| Greetings!
We've got lots planned for this fall - from workshops to
membership drives to networking events. Keep updated about events
and opportunities with our weekly enewsletter - delivered to you
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| Small
Business Services at the Cape Cod Chamber |
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 Tobey Stapleton of Massachusetts
International Trade Assistance Center (ITAC) will be at the
Cape Cod Chamber's Administrative Offices on October 23 to
conduct office hours for members seeking counseling assistance
on selling goods to international markets.
FREE BUSINESS ADVICE The Massachusetts Small Business
Development Center at The University of Massachusetts
Dartmouth (MSBDC) and the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce are
pleased to announce the availability of small business
advisory services at the Chamber's Hyannis offices.
For more than twenty years, the MSBDC has been a valuable
resource to the communities it serves. Now, through a
partnership with the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, the SBDC is
better able to meet the needs of small businesses in the Cape
Cod area.The MSBDC offers free business assistance through
individual counseling, training and economic development
activities. Its experienced counselors can assist clients with
a wide range of business needs, including start-up planning,
marketing, financial analysis, expansion planning, debt
financing, and much more.
The Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, the SBDC & ITAC
encourage you to call to see how together they can serve the
needs of your small business. To get further information or
schedule an appointment, please call the Cape Cod Chamber of
Commerce at 508.862.0700 or the MSBDC at 508.673.9783 or ITAC
at 508.676.5100 |
| Make
Waves for the Cape Cod Chamber |
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 You are
invited to "MAKE WAVES" in our community by participating in
the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce One Day Membership Blitz Day.
Mark your calendar for Wednesday November 6, 2002, in the
front room of our Route 6 & Route 132 information center,
and come and join the Membership Committee for our 2003
Membership Drive.
There will be two shifts: 8:00 a.m. until noon & 12:30
p.m. until 4:30 p.m.. Each shift will have a 30 minute lesson
on how to sell a membership to what type of business.
Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.
WE NEED YOUR HELP! We are asking each of you to become a
team captain. Simply contact four of your peers and you've got
your team of five. Your team will participate in a 3½-hour
membership Phone Blitz. There will be all kinds of prizes for
your team & team members to win. Past membership blitzes
have been a lot of fun and this one will too!
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact
Steve Richards at (508)862-0700 ext. 514 or click the link
below to email him. Thank you, Dan Wolf, Membership Drive
Chairman
Email
Steve »
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| NEW
program for Bed & Breakfasts |
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 Program
Highlights: 1. New ad rate in the 2003 Official Visitors'
Guide to Cape Cod 2. New URL: www.capecodbedandbreakfast.us 3.
New web site presence for B&B advertisers in the Official
Guide only. 4. Payment plan for B&B's offered.
How it Works: 1. Your ad in the 2003 Official Guide to Cape
Cod B&B section (new this year) will also expose visitors
to a new URL www.capecodbedandbreakfast.us. Only those
advertisers in the new B&B section will appear on the new
portion of the Chamber website that this new URL will point
to. Your membership page (no extra charge) with a photo (no
extra charge) will appear on this section of the website and
link (at no extra charge) to your own website. 2. If you were
in the 2002 B&B Guidebook, you can repeat your same block
ad (photo & text.) If not, we can take the photo or scan
one in easily. 3. We can set up a payment plan to spread your
payments into four installments with no finance charge
(payment in full due by 6/30/03.)
Don't delay! Place your ad in the 2003 Official Visitors
Guide to Cape Cod (promoted by $1,000,000 of marketing and
advertising).
Deadline is October 16, 2002 for space commitment.
Email
your interest or questions to Steve »
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| Focus
on Water: A series of free, in-depth lectures & field
trips |
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 Part 1 -
Three seminars addressing the importance of the Cape's water
resources and providing insight to our fresh and saltwater
habitats. Hosted by Cape Cod National Seashore - 1:30 pm on
9/24, 10/1 and 10/8 at the Wellfleet Public Library - Call
508-255-3421, ext 11 for more information
Part 2 - "Green Home 2002" - Four seminars addressing
methods home-owners can utilize to protect and conserve our
water resources. Hosted by Massachusetts Audubon Society at
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary and Waquoit Bay National
Estuarine Research Reserve - 1 pm on 10/5, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5
at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary - Reservations
Required - call 508-349-2615 or 508-457-0495 for more
information
Part 3 - "Facing the Facts - Water Quality and Quantity on
the Outer Cape." A public forum and panel discussion. Hosted
by the Cape Cod National Seashore, Wellfleet Bay Wildlife
Sanctuary and Waquoit Bay N. E. R. R. - 7 pm on 11/19 at the
Wellfleet Elementary School.
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| Fall
Morning Series for Business Owners and Managers: Making your
Business More Profitable |
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| Owning a small business calls for vision,
determination, and all the sound expertise you can get. The
Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce and Cape & Islands Community
Development Inc. is pleased to present this series geared to
small business owners and managers. All workshops are 8 - 9:30
am unless otherwise noted. To register and get full
information on workshops, the presenters, and exact locations
click the link below or call Jessica at 508-862- 0700, ext.
516
October 9: Keeping your business in your customer's mind:
Communicating in the electronic age. Who should come: Business
owners or managers with the ability to use the internet. Cape
Cod Community College Media Center, Library, lower level. Eric
Groves, Constant Contact, presenter. Local businesses are
finding that connecting with customers and potential customers
helps the bottom line. Constant Contact, which powers the
e-newsletter for the Cape Cod Chamber, has templates and email
management software that you can use to keep in touch
electronically. More customers are using electronic
communications to get information, make decisions, and
purchase products and services. Some of our members are
already using this approach and will share their success. The
workshop will help you figure out what will work for your
company.
October 16: Make Time-it's real money Using the BIZPLAN has
saved mom and pop businesses and the self employed $2450
annually. Who should come: Family businesses, mom and pop
operations, the self employed. Cape Cod Five Cents Savings
Bank, Mashpee, Rte 151 (across from the Mashpee Commons)
Presenters: Mary Beth Prescott, CLTC, Bap-Rap Insurance
Agency, Inc. Jim Simpson, Pension Consultant, TransAmerica
Retirement Services, and Kurt Czarnowski, Regional Public
Affairs Officer, New England, Social Security Administration
Look for money right in your back yard. You pay into social
security but probably put the minimum into your own retirement
account. We know you take deductions for all your premiums and
health care-are you maximizing this? Local mom and pop
businesses, and in particular self employed workers have saved
and average of $2,450 through BIZPLAN. See if you qualify for
the Section 105 program. Advantages include: 100% deductible
family medical insurance premiums; 100% deductible non insured
medical expenses; 100% deductible qualified long term care
insurance premiums; deductible term life premiums on
spouse/employees up to $50,000; dental and vision care
expenses. This workshop will help business owners understand
how to customize their retirement plans, profit-sharing plans,
industry trends and new regulatory development. Find out how
to free funds for your business, and catch up quickly for
retirement in flexible ways at reasonable costs. Come to an
information session to make sure you can correctly implement a
retirement plan. Get your questions answered about social
security.
Upcoming
Workshops - Details & Registration
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