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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • MARCH 13, 2019 • CHAMBER 9A NEW SLETTER March Business aft er Hours - Hosted this month by Friends of the Cottage Grove Carousel. Join us King Estate Bottling Plant, 1780 Carnegie Way (Industrial Park) for Business aft er Hours on Th ursday, March 21 from 5:30 – 7:00pm. Bring your business card to enter the door prize drawing, make new connections, and have some fun! Cottage Grove and Creswell Chamber Members are encouraged to attend this classic, fun networking event. Many thanks to those who support our eff orts by attending this Chamber program. Next month’s Business Aft er Hours: April – CASA of Lane County Welcome New Member! Eileen Machida Individual Chamber Supporter Th ank You Renewing Members! 5 Flying Monkeys, Best Little Printhouse in Town, Blackstone, Inc. - Windermere Real Estate, Bohemia Sunrisers Kiwanis, Carousel House B&B & Catering, Cottage Grove Safe Haven, Inc., Lane Families for Farms & Forests, Lily of the Field, Shampoo Dolls Salon, Torero’s Family Mexican Restaurant, Th e Espresso Bar’n, William J. Welt, Inc. Th e chamber’s number one goal is to create a strong local economy. All of the programs and benefi ts supported by a chamber membership investment go toward achieving that goal. Membership in the chamber is also a commitment to the entire community and a pledge of support for the economic growth and vitality of the Cottage Grove area. We thank each of you for your New and Renewed commitment to the Cottage Grove Area Chamber of Commerce and your support of contributions through volunteered time and service to the Chamber. We look forward to a bright and successful year! Join us in supporting Chamber member businesses and our local economy and “Shop Chamber Members fi rst”! Cottage Grove Business Challenge - Up to $10,000 in Prize Money, Networking and Mentorship Opportunities, Chance to Pitch to Local Investors What do the Website Statistics Mean to Member Business? Business Directory Searches: Th is number refl ects how the chamber website has been used to search for business in Cottage Grove. Member Page Views: Th is number indicates the number of times chamber member information pages have been viewed on the chamber website. Event Searches: Th is number refl ects how the chamber website has been used to search for events. Event Page Viewed: Th is number indicates how many times event pages have been viewed Hot Deal Searches: Hot Deals are coupons created by chamber members and posted on the website. Th ese numbers refl ect how coupons are being searched for. Job Searches: Chamber members can post job openings on the website. Th is number refl ects how many times the website has been used to search for job posting. 1.30 thru 2.28 145 306 2 2 57 Visitor Center Stats Phone calls: Walk-In Visitors: Relocate Requests: Visitor Requests: Referrals to Chamber Members: Website Stats Business Directory Searches Total Listed: Member Page Views: Event Searches: Events Viewed: Hot Deal Searches: Job Searches: In 2017, a local resident and business owner walked into the Cottage Grove Chamber of Commerce offi ce with an idea about how to encourage entrepreneurship, create new jobs and give back to the community that contributed to his own success. Harold Frazier of New Breed Seed Company donated $10,000 and said he simply wanted it to go to someone with a great business plan that would create new jobs in the Cottage Grove area. Th e Chamber of Commerce, Cottage Grove Community Development Corporation and RAIN Eugene joined for several months of meeting, and in those meetings the Cottage Grove Business Challenge was born. Twenty-four hopeful entrepreneurs took the challenge and three were chosen to receive funds to help start/expand their businesses. Th is year entrepreneurs are invited once again, to take the challenge and submit their business plan ideas for a chance to win up to $10,000 in start-up funding. Please see ‘Participant Information’ on the website (www.cgbizplan.com) for details. Th ose who accept the challenge will have access to a series of classes through Lane Community College and the Lane Small Business Development Center, Liveplan business plan writing soft ware will be provided by Palo Alto, as well as mentor support from seasoned business leaders. Classes begin March 20, 2019. Plan to attend the kickoff event on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 from 6:00 – 8:00pm at the Brewstation to learn more. Submissions for the Cottage Grove Business Challenge are due May, 1st 2019 (emailed to contactme@cgbizplan.com). 381 399 1,086 890 18 43 YTD 292 733 3 2 149 2,316 1,475 2,469 1,956 40 94 Chamber Calendar If you have an event you want published on our website calendar, please, please, please submit it to: Go to www.cgchamber.com Click on “Event Calendar” Click on “submit new event” Fill in the blanks and submit Once your event is approved, it will appear on the community calendar. For more details on the events listed below, visit the Event Calendar on our website at www.cgchamber.com. (Chamber events in bold) *Bingo every Friday night at the American Legion Hall March 13 Cottage Grove Toast People (future Toastmasters Group) 14 Greeters Committee 14 Startup Coff ee Meetup 18 Promotions/Events/Tourism Committee 19 Rhythmic Drums with Candi Davis 19 Th ird Tuesday Poetry Night at Axe & Fiddle, hosted by Kalapuya Books 21 Business Aft er Hours – Friends of the Carousel @ King Estate Bottling Plant 25 Discover Exoplanets Costume Making Workshop 25 Regular City Council Meeting 26 Jazz Jam at Th e Cottage 27 Cottage Grove Toast People (future Toastmasters Group) 28 Greeters Committee April 4/5 Th e Sound of Music Opening @ CT 4/6 Discover Exoplanets Family Fun Day 4/8 Discover Exoplanets Costume Making Workshop 4/8 Regular City Council Meeting 4/10 Cottage Grove Toast People (future Toastmasters Group) 4/11 Greeters Committee 4/11 Promotions/Events/Tourism Committee 4/11 Startup Coff ee Meetup 4/13 All Ages Space Dance 4/16 Th ird Tuesday Poetry Night at Axe & Fiddle, hosted by Kalapuya Books 4/18 Business Aft er Hours – April 4/21 Easter 4/22 Regular City Council Meeting 4/23 Jazz Jam @ Th e Cottage 4/24 Cottage Grove Toast People (future Toastmasters Group) 4/24 Training, Education & Membership Committee Meeting 4/25 Greeters Committee
