| Officers and
Board of Directors |
Charles Sangmeister, Pres.
Heather Hasbrook
Mary Schimmele
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| Business After Hours |
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Business After Hours is a fun event which gives members and guests a chance to network in a social setting. Everyone is welcome! Food & drinks are provided by the hosts. Dress is casual and admission is FREE.
NEXT SCHEDULED EVENT
April 30, 2009
Special K Ranch
(10 miles West of Park City and
8 miles East of Columbus)
Showcase your business!
Host a Business After Hours.
Contact the Chamber at 322-4505. |
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Monthly Meetings |
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The Chamber's meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM. You're invited to join us!
NEXT MEETING
Tuesday, April 7
6:00 PM at Columbus City Hall
(upstairs meeting room) |
| Member To Member
Discount Program |
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Chamber Members: Do business with your fellow chamber members and receive valuable discounts on merchandise and services!
Click here to
see the list of member businesses offering member discounts thru
our Member to Member Discount Program. To participate in this
FREE program, contact Juliana at 322-4550, or you can enroll online - click here.
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| Community Events |
To submit/update your event for the Community Events Calendar on our web site,
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Bernard P. Thomas Limited Edition
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Published in numbered limited editions of 300.
Price Each: $60
(quantities of ten or more of the same print: $55 each)
ALL PROCEEDS go to the Stillwater Community Visitor Center Building Fund.
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Free Service
for Chamber Members "A picture is worth a thousand words." |
Our web site gets over 200,000 hits per year
from all over the world. Attract more customers with
pictures!Email your photos, logo, or artwork to admin@StillwaterCountyChamber.com and we will add them to your listing on the Chamber's web site at no cost to you. |
| Insurance for Chamber Members |
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| Montana's Official Web Site |
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| Small Business Administration |
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| Ad Space is Available |
We offer advertising space at very affordable rates in our E-Blasts, Quarterly Newsletters, and on our Web Site. For information on placing an ad, contact the Chamber at (406) 322-4505 or email to admin@StillwaterCountyChamber.com.
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| Get Your Listing in the "DISCOVER STILLWATER COUNTY MONTANA MAP GUIDE" for 2009 |
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 Distribution is scheduled to begin by Memorial Day
Don't miss the opportunity to get your listing in the 2009 edition of the Discover Stillwater County Montana Map Guide!
By having
a listing in the Map Guide, your business will be advertised to over
10,000 tourists for the unbelievable Chamber Member price of $40
per listing (the Non-Member price is only $50).
That's about half a penny per copy!
Beginning
on or around Memorial Day, 10,000 Map Guides will be distributed
to 109 locations in the Billings Area and 79 in the Cody
area, as well as locations all over Stillwater County.
Distribution will be guaranteed by Certified Folder.
The
Map Guides will be available at visitor centers, tourist
information sites, truck stops, hotels, motels, travelers at chambers
of commerce, Billings airport, and merchants who have visitor
information racks in their stores. We will also be mailing the
Map Guides to potential visitors all over the U.S., in response to
inquiries.
Get
the best bang for your buck! List your business in
the 2009 edition of the Discover Stillwater County Montana Map
Guide!
Watch your mail! Detailed information and an order form will be distributed very soon.
Coming Soon:
We will also be offering the option to place your order online!
For more information, contact the Chamber at 322-4505 or email us at admin@StillwaterCountyChamber.com.
The Map Guide is an annual project of the Stillwater County Chamber of Commerce.
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| Columbus Spring Flea Market this Saturday |
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The Columbus Spring Flea Market is scheduled for Saturday, March 28, 2009. The
Flea Market will be held at the Columbus Fairgrounds on Saturday
March 28, from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Booth with table - $20
each. For information, call (406) 322-5227
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New Logo for Town of Columbus |
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| From Stillwater County News, March 19th
The
Town of Columbus has unveiled the final version of the award winning
logo which will soon adorn town stationary, business cards and
anything else officials wish to brand. The logo was designed by Columbus High School student Jayson Robbins and Big Sky Prints
then made some adjustments and digitized it, according to Laura
Paonessa, a clerk for the town who is helping oversee the project.
One
change was the date - from 1882 on the original to 1907 on the final
product, which is when Columbus was incorporated. The logo will
be used on city vehicles, the website (which is currently under
construction and expected to be finished soon), stationery, business
cards and anything else the town chooses, said Paonessa.
Robbins,
a junior at CHS, was one of 20 entries in the contest that was judged
by a panel. Robbins received $100 for winning.
The logo was will soon be displayed on a plethora of Columbus-owned property.
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| Free Event Planning Workshop - April 17
From Travel Montana |
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Is your community event ready for guests?
In this free workshop, you'll learn tips for enhancing your event to
increase its appeal for visitors and residents alike. Topics such
as tourism trends, sponsorship, marketing, and branding will be
covered.
· Marketing & Branding your event for tourism
* Placing your event within the marketing "Ps"
* Moving from Web 1.0 to 2.0
· Sponsorship basics
· Is your event ready to take the next step?
* Review of basic event management principles
· Understanding tourism trends that have implications for events
* Focus on national and Montana visitor data
* Montana event tourism branding guidelines & examples
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| Billings Chamber/CVB e-NEWs
for March 26, 2009 |
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This e-NEWs will help you to keep up with the latest from Billings.
To read all of the news, find out about
upcoming events, and get valuable information from the Billings
Chamber of Commerce/CVB, click here.
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| Capitol iNSiGHT from Billings Chamber of Commerce/CVB |
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 March 20
Legislative News and Updates
Topics include the Local Option Tourism Taxing
Authority BILL #SB 506, Incumbent Workforce Training BILL #SB
388, The Week In Review, The Week Ahead, and the Legislative Calendar...
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| Business and Financial News |
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7 Ways to Build a Fan Club Around Your Brand
From Harvard Business Review
A
business can't afford not to have an online community dedicated to its
brand, say Susan Fournier and Lara Lee, who helped muster the owner
enthusiasm that saved Harley-Davidson from extinction. "In today's
turbulent world, people are hungry for a sense of connection; and in
lean economic times, every company needs new ways to do more with what
it already has," they write. Read more...
The Destructive Powers of One Selfish Jerk
From Harvard Business Review
He
may be brimming with talent, but a "jerk" like Manny Ramirez will drag
his team down, says commentator Frank Deford. One Boston Red Sox
teammate described Ramirez as a "cancer" to the club. The effect
is common in business, too. A recent study at U.S. companies
showed that nearly half of respondents respond to rudeness on the job
by decreasing their efforts. Read more...
When "Bonus Rage" Turns Violent
From Financial Times
Vandals
have damaged the Edinburgh home of Fred Goodwin, the former Royal Bank
of Scotland CEO who has been castigated for an ultra-plush
pension. "This is just the beginning," a group claiming
responsibility warned. Meanwhile, workers at a 3M factory in
France held their boss captive
in his office for more than 24 hours. U.S. executives are
worried, too. AIG CEO Edward Liddy says he's had vivid death
threats, and former Bear Stearns CEO Jimmy Cayne may be employing armed
guard.
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| Map Scam Alert from the BBB |
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 Fraud Alert from the Better Business Bureau
A group calling themselves Premier Map Company aka Universal Ad Company
is soliciting businesses for map ads in the Idaho area, saying the maps
are sponsored by the Sheriff's Department and Chambers of
Commerce. We're hoping by getting the warning out before
they hit Montana we can stop them in their tracks. To read about
this SCAM, click here.
If
you feel you have been deceived or misled by an offer, be pro-active
and file formal complaints with the BBB, the FTC, as well as your state
Attorney General's Office.
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| New Benefits from Chamber Choices |
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A Benefit We Can "Get Behind" - Colonoscopy
Chamber Choices added several preventive and wellness benefits for 2009
(dental exam, EAP, maternity management program, etc.). However, there
is one benefit that Chamber Choices is particularly proud to support
and "get behind" all year - the colonoscopy benefit.
March is
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and Spring is a perfect
time to highlight the colonoscopy benefit added to Chamber
Choices. To read the entire article, click here. |
| On The Web: What does the difference between "http" and "https" mean to you? |
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 It Is All About Your Security
From the Better Business Bureau's Tips of the Week
An email which has been circulating for some time, explaining the difference between http and https (the acronyms placed before web site addresses), is circulating again and has been brought to BBB's attention.
BBB
wishes to make people aware of what the difference is between having
either of these acronyms before a web site address, because it refers
directly to safeguarding your computer use AND your personal info!
What is the difference between http and https? Snopes has a good explanation - to read about it, click here.
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Visit our new Blog |
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There's a new gathering place for
Chamber Members, neighbors, and friends. We invite you to post
your news, comments, questions, and stories on our blog, Chamber Chat
Cafe, at http://chambercafe.wordpress.com/
Stop in and visit for a while!
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| Just for grins... |
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The Accidental Carjacker
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