FEDERAL STIMULUS PACKAGE- February 2008.
Recently the Federal government passed an Economic Stimulus bill. What does that mean to more than 130 million taxpayers - and YOU?
Visit this link to find out full details.
REGIONAL INVESTMENT BOARD
Small Business Expansion Loan Program
Brochure
Application
Contact Lorraine 503.350.2006 for questions.
Chamber Video Programming
Did you miss an event?
April 15th, 2008 Mayoral Debate
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Recession Proofing Your Business 6.6.08
More Details HERE!
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremonies
New location or remodel planned for 2008? Starting a brand new business? Let us know and help you get the word out!
For your ribbon cutting,
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Enjoy engaging speakers, fine food and great networking at the monthly business lunch. Occasionally, we will have hosted rotating Table Topic discussion groups – a great way to pick up business tips from the experts while you make new connections.
Beaverton’s Business Lunch meets the third Tuesday of each month.
Get complimentary expert advice at the Table Topics at 11:15; program at noon.
| Date: | May 20th, 2008 |
| Location: | Portland Community College, Rock Creek Event Center, 17705 NW Springville Rd, Portland |
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| Speakers | Mayor Rob Drake |
| Topic | State of the City Address and the 2008 Leadership Beaverton Graduation. |
PREFERRED MEMBERS SECURE ONLINE REGISTRATION!
GUESTS/NON-MEMBERS REGISTER ONLINE HERE
Educational Series Format for Small and Medium Size Businesses.
Mission: To provide business professionals with practical, effective advice for saving money, making money and building business connections.
Missed a Series? Watch it here
April - May '08 Business Matters! Series
Business Management Essentials:
What every Business Owner and Manager must know and use to succeed!
The Business Matters! Business Management track will provide engaging and interactive sessions to help you plan and lead the way!
Anchored by ActionCoach, David Chin.
Meetings are held at the Beaverton Round Training Center, 3rd floor, 12725 SW Millikan Way - Coldwell Banker Bulding from 7:30am to 8:30am. Click here for a map.
Mission, Planning Team, Contact Information - Click Here
Quarterly Series Information - Click Here
Call for Speakers - Click Here
Whether you are pitching a product or marketing your business, selling is an essential survival skill. The Sales Tune-up is a lively forum for learning the latest trends or tweaking your techniques. Hear the hottest business books on tape and discuss them with your colleagues.
Join Ham Thorne,
Sales Tune-up Chair, (503) 645-7905
The Sales Tune-up meets Thursdays, 7:30-8:30 a.m. at the Beaverton Chamber offices at 12655 SW Center Street, Suite 140. Admission is free, Chair: Ham Thorne, Directors Mortgage.,
503-645-7905, ham@hamthorne.com.
| Date: | Friday, May 16th, 2008 |
| Time: | 7:45 - 9:00am |
| Location: | Bank of the West 9950 SW Nimbus, Beaverton |
| Contact: | Lonnie Martinez |
Mix and mingle at this monthly after-work event. Network in a relaxed atmosphere and enjoy food and drink. Win door prizes and discover new business connections.
The Business After Hours meets at a different business every month. To host, contact Shelley Johnson, Beaverton Chamber, (503) 350-2007 or Shelley@beaverton.org.
To see our Full Calendar of Events - click here!
| Date: | Wednesday, May 28th |
| Time: | 5 - 7pm |
| Location: | New Horizon's Computer Learning Center, 9800 SW Nimbus Avenue, Suite 100, Beaverton |
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| Contact: | Shelley Johnson (email: Shelley @ beaverton.org) |
Building Community Leaders
Since 1997, Leadership Beaverton has prepared 256 citizens to improve our community through service and participation.
Leadership Beaverton's mission statement is "To develop a diverse network of visionary civic and business leaders who act in accordance with the principles of community-centered stewardship."
For more information click here!
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Westside Young Professionals is a program that focuses on young professionals in the Washington County area, who want to connect with one another at non-traditional networking events. WYP helps professionals become leaders, have a voice in the community and develop skills for the future.
Strengthening the Local Economy
The City of Beaverton and Beaverton Chamber are rolling out a new strategy to help local businesses grow by giving them access to high-quality market research and demographic data bases at no charge.
GIS, data base research, and other sophisticated information tools that are normally available only to large corporations, would be made available to small, local growing businesses to improve decision making. High quality information, combined with the development of supportive infrastructure, and the creation of connections to universities, trade associations, and other public/private resources, will provide an environment that fosters growth in these Beaverton based companies.
For example, a business might approach our Economic Gardening program and provide a list of customers. Using GIS business analysis tools, customer locations would then be plotted on a map of Beaverton. The high-density areas are noted and the underlying demographic, lifestyle and consumer expenditure data are used to build a profile of the company's customers. It is a simple matter to find additional neighborhoods that match that profile. The process would give Beaverton companies highly targeted marketing capabilities.
Other services would include:
- Referrals for technical assistance such as business plan development or worker training
- Referrals to Broker Listings of buildings and sites for a new or expanding business
- Community information and demographics
- Sources of Financing
- Marketing and Mailing lists
- Assistance with City procedures
- Custom Business Research i.e., competitors, industry trends, new market analysis.
BETA testing is under way now!
- Have you been in business for a minimum of 2 years?
- Is your Beaverton Business breaking even or profi table?
- Would you like access to high-quality market research and demo-graphic databases at no charge?
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