
Weekly Facts for Week of January 3, 2017
Welcome New Members BearFitness Jacob Wandersee, Owner 1873 Buerkle Road White Bear Lake, MN 55110 612-460-7473 My Medical Clinic Dwight Dronen, Occupational Health Consultant 1560 Beam Ave. Suite F Maplewood, MN 55109 651-430-1445 Washington County CDA Chris Eng, Director of Economic Development 7645 Currell Boulevard Woodbury, MN 55125 651-202-2814 Joel B Sherburne Jewelers Dorothy Sherburne, Owner 2200 Fourth Street White Bear Lake, MN 55110 651-653-5024 Renewing Members US Bank Big Idea Signs Terracon King's City Restaurant BusinessWise Training City of Dellwood White Bear Shopping Center Senator Chuck Wiger Pine Tree Apple Orchard Altstatt Financial Strategies Edina Realty - Julie Erickson Premier Bank Johnson McCann Ramsey County Commissioner, Blake Huffman Boyum & Barenscheer PLLP McNamara Company Chamber Calendar of Events Professional EDGE 01/10/2017 Lunchtime Networking - Manitou Grill and Event Center 01/12/2017 Women In Business Networking 01/26/2017 New Lawsuit Threat 01/26/2017 2017 Annual Meeting / Inaugural 02/28/2017 Host a Board Meeting in 2017! The White Bear Area Chamber is currently scheduling their board meeting locations for 2017. Board meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 7:30 – 9:00 am with up to 22 people in attendance. If you are interested in hosting a Chamber board meeting, please contact Maureen at Maureen@whitebearchamber.com or 651.429.8593. Community Calendar All in the Timing 01/19/2017- 01/21/2017 GriefShare at Mueller Memorial 01/21/2017 BEAR'ly Open Community Dance 02/03/2017 BEAR'ly Open 02/04/2017 Wizarding World (K-5 Theatre Class) 02/07/2017- 03/07/2017 Slapstick (Teen Theatre Class) 02/07/2017- 03/07/2017 GriefShare at Mueller Memorial 02/11/2017 35 E Road Construction Highway Construction Update Click HERE for more information regarding the progress of the I-35E exchanges throughout the community. 10th Annual Bear'ly Open Save the dates! Community Dance, February 3rd at White Bear Country Inn and the Golf Event is on February 4th at Ramsey Beach on White Bear Lake! Click HERE for more information. read more... Rethink Recycling Follow us on Social Media	Professional EDGE - January 10th Professional EDGE The Loss of a Customer: How it Can Happen, The Cost and the Path to Prevention! Presented by Jack Semler, ReadexResearch January 10, 2017 7:30am - 9:00am Vadnais Heights Country Inn and Suites The need to listen to customers is an essential business practice. Mr. Semler is a 32 year veteran of market research and the customer experience. Mr. Semler will share with you what the cost of losing a customer is, and why listening to your customers matter and what happens when you don’t. He will also give you five tactics you can implement in your business right away and survey best practices to follow. Professional EDGE is free to attend and the presentation runs from 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. (Networking begins at 7:30 a.m.) Continental breakfast will be provided and please register HERE. read more... Lunchtime Networking January 12th Lunchtime Networking Manitou Grill and Event Center 2171 Fourth Street, White Bear Lake 11:30am - 1:00pm Join us for great networking while you enjoy a fabulous lunch. Meet new contacts, touch base with some old friends and keep updated on what's going on in the Chamber. Cost is for your lunch only and please register HERE. New Lawsuit Threat New Lawsuit Threat Americans Disability Act Lawsuits over Web Site Compliance Thursday January 26 3:30-4:30pm The White Bear Area Chamber supports the principals of the American Disability Act. By making businesses accessible to people with disabilities we all benefit. At this special Government Affairs meeting you will hear about the Minnesota Chamber’s effort to enact ADA Law Suit reform and learn how to protect your web site against frivolous ADA Law Suits. Our guest speaker is Mike Hanson who is a visually impaired attorney. He will address how the blind and visually impaired can experience challenges with various websites. There is no cost to attend and registration is required HERE. read more... 2017 Chamber Annual Meeting / Inaugural 2017 Chamber Annual Meeting / Inaugural Tuesday, February 28, 2017 Keller Golf Course 11:30am - 1:30pm Heyward Donigan CEO Vitals. Revolutionizing the medical coverage. Our Inaugural will address the issue of Health Care reform that is facing business and individual consumers. Our guest speaker is the Heyward Donigan CEO of an innovative start-up health care company destined to transform our health care delivery system by putting consumers in charge of selecting providers based on price and quality. Cost is $35.00 for Chamber Members and $50.00 for non-Members. Corporate tables of 8 are available for $280.00. Please register HERE for this great event! read more... Member to Member Discounts Member-to-Member Discounts is your opportunity to shop with other Chamber members, share your business' discounts and promotions. There is no charge for Chamber businesses to participate and the offers are listed on the Chamber website! This will increase your exposure and encourage members to "Shop Chamber Members First!" If you would like to promote your business and offer a discount to this Members-only webpage, please email maureen@whitebearchamber.com with the details of the discount offered exclusively to fellow Chamber Members. Click HERE for this week's Chamber member discounts, offerings and promotions! Biz Aware Biz Recycling - Did you Know? New Year Recycling Resolutions! It’s that time of the year again to ring in the New Year, set resolution goals, and change yourself, and possibly your business, for the better. This year, take steps to put the environment first by starting or enhancing your business’s recycling programs. After all, it’s nearly 2017. Not only is it required by law that East Metro business recycle, it’s clearly the right thing to do. Take advantage of the New Year by pledging to consider the earth in all aspects of your business. Right now Ramsey and Washington County businesses are eligible for up to $10,000 of BizRecycling Grant money to begin or enhance recycling. Hundreds of East Metro business have already applied for a BizRecycling Grant and have made a positive impact on the environment and their pocketbooks. Premier Sponsors
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