CHAMBER E-CONNECTION
Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce Weekly Events Newsletter
 
September 2, 2016
In This Issue
Red Baron Arena & Expo Grand Opening
Chamber 101
Women's Connect Luncheon
Dementia Event
Perfectly Paired
Brau Brothers HopFest
Brau Brothers HopFest Beer Dunk Tank
Avera Marshall Foundation Golf Tournament
Shooter's Sporting Clays Business After Hours
GriefShare
6th Annual Downtown Walkabout
Overtime Rules Presentation
Literacy Awareness Month
SMSU Gold College
NFL Punt, Pass & Kick
Mystery of Devil's Gulch Dinner Theater Auditions
Ambassador Visits
Enhanced Listings
E-Connection Policies


Welcome New 
Chamber Members!



(507) 828-1134



Have a job posting within 
your company?
Want to post it on the
Chamber website?


 

This is FREE for Chamber Members!

 

Log in to your ChamberMaster account 

and post now!  

Not sure how to log in? 

Call the Chamber at 

507-532-4484 

or email 

erinr@marshall-mn.org

to learn how!

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| CURRENT/UPCOMING EVENTS |

The Chamber office will be closing at Noon today
(Friday, September 2nd). Enjoy your Labor Day weekend!

Red Baron Arena & Expo Grand Opening


Thursday, September 8, 2016
3:30-6:00 PM
 
Chamber 101

When: Thursday, September 8th
8:00-9:00 AM
Where: Marshall Chamber (118 W College Dr)

Are you interested in learning how to make the most out of your membership or are you just curious as to what the Chamber can do for your business? Join us at the Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce Office to hear from Chamber staff and volunteers about the programs, benefits and services that are available to Chamber members. Whether you are a brand new member, a longtime member or just want to learn more about membership this is the event for you!  

Also, learn some new enhancements that businesses can now use with their business listing and more!

Women's Connect Luncheon

When: Thursday, September 8th
12:00-1:00 PM
Where: Avera Marshall - 300 South Bruce St
            Classroom A & B (3rd Floor)

Laura Dorman, PA-C  Laura Dorman, PA-C, is a member of the primary care team at Avera Medical Group Marshall. A Marshall native, Laura graduated from Marshall High School and earned her physician assistant degree at Des Moines University. She returned to Marshall and joined the Avera team in August 2014. As a family medicine physician assistant, Laura provides comprehensive care for patients of all ages at the Avera Medical Group clinic in Marshall and at the Avera Curaquick Clinic at the Marshall Hy-Vee. Laura will discuss women's health including updated guidelines for pap tests and tips for preventing osteoporosis. 

Please RSVP by Tuesday, September 6th.
Dementia Event
Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 12:15 PM

Register by contacting Jaen Weilage (507) 532-1326 or ace.lyon@co.lyon.mn.us
 
Perfectly Paired
Friday, September 9, 2016
7pm to 9 pm
Reservations available by calling or visiting 
SMOC Family Planning Clinic 507-537-1950
Brau Brothers HopFest 2016
Friday, Sept 9th 5PM-Midnight
Saturday, Sept 10th Noon-Midnight
Brau Brothers HopFest Beer Dunk Tank
Saturday, Sept 10, 2016
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Avera Marshall Foundation Golf Tournament


Monday, September 12
Marshall Golf Club
View registration form here.
Shooter's Sporting Clays Business After Hours

Join us for Business After Hours at

Shooters Sporting Clays
Wednesday, September 14th
4:30-7:00 PM

Range open - try out the sporting
clays - bring your shotgun!
Snacks & beverages served!

10713 300th St - Marshall, MN
GriefShare Healing With Hope

GriefShare Healing With Hope: Grief Support Group:  
For anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one & is journeying toward grief healing.  This 13-week session started Aug 29th but the program allows you to begin at any time.  Join us every Monday at 6:30pm in Holy Redeemer Church gathering area.  Call Dorothy 401-0601, Gerri 530-1418 or Jason 829-9487.


6th Annual Downtown Walkabout

 
Thursday, September 15th - Saturday, September 17th
Game pieces can be purchased at Sole Mates,
The Escape Spa and the Marshall Area Chamber!
Overtime Rules Presentation

When: Thursday, September 15th
7:30-8:30 am and 12:00-1:00 pm
Where: Marshall Lyon County Library (201 C Street)

We would like to invite you to a presentation by John Kirchner, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Roger Evert, Director of Human Resources Running Supply, Inc regarding the new overtime rules that take effect December 1, 2016.  
Feel free to bring your own lunch.
Literacy Awareness Month

September is Literacy Awareness Month!
View more at  literacyswmn.org
SMSU Gold College Fall Kick-Off
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Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Charter Hall 201 at 2:15 p.m. SMSU
NFL Punt, Pass & Kick Competition

Saturday, September 17
For questions, contact Andrew Suby at asuby1@gmail.com or http://www.nflppk.com/competition_rules
Save the Date! Auditions for Dinner Theater

Auditions for The Mystery of Devil's Gulch Dinner Theater Performance on Sunday, September 11 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. and Monday, September 12/ 7 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at Marshall Area Fine Arts Council. Performance Date is October 29th. 
 
| BUSINESS NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS |
  
 



Ambassador Visits


Alness Insurance Services Progress Award
120 North 3rd Street, Suite 12
(507) 530-2142


NuEar Hearing Center 1st Dollar Award
800 East Main Street 
(507) 532-1024



New Chamber Member Enhanced Listings

Chamber Members:
We are excited to announce an exciting new benefit! This new benefit will feature many different items for members to use while managing their business listing.  With this upgrade, we can now include the following:  
  • 1600-character description to describe your business
    (vs. 200 characters in Basic Listing)
  • Media section for YouTube video and a Photo Gallery
  • Logos within Business Directory and Individual page listings
  • 'Highlights' section with up to 5 bullet points
  • Unlimited Keyword search terms
  • News Releases
The cost to upgrade to enhanced listings is $50/year. Sign up for a Special Limited Time Offer - 50% off your first year! That's only $25 to utilize these new features! You must sign up before September 30, 2016. This offer is only good this year with our upgrade.
Let us know if you need your login information to take advantage of these features.

These are just our NEW features! If you haven't taken advantage of your current benefits, you can post Events, Job Postings, Hot Deals, link your social media accounts & more!
 
Please see the Marketing Package that outlines some visuals and examples for you. You can learn more about these features at the September 8th Chamber 101 Meeting at the Marshall Chamber. Please register!
 
On our website, some members that have already added this featured upgrade including  Cornerstone United Methodist ChurchMarshall Convention & Visitor's Bureau &  AP Design
 
This is essential for businesses that do not have a website or web presence yet! To search for your business online, we may be the first website that pops up to find more about you. For those with an already established website, this will add to your business visibility and search presence. We are the #1 hit when searching for 'Marshall, MN' so your business will be found through the Chamber website!

Let us know if you have any questions! Call (507) 532-4484 or email  chamber@marshall-mn.org.

Customer Testimonial:
'I would like to share how impressed I am with the results we have seen since we began utilizing the enhanced features on our business listing through the Chamber.  We have seen a significant uptick in new customer activity as well more job seekers reaching out to us.  I highly encourage Chamber members to take advantage of this great opportunity available to them.  It is also a very user friendly site to work with.'

-Michele Kroger, Spartan Staffing



Chamber E-Connection Guidelines and Policies

Newsletter Goals and Audience

The purpose of the Chamber E-Connection newsletter is to share our members' events with
other business and community members. It is an informational newsletter and helps to promote
our member businesses and their events.
Each Friday, our newsletter is sent to over 1,500 individuals. Our separate emails are sent to
the same list, but are held especially for our Chamber events and Business After Hours.

Newsletter Policy

E-Connection events are included based on requests from the member business. The following criteria are requested by the Marshall Area Chamber for event submissions:
  • Events flyers or submissions must be an actual event. We do not include sales or promotions.
  • Events can be included in the E-Connection for 2 weeks Free of charge, and you have the option of adding one additional week for $10. 3 weeks is the max per event.
  • Submissions must be sent the Wednesday prior to that Friday's
    E-Connection to be included to chamber@marshall-mn.org

  • All event flyers are for Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce members only. 

Any Chamber member businesses events can be submitted to the Chamber website as well here. Click submit new event.
Chamber Member Job Postings             
  • Great America Financial Services
    •  Client Relationship Manager (Marshall, MN)
  • Kruse Motors
    •     Automotive Detailer

Any Chamber me mber may submit job postings! Ask about your login by 
emailing chamber@marshall-mn.org or c all the Chamber at 532-4484.

 
Sincerely,
 
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Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce
118 West College Drive
Marshall, MN 56258
(507) 532-4484