Our next First Friday Power Breakfast will be September 10 at the German American Club.
Enjoy tasty ballpark-style food appetizers and a selection of 8 beers on draft. Come, Mingle, Interact and Network with East County’s Business Leaders! Chamber member, Williams Chiropractic, will also be offering free massages and chiropractic exams for guests, so don’t miss out!.
Business Expo Business Expo Breakout Sessions: Led by OneCoach’s team of marketing and small business experts, these two highly informative sessions will help harness the power of Social Media to your businesses’ advantage, and help drive customers through your doors to better grow your business in these challenging economic times.
Please join the Chamber, your community and the press, as we hear from keynote speaker Rana Sampson.
SCORE Offers Free Counseling
SCORE San Diego is providing free counseling in the East County Chamber of Commerce every Friday (non-holiday) with hourly sessions from 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon and 1:00 and 2:00 PM. Our counselors can consult on practically every facet of the business sector. Experience gained as CEOs, CFOs, CPAs, etc., they have held managerial positions in Engineering, Marketing, Retail, Distribution, Manufacturing, Military, IT, Franchising, Medical/Biotech, Federal, State and Municipal Governments, Legal, HR, Banking, Finance, Import/Export and countless other fields. All of them bring life-experiences and have probably made every mistake a business owner can make, and yet we still survived. Our goal and mission is to prevent you from making the same mistakes we made. Since there is no limit to the number of counseling sessions a client can have, the first session is aimed at determining the most significant need our client has, and then matching the client with an expert in that field or discipline.
Every business requires a business plan, which, to be effective, must be kept current. SCORE has developed a two day workshop to assist our clients in easily (though difficult in the beginning) maintaining this plan along with up-to-date financials (Cash Flow, Balance Sheet and P&L). With an owner reviewing monthly pro forma financials, especially in a “down” economy, there is never that “uncomfortable shock” that you are going to run out of cash “this Friday”. Our successful clients follow this procedure to monitor their business and take advantage of our many financial workshops and also utilize our consultants from the financial market when they detect a change in their financial picture. All information provided to SCORE consultants is considered confidential and is not revealed outside of SCORE without the owners’ specific provision. Each counselor signs an ethic commitment each year.
From a sales and marketing viewpoint you will find a great emphasis placed on internet marketing (5 of the current 9 marketing workshops are internet based) which in this technological time is essential for almost every business. Every sales person knows the value of networking. The men and women of SCORE are active in many associations and participate in networking opportunities as often as possible. Many take part in various Chambers around San Diego County attending breakfast and board meetings. Our women present a networking Breakfast every other month that has 150-170 women attending every meeting. We encourage all our clients to become active in Chambers and Associations linked to their business to take advantage of networking provided by these groups..
This service and guidance is available in the San Diego East County Chamber of Commerce at 201 S. Magnolia Avenue in El Cajon, 92106. You can make appointments by calling the Chamber at 619-440-6161 or SCORE at 619-557-7272 to set up a convenient time From a simplistic viewpoint, using SCORE consultants is like having unpaid Board members guiding your company.
Future articles will address our workshops\and business library found on our web page, www.score-sandieg.org. Suggestions for other articles can be made to either phone number listed above.
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Italy - Tuscany
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Italy - Tuscany
Tuscany, located in the heart of Italy, is an incredible place for a vacation with perfectly preserved hill towns, fabulous art, the most beautiful countryside imaginable, culturally rich cities, top quality restaurants and food, possibly the best cafes in the world, and wine, wine and more wine. Staying in historical Montecatini Terme gives you the perfect resting place to view the scenic sights in the area, and gain a touch of spa relaxation. Join us and...
Chairman's Message
August 2010
Wow! What was up with that? We thought it was June gloom and it came in July. It was one of the coolest July’s in recorded history since weather data started being recorded in San Diego County. Starting the month off was having the pleasure of being engaged by George Chamberlin, Executive Editor for the San Diego Daily Transcript and radio and television finance personality, at our July First Friday Breakfast at BJ’s in La Mesa. Thank you to BJ’s for the warm hospitality and to George for the insightful commentary. We saw our board member Deanna Weeks retire from the East County Economic Development Council after nearly 25 years of service. Thank you Deanna for your years of service to the EDC. We also welcomed at our July First Friday Breakfast the new Executive Director of the El Cajon Community Development Corporation, Cindi Fargo.
For something new in August, as a surprise, we had our first “Night out with the Chamber” on August 2 at Hooleys in La Mesa. What a great opportunity to have dinner with Chamber friends and an opportunity to support one of our Chamber restaurants. Some business networking got done too! Thanks to Craig McDonald for offering happy hour prices and several discounted entrees for our members. Pay attention to e-mails from Mike Cully for future “Night out with the Chamber” restaurant opportunities. Our August First Friday Breakfast in El Cajon at the Ronald Reagan Community Center was a smashing success with fire fighters from El Cajon making flapjacks. Thank you to St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center for sponsoring this month’s breakfast. I look forward to seeing you at our second Politics in Paradise this month. For September, watch your Chamber schedule for, SURPRISE, a great business expo in collaboration with several of our other Chamber’s of Commerce in the East County. We continue our efforts to deliver to you, our members, value for your membership. If you are not involved, I invite you to get involved. We seek your engaged activity in the committee of your choice.
Please watch our website for other upcoming events in August and you are not going to want to miss our September First Friday Breakfast. Sign up early. It will likely sell out.
Best regards to all,
Roger Roberts
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The San Diego East County Chamber of Commerce was honored by the CalChamber with its prestigious and coveted “President’s Circle” award for advocacy. The award recognizes the Chamber’s hard work in the area of government and legislative affairs and as such is the only Chamber in San Diego County to win this recognition. Only 22 Chambers of Commerce in the State won this award.
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