Happy New Year
104 N. Howard Street

Business Development Series

Business Development Series

Join us each month at the Chamber  
from 8:30 - 9:45 for great topics like:

  • Heathcare in 2014...or at least in the next 30 Days 
  • The BUXTON Report
  • Who are YOUR clients?  Getting to know your target audience
  • Branding/Marketing...More than just a LOGO
  • Did you know...Deductions, Credits and hot to avoid problems with the IRS
  • Women in Business
  • Information Security
  • Healthy Competion - Why MORE is always good
  • Communication through Crisis
  • Business Insurance 101
  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - An Overview
  • The Cult of Profitability: Is Greed Still Good?

Mark your calendar for January 17 - and look for your invitation to our first Business Development Series gathering
 

New Members in 2013

Allen Lehman
Perfection Pest Management
Website
perfectionpestmanagement@gmail.com
Join Date: 04/03/2013

Kimberly Thompson
Capital Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine P.C.
Website
kthompson@dsmcapitalortho.com
Join Date: 04/12/2013

Jason White
Warren County Economic Development Corporation
Website
info@wcedc.com
Join Date: 04/16/2013

Jennifer Wilson
Kneading Knots Therapeutic Massage
kneadingknotsia@gmail.com
Join Date: 04/17/2013

Christine Lapour
Chicks Who SHINE
Website
clapour@hotmail.com
Join Date: 04/18/2013

Quentin Childs
Insurance Management Group
Website
qchilds@insmgmtgrp.com
Join Date: 04/22/2013

Blake Walsh
Community 1st Credit Union
Website
blakew@c1stcu.com
Join Date: 04/25/2013

Brett Wright
Anytime Fitness
indianola@anytimefitness.com
Join Date: 04/30/2013

Pam Seymour
Bussanmas Heating & Cooling
bussanmas@busshvac.com
Join Date: 05/02/2013

Kyle Reed
R & D Precision Builders, L.L.C.
kareed02@msn.com
Join Date: 05/03/2013

Merrie Rominger
Miller Insurance Agency, Ltd.
merromi@gmail.com
Join Date: 05/03/2013

Brannon Hilton
Brannon Hilton Farm Bureau Financial Services Agent
Website
BRANNON.HILTON@FBFS.COM
Join Date: 05/03/2013

Mark Lewis
All Lines Painting, Inc
alllinespainting@gmail.com
Join Date: 05/05/2013

Tim Phillips
Phillips Floors
Website
Join Date: 05/21/2013

Kevin Robinson
Info Dog Security
Website
kevin@infodogsecurity.com
Join Date: 05/24/2013

Morgan Voga
Greater Iowa Credit Union
Website
mvoga@greateriowacu.org
Join Date: 05/24/2013

Leann Treloar
Mediacom Communications
Website
ltreloar@mediacomcc.com
Join Date: 05/30/2013

Matt Wandell
Elk's Lodge 2814
Website
mwandell777@yahoo.com
Join Date: 06/05/2013

Joel Miller
Miller Pest & Termite (Miller The Killer)
Website
contact@millerthekiller.com
Join Date: 06/10/2013

Katie Ohnemus
Mishmash Bake Shoppe
mishmashtreats@gmail.com
Join Date: 06/24/2013

Kathryn Pierson
Warren County Agricultural Extension District
Website
kpierson@iastate.edu
Join Date: 07/09/2013

Christina Paterson
Colonial Life
Website
christina.paterson@coloniallife.com
Join Date: 07/11/2013

Scott Kruthoff
Indianola YMCA
Website
scott.kruthoff@dmymca.org
Join Date: 07/12/2013

Todd Dunkel
Iowa Distilling Company
Website
tdunkel@gmail.com
Join Date: 08/01/2013

Rachael Cory Castaner
CrossFit-I-Town
Website
crossfititown@aol.com
Join Date: 08/08/2013

Jan Pack
Good Samaritan Home Care - Indianola
jpack@good-sam.com
Join Date: 08/09/2013

Roger Cooper
RCSmknBBQ
smknbbq@yahoo.com
Join Date: 08/11/2013

Tonya Henry
Rally Appraisal
thenry@rallyappraisal.com
Join Date: 08/21/2013

Larrison Seidle
In Town Graphics
Website
lseidle@gmail.com
Join Date: 09/09/2013

Marilyn Cline
Iowa Realty - Marilyn Cline
Website
marilyn@marilyncline.com
Join Date: 09/10/2013

Leon & Alisa McCombs
Leon's Complete Septic Service
amccombs69@yahoo.com
Join Date: 09/27/2013

Charles Kappelman
K3 Recycling Services
kappy1@q.com
Join Date: 10/02/2013

Mike Murphy
Indianola Classic Car & Truck Show & Shine
Website
Join Date: 10/02/2013

Kevin Mayer
New Heights Church
Website
kevin@newheightschurch.org
Join Date: 10/08/2013

Bryant Houston
Funaro's Deli & Bakery
Website
bm_houston1990@yahoo.com
Join Date: 10/08/2013

Lynn Ripperger
Lynn Ripperger Cleaning
lynnripperger.cleaning@gmail.com
Join Date: 10/21/2013

Susan Andersen
Secure Financial Plan
Website
Susan.Andersen@live.com
Join Date: 10/28/2013

Loretta Burk
Indoff Business Products and Furniture
loretta.burk@indoff.com
Join Date: 10/31/2013

April Bender
Advance Auto Parts
Website
april.bender@advance-auto.com
Join Date: 11/05/2013

Brad Rudolf
Rudolf Insurance Consultants
Website
brudolf@rudolfinsurance.com
Join Date: 12/02/2013
 

Happy New Year!

Denise Day

2013

A Year of Growth for the Indianola Chamber of Commerce

  • In May, we launched our new website.  This website has been a bit to learn, however - it has been worth well worth it.  We are able to prepare our newsletters directly from the site.  For those of you who had ever helped fold the 275 hard copies in the past, you can just imagine the JOY we have for this new technology.  We are able to email, invite, alert and communicate directly with our members through this site.  It has "real" time updates on the calendar, membership, Facebook posts and more.
  • In June, we moved to our new location at 104 N. Howard Street - on The Square.  Our new location is beautiful.  We are proud to be part of the great downtown environment.  We are planning an Open House - Ribbon Cutting for the first part of May.  Hint: Mariachi Band (or music) was mentioned! 
  • 2013 led us to our first 300+ membership.  THANK YOU!  Our growth means better programming, better ideas, and better collaboration.   We have a few programs that have been placed on the Calendar for 2014.   More on our programming in just a bit...
  • In September of 2013 we decided to go to one employee for the time being.   We do apologize if you have called the office and/or stopped by and I was not here.  We are beginning to hold some of our committee meetings here at the office to be more available. My cell number is 515-202-7556 if you need to get a hold of me and I am away from the office.  For the time being, this is my personal number but serves well in these situations.  I will not always be available to answer, however; leave a message I will get back to you as soon as possible.
  • ​​We worked collaboratively with Warren County Economic Development, Simpson College, ets!graphics, enactus and the Carlisle and Norwalk Chamber of Commerces to develope Learn/Grow/Succeed, an educational collaboration of nonprofits and businesses in Warren County to present business workshops - â€‹Our next workshop is entitled:                                Your Business Plan, A 5-Week Workshop
Tuesdays: January 21 - February 18
Simpson College, McNeil Hall
(Corner of West Clinton and C Streets), Indianola, IA 
You may register for a complimentary ticket or make a donation to help cov er materials.  Please sign up at  http://yourbusinessplan.eventbrite.com or call Deb Downey at (515) 306-7759


​These are just some of the highlights from this past year.  They were surrounded by many phone calls, successful events and many visitors from out of town.  Looking to the future - being part of the Indianola Chamber of Commerce is a great enhancement to your other business practices.   Join us at one of our Chamber Membership 101 Luncheon's or at one of our monthly Business Development Series programs to learn more about how you can capitalize on all your benefits.  

Most of all, we want to THANK YOU for continuing to support the Indianola Chamber of Commerce through your membership, volunteerism and sponsorships.  Our community is grateful too...."This is the BEST PARTY EVER" - Laney, age four at the 2013 Holiday Extravaganza (one of the coldest on record) YOU make a difference.  
 

Chamberf 101

CHAMBER 101 - Quarterly Luncheon

Thursday, January 23 @ The Sports Page
 11:30 - 1:00

SPONSORED BY
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Getting to know the Chamber -
Did you know by completing your TCS (traffic catcher site), you can see how many times your business name gets a hit, how many times your web page is looked at by someone?
Did you know that you have a TCS?
Did you know that we recieve a "NO FINDS" report - this tells us what people are searching for that they cannot find.  By working with this list, we can help you build the script on your TCS page to get those hits you need.

Along with getting to know more about your Chamber benefits, each quarter we will have a subtopic.  In January, we will be meeting some of our City Leaders.  At this time, Mayor Kelly Shaw will be joining us and getting to know you while your get to know a little more about him.  

Upcoming Chamber 101 topics:
Chamber 101 and Getting the most out of your Networking Opportunities
Chamber 101 and Customer Service Tips (a little bit of inspiration for a successful fall)
Chamber 101 and protecting your business from Fraud (right before the holiday season)

 

Are you interested?

Morning Mingle

Meet in the morning and....MINGLE!  Building those relationships with people you want to do business with.  A casual atmosphere filled with plenty of opportunity to exhange business cards, describe your area of expertise and ask for referrals.  
People Do Business with People They Know.  How to increase your business with a Morning Mingle?  Get to Know More People! 


 We still have a few Morning Mingle opportunities available.
Are you interested in hosting or co-hosting a Morning Mingle in 2014? 
Contact our office at 515-961-6269. 
The Indianola Chamber of Commerce office is available for your Mingle...

 

Join us for some great fun!

Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Committee

The Indianola Ambassador Committee is growing and we want you to be part of the FUN!

We have a new saying..."It's H.I.P. to be an Ambassador" H.I.P. because we are here to Help Indianola Prosper! I've heard it is better than wearing a yellow sash (by the way, Tiara's were not totally off the table!)

We meet once a month, on the first Wednesday of the month.  We meet at different member businesses during the lunch hour.  We schedule Ribbon Cuttings to celebrate new business, expansion of businesses, new ownership and milestones.  When we meet we talk about the new business that is coming to town, what our businesses are doing and build our Ambassador relationships.  

In 2014, the LARGE red and gray Ambassador Scissors will be retired.  Unsure if there will be a formal ceremony or if we will just find a nice place in the new office to display this hard-working piece of Chamber history.  

Send me a message if you or someone in your office wants to become more involved in the Indianola Chamber of Commerce.   
chamber@indianolachamber.com

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This space is left blank to emphasize the LONG LIST OF NEW MEMBERS IN 2013!

THANK YOU & HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Happy New Year - Happy New Year