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Shelby County ViewPoints April 2011

Greater Shelby Chamber of Commerce • 1301 County Services Drive • Pelham, AL 35124 • (p) 205-663-4542 • (f) 205-663-4524 • info@shelbychamber.org

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Welcome New Members

ACOP Messenger Courier Inc.

Connery Davis

218 Ironwood Circle

Alabaster

Delivery Service

Bear and Bean Skincare

Wendy Baker

163 Teal Circle

Pelham

Health & Beauty

Cahaba Grand Conference Center

Gregory Layne

1 HealthSouth Pkwy South

Birmingham

Event Meeting Space

Complete Bookkeeping Solutions

Teresa Lumpkin

5120 Selkirk Drive, Ste 210

Birmingham

Accounting

Daniel Corporation

Chris Schmidt

3660 Grandview Pkwy, Ste 100

Birmingham

Commercial Development

Chris DeLoach

P O Box 108

Chelsea

Graphic Design

Express Oil Change & Service Center

Shannon Taylor

1880 South Park Drive

Hoover

Auto Services

Farmers Insurance - Michael Hunter

Michael Hunter

100 Olde Towne Road

Birmingham

Insurance

Greene’s Business Machines, Inc.

Sharon Greene

2169 Rocky Ridge Road

Hoover

Office Equipment Sales

IBERIABANK

Steve Landrum

2695 Pelham Parkway

Pelham

Financial Institution

Jani King

Jennifer Newby

2027 Stonegate Trail, Ste 101

Birmingham

Cleaning Services

Juice Plus +

Vicki Everett

161 Southledge

Birmingham

Health & Wellness

Louise Jennings

PO Box 681955

Prattville

Real Estate Commercial

Resource Insurance Group - Allstate

Shaun LaForty

2106 Devereux Circle, Ste 100

Birmingham

Insurance

Universal Weight Loss Clinic

Cindy Dunn

2232 Pelham Parkway

Pelham

Health & Wellness

Vaco

Alan Ridgway

2100 Southbridge Pkwy, Ste 650

Birmingham

Employment Agency

Dynamic Creative Services

Real Estate Southeast, LLC

To find out more about any member listed or other Chamber members, visit the online Business Directory at: www.shelbychamber.org.

Grow & Go The Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the Montevallo Chamber of Commerce to offer a series of Grow & Go workshops beginning this month. You’ll want to send your employees (and register for yourself) for these workshops, which also will offer additional networking components as well.

This series includes six courses, each a unique opportunity on their own presented by dynamic speaker Jenny Nolen. Attendees will learn a lot about themselves all the while thoroughly enjoying the workshops.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be awarded for each course.

DISCovering the Power of CONNECTIONS will be held from 10 am until 3 pm on April 14th at the Greater Shelby Chamber, 1301 County Services Drive, Pelham. Investment in the course is $80 or sign up for the entire series for $450. Contact April Stone at april@shelbychamber.org or 663-4542. Visit the Greater Shelby Chamber online event calendar for more details at www.shelbychamber.org.

Thank you to Cahaba Valley Computer Services, www.cvcsllc.com and Business Telephones, Inc., www.bticonnect.com for sponsoring the 2011 Grow & Go workshops.

Save the Date 22nd Annual Golf Classic is set for May 10th at Timberline Golf Club Mark your calendars for May 10th and make plans to participate in the Greater Shelby Chamber’s 22nd Annual Golf Classic! Our golf classic has a superior reputation and there’s something for everyone.

Our players, sponsors, volunteers all walk away a winner.

We are fortunate to host a premiere golf tournament that offers friendly competition, lots of prizes, and fun for all.

Watch for details! If you are interested in being a sponsor, volunteer, or playing, call the Chamber office at 663-4542.

Ambassador of the Month

Member Tip of the Month

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“Hot D eals”

Ambassador Spotlight

It seems everyone is coupon-clipping, searching for sales, and seeking “Hot Deals” when purchasing products or services. What is a Hot Deal? It’s a coupon, discount, incentive, or savings on products or services that is posted online by Greater Shelby County Chamber members only ... for FREE!

Tyler Dawson Congratulations to Tyler Dawson, the Greater Shelby Chamber’s Ambassador of the Month for March 2011. Tyler is a Sales Consultant with Paychex. Paychex is Birmingham’s #1 payroll provider for small and medium sized businesses. Paychex consults with business persons to remove liability and to save time and money for their business. Paychex is also the preferred payroll provider for the AICPA (American Institute of Certifi ed Public Accountants) and NAEA (National Association of Enrolled Agents). For more information about Paychex, please visit their website at www.paychex.com or to fi nd out how Paychex can benefi t your business directly, call Tyler Dawson at (205) 3813592. For more information about the Ambassador Program, visit www.shelbychamber.org or call (205) 663-4542.

Interested in advertising in ViewPoints?

Contact Matthew Allen, (205) 669-3131, at the Shelby County Reporter for exclusive member pricing.

When searching for products or services think of your Greater Shelby Chamber family fi rst. Being a member of the Greater Shelby Chamber means you have access to likeminded business professionals at your fi ngertips.

Are you having a sale? Do you have discounted items? Are you currently offering special savings on services? Heat up your business “deals” for FREE by adding a Hot Deal. Use your Member Login and password to add a Hot Deal today.

Need your Member Login and password? Call or email the Chamber: 663-4542 or info@shelbychamber.org.

4 4th Annual A Taste of Shelby County The Greater Shelby County Education Foundation and THE PARTNERSHIP of Shelby County are hosting the 4th Annual A Taste of Shelby County on Thursday, April 14, from 6 pm until 8:30 pm at the Cahaba Grand Conference Center, 3660 Grandview Parkway, Birmingham.

There will be vendors from all over Shelby County offering a taste of specialty dishes from their menus. Vendors include restaurants, wineries, and caterers. Marc Phillips and Groove Daddy will provide music the entire evening.

Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door and are available for purchase at the Chamber offi ce or online at www.shelbychamber.org.

Proceeds go to the Greater Shelby County Education Foundation.

For more information please contact Heather Stripling at (205) 663-4542 or heather@shelbychamber.org

2011 Continual Sponsors A.C. Legg, Inc. Alabama Power Company Alabama Telco Credit Union America’s First Federal Credit Union AT&T Business Telephones, Inc. Cahaba Grand Conference Center Cahaba Valley Computer Services Carr & Associates Engineers, Inc. Charter Business

FastSigns First Commercial Bank ITT Technical Institute Jefferson State Community College Legacy Community Federal Credit Union Lemak Sports Medicine & Orthopedics M&F Bank Minuteman Press of Alabaster Neil Bailey Insurance & Investments PAETEC

RBC Bank Regions Financial Shelby Baptist Medical Center Shelby County Reporter Sirote & Permutt, PC St. Vincent’s Health System Stewart Organization Susan Schein Automotive Group

Snapshots

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Congratulations to Champion Cleaners, which held a ribbon cutting ceremony for expanding its business to Calera, in addition to its Hoover location, to serve more customers.

Thank you to Katie Guerin(R), Director of the North Shelby Library, for hosting the recent Focus Indian Springs.

Members enjoyed an array of Thank you to Casey and Rachel Morris, refreshments and an entertaining evening owners of Ekklesia Coffee House, for at Jim ‘N Nick’s BAR-B-QUE, Alabaster, the hosting the Focus Chelsea and to Mayor Earl host of the recent Business After Hours.

Niven for providing an update on the city.

Thank you owners Paul and Mary Liollio for hosting this event.

New Member Orientation (NMO) was recently held at the Chamber to assist members in making the most of their membership. Thank you to Cahaba Valley Computer Services, LLC for sponsoring this event.

Thank you to Joseph Matta, owner of The Pita Hut, for hosting the recent Social 280. The Chamber is offering more events along Highway 280 to bring business professionals together.

Thank you to Hoover Mayor Tony Petelos and Representative April Weaver, U.S. Representative Spencer Bachus, and Representative Mike Hill for attending the recent Annual Mayoral Address.

TriGreen Equipment, one of 19 John Deere dealer locations in Alabama, held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of its new location in Pelham.

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Review and Renew your online Business Listing on the Chamber website

Have you looked at your online business listing lately? Visit www.shelbychamber.org and click on “Business Directory” from the home page. Search for your business by name or by using the category search. Are you utilizing all of your online benefits? Use your Member Login and take advantage of your complimentary online benefits! With the Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce implementing search engine optimization with our online business directory, member listings are showing up in online search engines, i.e. Google, Yahoo, Bing, that links them directly to the members website.

Here’s a brief list of what you can do by using your Member Login: Add to Your Online Business Directory Listing • 200 character Business description • Hours of operation • Driving directions • Personalized keywords FREE Advertising • Hot Deals - Enter ads or coupons that display prominently on the Chamber’s website • Job Postings - Post job openings for those actively seeking employment • Events - Submit events for consideration on the Chamber and Community Calendar

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Once you’ve received your member login and password follow these simple steps to open the door to your online benefits: • From the Chamber’s website, www.shelbychamber.org, select Member Login at the top right of the home page • Enter your login name • Enter your password • Use the menu on the left hand side to access your online benefits • Always remember to click SAVE if you make any changes!

I attended the Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Annual Mayoral Address as a guest and decided to join based on the overwhelmingly positive things members volunteered about the chamber in conversation. So many people said they were in multiple chambers and that the Shelby County Chamber is one of the most active and helpful, that we couldn’t ignore it.

We are excited to join such an engaged and active group.

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Louise Crow, Peritus (www.PeritusPR.com)

Regions Tradition Buy your tickets for the 2011 Regions Tradition today! You will not want to miss out on the first of the five majors on the Champions Tour. Come and see golf legends like Fred Couples, Bernhard Langer, Tom Watson, Fred Funk, Corey Pavin and Tom Lehman as they take on one of the country’s finest golf courses, Shoal Creek on May 3-8. Tournament proceeds will benefit Children’s Hospital of Alabama. Be a part of this Championship Team and Volunteer for the Regions Tradition! Find out more information on volunteering by contacting Katherine Thigpen at 205-967-4745 x173.

Annual Picnic

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Make plans to join us this month for the Annual Picnic in the Park! This year the picnic will be held at Veterans Park, 4750 Valleydale Road, Hoover, on Friday, April 29th, from 11 am until 1 pm We’re planning lots of outdoor fun, amusing games, and musical entertainment. And we’ll have delicious delights cooking on the grill plus all the fixings!

Get a little casual, come on out, and be prepared to have some fun in the sun, and the shade, and always have a blast with the Chamber staff, board members, and your fellow Chamber members!

RSVP required by noon, Wednesday, April 27th. Investment: $17 for members of the Greater Shelby Chamber, $20 for non-members.

Thank you to our Annual Picnic sponsor, Charter Business.

2011 Greater Shelby Chamber Board of Directors Terri Gualano Chair AT&T

Keith Barfield Finance Chair Barfield, Murphy, Shank & Smith

Phillip Heard Development Chair Alabama Gas

Elizabeth Roland Governance Chair Attorney at Law

Trent Cotton BBVA Compass Bank

Dave Davis Legacy Community Federal Credit Union

Jim Garner The Insurance Store

Silvia Hoyos Hispanic Interest Coalition of AL

Chris Bottcher Sirote & Permutt

Tim Bowen Alabama Power

Vivian Johnson Sam’s Club

Keith Brown Jefferson State Community College

Bill Keller Regions Financial

Lisa McMahon Warren, Averett, Kimbrough & Marino

David Nolen M&F Bank Tim Prince Shelby County Newspapers, Inc. Joe Sullivan Sullivan Communications

April Weaver Shelby Baptist Medical Center

Jennifer Trammell Greater Shelby Chamber

Upcoming Events

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Find more details of what you can expect about any event listed by visiting the Greater Shelby County Chamber’s website at: shelbychamber.org.

Register for events online at www.shelbychamber.org, call the RSVP Line 663-8923, or the Chamber 663-4542.

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AVOID the LONG LINES at the Membership Luncheons by prepaying with a credit card online!

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Look for Express Check-in table in the lobby so you can breeze right in for networking!

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8:30 am – 9:30 am ~ Focus Hoover Sam’s Club, 3053 Highway 150, Birmingham No RSVP required. No cost.

8:30 am – 10 am ~ New Member Orientation Chamber, 1301 County Services Dr., Pelham No cost. RSVP required by noon, Monday, April 11th.

10 am - 3 pm ~ Grow & Go DISCovering the Power of CONNECTIONS Chamber, 1301 County Services Dr., Pelham Investment: $80 - See page 2 for details.

6 pm - 8:30 pm ~ A Taste of Shelby County Cahaba Grand Conference Center, 3660 Grandview Pkwy., Birmingham Advance Tickets: $25 - At the door: $30

8:30 am – 9 am ~ Focus Westover ServPro, 11075 Highway 280, Sterrett No RSVP required. No cost.

4 pm – 6 pm ~ Social 280 City Vineyard, 5479 Hwy. 280, Ste., 102, Birmingham No RSVP required. No cost.

11 am – 1 pm ~ Annual Picnic Veterans Park, 4750 Valleydale Rd., Hoover RSVP required by noon, Wednesday April 27th.

Investment: Members $17, non-members $20.

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8:30 am – 9:30 am ~ Focus Alabaster Belk, 300 Colonial Promenade, Ste. 2100, Alabaster No RSVP required. No cost.

5 pm - 7 pm ~ Business After Hours Regions Tradition at Shoal Creek, 100 New Williamsburg Dr., Shoal Creek No RSVP required. No cost.

11 am ~ 22nd Annual Golf Classic Timberline Golf Club, 300 Timberline Trail, Calera See page 2 for details on teams and sponsorships.

10 am – 3 pm ~ Grow & Go Dealing with DIFFICULT People Chamber, 1301 County Services Dr., Pelham Investment: $80 - See page 2 for details.

8:30 am – 9:30 am ~ Focus Montevallo American Village, 3727 Highway 119, Montevallo No RSVP required. No cost.

8:30 am - 10 am ~ SpeedNetworking for Professionals Chamber, 1301 County Services Dr., Pelham No cost. RSVP required by noon, Monday, May 17th.

11 am – 1 pm ~ Membership Luncheon Pelham Civic Complex, 500 Amphitheater Dr., Pelham RSVP required by noon, Monday, May 23rd.

Investment: Members $17, non-members $20.

Spotlight City Feature: Alabaster and Columbiana

8:30 am – 9:30 am ~ Network 280 Momma Goldberg’s Deli, 4647 Hwy. 280, Ste. U, Birmingham No RSVP required. No cost.

CANCELLATION POLICY REMINDER

If a reservation is made for the luncheon and you are unable to attend, you will be charged for the luncheon unless a cancellation request is made at least TWO business days prior to the event.

Online Networking is Where it’s Happening Online networking is the way to communicate business-to-business. The Greater Shelby Chamber invites you to join us on our sites as we share news, events, and posts from our members.

Social networking is certainly an invaluable tool to build an expanded audience for products or services. Integrate social networking into your existing marketing plan today. It’s the wave of the future, and it’s here to stay! Embrace it by connecting with the Greater Shelby Chamber on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Plaxo. We’re here to help share your news too! Login or sign up today ... together we are Building a Network of Opportunity.