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Upcoming Events
B.E.D. & Breakfast Tuesday, September 14, 2010 7:30am
Delaware Area Chamber of Commerce Business Education and Development Committeei
invites you to join us for coffee and discussion about
Viral Marketing
with Ken Walls, Client Solutions, Inc.
Viral marketing describes any strategy that encourages individuals to pass on a marketing message to others, creating the potential for exponential growth in the message's exposure and influence.Come learn how to use viral marketing to grow your business.
Click here for details
Business After Hours September 15 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Join Grady Memorial Hospital/Ohio Health as they host the September BAH at the
new Delaware Health Center.
Click here for details
Third Thursday luncheon series Thursday, September 16, 2010 11:45am
Moving forward with the Sawmill Pkwy. extension project: why the chamber endorses it
with Delaware County Engineer Chris Bauserman and
City of Delaware Economic Development Coordinator Shannon Hamons
The history and future of the project; why it’s important to economic development; how we can get the project moving ahead.
Click here for details
Annual Workforce Summit, Tuesday, September 28, 2910 7:30am
Being Green: Defining the Green Industry and its Workforce of Today & Tomorrow
Click here for details
B.E.D. & Breakfast Tuesday, October 12, 2010 7:30am
Delaware Area Chamber of Commerce Business Education and Development Committee
Invites you to join us for coffee and discussion about
HSAs: health insurance alternatives for your business
with Marty Vaughn, Shawn-Marquis Agency
HSAs 101; understanding how they work, what they cost, how they benefit. Learn what you need to know to decide if this is the right option for your business.
Click here for details
Third Thursday luncheon series Thursday, October 16, 2010
Ohio Society of CPAs Ohio Budget Advisory Task Force Report
with Steve Haxton, Jacob, Haxton & Boord, LLC
The OSCPAs lends their third-party, objective expertise to Ohio’s leaders as they address the biennial budget. Come hear what their think tank presented to the Governor and General Assembly as their suggestions for controlling costs, streamlining operations and enhancing revenue.
Click here for details
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Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to hear some of the biggest names of our time talk about what motivates them to greatness.
Click here for event flyer details
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Upcoming Celebrations
Join our members as they celebrate with a Ribbon Cutting and Open House!
Friday, September 17, 9:00am
Little Sheep’s Childcare and Learning Center
92 N. Sandusky St., Delaware
Click here to tell us you’ll join us
Thursday, September 30
Open House 5:00pm-7:00pm;
Ribbon Cutting 5:30pm
Five Star Events & Catering
1502 W. William St., Delaware
Click here to tell us you’ll join us
Wednesday, October 6
Open House 5:00pm-7:00pm;
Ribbon Cutting 5:30pm
Ashley Manor Assited Living
445 Ashley Rd., Ashley
Click here to tell us you’ll join us
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Business by Referral
Delaware Chamber members are invited to join a members-only business referral group. Modeled after national referral groups but free to chamber members and held twice a month, those who pariticpate develop long-term relationships that lead to quality business leads.
BbR Group One meets on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month at 7:30am at the chamber office. Interested? Contact Bob Roof at bob@roofpromotions.com. BbR Group Two meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month at 3:30pm. Meeting locations are local pubs and the chamber office. Interested? Contact Lisa at lisa@theouterlayer.com
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Chamber publishes survey results
The chamber strives to ensure its work is relevant to the business community. To that end, the government affairs and the economic developments committees recently developed a survey to learn what issues are viewed as being most impactful to the growth and sustainability of your business. The survey was sent to the members of the Delaware, Sunbury/Big Walnut and Powell chambers. One hundred-three responses were received. The committees will use the survey results to focus their efforts on your behalf
Respondents were asked to rate the impact of 16 areas of interest. No big surprise that those issues rated “Very Critical” were most often the economic climate in Ohio, the State’s budget and local economic development.
Most environmental issues did not seem to have a major impact on local business. The results, however, showed interest in support for alternative forms of energy and incentives for sustainable practices.
Broadband was far and away the mot critical infrastructure issue facing those who responded. Traffic congestion rated a higher concern than the roads that traffic is driving on.
The questions relating to education inspired strong opinions about funding and the quality of education. Business is also concerned with the alignment of their needs to education.
Those who responded expressed frustration with ease of entry at all levels.
When asked an open-ended question soliciting programs, policies or legislation that posed an impediment to economic growth, the common theme was less government intervention and lower taxes.
The traffic congestion and the availability of getting people to work via public transportation solicited comments.
Job growth, business attraction and retention, the development of a strategic plan for the county, health care, and the State’s budget were among respondents’ suggestions for the chamber’s advocacy focus in the near future.
Click here to see the full results and comments.
Thank you to all who responded to our survey. It’s with your input that we shape our work on your behalf.
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Chamber takes position on Sawmill Parkway Extention Project
At its August meeting, the chamber board approved the Economic Development Committee’s request that the chamber take an official position on encouraging the City and County to move forward with the long-awaited Sawmill Parkway extension project. The EDC spent many months gathering information and data about the project, talking with groups on both sides of the project. The committee looked at projected revenue numbers and overall transportation issues from both an economic development and quality of life perspective. The following is the Economic Development Committee’s position proposed to and approved by the board:
“Our goal is to support development of a business climate that retains and expands existing business while encouraging new business in the Delaware area.
It is the committee’s position that the advancement of the proposed Sawmill Parkway Extension within Delaware City and Delaware County will support our goal of an improved business climate in the area.
Click here to view the chamber’s position.
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