October 2019

New Board Members!

We are pleased to announce the appointment of two new board members: Jennifer Shanahan and Sharlene Crockett. Welcome! 

We still have one board seat available to please contact us if you are interested!

Visitor Center Winter Hours

The Visitor Center has moved to Winter Hours. 
Monday Closed                  
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday Closed
Thursday        11:00 - 4:00
Friday    11:00 - 4:00
Saturday 11:00 - 4:00
Sunday 11:00 - 3:00

Calendar of Events Import

 

Business After Hours
10/24/2019
4:00-7:30 pm

Volunteer Open House and Appreciation
10/24/2019
6:00 pm- 8:00 pm
Buena Vista Community Center
715 E Main Street
Buena Vista , CO 81211

New Year & New Employment Laws: The Changing Landscape and Tools to Help You Manage It
10/29/2019
8:30am - 12:30am
CMC Climax Building, room 401
901 US-24
Leadville, CO 80461

Trick or Treat at the Museum
10/31/2019
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
National Mining Hall of Fame And Museum
120 W 9th Street
Leadville, Co 80461

Chamber Board Meeting
11/07/2019
8am
Leadville/Lake County Chamber of Commerce
809 Harrison
Leadville, CO 80461

Social Media for Main Street Business
11/19/2019
8:30 - 10:30
CMC Climax Building, room 401
901 US-24
Leadville, CO 80461

Business After Hours - NMHFM
11/21/2019
5:00 - 7:30
National Mining Hall of Fame And Museum
120 W 9th Street
Leadville, Co 80461

Small Business Saturday
11/30/2019

Announcements

If your business has a special offering or announcement you'd like to inform our membership of, please email Tracy at tracy.purdy@hotmail.com to get your announcement in the monthly newsletter. 

October Business After Hours

Business After Hours is an excellent networking opportunity held on the 4th Thursday monthly from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. The October 24th BAH will start earlier than usual at 4pm and will be hosted by the Herald Democrat, along with with Tabor Opera House, Silver Dollar Saloon, Twin Lakes Inn, and St. Vincent Hospital, to celebrate their 140th anniversaries. Please see the event flyer for more details (found by clicking into the event on the left) . 

2020 Business After Hours Signup!

The Calendar for 2020 Business After Hours is now open for sign up! First come-first pick so please reach out to Cindy Nemeth at justme_cindy@yahoo.com to sign up! 

SBDC and Upcoming Workshops

The Leadville/Lake County Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce that the Lake County Board of County Commissioners has finalized an agreement, along with Chaffee and Park Counties, to host the Central Mountain Small Business Development Center. The LLCCOC is excited to partner with the county in bringing small business counseling and workshops to our county.

Jamie Billesbach is the new SBDC director and will be at this month's BAH to introduce herself. Be sure to say hi! Her email is: jbillesbach@chaffeecounty.org if you have questions about the SBDC or need any business counseling. 

To get the ball rolling we have two more exciting workshops coming up right here in Leadville.
  • New Year & New Human Resource Laws: The Changing Landscape and Tools to Help You Manage It - Oct 29th 8:30 am - 12:30 pm CMC Climax Building Rm 401
  • Successful Business Tools: Social Media for Main Street Business - Nov 19th.  8:30 am - 10:30 am CMC Climax Building Rm 401

Small Business Saturday - Save the date


Save the Date! Small Business Saturday is November 30th and the LLCCOC is once again teaming up with Main Street to host this awesome shop local event.  Check out the Shop Small Studio to get ready with customizable marketing materials for your business. 

2020 BBQ Festival

THe LLCCOC is looking for partners to host the 2020 BBQ & Brew Festival. While this event has been a great fundraiser for the chamber, we have realized it is too big for one organization to run alone. We are looking for additional organizations that would like to work together to put on this event. Please read the details below for more information. 

More Details
Chamber E-Newsletter - October 2019