Arlington Chamber of Commerce 
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What You Need to Know

Volume VI,Number 3                                                                March 17, 2008
 
 
 
In This Issue
TRD 2008
Business After Business!
Join us next Thursday, March 27 at the law offices of Bean, Kinney & Korman, P.C. for after hours networking & delicious food from Main Event Caterers!
 
Click here to register!
 
 
Board Meeting
 
Board Meeting
The Board will meet this Thursday, Marach 20 at the Knights of Columbus. Click here for directions.
Open Only to Current Board
 
Committee Meetings
 
*3/18
Communications Council
5:00pm
 
3/20
Board Meeting
11:45am
 
3/26
Education & Workforce Development Committee
4:00pm
 
3/28
Government Affairs & Economic Development Committee
8:00am
 
Quick Links
 
2008 Annual Corporate Sponsors
 
Bean Kinney Korman 

Buck Realtors

 
 
 
 
 
 
Virginia Commerce Bank
 
 
 
Dear Meghan,
 
 

TRD Kickoff

Win-Win

Your Business
Your Chamber
TRD 2008
The 2008 Total Resource Development (TRD) Campaign begins tomorrow, March 18! Everyone participating in the campaign is encouraged to join us for our Kickoff on Tuesday, March 18 from 5-7:00pm at the Holiday Inn National Airport!

Click here to register!

 

TRD is a fundraising campaign for the Chamber, and our volunteers are working hard to reach the goal of $250,000 by June 19, 2008 - the end of the three month campaign. Thank you to all of the volunteers participating in this year's campaign. If you have any questions about the TRD campaign or would still like to get involved, please email Kate Roche or call the Chamber at 703.525.2400.

 

Sincerely,

 
Chamber Staff
www.arlingtonchamber.org
 
Communications Council:
Is Your E-News Effective?
Communications Council RegistrationJoin the Communications Council tomorrow March 18 at the Chamber from 5-6pm for a guest presentation by Robert Deigh, member of the International Association of Business Communicators. You're sure to walk away with some useful tips for promoting your business and reaching your target audience.
 

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to register!

 
Business & Commercial Real Estate

County Budget and Tax Rates Do you have opinions about the proposed Arlington County budget and tax rates on businesses and commercial real estate? This month you have the opportunity to speak directly to County Board members, and we urge you to do so. The County Board public hearing on the proposed budget will be held on Tuesday, March 25 starting at 7:00p.m. in the County Board meeting room. The tax rate hearing will be held on Thursday, March 27 starting at7:00p.m. Both hearings will be held in the County Board meeting room - 2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Room 302.

 
You do need to sign up to speak, and you can do so this week by visiting the County Board webpage. They start accepting speaker registration one week in advance of each hearing.
 
It is important that the County Board and community as a whole hear the business perspective on budget and tax rate issues. We are preparing background information on the budget and tax rate. Please contact the Chamber via email for more details.
 
 
Small Business Roundtable

Register for Business Roundtable

Join the Small Business Roundtable at the Chamber March 26 from 11:45am-1:15pm.

 

This month the discussion topic will be:

How are you Doing? You are in business to score a profit. Are you Paying Attention to your Financial Scorecard?

 

The Chamber's monthly Small Business Roundtable offers an important educational opportunity to smaller businesses. The roundtable discussion, facilitated by Jim Whelan, expert strategic planner with the ProActive Corporation of America, allows business people to learn from their peers and knowledgeable experts for free! The topic of discussion changes monthly, allowing attendees to learn how to enhance their business and increase their success in a different way each month!

 
Click here to register!