Weekly Update for May 2, 2016

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ON THE CALENDAR: MAY 3 TO JUNE 14, 2016 May 3: Ribbon Cutting: Glenn’s Ginseng Sales LLC May 3: Ribbon Cutting: Astia Health LLC May 4: Ribbon Cutting: First Bank Financial Centre May 5: Local Government Educate & Engage Series May 6: Ribbon Cutting: Wausau World Market May 6: Ribbon Cutting: Sconni’s Alehouse & Eatery May 10: Coaching Conversations in the Workplace (part 1) May 17: Customer Service: Not a Soft Skill May 20: Nothing But Networking May 20: Ribbon Cutting: Periwinkle’s Coffee and Tea Shoppe May 26: Business PM: Wauskin Medical Aesthetics June 1: Chamber ROI: Maximizing Your Membership June 2: Business PM: Wisconsin Woodchucks Baseball June 14: Coaching Conversations in the Workplace (part 2)

FULL CALENDAR

CHAMBER CONNECTION: The Chamber Connection is a monthly publication of the Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce. Read online or download April’s edition or previous editions:

BUSINESS ADVOCACY:

Business Advocacy Working to Inform - Educate - Advocate

Local Government

EDUCATE & ENGAGE SERIES

This 6-session program series will teach attendees about the basic operations of our local governments, including policy governance, running legal meetings, strategic planning best-practices, financial basics and more!

Thursday, May 5 (first session) from 5:30 to 7:30 pm Series sponsored by:

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT:

Gain access to premier local talent The Branch will provide participating businesses with the opportunity to retain the brightest collegiate students in Central Wisconsin, through the completion of corporate innovation projects. This program is an entrepreneurial skills accelerator that blends academic content with coaching, advice, and resources in 10-weeks that will provide structured professional development in a unique environment that will produce qualified candidates to feed the workforce pipeline and grow the region’s economy.

“The Branch will prepare students for great careers based upon innovation in our local economy.”

- Aaron Kapellusch, President/ CEO of the Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce

“What we have in The Branch is our future. The Branch will develop the future entrepreneurial leaders in our community.”

“When a student has a chance to work on a strategic project for a top 50 insurance company, you can bet that will be noticed on a resume.”

- Dr. Lori Weyers, President of Northcentral Technical College

-Richard Poirier, President and CEO of Church Mutual Insurance Company

Who are we looking for?

Hackers: Engineering, manufacturing, software development, computer science students Hipsters: Graphic and communication design, industrial design, UX/UI students Hustlers: Business development and strategy, marketing, sales students Handlers: Exceptional organization and communication skills to be project managers

The Branch participants will be paired with business mentors to innovate solutions to real-world projects.

To become a sponsor of or to submit a project to The Branch, contact Brian Otten at botten@wausauchamber.com or visit TheBranchWI.com

EDUCATION: It’s easy to fall behind and lose your way. It’s not going to get any easier.

Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce

But what would be possible for you, your organization and your

LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE

community if you could learn to thrive in this kind of chaos?

And what if you could learn this, affordably, right here in Central Wisconsin?

The

Create Confidence Create Change Create Community

2016-2017

Excellence

session

Leadership will

lead

participants down the road to success, achievement and goal fulfillment. It is an interactive leadership program designed to develop your professional and personal self, based on your

CHAD SAPINSKI Mid-Wisconsin Beverage

strengths.

“I highly recommend any aspiring business person to attend regardless of age or level of education.

Leadership Excellence is an energizing class that forces you to view things in a different perspective. It tests not only what you think makes an effective leader, but more prevalently focuses on self-awareness and its’ role in leadership.”

www.wausauchamber.com

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715-845-6231

INFORMATION & MARKETING:

CHAMBER PAK Chamber Pak Inserts are a great way to promote your products/services and encourage the concept of ‘Buy Local’ from other Chamber members.

This is a bimonthly opportunity that reaches over 1,400 members.

u Chamber Pak works for you • • • • •

As a cost effective advertising tool.

Offering your business high visibility to Chamber members.

Reaching a business-to-business audience.

1,400 Paks are distributed monthly to a readership of over 5,000.

Increased exposure by limiting the number of advertisers.

u We make it easy • We manage the postal regulations.

• We handle the mailing costs and stuff the envelopes.

u Policies: • • • • • • • • • •

Available to members only Logo/name must be prominently featured Content of insert must focus solely on member’s products/services or a charitable non-profit event Content of insert must not be in direct competition with any products/services of the Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce One insert equals an 8.5” x 11” sheet - maximum size (bi-fold and tri-fold brochures accepted) In order to be assured that your insert meets all our policies, No bulk or standard mail stamps or mail permit number participants must submit a copy to info@wausauchamber.com 1,400 copies of the insert must be delivered by insert due date NEW for pre-approval before printing. The Wausau Region Chamber No political inserts of Commerce has the right to refuse any insert not conforming No billings, refunds or transfers to our policies (pre-printed materials will not be reimbursed).

Payment must be received on or before the insert due date

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u Member Investment (Any size insert up to 8.5” x 11”) u Issue NEW IN 2015! Include one side of your Chamber Pak insert in our Chamber Connection e-newsletter reaching more than 7,000 members with the digital options below: Print + Digital - Business: $299 Print Only - Business: $249 Print + Digital - Non-Profit: $199 Print Only - Non-Profit: $149

Mailing Date

Pre-Approval Inserts Due

Sept/Oct ................September 15, 2015 ...............September 4 ..................September 11 Nov/Dec.................November 17, 2015 ................November 6 ...................November 13 Jan/Feb ...................January 19, 2016 .....................January 8.........................January 15 March/April............March 15, 2016........................March 4...........................March 11 May/June................May 17, 2016............................May 6...............................May 13 July/Aug..................July 19, 2016 ............................July 8................................July 15

Please indicate which side of your insert (if two-sided) you’d like to feature in the Chamber Connection and supply the desired url you’d like the ad to link to.

Inserts and payment must be delivered to our office at 200 Washington St., Suite 120, Wausau no later than the Friday before each mailing date.

Additional charges apply for over-sized inserts.

Inserts must fit in 8.5” x 11” envelope.

Register online at www.wausauchamber.com

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Questions? 715-845-6231

NETWORKING:

Make Great Connections at the

Chamber Golf Outing Monday, June 27, 2016

Wausau Country Club, 11 am shotgun start, 18 holes SPONSORED BY:

ALSO JOIN US FOR THE

Chamber Women’s Golf Outing COMING IN JULY!

Make more connections!

10 am shotgun start, 9 holes