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Weekly News |
| 2 August 2010 | |
Calendar: 
Weekly MeetingEXPO OPPORTUNITIES - Each week arrangements have been made for you to show your products. Two (2) tables available for this "mini-expo". Do not miss the opportunity to display your wares so that your fellow Leads members can see what it is you sell! Our regularly scheduled weekly meeting will be held Wednesday morning at Extraordinary Ventures, Inc., 200 South Elliott Road, Chapel Hill from 8:00 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. Meeting Dues are $5.00 per week. Place your business card and $1.00 in the Optional Drawing. One card will be selected and that person will receive the week's kitty. For Express Check-In, please arrive with a $5.00, a $1.00, and a business card and we will check you in. We greatly appreciate your bringing correct change. We cannot change large denomination bills ($10, $20, $50, etc.) and cannot accept checks. This Week's Speaker Tommy Sikes is a private portfolio manager. He will help investors understand who is actually managing their money. Did You Know: Women's Roundtable - 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, 27 July 2010 Laura Noble of the Noble Law Firm will discuss the top ten things that small business owners need to know, and she'll also touch on topics like exempt vs. non-exempt employees and the perils of social media at the workplace. Small Business Roundtable - 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 4, 2010 Joshua Bedick of Integrated Technology, Inc. will discuss with roundtable attendees Cloud Computing in small business. One of the largest and most exiting areas of growth in IT the past couple of years has been Cloud Computing, the movement of traditional IT services like email, storage and spam filtering away from individual organizations and to large service providers. This move has led to greater reliability and security of those services as well as decreased costs, things organizations of all sizes need to and can capitalize on to improve their businesses. Bedick will speak on the ways businesses are making use of these services and show how they can gain tangible benefits going forward. To RSVP, contact Laura Morrison at 357.9989 or lmorrison@carolinachamber.org. Business Before Hours Breakfast Briefing: Green Plus - 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Friday, 6 August 2010 Breakfast Briefing attendees will learn more about Green Plus, a green and sustainable certification and education program that is designed specifically for small and medium sized businesses. It gives employers affordable, practical support in succeeding financially while being good to their environment, employees and community. Aqueduct Conference Center will host and sponsor the Briefing, and the event is co-sponsored by AT&T Advertising Solutions. Aqueduct Conference Center is located at 1700 Mount Carmel Road in Chapel Hill. Registration is $10 for Chamber members and includes a full breakfast. To register, contact Laura Morrison at 357.9989 or lmorrison@carolinachamber.org. State Legislative Briefing - 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, 10 August 2010 The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce will host the fifth annual State Legislative Briefing presented by Fidelity Investments on Tuesday, August 10 from 8-9:30 a.m. at the Carolina Inn. The Briefing gives attendees an opportunity to hear from State House and Senate Leadership about key legislative priorities and ask questions of the elected officials. Speakers will cover a range of topics from sales tax funding for transit to the impact of the state budget on the business community. Non-Profit Roundtable - 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, 11 August, 2010 The Non-Profit Roundtable meets the second Wednesday of each month at the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce facility. The Non-Profit Roundtable is open to Chamber members. Contact Laura Morrison at 919.357.9989 for information regarding the Non-Profit Roundtable. Networking In Your NeighborhoodThere are several other Triangle Area Leads Groups available. These groups meet on different days of the week and at different times of the day. They provide the business person a more focused access to the local market. Try one of these other area leads groups soon. |