Weekly Chamber Update

Serving Over 300 Businesses & Organizations In The Area

Invite! Bakery has expanded into a full fresh flower shop.  They are accepting orders for all types of arrangements and can be reached at 419-877-2500 or stop by and browse through their selection.  You may also visit www.invitebakery.com. 

Chris Ruby, State Farm Agent/Owner, recently relocated his office from Providence Street to Whitehouse Square on Route 64 next to Jo Jo's Pizza to accomadate his growth with the business.  Stop in and say hello and check out his brand new office!  You may also visit his website at www.chrisrubyinsurance.com.  Good luck to Chris and his staff! 

GENERALS ICE CREAM WILL OPEN FOR THE SEASON ON TUESDAY MARCH 15th and will be open daily from 11am-9pm.  Great specials and coupons will be featured at the store!  Come and check it out!  Best of luck to Brian and his staff!

Generals Ice Cream Opening Day
03/15/2011
General's Ice Cream will opening for the season.

JAM Small Engine Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
03/19/2011
JAM-Small Engine Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and plaque presentation by the Chamber of Commerce.

MARKETING MONDAYS WITH THE CHAMBER
03/21/2011
The Chamber is offering this FREE workshop to all members and prospective members of the Chamber to guide you and explain to you the Main Street Marketing Program that the Chamber has for its members. These free and low-cost ideas will help grow your business!

Chamber Meeting With Village Mayor & Council
03/28/2011
The Chamber and Village Mayor and Council will meet for a roundtable discussion regarding legislative issues that are affecting our business community. ALL BUSINESS and BUILDING OWNERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND. The sign ordinance and parking will be primarily the topics focused on.

Member Website Workshops- 1st Fridays
04/01/2011
This monthly class is designed to help your members understand all that they can do with your membership system.

MARKETING MONDAYS WITH THE CHAMBER
04/04/2011
The Chamber is offering this FREE workshop to all members and prospective members of the Chamber to guide you and explain to you the Main Street Marketing Program that the Chamber has for its members. These free and low-cost ideas will help grow your business!

Member Website Workshops-1st Wednesdays
04/06/2011
This monthly class is designed to help your members understand all that they can do with your membership system.

Learn@Lunch
04/07/2011
On Thursday, April 7th, our Learn@Lunch will be at The 180th Air National Guard 2660 S. Eber Road, Swanton, Ohio. It will begin at 12:00 p.m. with a catered lunch and networking followed by a Unit Briefing and a tour of the 180th base. This event should last until 2:00 p.m. and there MUST be a reservation made in order to attend this event and enter the guard base. Reservations will be received until Friday April 1, 2011. You can register online at www.whitehouseohiochamber.com or call the Chamber office at 419-877-2747. The cost of this luncheon is $10.00 per person.

AVOID TO WAIT...TEXT IT IN (TM)...SUBWAY NOW! IS HERE IN WHITEHOUSE!

Text Your Specific Order To: 419-450-3744 and you will receive an order number.  Go to the express pick up at the cash register without waiting in line.  Text "FAVS" to 21001 to set up easy re-ordering. The SUBWAY NOW! service is available at our Whitehouse and Holgate locations. 

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony..Saturday March 19th at 11am

Please come out and join the Chamber business community, the Mayor, Village Council and Administration in welcoming our latest addition to our town.  We will have a ribbon cutting ceremony and presentation at 11am on Saturday, March 19th at their new store located at 6789 Providence Street, next to Whitehouse Motors.

JAM Small Engine Services and Sales Ltd., is a locally owned and operated business with an old fashioned belief that a persons word or handshake is a binding trust. We are proud of our continued commitment to our customers and community. We treat our customers as if they were an extension of our family.

Two brothers, Larry and Dennis, have lived and worked in the greater Toledo area since 1974. Their combined experience include: machinist, sales, parts room, equipment maintenance, complete engine restoration, electrical and hydraulics. Between their combined experiences they can help you find the right outdoor power equipment to suit your needs for your home or business and to service that equipment for you for as long as you own it.  For additional information, please visit their website at www.jamsmallengine.com. 

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SIGN UP TODAY...RESERVATION IS REQUIRED..SPACE LIMITED!

On Thursday, April 7th, our Learn@Lunch will be at The 180th Air National Guard 2660 S. Eber Road, Swanton, Ohio. It will begin at 12:00 p.m. with a catered lunch and networking followed by a Unit Briefing and a tour of the 180th base. This event should last until 2:00 p.m. and there MUST be a reservation made in order to attend this event and enter the guard base. Reservations will be received until Friday April 1. You can register online www.chamberorganizer.com/members/evr/reg_event.php or call the Chamber office at 419-877-2747. The cost of this luncheon is $10.00 for Chamber members and $15.00 for NON-Chamber members.

Begins Monday March 21st at Chamber Office

We have a Main Street Marketing Plan which has over 65 marketing tools that are offered to our members including FREE and low-cost ideas to grow your business.  SEVERAL ARE FREE and some are VERY LOW COST---WE MEAN LOW COST!!!  We understand that your cash flow may be slow or restricted and this program is designed to get you out and on a fast track to promoting your business.  Spring is upon us and we need to get ready to grow!

TWO SESSIONS WILL BE OFFERED- One at 8AM and another at 6PM on Monday March 21st and will then take place on the first Monday of each month going forward. Please call the Chamber office at 419-877-2747 to reserve your spot.  All workshops are FREE and require your reservation.

The Chamber is offering this FREE workshop to all members and prospective members of the Chamber to guide you and explain to you the Main Street Marketing Program that the Chamber has for its members. These free and low-cost ideas will help grow your business!  Refreshments will be served.

YOU WILL LEAVE THE WORKSHOP WITH SOLID IDEAS THAT YOU CAN TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY ON-GUARANTEED!

Staybridge Suites has been named top upscale extended-stay brand in Business Travel News’ 2011 U.S. Hotel Chain Survey.

Business Travel News’ U.S. Hotel Chain Survey annually measures corporate travel buyer opinions of the lodging brands they use. BTN surveyed corporate readers responsible for hotel-buying decisions, asking them to rate hotels, arranged by tier, with which they did business in the past year. Buyers rated hotels in each segment on as many as 13 attributes.

Congratulations to all on this outstanding accomplishment!