Owners Manual
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Owners Manual
P age |1 2016 Owners Manual Platteville Regional Chamber 275 Business Hwy 151 West P.O. Box 724 Platteville, WI 53818 608-348-8888 Fax- 608-348-8890 [email protected] Executive Director: Kathy Kopp How to use your Chamber Membership to build a better bottom line for your business! Put Us To Work For You! P age |2 Table of Contents-Owner’s Manual Platteville Chamber of Commerce Chamber Member Benefits: A General Overview 3-4 Basic Chamber Member Benefits 5 Gift Certificate Information 6 Networking-Making Important Connections 7 Marketing/Advertising 8 Committees 9 Board of Directors 10 Sponsorships 11 Current Chamber Members 12 - 14 Contact Information 16 P age |3 Chamber Member Benefits: A General Overview If you live, work, or do business here in the Platteville area, then the economic vitality and the livability of the Platteville area must be of concern to you. If these deteriorate, then the local economy also deteriorates. It is important for the people who make up the business community to be a part of the decision making process that gives direction to the local business and community efforts. A strong, active Chamber of Commerce can do many things that would be difficult or expensive for individual businesses to do alone. Chamber Network News Merchant Alerts This online monthly newsletter provides current business & chamber information, updates on members, educational opportunities and a calendar of events We work closely with the Platteville Police Department and when they receive information about someone passing bad checks, they issue a “Merchant Alert” which we then forward on to all Chamber members. Publicity & Exposure Through our newsletter, Platteville Community Guide, and a wide range of Chamber membership events – such as Santa Bucks and the New Student Welcome, you gain exposure to hundreds of businesses in the Platteville and surrounding area. Being a chamber member validates your business to existing and new customers. Website www.platteville.com Chamber members have a 24/7 visibility on the Chamber website, the official ‘front door’ to our community, as well as a FREE link to your own website. News in a Nutshell This weekly email update serves as fast-facts full of pertinent information for the upcoming week. Referrals The Chamber responds to over 20,000 phone calls, emails, and Walk-ins requesting information about needed products and services. All requests are referred to Chamber Member businesses. Chamber Gift Certificates The Chamber issues over $35,000 in positively Platteville gift certificates each year. These certificates are only eligible at chamber member businesses. Resource/Research The Chamber maintains or has access to a complete resource list of programs and services that can help you build your business. We can offer assistance on almost anything – just call us! Networking Opportunities Business After Hours (great opportunity to showcase your business) Ribbon Cutting (celebrate a new business, location, expansion, or remodel) Ground Breakings for new business and/or expansion Annual Golf Outing (Have fun & spend time with other Chamber Members) Annual Celebration (Celebrate the success of the chamber, annual awards presentation, recap of the year) Committees (There are many different committees to be involved with to make a difference in your Chamber and your Community) Educational luncheons, breakfasts & seminars (Keeping all businesses as informed as possible) Good Morning Platteville Program (Networking and Pertinent Community Information) P age |4 Greeter Service This program was developed to help newcomers acclimate to our community and provides an opportunity for our members to be ‘first in line’ to greet them. Regular updates are given to our members on who has been recently greeted. Platteville Community Guide Chamber Members only are listed for FREE in the Platteville Community Guide which is distributed throughout the Platteville community, the tri-state region, the state of Wisconsin, nationally and internationally. Public Affairs The Chamber works with partners on local, state and national issues that affect business and industry. Travel Wisconsin Welcome Center The Platteville Chamber office is also home to one of the seven Wisconsin Welcome Centers. Chamber Members are welcome to display their brochures/publications for free. The Wisconsin Welcome Center is open seven days a week from May through October and five days a week from November to April. Trained staff is knowledgeable about the area businesses, events and attractions. Regional Chamber Building & Katie’s Garden The Chamber owns our building and adjoining Katie’s Garden. The Chamber offices are staffed Monday-Friday from 8AM-5PM year round. P age |5 Basic Chamber Member Benefits Chamber Insignia This Owner’s Manual describes marketing opportunities you can take advantage of as a Chamber Member. Many of these opportunities are available only to Chamber Members. We encourage you to use as many as possible to help grow your business and your bottom line! Chamber Members are a select group of over 300 members. The Chamber insignia displayed in your business instantly communicates a high image message to clients and customers that says, “This business is committed to good business practices as well as to the community at large.” This powerful marketing message is one of the benefits you automatically receive with your membership. All-Call Email As a chamber member, you will receive up to the minute news about events and happenings within the chamber organization and in the community. Referrals Each year, the Chamber responds to over 20,000 phone calls, many of them requesting help in locating a needed product or service. Callers are referred to Chamber Member businesses. In addition, the Chamber does business with Chamber Members and encourages all members to do the same. Want to distribute pamphlets, business cards, or other pertinent sales information? Let us do that for you! As a Chamber Member, you can use our lobby space to promote your business and services on a daily basis. We’ll even give you a reminder call when your material runs low. Internet Visibility Within the Chamber’s website, www.platteville.com, all members are listed alphabetically and by business category. From these member listings, we offer free links to your website. P age |6 Platteville Regional Chamber Gift Certificates The Chamber issues a great number of “Positively Platteville Gift Certificates” in a year. In 2015 we issued over 1,500 Gift Certificates with a value of $50,000 How to Redeem a Chamber Gift Certificate PLEASE ACCEPT FOR PURCHASES OR SERVICES ONLY AND TREAT THE CERTIFICATE AS YOU WOULD CASH. (Example: Customer presents a $50.00 chamber gift certificate as payment for a $20.00 purchase-you would treat the gift certificate just like a $50.00 dollar bill and give them $30.00 in cash back. This rule applies for any amount on the gift certificate or amount spent.) Please do not attempt to “rewrite” the Chamber gift certificate in any manner. When you make your deposit (at your financial institution), you will deposit the gift certificate just as you normally deposit checks and cash. Please note that these gift certificates expire five years from date of issue. Please be sure all of your employees are aware of the Chamber gift certificates and know the procedures for handling them. If you have any questions, call the Chamber office at 348-8888. We also encourage you to promote Chamber gift certificates whenever appropriate or possible. They make wonderful gifts for hard-to-shop people, door prizes, employee events, etc. REMEMBER- Chamber Gift Certificates keep dollars local!!!!!! P age |7 Networking - Making Important Connections Business after Hours People like to do business with people they know! Chamber networking puts you in touch with other business people and community leaders. Each month, community members attend the Business After Hours to network and make connections. Each event offers an opportunity to get acquainted with other area business people and community leaders in the Platteville area. As a Chamber member you are continually informed of when and where these events are taking place. Also, you have the opportunity to host this great networking event and really showcase your business. Annual Golf Outing The Chamber’s annual golf outing, held in June, provides an opportunity for Member businesses to have some fun while spending quality time establishing relationships with other professionals in the Platteville area. This gives you an opportunity to interact with your peers in a more social setting. Good Morning Platteville Spend a quality hour of networking in one of our Member restaurants, getting to know more about other Chamber Members, as well as enjoying an update on a pertinent topic for your business. We sometimes feature luncheons that involve more of the community at large. Ribbon Cuttings and Ground Breakings The Chamber is pleased to coordinate an official Ribbon Cutting or Ground Breaking ceremonies for a new, expanding, or relocating business. Just make a call to the Chamber to set a date for this event. This is a great way to bring other people and community members into your business to make them aware of your products and services. Annual Celebration This annual banquet, held in the early part of the year, brings our members together to celebrate the successes of our Chamber businesses, individuals, and volunteers, while enjoying a funfilled evening with fellow Chamber Members. Annual awards and special recognition, as well as a recap of the previous year, are a highlight of the event, along with a fabulous meal and entertainment. Average attendance exceeds 100 people. Events and Chamber Projects Southwest Music Festival Taste of Southwest Wisconsin Historic Re-enactment Hometown Festival Dairy Days New Student Welcome Derby Days Santa Bucks Platteville Community Guide Marketing and Advertising Opportunities Direct Mail New Student Welcome Name, address, phone and business contact information is available for the Chamber’s 300 plus members. Information is available on paper, labels, electronic, or CD at a minimal rate for members. Help us welcome the incoming UWP Freshman Class to the Community and make sure that students know about your business! Bags are assembled and distributed among the students. Businesses are encouraged to put coupons or flyers in them. Participate in the Scavenger Hunt at your place of Business or in City Park, date to be determined each year, contact the Chamber office for more information. Newsletter Advertising The online Chamber Network News newsletter is distributed to over 425 businesses and individuals at the beginning of each month. Advertising inserts are limited and reservations are Greeter Service required. Chamber Members also Our “Platteville Welcomes You” greeter have the opportunity to place an ad service was established in 1995 as a way of within the newsletter for a minimal welcoming newcomers to the Platteville charge. community. Our trained greeters make presentations to the new families and give them a great gift bag filled with valuable Santa Bucks coupons, gifts, and information. As a The Santa Bucks promotion was member, you have this opportunity to make developed to encourage “shopping newcomers aware of your business as soon locally”, especially during the holiday as they come to town. The form to register season. We want you to know that for the greeter service is included in every support of our local businesses is relocation packet that we send and they are our utmost priority. This promotion is also placed in our local supermarket and open to Chamber member banks, where all newcomers are sure to go! businesses only. Customers come All chamber members are eligible to into your business and purchase participate in this promotion. merchandise, services, etc. and receive a dated receipt, identified with your business name. Customers present the receipt (s) at the Chamber office and receive ABC-Always Buy Chamber official Santa’s Bucks’ Voucher. By participating in this promotion you can Each receipt is rounded to the take advantage of free advertising for your nearest $10.00. The minimum business, thus increasing traffic and purchase per receipt is $10.00. awareness. You are also encouraged to use Santa’s Bucks may then be used to the ABC logo in your newspaper purchase items at the Santa’s Bucks advertisements, on letterheads, envelopes, Auction. In 2013, the receipts and other paper stock items. This program reflected through this promotion is designed to help your business by were over $283,000!!! encouraging people to shop locally and support Chamber members. P age |8 Chamber membership makes marketing to the Platteville Area business community incredibly easy and cost effective. Committees P age |9 Committee Involvement Becoming involved on a Chamber committee keeps you connected to other Chamber Members and to the happenings in the business community. Community involvement is an effective way to make a difference in your Chamber and your community. All of our sponsorship opportunities are now outlined and can be chosen on an individual basis for those who would like to sponsor one or more activities. The Board has also developed sponsorship levels, for those members that would like to “bundle” their sponsorships for the year. Community Leadership Alliance-CLA A Chamber initiative, this new program was developed in partnership with the office of Continuing Education at UW-Platteville and the UW-Extension offices of Grant, Lafayette and Iowa counties. This program provides valuable leadership skills needed to keep our businesses and communities strong. Visit www.ynotucla.com for more information. Golf Outing Committee The Mission of the Golf Outing Committee is to organize an annual golf outing as a major fundraising activity for the Chamber. Education Committee The Education Committee strives to coordinate informative, low-cost educational opportunities and training in collaboration with our area partners for the benefit of all chamber members and their employees. Southwest Music Festival & Craft Fair Committee The Southwest Music Festival is a moving music festival in Downtown Platteville held on the last day of Hometown Festival Week along with an Arts & Craft Fair in City Park. The committee organizes the day's events and helps to get sponsorships for this fun filled day in Platteville! Ambassador Committee The Ambassador Committee is in charge of organizing the Annual Celebration along with attending the Ribbon Cuttings and Business After Hours. Business Promotions Committee The Business Promotions Committee is in charge of the Santa Buck’s promotion, along with promoting the Holidays in Platteville. They are also involved with the Hometown Festival week. Platteville Welcomes You Committee The Platteville Welcomes You committee welcomes new residents and new students to the Platteville area. P a g e | 10 PLATTEVILLE REGIONAL CHAMBER – 2016 EXECUTIVE BOARD President: Jason Thompson, American Bank & Trust President Elect: Deb Jenny, Platteville Realty Vice Presidents: Rob Cramer, UW-Platteville Dan Dreessens, Delta 3 Engineering Treasurer: Deb McWilliams, Clare Bank Past President: Mike Olds, Kopp McKichan LLP Secretary/Executive Director: Kathy Kopp BOARD OF DIRECTORS Terms Expire 12/31/16 Deb McWilliams (2) Ann Rupp (2) Rob Cramer (1) Kip Schreck (1) Doug Martin (1) Clare Bank Platteville Journal University of Platteville Applied Micro Livingston State Bank 345 W Pine St 25 E Main St 1 University Plaza 65 N 4th Street 170 W Main St 348-2727 348-3006 342-1226 348-6775 348-2900 Terms Expire 12/31/17 Deb Jenny (1) Ron Holl (2) Mike Olds (2) Jason Thompson (2) Matt Streeter (1) Platteville Realty Super 8 Motel Kopp McKichan LLP American Bank & Trust Southwest Health 1250 E Bus Hwy 151 100 Hwy 80/81 S 44 E Main St 130 McGregor Plaza 1400 Eastside Road 348-4200 348-8800 348-2615 348-4300 348-2331 Terms Expire 12/31/18 Lori Bahr (2) Dan Dreessens (2) Chad /Lueder (2) Dan Jones (1) Mike Moran (1) Mound City Bank Delta 3 Engineering Hypro Inc Rosemeyer Jones Chiropractic Fidelity Bank & Trust 35 E Pine Street 875 S Chestnut Rd 1000 Phillips Road 662 E Bus Hwy 151 6 Insight Drive 348-2685 348-5355 348-4810 348-4500 348-5501 Executive Director: Kathy Kopp Platteville Regional Chamber 275 W Bus Hwy 151 348-8888 P a g e | 11 Sponsorships Monthly Beverage Host Good Morning Platteville Reach more than 500 business professionals each month at Chamber office meetings through signage, verbal, and newsletter acknowledgement. On the Fourth Thursday of every Month, members of Platteville come together to socialize and learn about community happenings over coffee and rolls. Sponsorship includes promotion in the Newsletter and verbal acknowledgment at the event. Education Programs Throughout the year, the Chamber offers seminars, programs, and special events for its members. Sponsorship is available on some of these and gives your business marketing and visibility advantages. Sponsorship opportunities are available to Chamber businesses for some of the seminars/workshops offered through our Chamber Ambassador/ Education Committee. Annual Golf Outing Over 140 business people participate in the Chamber’s Annual Golf Outing. Sponsors receive pre-publicity in our newsletter, recognition at the event and in follow-up publicity. Annual Celebration This premiere dinner and program takes place in late winter and is attended by over 100 individuals. Sponsors receive pre-publicity in the Chamber newsletter, press releases, invitations, recognition at the event, and follow-up publicity mention. Santa Buck’s Promotion This event is held to promote shopping/patrons in the Platteville Community, especially our Chamber businesses. Community members redeem receipts for money spent at participating Chamber businesses during the Christmas season for Santa Bucks’ These same businesses sponsor auction prizes for purchase of Santa Bucks’ Sponsors receive newspaper, Chamber newsletter, and poster recognition throughout the duration of the promotion. Sponsors are also recognized in the auction booklet and at the event. P a g e | 12 Platteville Chamber Members 2016 12 Baskets A Fordable Storage, LLC A & W Restaurant A & A Aviation Advance Auto Parts Alliant Energy Alzheimer's & Dementia Alliance of WI American Bank & Trust - Wisconsin American Family Insurance AnchorBank, F.S.B. Anytime Fitness Applied Micro Technologies, Inc. Ashley Furniture Home Store AT&T Wisconsin Avalon Cinema Averkamp Auto Body Badger Brothers Coffee Baker Iron Works Banworth & Udelhoven Furniture World Bard Materials Bargain Nook IV Bauer-Kearns Winery Bel-Aire Home Improvement Beltone Hearing Aid Center BeMobile Verizon Benvenuto's Italian Grill Berry-Yo Frozen Yogurt Big M Self-Storage Bill's Plumbing & Heating, Inc. Blain's Farm & Fleet Bonin Properties Boy Scouts of America/Blackhawk Area Council Bridal Boutique Building Platteville, Inc. Bullseye Sports Burbach Aquatics, Inc. Busch Insurance Agency, Inc. Busch Satellite Century 21 Southwestern Realty, Inc. CenturyLink Chester K. Bell Real Estate & Auction Chiropractic Associates Cindy Schave Studio Cindy Tang City of Platteville Clare Bank Clarity Clinic Pregnancy Center Clayton Real Estate & Auction Cold Fusion Cost Cutters Country Inn of Platteville Country Kitchen Culver's Frozen Custard Curry Law & Mediation Cushman's Greenhouse Cuttin' Up Dairy Queen Grill & Chill Dale Carnegie Training Dan Schaefer Daviestrek Consulting Dean Health Plan, Inc Delta 3 Engineering Dewey's Tire Repair Digman Construction Domino's Pizza Downtown Designs Dubuque Fighting Saints Dunkin Donuts Dupaco Community Credit Union Eastman Cartwright Lumber Co. Edward Jones Investments- Ben Reeves Edward Jones Investments - Brad Mootz Elements, LLC Elk's Lodge #1460 Envision Screen Printing & Embroidery Erschen's Florist Esterline Avista, Inc. Exclusive Body Art Express Employment Professionals Faherty Inc. Family Advocates Family Connections Family Pet Hospital, LLC Fink Fencing Fidelity Bank First Capitol AG First Congregational United Church of Christ First English Lutheran Church First Weber Group Realtors Four Seasons Landscaping Garvey's Auto Service, LLC General Aluminum II Girl Scouts of America - Badgerland Council Gobin & Allion Flooring Center Inc. Goodwill Industries of Wisconsin Gordon Flesch Company, Inc. Grant County Fair Green Star Cleaning Grounds Control Lawn Care H&R Block Halo Branded Solutions - Mike Hahn Hap & Barb Daus Hartig Drug Heartland Credit Union Heer Oil Company Inc. Heiser Hardware Helker Jewelry, Inc. Hens & Chicks Home Health United Honeywell Safety Products Honkamp, Krueger & Co., PC Hypro, Inc. IIW, P.C. Imprints Ingersoll Plumbing & Heating, Inc. Insight Plaza Iverson Construction J&N Stone/Rural Excavating Jamison Museum Association JAS Candies Jimmy Johns Julie's Da Vine Wine & Stein Joe & Kathy Kopp Johnson Productions Julie’s DaVine Wine & Stein K & K Floors, Inc. Karrmann Law Offices LLC Kay Helker Ken Kilian Musical Services Kevin Wunderlin, LLC /Wunderlin Environmental Training Services Kiwanis Kmart #3970 Kopp, McKichan LLP Kwik Trip L&M Corrugated Container L.A. Jenny Plumbing, Heating & Electrical Co. Lake Joy Campground Las Palmas Authentic Mexican Restaurant, LLC Lifeline Audio Video Technologies Lisle Financial Group, LLC Livingston State Bank Lori Droessler Real Estate, LLC Lutheran Church of Peace Lynch Excavating Manor Care Health Services of Platteville Martin's House of Pianos Martin-Schwartz Funeral Home Masonic Center - Melody Lodge No. 2 Mast Water Technology Maurices #1222 McDonald's Restaurant McFall Motors, LLC Medical Associates, Platteville Melby-Bendorf Funeral Home Memories Tour & Travel Midwest Business Products Midwest Restoration Services Midwest Title Corporation Milio's Sandwiches Millennium Cinema Molo Plumbing & Heating Momentum Bikes, LLC Montalto & Associates, LLC Montchevre-Betin, Inc. Morrissey Printing Mound City Bank Mound City Music, Ltd Mound View Inn Motel My Tires Auto & Truck Service Center Mystique Casino NAPA Auto Parts – Platteville National Brewery Museum & Library Netux Solutions, LLC NOVUS Glass Repair & Replacement Oak Creek Woods Apartments/Twin Pine Apartments/Dodge House Apts OnMedia Advertising Sales Our House Senior Living Overstock Mattress & Beds Papa Murphy's Pizza Park Place Senior Living Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company Pioneer Ford Sales Pioneer Lanes Pioneer Property Management, Inc. Pioneer Ridge Apartments Pizza Hut Pizzeria Uno Platte Medical Platteville Area Industrial Development Corporation Platteville Business Incubator, Inc. Platteville Collision Center Platteville Community Arboretum Platteville Community Fund P a g e | 14 Platteville Community Theater Platteville Dental Platteville Development Group, Inc Platteville Golf & Country Club Platteville Jaycees Platteville Journal Platteville Main Street Program Platteville Optimist Club Platteville Public Library Platteville Realty, LLC Platteville Rotary International Platteville Thrift Shop Potosi Brewing Company Potosi Portable Toilet Service Prospect Heights QTI Group, The QueenB Radio Wisconsin, Inc. Quota International Red N Deb's Bar & Grill Regional Ledger Specialists, LLC Richard Financial Resources Riniker Rhythm, LLC Rolling Hills Church Rosemeyer Jones Chiropractic Clinic Rosemeyer Management Group Rountree Hall Apartments Runde Chevrolet Buick GMC Rural Route 1 Popcorn Russ Stratton Buses, Inc Sam's Club Sandy Hook Tavern SC Contact Centers (Swiss Colony) Schaefer Trucking Schrenk Brothers Roofing, Inc. Scott & Heenan, LLC Sedona Staffing Services Shannon Marie Photography Sherwin Electric Sherwin-Williams Company Shopping News, The Sienna Crest Assisted Living, Inc. Signs To Go! Sinsinawa Mound Center Sinnipee Valley Vineyard & Winery Snap Fitness - Platteville Southwest Health Center Southwest Opportunities Center, Inc. Southwest Tech Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board Spinal Institute of Health, LLC Spring Green Lawncare Spurgeon Vineyards & Winery St. Augustine University Parish St. Croix Hospice State Theatres Stephen J. Kleefisch Steve's Pizza Palace, Inc. Subway Sun Tan City Super 8 Motel SWCAP Neighborhood Health Partners T.J. Enterprises Sales & Services, LLC. Taco Johns of Platteville, Inc. Tashner Vision Clinic, LLC Telegraph Herald - TH Media Tenex The BARn TIC - The Insurance Center The Local Beer and Spirits The Lunch Bus The Ticket Bar & Grill The Underground Timmerman's Talents LLC Travis Tranel Tri County Human Resource Association TRICOM / Radio Shack TRICOR Insurance Tri-County Title Services Tri-State Porta Potty, Inc Tuescher Photography Ubersox Auto United Methodist Church United Way Unity Health Insurance Corporation US Tax & Insurance, Inc. University of Wisconsin - Platteville UW-Platteville Alumni Association UW-Platteville Foundation Vaassen Pluemer CPAs LLC VFW Bar & Grill Visions By the Lake Viewpoint Screen Printing Von Glahn Auto Sales Waite Family Dental Walgreens Wal-Mart Westview Methodist Church Weygant's Appliance & Mattress Wisconsin Badger Camp, Inc. Wisconsin Bank & Trust Wisconsin Properties Wolf's Grantland Graphics Wonder Lube Wonder Wash Woodward Printing Services World Finance Zumba Krissy Member list updated 3/9/16 P a g e | 15 P a g e | 16 Executive Director: Kathy Kopp Contact Information 608.348.8888 P.O Box 724 Platteville, WI 53818 [email protected] Staff: Emmily Dreessens, Assistant Director Judy Harling, Chamber Assistant Sheila Stephenson, Chamber Assistant Tourism Assistants: Erin Tillotson, Erin Hauck and Max Grimm [email protected] We are here to answer any questions you might have Please Come Visit! Hours: May 1 – October 31 Mon – Fri: 8am – 6pm Sat: 10am – 4pm Sun: 10am – 2pm November 1 – April 30 Mon – Fri: 8am – 5pm Sat & Sun: Closed
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