Calendar of Events
January 9 Maximize Your Chamber Benefits Workshop
January 13 Sunday Night Skate at the Indianola Ice Rink
January 17 Indianola Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner
January 23 Top Five Customer Service Tips for Small Businesses Webinar
January 30 Maximize Your Chamber Benefits Workshop
February 2 National Balloon Classic Gala
February 23 Think Spring! Garden Seminar
March 1 Warren County Philanthropic Partnership Grants Due
2019 Warren County Philanthropic Partnership Grants
Grant Applications Available January 21
Applications available January 21, Due March 1
Warren County Philanthropic Partnership will offer two $10,000 High Impact grants in 2019 as well as a $500 grant to a qualifying project supporting the county’s trail system. Regular community grants in amounts between $500 and $5,000 will also be available.
Maximizing Your Chamber Benefits Workshop
You May Be Missing Out on KEY Benefits of Your Investment
The Indianola Chamber refers callers and walk-ins to local businesses every day. It is amazing how many more prospects, with devices in their hands, search indianolachamber.com every day looking for the local business that can meet their needs.
Searchers want good information fast, and for business who are taking full advantage of their chamber benefits, their chamber showcase Website helps them put their best foot forward, just as they would when the person walked in their brick-and-mortar door.
So, do you know what people see when they search for your listing on indianolachamber.com? Take a look for yourself.
Then, come to a 1-hour Maximize Your Chamber Benefits workshop to see how easy it is to showcase your business in the digital world (no extra charge), keep your visibility high and build relationships with customers and prospects who look for you on the Chamber's Website.
Upcoming workshops (seating limited to 10):
When: January 9 at 8 a.m.
January 30 at Noon
Where: Conference Room, Indianola Chamber of Commerce 111 N. Buxton
To Register and receive instruction for the workshop, call Barb at the Indianola Chamber at 515/961-6269.
National Balloon Classic Gala
Tickets on Sale Now!
What: National Balloon Classic Annual Fundraising Gala
When: February 2, 2019
Where: Hilton Des Moines Downtown - 435 Park Street, Des Moines
Questions: staci@nationalballoonclassic.com
Purchase tickets Here
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Personal and Business Development for You
Workshops and Webinars
Advanced Facilitation – Full Day Workshop with Your Clear Next Step – February 26th, 2019
Save the dates for this training:
March 29th LIVE Webinar: How to Align the Project with Your Organization’s Strategic Goals — 10a
April 30th Half-Day Workshop: Navigating Through Tough Moments in the Workplace — 8:30a FREE LIVE Webinar: How to Make Courtesy Common Again — 12:15p
Dreaming of a New Home?
Take a Look at the Lots in Heritage Hills Plat 9
Heritage Hills Plat 9 is located near the Indianola Country Club. Seventeen lots are opening up this fall. See the plat map below.
Contact Karey Bishop, 515/ 453-6335
Visit KareyBishop.com Learn more
You are Invited to be a Vendor
Think Spring! Garden Seminar
Think Spring! Garden Seminar Hosted by Indianola Parks and Recreation and Warren County Master Gardeners
When: February 23 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Where: Kent Campus Center, Simpson College
Vendor Fee (includes one table): Free
Meal Ticket: $15
Extra Table $10
Reserve Your Spot Today by Calling 515/961-9420
Take Advantage of Free Job Listings or Promotions to Prospects on www.indianolachamber.com
It is Part of Your Chamber Benefits!
You can reach consumers with news about job openings, services, products, events ...any news or income-generating promotions you have to share ... for Free on www.indianolachamber.com.
Is it so easy to take advantage of this benefit of your chamber investment.
To list a job posting, go to www.indianolachamber.com. Roll over Classified Ads under the banner, scroll down and click on Employment Classifieds. Near the top of the page, click to submit a job posting entry. Fill out the form and hit submit. An email will be sent to notify the chamber office that your job posting is pending. It will be marked active when the email is received and your job posting will be live and visible for applicants.
It is that easy to post events, coupons and product promotions, too.
Call the chamber office at 515/961-6269 if you have questions.
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Get Out of the House and Enjoy a Movie
Discounted Movie Tickets for Indianola Fridley Theatre
Stop by the Chamber to pick up your discounted movie tickets! As a member, you can enjoy this benefit any time! Each ticket is $6.
Chamber Newsletter Production Schedule
Share Your Good News Chamber Newsletter production timeline: 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month.
Please submit your articles, updates, or news for the What's Up Newsletter by close of business the Friday before the newsletter you want your news to be published. To insure quality of your artwork, please submit your flyer or graphic in jpg format by email. Submissions are due by 4 p.m.
Please type "NEWSLETTER" in the Subject line.
Images submitted MUST BE in .jpg format.
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Do You Have the Courage to Lead?
Deliver Your Sales Message to 50,000 People a Day
Get Your Business Off to a Good Start in 2019 
What will you say to 50,000 people a day to build your business this year?
Your message will be seen at Highway 65/69 and Hillcrest Avenue by those coming into town day after day.
When people see it again and again, it spurs them to take action when you can become a solution to a problem.
It is a good way to get your business off to a successful start in 2019.
Call Barb at the Indianola Chamber at 515/961-6269 for details.
Top Five For Small Business —Top Five Customer Service Tips for Small Business – The WOW Factor! Webiner
LIVE WEBINAR from Greater Des Moines Partnership
When: January 23
1:30 p.m. - 12 p.m. Bring Your Lunch and Catch Up with Your Peers
12 p.m. 1-Hour Simulcast begins
Where: Indianola Chamber of Commerce Conference Room, 111 N. Buxton
Creating a customer service approach based on the specific requests of your customers is one of the easiest ways to better manage the relationships.
Tiffany Tokarz, CPBA, CPMA, & MS in Leadership & Organizational Development Psychology, is the CEO of Modern Muse Consulting and is one of their International Growth Strategists. She prides herself on being results-driven and yet having some fun along the way.
Sunday Night Skate at the Indianola Ice Rink
Mayor's Youth Council Event for All Ages
When: January 13, 2019 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Where: Indianola Ice Rink at Pickard Park
Free. Please bring a non-perishable food item to donate to Helping Hand.
Bring your skates and join the Indianola Mayor's Youth Council for this fun event with skating, games, music and concessions. All ages!
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