November 2009, Volume 5, Issue 11, www.manhattan.org A publication of the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce Are you taking advantage of your Chamber Membership? Share the benefits of chamber membership with your employees. Little Apple® Dollars - FREE As a Chamber member, you and all* of your employees are invited Your Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce and its Retail Commit- to attend Chamber functions and take advantage of member serv- tee are working hard to keep shopping dollars in Manhattan. Little ices. Apple® Dollar checks may be purchased at the Chamber at no cost other than the face dollar of the check. Support our local retailers Be sure to share ‘The Chamber Weekly’ communication, emails by purchasing Little Apple® Dollars. They are the perfect gift for and special invitations with your employees. If you have employees that person who has everything. that you would like to add to our email list, please let us know. If you have questions regarding any of these services or need addi- Member Mailing List Contact us: tional information, please contact the Membership Division at the One of the greatest assets available to members of the Manhattan 501 Poyntz Avenue Chamber office, 776-8829. Area Chamber of Commerce is access to the membership list. The list can be custom-filtered to fit your needs, may only be used once Manhattan, KS, 66502-6005 Business After Hours per purchase and is unavailable to non-members. 785-776-8829 phone Network with fellow Chamber members at these monthly, informal events at various locations in Manhattan. Referrals - FREE 785-776-0679 fax Chamber members are referred daily as the Chamber acts as an [email protected] Event Calendar – FREE information center for Manhattan. If you or your organization has an event that could be of interest to www.manhattan.org people living in or visiting Manhattan, please fill out the Submit an Workforce Development TDD Kansas Relay Center: Event form found on our Convention & Visitors Bureau website. Your Chamber members have access to our in-house Workforce Develop- submission will be reviewed by a staff member before it is made ment Coordinator for job fair information, FREE job postings on 800-766-3777 available on the Calendar of Events. www.manhattancvb.org www.NationJob.com/Manhattan and many other workforce related services. First Impressions Everyone who contacts the Chamber for relocation packets has two *Some business types may have additional policies regarding all things in common: A desire to make the Manhattan area their employees. Call the Chamber office at 776-8829 for questions you home and a need to make new business connections. First Impres- may have. sions is a campaign designed to help you market to Manhattan newcomers. It is the only Chamber program that gives you access to those who request relocation packets. Monday Morning Leadership Seminar The Chamber held its annual Fall Seminar on October 21. Monte Farrar with Express Employment Professionals presented Monday Morning Leadership. Participants shared examples and learned best KSBDC Brown Bag Lunch Seminar Series The seminars are offered FREE of charge to practices of successful leadership qualities. Chamber members and $20 for guests. The FINAL Brown Bag Lunch Series seminar for 2009 will be held on Friday, November 6. Bring your lunch and the Chamber will provide We would like to thank Express Employment Professionals for spon- soft drinks and water. soring this seminar and to Alorica for providing the refreshments! Calling all home based businesses! As owner of many home based businesses and over 25 years as Space is limited; reservations are required. a consultant with the Kansas Small Business Devel- Please call 776-8829 to register. opment Center, Les Streit, will share his expertise on topics such as advertising options, legal & tax The “Brown Bag Lunch Series” is a partnership issues, and individual marketing skills. between the Kansas Small Business Development Center and the Manhattan Area Chamber of Com- Date: Friday, November 6, 2009 merce. These workshops are designed to add skills Time: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm and strategies to your tool box that will help you (presentation will begin at 11:45) adapt to the ever-changing business environment. Topic: Marketing Your Home Based Business Presenter: Les Streit, Kansas Small Business Development Center Consultant Location: Manhattan Chamber Boardroom, 501 Poyntz Ave Page 2 Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce Little Apple® Business Review November 2009 The mission of the Man h a ttan Area Cha m b er of Com m e r ce is to fos t er a changing envi ro n m e n t for business success that enhances the quality of life in our reg i o n . We market the re g i o n ,a dvocate for bu s i n e s s ,and provide servi c es to our members and custom e r s . Are you intere s t ed in being a member of the Man h a ttan Area Cha m b er of Com m e r ce? Giv e Kim a call at 776-8829 for more in fo rm at i o n . Thursday, November 19, 2009 This is a publication of the Man h a ttan Area Cha m b er of Com m e r ce – all adver tising is the res po n s i b i l i t y of The Man h a ttan Merc u r y. 7:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. To place an ad or for more inform at i o n , cont a c t Jemie Wataha at Manhattan Country Club 77 6 - 2 2 0 0 , ext. 231 or classdisplay@ t h e m e rc u r y.co m . Start your day off with breakfast and some early morning networking. Good Morning Manhattan! will once again be held at the Manhattan Country Club. Coffee will be served at 7:15 a.m., a buffet breakfast at 7:30 a.m. followed by four speakers that will share information about local topics of interests to the community. They will each have the floor for five minutes in order to complete the program by 8:30 a.m. Confirmed speakers include: • John Broberg, President & CEO of Mercy Regional Health Center ★ • Natascha Phillips, Executive Director of the Flint Hills Breadbasket • Bob Workman, Director of the Flint Hills Discovery Center This fast-paced, informative gathering is well attended so reservations are required and can be made online at www.manhattan.org or by calling 776-8829. The cost is $15 per member or $30 for non-members. Shaking hands with everyone you see could net you $50 if you are the 15th person to shake the hand of our “mystery member”. Business cards will serve you two-fold when you use them for networking and to register for the door prize drawing. Special thanks to for sponsoring this event! Thank you to the following members of the Chamber Champions and Chamber Diplomats for volunteering to help with September’s Good Morning Manhattan registration: Jackie Patton with Al Langton Insurance, Howlette Kleiner with Meritrust Credit Union, Michael Webb with Farm Bureau Financial Services and Keith Westervelt with Blueville Nursery★. Thanks to Ned Seaton, Seaton Publishing, for presenting to the Manhattan Young Professionals on October 22. Next event: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 5:30 p.m. Zuckey Bowl If you or someone you know is interested in the Manhattan Young Professionals, please call Dena Huff at the Chamber, 776-8829. November 2009 Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce Little Apple® Business Review Page 3 Thank you to the following members of the Chamber Champions and Chamber Diplomats for volunteering to help with registration at the Passports Available for September Business After Hours: Linda Jones with AFLAC, Garett Roop with Aligned Roop Chiropractic, Jay Terrill with Community First National Bank★, Kyle Walters with Waddell & Reed Business After Hours and Keith Westervelt with Blueville Nursery★. These laminated passports are great for businesses that regularly You are invited to ter, complimentary USA Today, send representatives to Business After Hours. Monthly checks or expense reimbursements are eliminated. attend outdoor pool (in season), wonder- fully comfortable pillow-topped And, best of all, at $48 each you save Business After Hours bedding, a "pillow menu" and up to $72 annually over the usual October Business After Hours $5-10 donation. Business After Hours got scary in Wednesday, complimentary high-speed inter- October at the Briggs & Broom- November 11, 2009 net access throughout the hotel. Our hotel is 100% smoke free and Passports are not specific to one sticks Halloween Bash. Briggs 5:30 – 7:00 pm person, so multiple people may Auto★ generously hosted over welcomes small pets. Great place Hosted by Holiday Inn to also hold your social gatherings enter on one passport. An 275 Chamber members and RSVP is still requested. Inter- guests to hors duevers, drinks at the Campus or business meetings with our outstanding meeting facilities ested? Please contact and live music. Guest were Kristin Holt at encouraged to wear costumes, which accommodate up to 350 people. So don’t delay – come [email protected] and many took ad v a n ta g e of the or call the Chamber event to dress up. and check out the Holiday Inn at the Campus today! office at 776-8829. Door prize winners included: Judy Houdeshell with North Cen- tral Flint Hills Area Agency on Reservations are Aging, Tom Koenig with A Brush Our newly re- l a u n c hed Manhattan , requested of Color, Jody Portuese with Kansas hotel with new signage Bluestem Financial Management, and awesome lighting, landscap- Cost is $5 in advance Todd Remmereid with CYC Con- ing and design features that cre- struction Co., Kevin Robel with ate an energized and branded Robel Graphics and Noreen sense of welcome is located $7 at the door with a Stowe with Heartland Works.