
Weekly Facts for Week of February 19, 2018 "Strengthen Business through Advocacy, Networking and Education"
Welcome New Members E-Cig Firehouse Smoke Shop Rajai Wazwaz, Owner 4438 Highway 61 White Bear Lake, MN 55110 Outback Steakhouse Dawn Dupris, Proprietor 1770 Beam Ave. Maplewood, MN 55109 Happy Hippie Homes LLC Sammi Cook-Kuehn 5347 Portland Avenue White Bear Township, MN 55110 Barr Chiropractic & Sports Clinic Sherri Niemiec 4719 Banning Ave. White Bear Lake, MN 55110 Ox and Crow Coffeehouse Mara Crombie 88 Mahtomedi Ave. Mahtomedi, MN 55115 K 2 Flowers & Edibles Katrina Knott 12422 Ingersoll Ave. N Hugo, MN 55038 612-210-2825 The Anchor Coffee House Denise Atkinson, Co-Owner 4742 Washington Square White Bear Lake, NB 55110 651-983-9585 Renewing Members Thank you for your continued partnership with the White Bear Area Chamber of Commerce. Our voice is stronger as a result! MN Commercial Railway 2 Years Anchor Bank 14 Years NI Magnuson Christian School 12 Years Premier Banks 17 Years Chamber Calendar 2018 Brings a NEW exclusive How it WAS Made Tour! 02/21/2018 Women In Business Networking 02/22/2018 Humanoid Robot Sophia to address the White Bear Area Chamber 02/27/2018 Finding Business Leads in Places You'd Least Expect 02/28/2018 Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening Celebration - Soul Chiropractic! 03/05/2018 Morning Networking 03/06/2018 Lunchtime Networking - Acapulco Mexican Restaurant 03/08/2018 Professional EDGE - 401K Checkup: Compliant, Cost and Service 03/13/2018 Market Your Business to our New Members! We welcome your marketing materials for inclusion in our "Swag Bag" welcome gift provided to each new member. Ideas include pens, magnets, key chains, notepads, gift cards, etc. with your company logo. Let us help market your business to the newest members! We request 30 items per business and if you would like to participate in this program please call or email Shari at the Chamber Office. Community Calendar Let's Wine About Winter, GoodThings, Downtown WBL 02/22/2018 White Bear: A Village is Born! 02/26/2018 Finding Business Leads in Places You'd Least Expect 02/28/2018 Gay and Gray: Welcoming LGBT Older Aldults 02/28/2018 Rabbit Hole 03/01/2018- 03/25/2018 Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening Celebration - Soul Chiropractic! 03/05/2018 Fourth Annual Hugo Good Neighbors Food Shelf Comedy Night Event 03/09/2018 Black Tie Bingo Fundraiser 03/10/2018 Grants available to help employers develop apprecticeships! The Minnesota Apprenticeship Initiative (MAI), funded through a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, is inviting employers to apply for the MAI grant to help them create or expand registered apprenticeship programs in advanced manufacturing, agriculture, health care, information technology and transportation. Employers can receive up to $5,000 for each registered apprentice. Click HERE to apply. Follow us on Social Media Remember to Recycle!	Next Tuesday - Meet Sophia, The Humanoid Robot! Humanoid Robot Sophia to address the White Bear Area Chamber (Click the image and meet our presenter, Sophia, joking with Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show!) February 27, 11:00am - 1:30pm Century College - Lincoln Mall 3300 Century Avenue N, WBL Hanson Robotics LTD will present Sophia the premier humanoid robot at this exciting and one-of-a-kind Chamber event! Sophia will discuss how she and her prototypes will transform our health care industry. After her speech Sophia will answer audience questions. Humanoid robots like Sophia are destined become fully integrated into major sectors of our business community. Registration is required HERE! Thank you to our sponsors: More Exciting Information About our Guest Speaker, Sophia! This THURSDAY! Women in Business Women In Business 2692 East County Road E, WBL Thursday, February 22nd 11:30am - 1:00pm This networking group is amazing - growing, engaging and fun! If you haven't been to a Women in Business lunch - please join us to connect, have a great meal, make new contacts and meet friends. Space is limited, so please register HERE. The only cost is for your lunch only. Finding Business Leads in Places You'd Least Expect Finding Business Leads in Places You'd Least Expect Cotroneo's 2148 3rd St., WBL February 28, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm Is your business prepared to capitalize on potential customers that are reaching out to you? Ryan Boog, CEO of Happy Dog Web Productions, who has been mentioned in Forbes and has spoken at Microsoft and Harvard about digital growth will exploit the areas that many businesses are overlooking when it comes to securing new business. Come for a FREE lunch, compliments of Cosetta and see if your business can grow in places you would least expect. Space is limited so registration is required HERE. Thank you to our sponsor: White Bear Area Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Opportunity SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY DEADLINE: Friday, March 29, 2018 The White Bear Area Chamber of Commerce Dale Hedstrand Scholarship Fund is accepting applicants for its 2018 White Bear Area Chamber of Commerce Scholarship to be awarded in the Spring of 2018. Eligible candidates must be employed or have a parent or guardian who is employed by a White Bear Area Chamber of Commerce member. Click HERE for a list of current Chamber members.Prior applicants are encouraged to re-apply. Click HERE for further application details Save the Date! 2018 Annual Meeting / Inaugural White Bear Area Chamber 2018 Annual Meeting / Inaugural Thursday, April 5th Keller Golf Course 2166 Maplewood Drive, Maplewood 11:30am - 1:30pm Featuring Carl Rick, Leadership Development Specialist Kwik Trip Kwik Trip was founded by Dan Zielow in 1965. His Gas station /Convenience Stores have grown from one location to over 500 with 18,000+ employees. What makes Kwik Trip different from its competitors is their industry leading employee retention rate and that they are rated as a Top Ten Workplace in the three states the company operates. Carl Rick will discuss their strategies to create a profit driven business model. At the Inaugural we also recognize outgoing and incoming Board members, and showcase your Chamber’s accomplishments in 2016. Cost to attend is $35.00 Chamber members and $50.00 non-members. Reserved Tables of 8 are $280. Registration begins at 11:30am with the Inaugural and lunch from 12:00-1:30pm. Registration is required HERE. Rethink Recycling KNOW YOUR PLASTICS Chances are, you’ve bought a plastic container at some point in your life—and since it had those three little arrows on the bottom, you figured you could recycle it. But those symbols mean a lot more than you think. They tell you what kind of plastic a product is made from, and even how recyclable it is. The truth is, recycling doesn’t start at the blue bin. It starts the moment you make a purchase. Watch this video to find out how to be smarter at recycling. It’s easier than you think. Click HERE to learn more! Premier Sponsors
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