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March 2016
Inside this Issuep. 2 ..................... 2016 Spain Trip
p. 2 ............ Business After Hours at Steak Escape Grill
p. 2 ...................Homewood Suites Grand Re-Opening
p. 3 ...........................The Value of Save Local Now
p. 3 ........................New Members
p. 4 .....................Participate in the Golf Outing
p. 4 ........Volunteer on a Committee Opportunities
p. 4 .......................... Member Bits
p. 5 ............. Spotlight on Business
p. 5 ............Connections and Coffee
p. 5 ..................Post a job Opening to the Chamber Website
p. 5 ..............Member Anniversaries
p. 6 ......... Want a Great Investment in Your Marketing Plan?
p. 6 .................. Member Renewals
p. 7 ..........Advertising Opportunities
p. 7 ..................Chamber Luncheon
p. 8 .................. Calendar of Events
Awards to be Presented at Annual Chamber Luncheon March 11
This year’s Annual Meeting, sponsored by Indiana Wesleyan
University-Columbus, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and Allied Sources, will be held at Heritage Golf Club, Friday, March 11, 2016. Chamber
awards will be presented in the following categories: “Most Involved Volunteer,” “Emerging Business,” and “Established Business.” We are proud to announce our winners in each category: Most Involved Volunteer, Bobby Wright, N2 Publishing; Emerging Business, Mat Happy Yoga, LLC; Established Business, Cartridge World. Please come to honor these deserving chamber members! We will also be delivering our annual Chamber report. Mark your calendar and plan to attend on March 11 from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm. Cost:
$27.00 for members and $32.00 for prospective members and guests. Deadline for reservations is Tuesday, March 8. Reservations are required and payment must be made before the event. The registration form is on page 7 of this newsletter. You may also make your reservation at www.hilliardchamber.org, by contacting the Chamber office at 876.7666, or email [email protected].
How Complete is Your Company Profile?
When you log into the member center on the Chamber website, it will show you how
complete your company profile is. Take advantage of your membership by updating items such as your contact information, hours of operation, business description and keywords so people can find your business when searching online. The more details you add to your profile the more visible you will be! Click on the orange MEMBER LOGIN link at the top right corner of www.hilliardchamber.org to get started.
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Follow the Hilliard Chamber on Twitter! You follow us, we will follow you and talk about your business!We are @HilliardChamber
Join Us On Our Trip To Spain!
Our next trip we will be traveling to Spain featuring Barcelona from November 1-9, 2016. Come discover the mystical magic, vibrant vibe, and stylish allure of Barcelona, one of the most cosmopolitan cities in Spain.
Authentic experiences take you to delve into this glittering city, intermingling with locals that quickly become new friends. Drink in the colorful creations of Parque Guell; lose all sense of time pondering a Picasso or Miro; drop by a tapas bar for tantalizing tastes from the northern Iberian Peninsula; or stroll along the world-famous Ramblas promenade and take-in the sparkling city life all around. Barcelona uniquely blends its dynamic culture, ultra-modern art and architecture, eclectic cuisine and natural beauty to offer a virtual feast for the senses. Get ready to have Barcelona’s energetic pulse satiate your soul and take you to enjoy endless adventures at every turn. The price of the trip is $2,799 per person (double occupancy). View the brochure on our website, www.hilliardchamber.org. This trip is open to everyone in the US and you do not need to be a chamber member.
Business After Hours at Steak Escape Sandwich Grill
Join us at Steak Escape Sandwich Grill, 2540
Hilliard Rome Road in Hilliard, on Wednesday, March 9th from 5pm - 7pm. For your enjoyment there
will be a cheesesteak buffet and mini cupcakes from Crumbz Cakery. There will also be a donation collection for the Hilliard Food Pantry. Bring a food item for a chance to win a door prize! We hope to see you there!
Homewood Suites Grand Re-OpeningA Grand Re-Opening for the Homewood Suites
at 3841 Park Mill Run Drive in Hilliard will be held on March 16th from 5 pm - 8:30 pm in their Lobby. There will be complimentary food and drinks. The party will also host the Capital Area Humane Society and they will be bringing the Mobile Adoption Rescue Vehicle with dogs, cats and bunnies! You’ll also be able to participate in a raffle to help raise money for CAHS!
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The Value of Save Local Now
Your chamber made an investment in Save Local Now because we believe in their mission:
leveling the digital playing field, empowering local business, connecting communities, and building local economies. As a free member benefit, Save Local Now provides digital marketing tools that allow you to more easily connect with your local consumers. The SLN integrated digital platform includes such tools as deal and event publishing, email marketing, Search Engine Optimization, and real-time analytics.
If there are three things we think you should know about Save Local Now, these are them:
1. Fast. Update your business profile, create a custom campaign for your business, and share it to your social media following in minutes.
2. Easy. Save Local Now’s digital marketing platform is incredibly user-friendly. Step-by-step guides are available on your platform and highlight how easy it is to create and manage your business promotions.
3. Free. Save Local Now is a member benefit. It is 100% free to our members.
To learn more about Save Local Now – which we encourage you to do! – sign up for a free training session with the SLN experts: http://blog.savelocalnow.com/training. Not only will they walk you through the platform, they’ll also provide the latest info on digital and social media marketing.
New MembersBowditch Consulting, LLC
Fred BowditchColumbus, OH 43221
614-657-3525 • www.bowditchconsulting.comBowditch Consulting offers homeland security consulting services to businesses - from critical analysis of security
plans and buildings to intelligence analysis.
Heartland Bank Kemper Allison
3971 Main Street • Worthington, OH 43085614-337-4600
Heartland Bank focuses on relationship banking and provides products and services that meet the needs of our clients. Client relationships are a long-term
proposition.
Families for a CurePat Puhl
P.O. Box 733 • Hilliard, OH 43026614-402-6195 • www.familiesforacure.org
Families for a Cure is a group of friends that have been united through their collective experiences supporting family and friends as they have battled cancer.
Together, as a family dedicated to making the lives of other cancer patients and their supporters better, our goal is to raise $1 million dollars to help fund
cancer research and patient care programs.
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Member BitsTen Pin Alley will be installing 3, 12’ movie screens over the lanes. They will be able to show sporting events and are looking to create fun, cult movie nights this summer.
DogWatch of Columbus recently received a Sales Achievement Award for 20-29% growth at the DogWatch Dealer Annual Conference in Florida.
Expertise recently named Buck and Sons Landscape one of the top 25 Landscapers in Columbus.
Ahlum & Arbor is TCIA Accredited! TCIA Accredited companies are required to meet stringent criteria for professionalism, employee training, state and federal safety regulations, business ethics and consumer satisfaction. All TCIA Accredited companies have undergone a comprehensive on-site audit of professional and business practices, aimed at safeguarding consumers.
As of January 2016 Medicare has ranked Darby Glenn Nursing and Rehabilitation Center overall as a 5 star nursing and rehab facility. All facilities certified by Medicare/Medicaid are rated 1 to 5 stars on health inspections, staffing and quality measures as well as given an overall rating.
Tee It Up and Participate in the Golf Outing!
The Chamber’s Annual Golf Outing will be held on Monday, June 13 at Heritage Golf Club. We are
looking for businesses who wish to sponsor holes, tee boxes, putting contest, predict your distance and other fun specials that day. Look for the information soon on our website or call the chamber for more details.
We will also be looking for you to golf in the event by signing up a team or even as an individual so we may pair you with others. Get your swing in shape, but make sure you come for the fun! It will be a shotgun start scramble format.
Volunteer on a Committee—Golf and The Taste of Hilliard & Business Expo!We have some upcoming events which need
volunteers to make them run smoothly. The Golf Outing will be on Monday, June 13 at Heritage Golf Club and we need people to assist with the preparations and also the day of the event.
The Taste of Hilliard & Business Expo which will be held at the Makoy Center on Wednesday, August 3, also needs members on its committee. The responsibilities include helping with the planning of the event, following up with our sponsors, distributing materials, etc.
Both of these committees are great ways for chamber members to network with others in a smaller environment while helping the chamber execute fun events!
Please contact Libby Gierach at 614.876.7666 or via email at [email protected] if you are interested in either committee.
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Make your financialfuture a priority.
Annette M Reed, AAMS®Financial Advisor.
3586 Fishinger BlvdHilliard, OH 43026614-777-5873www.edwardjones.com
Member SIPC
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Life is full of challenges: Sales keep increasing in your business, but you find yourself with less and less cash in your checking account. Your staff at your business keeps growing, but there aren’t any expandable walls in that office you are renting. You spend too much time trying to keep those machines operating when a new one would make your business much more efficient. You represent a bank called “Home Savings” and have to convince people that you are a commercial banker focused on financing businesses around Central Ohio.
Okay, maybe that last challenge is a little too specific? Officially incorporated as Home Savings & Loan Co. of Youngstown, Ohio, one can see why employees answer the phone as “Home Savings.” This 125-year-old bank has been doing business in Central Ohio for many years on the residential mortgage side. Believing that Central Ohio is the home for many strong and growing businesses, the bank opened a commercial banking division in Columbus in late 2015.
Leading the charge is Don Guilbert, a Central Ohio resident since 1987, and graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University. Beginning in 1997, Don has held a
variety of banking roles in credit underwriting, managing a team of business bankers, and client relationship building. In 2015, Don joined Home Savings to tackle the challenge of growing the bank’s commercial portfolio in Central Ohio
while working with businesses that are looking for a variety of financing needs – working capital, equipment and real estate needs. Don focuses on meeting with business owners, understanding their history, where they stand today, and most importantly, where they hope their goals take them.
Life is full of challenges. When it comes to your business and its cash flow and borrowing needs, just call Home first. (You knew that was coming...)
Don Guilbert [email protected]
Spotlight on Business...Home Savings
Connections and CoffeeDon’t forget Connections
and Coffee will meet on Friday, March 11th from 8:00AM to 9:00AM at Scrambler Marie’s, 3939 Britton Parkway in Hilliard. The group meets for coffee, networking and information sharing. Come with lots of business cards!
The Chamber would like to recognize our members who have continually supported the purpose of the chamber and its activities.The following members have invested in the chamber for ten or more years as of March, 2016:
28 yearsAhlum & Arbor Tree Preservation – David Ahlum
Makoy Center – George Yoakam26 years
Time Warner Cable Business Class – Rick Carfagna 16 years
First Service Federal Credit Union – Catherine Roebuck13 years
First Choice Auto Clinic, Inc. – Brian Newsom10 years
Courtyard by Marriott Columbus West – Colleen Prochaska
Micro Center – Jackie Saunders
Member Anniversaries
Post a Job Opening to the Chamber WebsiteLooking to add to your team? Post a job opening on
the Chamber website! It’s as easy as logging into the member center on www.hilliardchamber.org, click on the job openings link on the dashboard, click on Add job posting button, enter the information and click on submit for approval.
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Member RenewalsWe appreciate your continued support of the Chamber’s work on behalf of the business community. We appreciate you being a chamber member and look forward to another great year!
Thank you to the following members who have re-invested as of press time: JC & Co.; Luftman, Heck & Associates, LLP; Richey Tire & Service; An Occasional Florist; e-Cycle; Elements Art Studio, LLC; Springleaf Financial Services; Paul Brousil; jh Web Works, LLC; CME Federal Credit Union; Mill Run Rehabilitation Center, Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living; Heritage Golf Club; Life Saver Pool Fence of Columbus; DogWatch Hidden Fences of Columbus; Boling Insurance Group; Park National Bank; CPR Cell Phone Repair; Franklin County Farm Bureau; Liberty Mutual Insurance; Aquatic Adventures Ohio; Epling Law Office, LLC; Little Hercules Foundation, Inc.; Northwestern Mutual-Mitchell Staugler; Nikworks, LLC; Pulp Juice and Smoothie Bar; Mat Happy Yoga, LLC; a & e accounting services; Tolles Career & Technical Center; Crumbz Cakery; Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Calhoon Co.-Bonnie Nyikes; MT Business Technologies; National CineMedia; Giant Eagle-Britton Pkwy.; All STAR Commercial Services, LLC; Neatly Nested Organizing Services, LLC; Math Plus Academy; Madaris Transportation-Columbus; Jan-Pro of Columbus; Power Shack Fitness Centers; PDS Real Estate; Jack’s Appliance, Inc.; Home Sweet Home Custom Painting; Painter and Associates, LLC; Bob Apel; Bella Capelli Salone & Day Spa; Hilliard Community Calendars; Powell Prints; How Inviting!, Ltd.; KeyBank-Cemetery Rd.; IT made REAL; National Church Residences-Lincoln Village; Orangetheory Fitness; Little Johnny’s Sealcoating; Hilliard Dry Cleaners, Inc.; Hilliard Taekwondo Academy; Ohio Business College; Micro Center; Carriage Court of Hilliard; Carrier Law Office; #froyo; NovaCare Rehabilitation; Hilliard Inflatables, LLC; Chick-fil-A Market of Hilliard; Mount Carmel Health System; Scientific Instrument Center; Cummins Bridgeway; Erica Carlson Children’s Entertainment; Hilliard Pediatrics; Donatos Pizza; Darby Glenn Nursing & Rehabilitation Center; Holman and Holman Dental; City of Hilliard; Cartridge World; National Church Residences-Woodview Court; Healthcare Clinic at select Walgreens.
Office Depot Saves You Money Due To Your Chamber
Membership Your business can
save up to 30% overall savings on your office supplies through Office Depot by enrolling in the FREE member benefit provided by your investment in the Hilliard Area Chamber of Commerce. The two-sided flyer at the end of this newsletter has a sign up form as well as more information on the savings of: discounted prices on over 14,000 items; aggressive copy paper pricing; free next day delivery with no minimum order requirement; office furniture solutions; and more! Each employee in your business can also receive a Retail Connect Discount Card as well for their use at either a retail store or to order online. The Hilliard Area Chamber of Commerce is working to provide you with resources that add value to your membership.
Want a Great Investment in Your Marketing Plan?
Be a Chamber luncheon Sponsor! By being
a sponsor for a Chamber luncheon you have the ability to promote your business at one time to many business people.
The sponsorship includes:• Two complimentary lunches• 3 minutes to talk about your business• Ability to put handouts at each place setting• 8-foot table for your display• Sit at the main table with the speaker, Chamber President and Chamber Chair • Business promoted in newsletter and in emails• Your logo on our webpage linked to yours
The cost of $200 allows you this opportunity and is limited to two businesses per month. Let us know which month you would like to be spotlighted!
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Friday, March 11, 2016 Heritage Golf Club3525 Heritage Club Drive11:30 AM-1:30 PM
Program: Annual Chamber Luncheon
Cost: $27.00 for members and $32.00 for prospective members and guests. Payment is required at the time the reservation is made. You may use this form or go to www.hilliardchamber.org to register. Any reservations made after the RSVP deadline date of March 8th and walk-in registrations will be charged the higher non-member rate if we are able to accommodate them.
Name(s)__________________________________
Company_________________________________ Number of Reservations: __________
Amount Enclosed ____________
Charge my: Visa ___ MasterCard ____ American Express ___
Card Number ________________________________
3 digit V Code______
Expiration Date __________
Card Holder Name____________________________
Billing Zip Code ____________
___________________________________________Card Holder Signature
Mail to: Hilliard Area Chamber of Commerce, 4081 Main Street, Hilliard, OH 43026 or call the Chamber office by Tuesday, March 8th, at 876-7666, FAX 876-3113, or E-mail to [email protected].
Annual Chamber LuncheonAdvertising Opportunities in the Newsletter
The Hilliard Area Chamber of Commerce is providing opportunities for our members to
advertise within our membership and to those outside as well. Please contact the chamber for more information about the following (all are on a space available basis):
Inserts in the newsletter: Limited to no more than 3 each issue; member provides a PDF of the insert; emailed to 450 people, cost is $50.
Business card size ad in newsletter: $150 for 3 months; $250 for 6 months; $400 for 12 months
Labels: Mailing labels of members provided by zip or organization sort: cost is $100
Flyers in relocation packets: Member provides the flyers to be inserted in relocation packets requested by companies and potential residents; cost is $100 for one year
Be a Chamber Luncheon Sponsor!
Many of our chamber members have sponsored a luncheon and have found it to be worthwhile!
We have spots available in 2016 for YOU to sponsor a luncheon. The cost is $200 which enables you to have two complimentary lunches, be able to speak for three minutes before the membership, have items at each person’s place setting; an 8 foot table for your display; your logo on our webpage linked to yours; and be promoted in the newsletter.
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CHAMBER CONNECTIONS
Central Ohio Business ResourcesSmall Business Administrationwww.sba.govOhio Chamber of Commercewww.ohiochamber.comSmall Business Development Centers of Ohiowww.odod.state.oh.usSmall Business Development Centerhttp://www.entrepreneurohio.orgService Corp of Retired Executiveswww.scorecolumbus.orgThe Women’s Business Development Center(614) [email protected] Family Business Center of Central Ohiowww.familybusinesscenter.comCentral Ohio Better Business Bureauwww.centralohio.cbbb.com
Board of Directors: Jeremy Felix, US BankJill Gerschutz, Credit Union of OhioKeith Lewis, JC & Co.Curt Niekamp, OhioHealthBonnie Nyikes, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services
Calhoon CompanyMelissa McKenzieStacie Raterman, Hilliard City SchoolsBobby Sneed, Heritage Golf ClubBobby Wright, N2 Publishing
Staff: Libby Gierach, President/CEOJess Woolley, Administrative Assistant
Email: [email protected]
Check out our Website: www.hilliardchamber.org
Calendar of Events
Put Your Events on the Community Calendar You have the opportunity to let everyone know of seminars,
luncheons, open houses, fundraisers, non-profit activities, etc. that your business is doing by putting it on the Hilliard Chamber’s website! It is very simple—on the website, go to the Events tab and the first drop down is Community Events Calendar. Just complete the form and once it is approved, your event will be up for all to see!
Wednesday, March 9Business After Hours
Steak Escape Sandwich Grill2540 Hilliard Rome Road
5:00pm-7:00pm
Friday, March 11Connections & Coffee
Scrambler Marie’s3939 Britton Parkway
8:00am-9:00am
Friday, March 11Annual Chamber Luncheon
Heritage Golf Club3525 Heritage Club Drive
11:30am-1:30pm
Wednesday, March 16Business After Hours
Homewood Suites3841 Park Mill Run Drive
5:00pm-7:00pm
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