Clarkston Chamber eNews Connection

June 30, 2009

Welcome to the Electronic Newsletter of the Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce

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5856 S. Main St.

Clarkston, MI 48346

248-625-8055

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From the President

"My Clarkston, Buy Clarkston"

Heidi Wood

Genisys Credit Union

Contributors Corner

New Members

Member Profiles

Watchdog Security Systems

Ambassador of the Month Heidi Nettler, Aisle 19/Escape International   NEW

Concerts

Taste of Clarkston

Quake on the Lake

Save Money with the Chamber

Advertising Advantage.

Office Depot Discount Program

Comcast Business Services Chamber Program

Verizon Wireless

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Take 5 (Five Fast Facts)

1. You can access resources by attending a Main Street of Oakland Workshops FLYER

Workshop # 2 – Friday, July 17, 2009 - Destination Downtown:  The Rise of Place Based Assets

Workshop # 3 – Friday, August 14, 2009 - Lead Your Downtown from Brown to Green

2. Congratulations to our winning Golf TEAMS

     MENS Contest  Overhead Door/AllState Team (Dan Ducharme, Steve Craft, Marcus Craft, Joe Reush)

     WOMEN'S Contest Team AVANTI (Judy Pitts, Dawn Kaczor, Jessica Parvin and Collette)

     MIXED Contest Planned Financial Services (Deanna Olsen, Tim Martin, Connie Werner and Doug)

3. Congratulations to our Golf Classic Contest WINNERS

    Longest Drive  Heidi Nettler and Reed Styers

    Closest to the Pin  Stan Lenk and Katy Fogg

    Most Accurate Drive  Julie Secontine

   Team Putting Contest  Team "We Go Low"  (Land-Tec: Jayme Junga, Brian Chouinard, Stephen Gabarra, Tony)

4. The next OCN Business Card Mixer has been announced for W August 26, 2009  MORE INFO HERE

5. The Chamber now has over 400 followers on TWITTER.  You can follow us too:  www.twitter.com/CACOC

 

Golf Classic LONGEST DRIVE Contest Sponsor

 John Bowman Chevrolet is a full-service new and used automobile dealership, specializing in making the customer feel great about doing business with us!

  • Caring hometown family owned dealership.
  • We always are looking for ways to maximize your dollar and save money.
  • We support local charities and events and have been doing so for 25 years!

Upcoming Networking events

BUSINESS OVER BREAKFAST

July 9, 2009

7:45-9:00 a.m.

Southern Motors
David Witt
6605 Dixie Hwy
Clarkston , MI 48346
www.southernmotors.com

$10 wth PREPAID reservations

$15 at the door

THIS IS A BUY ONE GET ONE FREE REGISTRATION EVENT!

NON-MEMBERS $25 per person

Reservations

ROCKING ON THE RIVER

Thursday, July 9
5:30 to 8 p.m.
The Roostertail - Detroit

If there’s one networking event you attend this summer, this it! We’ve partnered with the Detroit Regional Chamber, the largest chamber of commerce in the country, and 66 other chambers of commerce to give you the biggest networking reception of the summer! Don’t miss out on your one chance to connect with hundreds of potential new business contacts on Thursday, July 9 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Roostertail in Detroit. Be sure to bring tons of business cards, there will be tons of companies to rock with at this summer celebration on the river. MORE INFO

Announcements and Updates

  • July 14th Seminar  In-Sight Advisory Services partners with Profit Makers To lead ‘Profit Stimulus’ Workshop: FIVE EASY STEPS TO PROFIT IN YOUR BUSINESS FLYER

Chamber and Community Events

RESOURCES CONTRIBUTORS CORNER  Articles & Information from our experts

Capitol Connection

by State Representative Eileen Kowall

May 19, 2009

Economy can't withstand latest economic blow 

 There is an attempt in the Legislature right now to increase unemployment benefits as a contingent of accepting federal stimulus dollars for unemployment insurance.  I do not support this measure, because it amounts to . .. . NEXT

Improving Business Performance by Ron DeLorme, Manage Max Performance Improvement

June 30, 2009 NEW

Best Practices of Best-in-Class  Companies

Social Media Corner 

by Jason T. Ryan

Vision Fuel Media

Follow me on Twitter

June 2, 2009

Motor City Connect

Ever heard of it?  It is relatively new and it is worth your time and effort. 

In their words Motor City Connect is:   . . . . NEXT

Worth Asking 

by Sue Kinch, Fresh Eyes Business Services

June 16, 2009

Is My Business Ready for My Clarkston, Buy Clarkston? . . . NEXT

Guest Columnists

June 30, 2009 NEW

Body Language Decoded

Every twirl of your hair, crossed leg or micro-expression gives off a message. Learn how to take control over how people view you.

Say please and thank you. Don't raise your voice. Sit up straight with your legs together and hands on your lap. Don't draw attention to . . . NEXT

June 30, 2009 NEW

Ways to Avoid Retail Theft

   
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