Before you visit the polls today, learn where candidates for Gainesville City Commission District 1 and At Large 1 stand on issues affecting the business community with the Chamber City Voter's Guide. Candidates answered 10 questions regarding budgeting, economic development and transportation concerns. Visit the Business Advocacy page or click here to see their responses.
Sometimes making effective connections can be difficult. In a sea of faces, meeting the right people to help grow your business can seem daunting. Join us today from 4 - 5 p.m. for Connect Me at Saint Leo University on the Santa Fe College Campus at 4650 NW 39th Place, Ste B. Connect Me provides a structured, “safe” environment for making effective connections within the Chamber community. Each month, Connect Me will provide one morning and one afternoon opportunity to make effective connections within the business community. You may find a strong referral source, a new vendor, the perfect client or simply get a foot in the door for connecting at our larger events. Build lasting business and personal relationships with the all new Connect Me mixers coming in 2012. Email theresa@gainesvillechamber.com for more information.
Join us Feb. 9 from 4:30 - 6 p.m. at Regions Bank at 7515 SW 24th Ave. for a Professional Women's Roundtable (PWR), formerly known as Mind Switch, a think tank in which 10-15 women from different industries come together to brainstorm ideas and challenges. PWR a group for self-starting women wishing to put real thought behind business ideas, issues and challenges. The moderators of PWR invite participants to submit issues and challenges that they would like to bring to the table one week before the event date, choosing three or four topics to discuss the forum. Email topics for discussion to tiffany@gainesvillechamber.com. To attend the Professional Women's Roundtable, register online or call Pauline Williams at 352.334.7100.
Don a top hat or wear a cherry blossom in your hair during a Presidents Day-themed Chamber After Hours at Honda of Gainesville! Check out the new facility and celebrate the completion of their multi-million dollar renovation. Live music and entertainment provided by pianist Tane' Dekrey accompanist to the University of Florida choirs and music director for United Church of Gainesville. Join us for drinks, appetizers, prize drawings and tours of the new facility. Prizes for the drawings include: free oil changes, full car detailing, road-side emergency kit and a new iPad! This is the first After Hours of the year and definitely is not one to miss! FREE for members, $20 for non-members.
The Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce two new programs that provide support and education to members. The Chamber has teamed up with the Santa Fe College Center for Innovation and Economic Development (CIED) to offer incubation services to new members and free business education workshops for all members.
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With the passage of the Vow To Hire Heroes Act in November, Congress authorized two tax incentives for employers who hire veterans during 2012.
Join WUFT for a "Grape Gatsby" Wine Tasting and Auction
Join the American Heart Association at the 26th Annual Gainesville Heart Ball
Alachua County Public Schools Foundation Announces Judy Boles as Executive Director
Power Production Management Director Completes Solar Installation Course
Local Production Company Celebrates 30 Years of Business and Technological Change
Coach Billy Donovan Selects the Sebastian Ferrero Foundation for Charity Challenge
neutral7 design group Announces Launch of Community Building Partners
See 'Unbreakable, The Dewey Bozella Story' with ACCENT on Thursday
Please submit all Member Announcements to communications@gainesvillechamber.com. Inclusion of the following information is REQUIRED for publication: your full name, company name, requested appearance date and announcement with title. Announcements should be in paragraph form and contain no more than 100 words. Event fliers, press releases and PDFs will not be accepted.Announcements are available to all members in good standing, but are limited to one announcement per member each month. Member Announcements will appear in the Chamber e-Journal every Tuesday; submissions are due before noon on the Thursday before the requested appearance date. All member announcements will appear ONLY ONCE as indicated by the requested appearance date. All member announcements will expire with the publication of the next e-Journal on the following Tuesday; they will NOT be archived as part of the e-Journal. Inline HTML links and e-mail address are allowed, but links to documents or click-tracking services (e.g., Constant Contact) will NOT work. Announcements should be newsworthy, i.e. recently received awards/honors, special recognition, announcing new personnel/promotions, employee certifications, employee retirements, company anniversaries/milestones, company relocation, new products or services, etc. Announcements may NOT be revenue-generating, for-profit messages.
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iG has launched Gainesville's first community business calendar. The iG calendar pulls events from a number of our community partners, letting you see business and entrepreneurial events around town. Check it out at InnovationGainesville.com!
www.InnovationGainesville.com