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Dear Meghan,
 Small
Business Roundtable
The Chamber's monthly Small Business Roundtable is this
Wednesday, March 26 from
11:45am-1:15pm in the Chamber. Join this FREE
discussion, facilitated by Jim Whelan of
the
ProActive Corporation of
America,
to find out how you can improve your small business!
Click here to register!
This month's topic:
How are you doing? You are in business to score a profit. Are
you Paying Attention to your Financial Scorecard?
Sincerely,
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Business & Commercial
Real Estate
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
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WANTED: Participants for
Volunteer Arlington Day - Earth Day April 22
Mark your calendars and
register now for the ninth annual Volunteer Arlington Day
-- an annual tradition that engages Chamber members in
rewarding half-day service projects throughout the community.
Volunteers are needed
for weekday projects on Earth Day -- Tuesday, April 22
from 1:00-4:00pm. Alternatively, projects will also take place
on Saturday, April 19 from 8:30am-1:00pm.
Individuals and groups of all sizes are encouraged to
sign-up. They'll be matched with a fun, hands-on project --
from painting, to landscaping an area park, to sorting food
for the hungry. Participants will receive a free Volunteer
Arlington Day t-shirt and information about ongoing volunteer
opportunities...not to mention the personal satisfaction that
comes from working as a team and giving back.
HOW BUSINESSES and NON-PROFITS
CAN PARTICIPATE:
The Chamber's Community Action Committee is currently seeking
NON-PROFIT CHAMBER MEMBERS to supply hands-on volunteer
projects on April 19 and April 22.
Click here for a non-profit sign up
sheet.
Additionally, we need
enthusiastic
volunteers (teams or individuals) who would like to
be matched with a Chamber-sponsored community project.
Click here for a volunteer registration
form.
Click here to volunteer on Earth Day,
April 22.
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Best Companies are Chamber Members
Job seekers are always
looking for the best places to work. Well, look no further
than your local chamber of commerce, according to a recent
study by the American Chamber of Commerce Executives. Fortune
magazine's 2008 "100 Best Companies to Work For" in the US and
Canada is filled with chamber memberships. Of the 100
companies, 94 belong to their local chambers, including all of
the top 24.
Click here to view Fortune's top 100
list.
*See full details in May's issue of The Arlingtonian.
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GOLDEN Opportunity!
After 2 years, there
are finally advertising slots open on our homepage. If you
would like to take advantage of this rare opportunity to reach
over a 1/4 million people yearly with a homepage rotating
banner ad, contact Communications Manager
Meghan Cahill immediately! Become one of
the five on our homepage!
Email Meghan for further information and
to reserve your banner ad today!
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Free Member Benefit!
Is
your goal to increase sales for 2008? If so, this FREE
webinar is the perfect tool to teach you how to effectively
cold call potential customers.
Click here
to view our FREE webinar! |
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Founded in
1924, the Arlington Chamber of Commerce is a voluntary,
non-profit organization of over 1,800 business and
professional people committed to the economic and civic well
being of the community.
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Business After Business Thursday!
Join us this Thursday, March 27 for after hour
networking at the law offices of Bean, Kinney & Korman,
P.C. and food from Main Event Caterers.
Free parking is available at the garage on Adams Street.
Register Today!
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The 2008 Total Resource Development (TRD) Campaign officially
began on Tuesday, March 18 with our kick-off event hosted by the
Holiday Inn National Airport.The event was a
great success, marking the beginning of the three month
fundraising campaign for the Chamber. Volunteers have already
raised $15,808 toward the goal of $250,000
Click here for more TRD information! |
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Committee Meetings
All committee meetings are
open to Chamber members and held in the
Chamber Board Room
unless otherwise indicated.
*3/28
Government Affairs
& Economic Development Committee
8:00am
*4/01
Community Action
Committee
8:00am
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2008 Annual
Corporate Sponsors
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