Monthly Education Series - Understanding Financial Statements
Description:
Your small business's day-to-day operations depend on having accurate financial data, and the success of your business depends on you understanding your business's financial documents. This interactive round table will provide a top-line view and understanding of the key financial statements that need to be understood to be a successful business owner, including:
-Profit & Loss (Income Statement)
-Balance Sheet
-Cash Flow Statement
-Helpful Ratios
-Check Book
-Inventory Valuations
This class will be IN PERSON at the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce.
Facilitator:
Darrell Fleck
Partner, RMJ Capital

Sponsored by:

Thanks to a sponsorship by Ent Credit Union, this workshop is free!
Thank you to our sponsor this month: TBA
These events are a perfect opportunity to meet face to face with other business professionals while enjoying great food and refreshments.
FREE for Chamber Members
$15 for Non-Members
Free for first time guests
Please register ahead of time.
Selections include:
*Noble * Nordmann * Fraser Fir * Canaan
* Balsam * Colorado White Fir
Witness a classic Christmas story made into a dance performance with a new twist and Christian themes. It will be an experience you won't want to miss!
Join the Tri-Lakes Chamber at our monthly networking mixer!
Thank you to our host this month:
These events are a perfect opportunity to meet face to face with other business professionals while enjoying great appetizers and refreshments.
FREE for Chamber Members
$15 for Non-Members
Free for first time guests
Please register ahead of time.
Learn about Tri-Lakes Cares, Paws N Hooves, and Trails and Open Space Coalition and how they are improving life for two-legged and four-legged residents in northern El Paso County!
Donate to the Give! campaign while you're there and get a free treat courtesy of Arlene's Beans.

Join Us for Breakfast
Destiny Carle from Shelter Insurance will speak and provide breakfast. “Liven up with Destiny! Come enjoy breakfast while educating yourself on how to identify your own life insurance needs AND how to provide life insurance benefits for your employees as a small business owner.”
This networking opportunity allows members to get to know each other at a deeper level. We develop trust and knowledge about
each other's businesses that lead to referrals. It's like having 40 salespeople for your business!Click below to register!

Join Us for Breakfast
Art Pierson of Pierson Promotional will be our speaker and provide breakfast. This networking opportunity allows members to get to know each other at a deeper level. We develop trust and knowledge about each other's businesses that lead to referrals. It's like having 40 salespeople for your business!
Click below to register!
3 Hundred Days Distilling
Friday, January 5, 2024
Ribbon Cutting/Release of 6 New Flavors, 4-6 p.m.
Sample the new flavors
Ribbon Cutting at 5 p.m.
279 Beacon Lite Road #G, Monument
Join the Tri-Lakes Chamber at our monthly networking mixer!
Thank you to our sponsor this month:
These events are a perfect opportunity to meet face to face with other business professionals while enjoying great food and refreshments.
FREE for Chamber Members
$15 for Non-Members
Free for first time guests
Please register ahead of time.

Join Us for Breakfast
Jon Wilcox of Jon Wilcox Insurance Association will be our speaker and provide breakfast.
This networking opportunity allows members to get to know each other at a deeper level. We develop trust and knowledge about
each other's businesses that lead to referrals. It's like having 40 salespeople for your business!Click below to register!
Come join the Palmer Lake Historical Society as we celebrate the new year with our annual Potluck and Membership meeting.
Doors open at 6:00 PM, program starts at 6:30 PM. We supply the ham and rolls, please bring a dish to share. FREE and open to the public.
About the Palmer Lake Historical Society
Mission: The mission of the Palmer Lake Historical Society (PLHS) is to preserve, protect, promote, and provide access to historical data, artifacts and other items of significance relating to the Palmer Divide area and make resources available to the public primarily through the Lucretia Vaile Museum and annual programming.
Goals: The primary goals and objectives of the Palmer Lake Historical Society are to assemble, preserve, display (as feasible), and interpret historical objects and printed material pertaining to the Palmer Divide area that includes Palmer Lake, Monument, School District 38, the United States Air Force Academy, and as far east as Table Rock.
Please consider joining the Palmer Lake Historical Society. Various levels of participation available including family and senior memberships. All ages welcome. Newcomers to the area are welcome!
In case of inclement weather, we follow District 38 weather alerts. We want everyone to be safe.

If you are a new member, old member, or even a non-member, find out how you can get the most out of a Chamber membership. You are invited to attend one of our quarterly orientations held at the Chamber office. Find out about our programs that cultivate business development, professional excellence, and strategic alliances. We walk you through all the basics, give you an opportunity to meet Chamber members, and provide you with coffee and pastries.
You will learn about:
- Events
- Committees
- The Board
- Ambassadors
- How and when to engage with fellow members
Interested in sponsoring this event? Sponsors get microphone time at the orientation and mentioned in all promotions of the event. If you are interested, contact Julie at 719-481-3282 or julie@trilakeschamber.com.
Join us for lunch as our speaker discusses the economic outlook of our region. We will also hear from Terri Hayes, President and CEO of the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Corporation and Visitors Center.
Lunch will be a buffet made up of gluten-free Bolognese sauce, vegetarian Alfredo, gluten-free chicken Marsala, regular and gluten-free penne, Caesar salad, and garlic bread.
Pinecrest Wedding and Event Center
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Check-in begins at 10:30 am
You must register in advance for this lunch. Deadline is noon, Friday, February 24.
$50 for Members
$60 for Non-Members
Thank you to our State of the Region Luncheon Sponsors:

FEBRUARY Event:
Thursday, February 15, 2024
"UNION PRINTERS HOME: Past, Present, and Future"
Come join the Palmer Lake Historical Society and Ellie Hinkle, Director of History and Archives for the Union Printers Home.
For more than 130 years, the Union Printers Home has been an iconic landmark for the Colorado Springs area. Many postcards celebrate this magnificent retirement home for members in the printing and typographic union. Come learn about this impressive building with an amazing history.
In 2021, the property was purchased by a group of local investors who plan to redevelop it into something new while preserving its historical integrity. Bring a friend or two for this special program. FREE and open to the public.
Doors open at 6:30 PM, program starts at 7:00 PM. Please stay afterwards for light refreshments and socializing.
In case of inclement weather, we follow District 38 weather alerts. We want everyone to be safe.
Thank you to our sponsor this month:
These events are a perfect opportunity to meet face to face with other business professionals while enjoying great food and refreshments.
FREE for Chamber Members
$15 for Non-Members
Free for first time guests
Please register ahead of time.
Join us for our Quarterly Member Luncheon at Hearth House.
This is your opportunity to meet our newest members as well as catch up with those you may not have seen for a while.
And we will enjoy a great lunch!
We will have a speaker at each luncheon who provides us with relevant take-aways and enhances our time together.
$23 for Members
$28 for Non-Members
You MUST RSVP in advance for this lunch.
Check-in starts at 11 a.m.
Lunch and program begin at 11:30.

Join Us for Breakfast
Brandi Jackson from the Vinton Law Firm, P. C. will speak and provide breakfast. She will be discussing Wills vs. Trusts and dispelling common myths about estate planning and probate.
This networking opportunity allows members to get to know each other at a deeper level. We develop trust and knowledge about
each other's businesses that lead to referrals. It's like having 40 salespeople for your business!Click below to register!