January 2015
Small Business. Big Business. Our Business.
Message from the Chair – Happy New Year!
How many times have you exchanged the words “Happy Carol Shack New Year” with 2015 Board Chair your friends and business acquaintances? It may sound like an automatic response but we are truly wishing one another good fortune. If you think about it, it’s a wonderful time to be excited about new beginnings; extending good wishes to everyone for them, their families and their businesses. I’m excited about new beginnings in Longmont! The Village at the Peaks mall construction! An entirely new landscape at the corner of 1st and Main Street! The new Stewart Auditorium at the Longmont Museum! Great new apartment buildings! New construction at Harvest Junction! New companies coming to town! There are many more - too numerous to mention here. The Longmont Chamber of Commerce is beginning the new year with a calendar packed full of exciting
programs and events for its members. Let’s start with January, for instance. Business Before and After Hours are always a great way to jump into the new year. Business Before Hours is slated for January 9th, 7:30-9am at the Ed & Ruth Lehman YMCA. The “Y” has been welcoming Chamber members to their Before Hours for several years now. Make plans to be there and while you’re at it, consider signing up to take advantage of all they offer in the way of exercise and healthy living activities. Business After Hours is set for January 22, at Longmont’s wonderful Museum & Cultural Center. Currently, the Remington & Russell exhibit is residing at the Museum so you can stop in and appreciate the amazing works of two of the most popular illustrators of subjects of the American West in the late 19th Century. This exhibition will be the first time many of these works have been exhibited in Colorado. On the 22nd, we’ll also have
Thank you Membership Celebration and Annual Meeting Sponsors! • 1600 Ironhorse • Elevations Credit Union • Longmont Power & Communications • Longmont United Hospital • NewMark Merrill Mountain States- Village at the Peaks • Twin Peaks Heating Cooling and Plumbing
neXt Holiday Mixer at Grossen Bart Brewery Dr. Jason Kaminski: Vision Source Longmont, Dr. John Wendt: Life Wellness Centers, Dan Ditslear: 300 Suns Brewery
a chance to grab a hard hat and tour the construction of the new Stewart auditorium at the Museum! Please mark your calendars now and plan to attend the Chamber’s signature event - Unity in the Community. It will be held at the Plaza Conference Center on February 26, 2015. It’s a perfect opportunity to showcase your business and network with other community leaders and elected officials from around the region. The Chamber’s Public Policy Committee is anticipating the opening of the 2015 Legislative Session. They will be monitoring any bills that may be of importance to the business community. It promises to be an interesting session! Another opportunity you don’t want to miss, call Scott Cook at the Chamber and sign up to sponsor one of our many events! It is one more way for you to gain exposure for your business! Have a Happy and Prosperous New Year!!
Welcome
New Members Colorado Aromatics 303-651-2062 340 Lashley St., Unit 220 Longmont, CO 80504 Skin Care Cindy Jones Handcrafted skin care products for the Colorado climate. Good Life Acupuncture and Wellness Clinic 303-772-0598 1551 Professional Lane Ste. 180 Longmont, CO 80501 Acupuncture Stacey Donaldson Thank you Tyler Perkins, Active Family Chiropractic, for your referral! H.M. Brown & Associates 303-414-2389 6377 S. Revere Pkwy Ste 450 Centennial, CO 80111 Automobile Brokers Jeff Strizich Automobile Sales and Leasing Thank you John Bohn, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co., for your referral! NextLevel Ink 720-939-7107 Longmont, CO 80501 Video Production Josh Stevens
Toy collection for Safe Shelter of the St. Vrain Valley
TinkerMill 720-204-3090 1840 Delaware Place, Unit A Longmont, CO 80501 Nonprofit Scott Converse Nonprofit STEM education and economic development group.
GET NOTICED! Promote your business at Unity in the Community! The Longmont Area Chamber of Commerce will once again be bringing Chamber members over 200 events and educational programs in 2015. From classes on Social Media to the Commerce Cup Open to the Debate, Chamber events are diverse in their scope and serve a wide range of members. When you, our member businesses, step up and sponsor an event or program, you not only help create a great event, but your business benefits in many ways! One way to get started right away in 2015, is to check out the Chamber’s largest event: Unity in the Community. Each year, the Longmont Area Chamber welcomes elected officials from multiple municipalities along the Front Range and the state to Longmont for an evening of relationship building in our region. Also highlighted are numerous non-profit organizations that serve our community in various ways. For the past several years, sponsorships for this unique event have sold out. So hurry! Sponsorship information is available at www.longmontchamber.org or by contacting Scott Cook, Event & Program Director at scook@longmontchamber.org. Please note, per chamber policy, previous year’s sponsors are invited first to sponsor, however, every effort is made to accommodate each prospective sponsor. For a year’s worth of sponsorship opportunities in addition to Unity in the Community, check out the “2015 Sponsorship Opportunities Packet” on the Chamber website or click the link in your weekly Chamber E-News. Similar to Unity in the Community, we encourage you to act fast –many event sponsorships and hosts are filling up fast. Our always-popular Business Before Hours and After Hours events are already SOLD OUT for 2015. The fact is – Chamber events and programs would not be made possible without sponsors stepping forward and showing their support. During 2014, the Chamber received wonderful support from the business community and we say “thank you” to our devoted members for your support and ask for your continued support to make the 2015 events and programs schedule the best yet. Sponsor an event today and Get Noticed!
Membership Matters – Our Membership Matters Committee Have you received a call from a fellow chamber member asking about your membership? If so, chances are it was one of the Membership Matters Committee. If you are a new member, you should receive a Shelly McLeod, call from this group welcoming Membership Director you to the Chamber, inviting and encouraging you to attend events, and answer any questions. Sometimes it’s good to discover from another member what works best for them or simply to get another member’s perspective.
You will be invited to a New Member Orientation that each of the Member Matters committee attends as well. If it’s time for your membership to renew, you should also get a call from someone in the group asking how your year has gone, if you need to change any information or if you have any needs or concerns. This amazing group of volunteers truly cares about your business and they are there to help. Your membership DOES matter! If you are interested in becoming a member of Membership Matters, please contact me, Shelley McLeod, at 720-864-2878.
2015 Membership Matters Committee Jim Lytton – Legal Shield Marty Quigley – ERA Herman Group Brian Berry – Meritcard Marilyn Scarnici – Guaranty Bank Connie Nelson – Food Stuff Etc, Inc. Christine Cavalier – Broker Associate Realtor Ellen Ranson – Ellen’s Bed and Breakfast
Chamber Member Events January Business Before Hours
WORKERS’ COMP CORNER Safety Seminar
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 10 11:30am – 1pm
Ed & Ruth Lehman YMCA
All Chamber Members Welcome
950 Lashley Street, Longmont
Pinnacol Work Comp Safety Program Interested in More info? Contact: Brown & Brown Insurance Inc. 303-827-2484
FRIDAY, JANUARY 9 7:30-9AM
New Year’s Resolutions meet the YMCA! Ready to get serious about the new year? Be sure to attend the Business Before Hours at the Ed and Ruth Lehman YMCA. Whether your resolutions include fitness or building your business, the January 9 Business Before Hours is a great place to start! Enjoy a warm breakfast,
January Business After Hours Longmont Museum & Cultural Center
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22 5-7PM
400 Quail Road, Longmont
Ewing - Leavitt 800-974-7840 TrueNorth Insurance and Financial Strategies 303-776-5122 Peak Insurance Group 303-828-1020
networking and a chance to win prizes! Business Before Hours is open to all members and prospective members with RSVP by Thursday, January 8. Chamber members can RSVP online at www.longmontchamber.org. Prospective members must call Membership Director Shelley McLeod at 720-864-2878.
The Longmont Museum has collaborated with the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, WY to bring some of the finest Frederic Remington and Charles Russell artwork to Longmont. Enjoy world- renowned masterpieces, networking, food and beverages at the January After Hours! You will also want to grab a hard hat and take
a tour of the Stewart Auditorium now under construction with completion slated for later this year. Chamber members can RSVP online at www. longmontchamber.org. Prospective members must call Membership Director Shelley McLeod at 720-864-2878.
Thank You Renewing Members
Business Before Hours at Premier Members Federal Credit Union
MEMBERS OF 5-9 YEARS • Heritage Title Company • Jimmy John’s • New York Life Insurance Co-Alex Tingley Agent
Jon Rice: Longmont Website Solutions, Laura Greenfield: Longmont Website Solutions, Monica Londono: Seniors Helping Seniors, Joseph Bland: Sports Image.
Michelle Ferrera: Premier Members Federal Credit Union, Gail Sutton: Better Business Cleaning
Business After Hours at Eye Care Center of Northern Colorado Dr. Jacob Hall: New Leaf Chiropractic and Family Wellness, Emma Hall: Downtown Services, Dave Bruce: Express it! Mail Center, Chris Oxley: Elevations Credit Union, Monty Meduna: First National Bank
Debby Paris: First National Bank, Christine McDonald: Country Financial, Chad Rennicke and Diann Rennicke: Flight Deck Grill
MEMBERS OF 1-4 YEARS • Carpet Wise • COUNTRY Financial Christine McDonald • ERA Herman Group • Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers • Hands with Heart-Sally Anne Thompson • Longmont Braces • Scornavacco Martial Arts Academy • Toshiba Business Solutions • Advenir at Wildwood Apartments
We fix it right... the first time! Nancy Berger and Ken Berger: Rocky Mountain Private Lending, David Ahrens: Law Office of David Ahrens
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