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Delaware Stimulus Forum, June 9
The Small Business Alliance
announces a second Delaware Stimulus Program Forum with Lt.
Governor Matt Denn and the Delaware Economic Development Office
(DEDO) on June 9, 2009 at the Carvel State Building.
Click
here to register
for this free informative event. Can't
attend? All information and handouts are posted on
recovery.delaware.gov.
The Governor's Entrepreneurial
Business Conference, June 5
DEDO, The Delaware Workforce
Investment Board, The Delaware Small Business Development
Center and the Small Business Alliance announce The Governor’s
Entrepreneurial Business Conference, the
State’s premier business conference for 2009. This event
will be held on Friday, June 5, 2009 at the Chase Center
on the Riverfront, admission is $35. For more information,
click
here. To register,
click
here.
Get on the Brewery Bus
 Leave
your car and hop on the bus to Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in
Milton on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. The fourth-annual
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery tour connects State Chamber members from up and down the state.
Tour one of Delaware’s most well-known breweries while
sampling seasonal brews and food from their Rehoboth restaurant.
Brewery founder Sam Calagione will welcome guests and share his experience as a business owner,
author and celebrity!
To register, click
here.
BREW BUS TOUR
STOPS:
Transportation will
be provided by Delaware Express Tours.
3:15 p.m.
Pick-up at Riverfront Park & Ride, Wilmington
4:30 p.m.
Pick-up at Sheraton Hotel, Dover
The bus will leave
Milton at 7:30 p.m. and return to both locations.
Upcoming Committee Meetings
Women in Business
Thursday,
June 4, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., Legislative Hall, Dove r
House Majority Whip Valerie Longhurst and Senate Majority Whip Patricia Blevins
will host the Women in Business Legislative Lunch.
Admission is free but registration is required. To register,
click
here.
Lunch is sponsored by the
Rodel Charitable
Foundation of Delaware.
Benefits & Services
Wednesday, June 24, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., DSCC Board Room,
Wilmington
With an emphasis on member-to-member commerce, this committee
works to provide exclusive benefits for Chamber members that
will help them drive down the costs of doing business. All are
welcome to take part in building chamber benefits. To
register,
click
here.
RFP's are
being solicited for two new member benefits:
• Discounted
Shipping
•
Mobile Phone Providers
For more
information, please contact Kelly Cofrancisco at
kcofrancisco@dscc.com.
Get Business Smart
The Small Business Alliance offers
workshops up and down the state. It's now offering
online education, too!
•
Wilmington: June 11,
Strategic HR for Small Businesses
•
Online: June 15,
How to Increase your Sales, Fast!
• Wilmington: June 23,
Sales
Prospecting, How to Empty and Fill your Sales Funnel
•
Online: June 26,
Social Media 101
•
Online: July 27,
How to
Lead Your Business to More Success!
Save the Date
Superstars in Business Awards
Luncheon
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Hotel du Pont, Gold Ballroom
The Marvin S. Gilman Superstars in
Business Awards, named for one of Delaware's leading small
business entrepreneurs, are presented to companies that are
models of small business and nonprofit excellence and
innovation. Luncheon sponsorships are welcome. Contact Sharon Reardon
at sreardon@dscc.com
for more details.
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