Calendar of Events - The Chamber of Commerce GF/EGF

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2024 Chamber Membership Drive Prize Donations
3/1/2024 - 4/4/2024
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2024 Leadership Tours & Talks
4/12/2024
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April Brown Bag: Lessons in Leadership
4/17/2024
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2024 East Grand Forks State of the City Luncheon
4/25/2024
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Events in the month of March 2022
3/2/2022
Chamber Small Business Committee Meeting
Small Business Committee's purpose is to provide value to The Chamber's small business members through educational, programming, and other small business services by working with
SBA, SCORE, and other small business programs.

Meets 1st Wednesday of each month at 11:30 am. 
3/5/2022
Join us for the Debbie Thompson Memorial Indoor Golf Tournament on Saturday, March 5 at Albatross Indoor Golf Club in Grand Forks. Tee time is set for 10:00 am. 

The annual event celebrates the life and memory of past YMCA CEO Debbie Thompson who lost her 17-year battle with cancer on December 27, 2018. Teams/players may sign up at Altru Family YMCA member services. Teams are comprised of two people. Cost is $75 per person. Sponsorship are available for: simulator; longest drive, closest to the pin and break the glass. Competitors, spectators and friends are welcome. Proceeds will benefit the YMCA Partner of Youth Financial Scholarship program.
 
For more information contact:
 
Bob McWilliams
President/CEO
bmcwilliams@gfymca.org
701-775-2586
 
3/8/2022
If a picture is worth 1,000 words, what is the value of a video? Vlogging first became popular
in 2005, when individuals started video logging anything from baking and make up tutorials to
summer road trips. It has become a useful and effective tool for small business owners. Now,
instead of telling your customers why what you do matters and attaching a couple of pictures,
you can SHOW them. During this seminar, you will learn the history of vlogging and its
importance today, guidelines for creating video logs, and the basics on how to vlog with useful
tools that anyone can use.
 
Presented by Madi Hagen, WC MN SBDC
 
 
 
Vlogging (Video Blogging) for Your Business
3/15/2022
Chamber Agribusiness Meeting
Third Tuesday of the Month
8:00 am - 9:00 am
3/16/2022
Looking for practical, affordable training opportunities to advance your career and skill set? That is exactly what The Chamber’s Business Training program sessions are all about.
 
Each month, you can expect a new topic tailored to the issues you need to know to do your job from expert speakers. This educational programming seeks to develop the professional, personal and leadership skills of Chamber member employees and networking events foster connections with thousands of others in the business community.

Our Brown Bag Seminars provide educational programming for the local business community. Seminars are researched and promoted by the Chamber Small Business Committee. With each seminar we offer a survey to the attendees. This survey helps our Small Business better plan seminars that are timely and pertinent to the community. 
3/17/2022
Chamber Business After Hours takes place monthly at a different member business. It is one of the largest Chamber networking events with an average attendance of 250 Chamber members. Hosting opportunities are typically booked 2 years in advance. If you are a Chamber of Grand Forks - East Grand Forks member business interested in hosting, contact the Chamber at info@gochamber.org or call 701-772-7271.
3/21/2022 - 4/8/2022

40 volunteers will soon be “Ready to Tackle” new members, reaching out to non-chamber member businesses during the Chamber's Annual Spring Membership Draft March 21 – April 8, 2022! During this time, our volunteers will be contacting businesses about joining them in this 5-Star Accredited Chamber! If you know of a business our teams should visit, let us at The Chamber know!

Thank you to the following businesses for donating items for our volunteers!
Black Widow Café - Bremer Bank - Ground Round - Hugo's Family Marketplace
Joe Blacks - Northdale Oil - Northend Dairy Queen - PlayIt!
Power Plate Meals - Probitas Promotions - Ramada Inn - S & S Promotional Group
SCORE – Simplymaid – Speedway - Texas Roadhouse - True Healing Massage
UND Athletics - Widman's
3/21/2022
Purpose - To be the welcoming arm of The Chamber and promote membership
Meets the 3rd Monday of each month at 11:30 am; location varies

​Goals:
​Welcome new members and businesses with ribbon cutting ceremonies
Assist with registration and greeting at Chamber events
Involve Ambassadors in Membership Drive
Conduct Operation "Thank You" campaign designed to thank membership
3/22/2022

Showing up when customers are searching online is more important than ever. Ensure customers can find accurate, updated information about your local business on Google Search and Google Maps, no matter
which device they use. In this workshop, you will learn how to create and manage a Google Business Profile from start to finish.

In this session we’ll show you how to:

  • Create or claim your Google Business Profile

  • Manage your business info across Google Search and Maps

  • Use your Business Profile to connect with potential customers

3/22/2022
Showing up when customers are searching online is more important than ever. Ensure customers can find accurate, updated information about your local business on Google Search and Google Maps, no matter which device they use. In this workshop, you will learn how to create and manage a Google Business Profile from start to finish.
 
In this session we’ll show you how to:
 
  • Create or claim your Google Business Profile
  • Manage your business info across Google Search and Maps
  • Use your Business Profile to connect with potential customers
3/23/2022
Learn something, feel inspired, and build new connections,
because that is what the entrepreneurial world is all about.

With a guest host, and two business owners at a rotating location, we partake in lively banter of what it's like to be a business owner and other entrepreneurial quips.  
3/23/2022
UpNext we have John Goerke with Liquid Images and Hayden Haas with Delishaas taking our stage to be interviewed by our host, Justin Auch.
 
Join us in the Prohibition Room for the first evening rendition of UpNext on March 23 from 4:30-6:30 pm. The first 50 attendees get a free drink ticket from Amber Flynn with Hatch Reality to be used at Spud Jr. during the event.
 
The parking lot and entrance are in the back of the building.
Run of show is as follows:
4:30-5:00 PM: Networking
5:00-6:00 PM: The Interview
6:00-6:30 PM: Networking
 
Bring a friend and we will see you there!
3/29/2022 - 3/30/2022

Career Conversations 

Tuesday, March 29 thru Wednesday March 30, 2022

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