
February 13, 2019
CLOSED FB GROUP FOR CHAMBER MEMBERS Now, get even more connected with your fellow Chamber members: Share good ideas and advice Share road blocks you've encountered Canvas fellow business members Offer member-to-member discounts and services The Bartow Chamber is excited to now provide you, our members, with the opportunity to connect with your fellow Chamber members in a digital format through our closed Bartow Chamber Member Connection Facebook Group. This group is open exclusively to MEMBERS of the Bartow Chamber of Commerce and is a space to share information and connect. We know we have a diverse group of professionals and organizations and we want you to get to know one another! To join the group click here and answer the three simple questions. We look forward to connecting soon! BUSINESS OF THE MONTH Interested in becoming a BUSINESS OF THE MONTH? Call Kathryn, 863-533-7125, or email her here. Business of Month Over $1,500 in advertising for $350! The featured Business of the Month for the Greater Bartow Chamber of Commerce is a promotional opportunity available to all Chamber members. This program provides additional marketing and exposure for your organization through a variety of channels. Those channels include: CAPITAL CITY MAGAZINE 1/3 PAGE AD - $540 VALUE Your business will receive a free third page ad in the Chamber’s quarterly publication, CAPITAL CITY QUARTERLY, featuring you as business of the month. CAPITAL CITY QUARTERLY has a readership of 40,000 with circulation to homes and businesses throughout Southwest Polk County. SOCIAL MEDIA - $250 VALUE Your business will receive weekly shout-outs via the Chamber’s various media sites, the Greater Bartow Chamber Facebook page and Capital City Today Facebook page, with an audience of more than 1,100. You will also receive a targeted, boosted post to reach up to 5,000 viewers. CHAMBER WEEKLY NEWSLETTER - $500 VALUE Your business will be the featured business of the month in our Chamber Weekly Newsletter distributed to more than 1,000 emails weekly. RADIO - $250 VALUE You will receive periodic shout-outs throughout the month as the Chamber’s featured business on WBF FM 102.9 & AM 1130. Provide a short, one sentence description to help listeners learn more about your business. STORE DISPLAY The Chamber will provide you with its Business of the Month store display to keep in your lobby or office to designate you as the Chamber’s Business of the Month. JOIN ENGAGE & GET A COOL CUP! Want this cool cup? It can be yours, simply by joining ENGAGE Young Professionals. Here's the link to learn about ENGAGE and to join. ENGAGE - become the Leader you were meant to be! Sign up today. SUPPORT OUR NEWSLETTER SPONSORS! WANT YOUR COMPANY LISTED HERE? Contact Kathryn at the Chamber 2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Phil Minden, President BayCare Bartow Regional Medical Center Emily Spath Clark, Immediate Past President Spath Jewelers Terrie Lobb, Incoming President Terrie Lobb Catering, Inc. CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE LIST MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY Want to find a retail or service business? Click here. SEE US HERE!	CHOCOLATE CHARMS AND CHAMBER Thanks to Spath Jewelers for a smorgasbord of Chocolate, just in time for Valentine's Day. We had a blast! More photos here. BARN BOOGIE IS FEB. 28TH! MEMBERSHIP MILESTONES 50 Years Crown Electric, Inc. 40 Years Gary L. Joyner, DDS, PA 35 Years Peace River Center 20 Years Keith and Chris Miller 10 Years Chinault Family Chiropractic Polk County Industry Advisory Panel Skye Foods, Inc. d/b/a Zaxby's 5 Years Champion Self Storage Tri-County Human Services, Inc. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY NEW CLASSES FOR 2019. More than 150 have earned a Professional Development Academy certificate since it began in 2016! As a member, you and your employees are eligible to participate in a professional development series: NAVIGATING THE FIVE GENERATIONS IN THE WORKPLACE. Successful professionals continually strive to learn. Expanding skill sets and knowledge enables individuals to transcend their careers. The Greater Bartow Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with Polk State College, announces the launch of the 2019 Greater Bartow Chamber Professional Development Academy (PDA). This program provides skills for business, organization, and personal growth and improvement through a variety of educational and training opportunities. Receive your PDA certificate by attending a minimum of five of the eight classes. Cost for the academy classes is covered in your Chamber membership investment. If you are an employee of a Chamber member business, you are entitled to attend any of the classes at no cost. If you are not employed by a Chamber member business, the classes are $29 per class. COMING EVENTS (All meetings are in the Chamber Boardroom unless otherwise noted.) Wednesday, February 13, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. REP. MELONY BELL, District 56 CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AT THE CHAMBER Friday, February 15, 6:00 p.m. MAIN STREET BARTOW'S FRIDAY FEST STEAMPUNK PARTY Saturday, February 16 SYFY BARTOW: STEAMPUNK! Downtown Bartow Tuesday, February 19 ENGAGE SERVES A-C-T Classroom Wednesday, February 20, 5:00 p.m. WINE DOWN WEDNESDAY at EWING BLACKWELDER & DUCE INSURANCE 322 E. Main Street, Bartow Friday, February 22, 6:00 p.m. JEEPIN' WITH JUDD Downtown Bartow Thursday, February 28, 10:00 a.m. RIBBON-CUTTING AND OPEN HOUSE REP. MELONY BELL'S DISTRICT 56 OFFICE 11 West Broadway Street, Fort Meade, FL Thursday, February 28, 5:30 p.m. BARN BOOGIE at LELAND YOUNG'S BARN! YeeHaw!! NEW MEMBERS Painters - Commercial/Residential Bright On Time Power and Pressure Washing David Henson 5055 Oakwood Trl Mulberry, FL 33860 813-540-5370 www.brightontime.net HELLO BARTOW! MEMBERS PARTICIPATE FOR FREE ROI ALERT TO ALL MEMBERS! We've established a new perk to your membership. Now, as a member of the Greater Bartow Chamber of Commerce, you may include a promotional item for your business in the HELLO BARTOW! welcome baskets for new residents. PARTICIPATION IS FREE OF CHARGE! If you are interested, contact the Chamber, (863) 533-7125. MEMBER MICRONEWS read more... MAYOR'S SUNRISE PRAYER BREAKFAST L EARN MORE HERE! MARCH FUN THURSDAY MEMBER MICRONEWS:
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