Has your business done an exceptional job over the last year? Would you like to show off these achievements to customers and honor the hard work of your team? The Chamber invites you to apply for the 2010 Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Business of the Year Awards. We are excited to announce that this year's theme is Shake it Up! Celebrating Fast Times and Cool Change, recognizing the businesses that are thriving in these times of fast-paced change and embracing Gainesville's culture of innovation.
Click here for more information and to nominate a business.
Join us at the Key Decision Makers Luncheon Thursday, Sept. 9. for a discussion about the movement toward green business, its benefits and why businesses are making the shift to sustainability. Key Decision Makers is a roundtable event for CEOs, General Managers and other decision makers to discuss topics affecting businesses. This members-only luncheon is from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9 at Sweetwater Branch Inn. Registration is $25. Please RSVP by noon, Tuesday, Sept. 7. Participation is limited to the first 60 Key Decision Makers registered. Please note that this invitation is non-transferable and limited to one representative per company.
Register online here.
First of all, you should know that Gainesville is still in the running for Google's Gigabit Fiber to the Home. Our job now is to bring it home with flair...and with hip, new media, bandwidth-hogging technology. You can help!
Gig4GNV is in the process of launching The Great Gig4GNV Scavenger Hunt in September. The hunt will include multiple Gainesville locations where participants must do a mobile checkin, snap a picture with the Gig4GNV logo and share via Twitter, Facebook, etc. You can see an example of national check-in pics (Starbucks) here, but think LOCAL!
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The Circle of Champions is a group of year-long sponsors of Chamber programs and events. Partners in the Circle of Champions program gain high visibility, advertising and access to all of the Chamber’s events. Be a leader in our community and become a member of the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce Circle of Champions. Space is limited! For more information, please contact membership director Chris Johnson at chrisj@gainesvillechamber.com.
The Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the 37th Leadership Gainesville Class. Leadership Gainesville (LG) is a year-long community leadership program designed to identify, educate and develop leadership skills. Each year approximately 40 individuals are selected to participate in the program following completion of a competitive application process.
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Please submit all Member Announcements to communications@gainesvillechamber.com. Inclusion of the following information is REQUIRED for publication: your full name, company name, requested appearance date and announcement with title. Member Announcements will appear in the Chamber e-Journal every Tuesday; submissions are due before noon on the Thursday before the requested appearance date. All member announcements will appear ONLY ONCE as indicated by the requested appearance date. All member announcements will expire with the publication of the next e-Journal on the following Tuesday; they will NOT be archived as part of the e-Journal. Announcements should be in paragraph form and contain no more than 100 words. Links to documents or e-mail addresses will NOT work. Announcements should be newsworthy, i.e. recently received awards/honors, special recognition, announcing new personnel/promotions, employee certifications, employee retirements, company anniversaries/milestones, company relocation, new products or services, etc.
For event announcements and advertising opportunities, please submit requests to chrisj@gainesvillechamber.com.
The Innovation Gainesville Store is nearly ready to take orders. The store will offer iG apparel, but selection will grow soon. If your organization is interested in a bulk order, e-mail mike@gceo.com with questions.
www.innovationGainesville.com