the New Resident Program? The New Resident program has three separate purposes: to welcome new residents; present them with important information regarding Maryville and promote sponsoring businesses All with no cost to new residents. How do you get involved and benefit from sponsoring this program? Sponsors will have their business name, address, and phone number placed on an Exclusive Ready Reference Guide which is included in each packet. As new residents realize their needs for products and/or services; they can refer to this list and choose to support businesses that went the “extra mile” in welcoming them to Maryville. ADDITIONALLY, sponsors will receive timely contact information of those new residents receiving packets which allows sponsors the opportunity to do a follow-up contact should they choose to do so. The fee is two dollars per packet payable to the Chamber. Billing is done quarterly. For a family of 2 or more, only one packet will be given out. We average approximately 30-40 new residents/year. Questions Asked: What is considered a New Resident? New Residents must be moving from outside the area to within a five-mile radius of Maryville city limits. Traditional university students are ineligible due to similar programs offered students through Northwest. How does this benefit a new resident? New residents are made to feel welcomed and informed regarding their new home. They receive information regarding Maryville as well as the sponsor packet. Sponsoring businesses and organizations may provide a discount coupon, small token and/or business brochure as a means of introducing their business. Sponsors may change items in the packet as desired with no additional cost. If you are interested in becoming a New Resident Sponsor, please fill out application and return to Suzanne Von Behren at [email protected] or call 660-582-8643 for more information. CUSTOMER SERVICE WEEK NOMINATION FORM Customer Service Week is an annual event celebrated nation-wide in the first week of October of each year since it was first recognized by President George H. W. Bush in 1992. Participating businesses recognize the importance of customer service and honor the people who serve and support customers with the highest degree of care and professionalism. Locally, the Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors recognize that great customer service experiences not only create lasting relationships between businesses and their customers, but also build lasting impressions of our whole community. Member Business: Name of Employee: Your Name: Date/Time of Incident: How did this individual go “above and beyond” to make your customer service experience great? THANK YOU! We Mean Business The Affordable Care Act and Your Business This workshop will cover how the Affordable Care Act affects all businesses, with a specific focus on small businesses with up to 50 employees. Topics include: How the ACA changes insurance in Missouri. Insurance options for employers, and what the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) website offers. Insurance options for individuals and the selfemployed, and how the Missouri Health Insurance Marketplace works. Determining shared responsibility and following reporting requirements. Calculating if your business is small or large, and why it matters. Eligibility for tax credits and how to claim them. How to avoid the “family glitch” for employees. Presenter Dr. Meridith Berry Family Financial Education Specialist Grundy County MU Extension When and Where September 30, 2016 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. County Administration Building Basement Meeting Room Please Register: RSVP by emailing [email protected] Cost for lunch is $10/participant. Registration deadline is September 26th. Registration is not complete until payment is made. This presentation is made possible, in part, by funding from the Missouri Foundation for Health. This presentation is provided free of charge by University of Missouri (MU) Extension. MU Extension is providing information to help Missouri residents make informed health insurance decisions by understanding their options and responsibilities outlined in the Affordable Care Act. MU Extension provides factual information on public policies such as the ACA. The Pacific Area Chamber of Commerce and Missouri Small Business & Technology Development Centers are co-sponsoring this event.