Weekly Chamber Update May 3, 2010 Chamber News From The Whitehouse Area Chamber of Commerce
CHAMBER URGES YOU TO ATTEND PUBLIC SERVICE MEETING THIS WEEK Governmental Affairs The Whitehouse Chamber Governmental Affairs committee is closely watching the Village of Whitehouse and the upcoming Public Service meeting scheduled for Thursday, May 6th at 6:00 p.m., which the current Village of Whitehouse Fee Schedule is to be reviewed by Village council members of the Public Service Committee. The Chamber has been the voice for our local businesses and has been successful in suspending temporary sign permit fees and Village of Whitehouse Contractor Fees along with the Village of Whitehouse Council supporting our efforts of these two fees in the past. Council members Frank Billings, Maridee Curry, and Jim Miller are members of the Whitehouse Area Chamber of Commerce. We are hopeful and will push for these fees to continue to be suspended to support our local business owners. We are strongly encouraging you to attend this meeting on Thursday, May 6th at 6:00 p.m. at council chambers at the Village Hall. Several council persons have been contacted individually by the Chamber and understand our position on these issues as well as understand the value of the Chamber and the Village of Whitehouse Council's relationship. We will keep you updated on any further developments.	Join Us For Learn @ Lunch...Not Too Late!! Member Programs The Whitehouse Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to launch a new series called Learn at Lunch. This series debuts on Tuesday, May 4th from Noon- 1:00 p.m. with networking beginning at 11:30 a.m. The Honorable State Representative Barbara Sears will be our featured speaker at this event. This event will take place at the Whitehouse Inn and is $10 per person. A lunch buffet will be served including baked chicken,ham, potatoes, mixed vegetables, a salad bar and non-alcoholic beverages. Representative Sears will discuss issues that matter to small business owners as well as the new health care law and how it will impact the small business owner. This event requires a reservation which can be made by clicking on the Learn At Lunch event link below. Space is limited so please reserve your seat for this great event. Members will be able to network after this event as well. LEARN @ LUNCH REGISTRATION LINK www.chamberorganizer.com/members/evr/reg_event.php Connecting Chamber Members To Create Powerful Local Advertising Networks Member Technologies Did you know: •85% of business buyers go online during the buying process •80% of those find their ultimate vendor online •70% use search •Of those who say they don't use search 27% actually do Do you have a LOCAL search strategy for your business? You do Now! The Chamber of Commerce realizes that most of the people today looking for information on a business or within a particular community do their research via the Internet. Most people who want to find very detailed information on the community often use the Chamber of Commerce's website to do this. This highly targeted traffic is now available to members in exchange for getting started and optimizing their online advertising program. To expand the Chamber's reach, the Area Search Engine© is available for many communities that's powered by Google® and designed to showcase the members first and foremost. Participating members are impressed with its results, but before we can help you attract this traffic you MUST OPTIMIZE your advertising system. If you are interested in the complete plan please visit: www.memberbusinessplan.com and check out what other Chamber members are doing to grow their businesses! We are here to work for you! If you want more information or would like to schedule a meeting to evaluate and develop a FREE marketing plan, please contact Josh Torres at 419-277-9439.
The Whitehouse Wire - Weekly Chamber Update May 3, 2010

CHAMBER URGES YOU TO ATTEND PUBLIC SERVICE MEETING THIS WEEK

Join Us For Learn @ Lunch...Not Too Late!!

Connecting Chamber Members To Create Powerful Local Advertising Networks