September 11, 2017

National Women in Business Week in October National Women in Business week is October 16-20. There will be networking and consulting opportunities throughout the week. The Chamber of Commerce and the Sandbox are partnering on this week-long, first-time event. The Chamber is collecting profiles from women owned businesses to help promote during the week.  Click here for profile 10/17 Tuesday – Women in Business Kickoff Networking Social Location: Rounding 3rd - 304 W. 3rd St. Time: 4- 7pm Who is invited: Current owners/manager, retired business owners and women interested in starting a business Cost: no cost to attend Bring your business cards and brochures about your business. Be prepared to meet and network with other female owners/management. Bring your deepest concerns and questions about business. There will be a “Questions” box for you to submit them - these questions will be addressed at the luncheon the following day at The Sandbox. 10/18 Wednesday – Women In Business Lunch Location: The Sandbox, 104 W. 3rd St. Time: 11:30am – 1pm Panel Discussion over lunch to address the questions submitted from the night before. The panel will give feedback on resources available and address concerns. Cost: $12 for lunch. Limited seating – REGISTRATION DEADLINE OCTOBER 11. Bring your business cards and questions.  Click here to register 10/19 Thursday – SBDC Consulting Location: The Sandbox, 104 W 3rd St. Time: 3:30pm to 5:30pm Free confidential business consulting available to anyone who is thinking about opening and business or anyone currently running a business but looking for a new direction. Consultants will be available to answer questions and give guidance to anyone interested. 10/19 Thursday - Pay It Forward Networking Event Location: Brewery Rooftop, 200 Walnut Street (In case of inclement weather the event will be inside the Brewery) Time: 5:30pm – 8:30pm This networking event is for both men and women in the business community. Exchange ideas, business contacts and help raise money for several great causes; the River City Domestic Violence Center, Girls on The Run and Girls Night Out. Any tips will go towards these groups. Free will donations will be accepted.   10/20 Friday – Women in Business Breakfast Location: Hillcrest Golf & Country Club, 2206 Mulberry Time: Doors open at 7:30am, Breakfast begins at 8am, Speaker 9am Cost: $25. Limited seating – REGISTRATION DEADLINE OCTOBER 11. Featured speaker, Nancy Lyons, CEO of Clockwork, author and entrepreneur Click here to register Click here for Nancy's website and biography

Yankton Aquatic Facility Master Plan Open House Notice Dive In Yankton and Stockwell Engineers invite you to attend a public open house to provide input for the Yankton Aquatic Facility Master Plan project. The open house will be held on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 . The open house will be held from 6:30 p.m. thru 8:00 p.m. in the theater at Yankton Middle School located at 2000 Mulberry Street . A short presentation about the project will begin at 6:40 p.m. Staff from Stockwell Engineers will be facilitating the public open house with Dive In Yankton representatives available to answer questions, comments and concerns. Comment cards will be available for additional feedback concerning the project. If you are unable to attend the meeting and have questions regarding the project, you may contact me at 338-6668 or via email at dlocke@stockwellengineers.com .  Upon request, accommodations for this meeting will be provided for persons with disabilities. Please contact the City of Yankton Department of Parks & Recreation, 1801 Summit Street, Yankton, SD (605) 668-5231 (voice) during regular business hours at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting.

How to Donate to Hurricane Harvey/Montana Fire Victims

The United States have been hit hard recently with Hurricane Harvey and wildfires in Montana and the northwest. There are many scams asking for donations. If you donate, be sure to check out the group first. The Red Cross is taking donations for Hurricane Harvey. Click here to donate Monetary donations are being taken at HyVee and Walmart. Mount Marty College and The Discovery Church are collecting items to send to disaster victims. Donated items must be delivered by noon on Wednesday, September 13 to the drop off points. Click here for donation listing The Red Cross is also taking donations for the wildfires burning in Montana. To help, click here

Dakota Plains Ag Center, LLC and Restore Church hold Ribbon Cuttings

Dakota Plains Ag Center LLC held their ribbon cutting on Thursday, September 7 at their new facility located at Napa Junction, 30668 436th Ave. Matt Winsand, CEO of Dakota Plains; Yankton County Commissioners; Darin Bergquist, Secretary of Transportation; and Dennis Daugaard, Governor of SD were the featured speakers. Click here to view their webpage

Restore Church held their relocation ribbon cutting on Thursday, September 7 at their new location at 1101 Broadway Ave., Ste. 123. Jeffrey Mueller continues to serve the parishoners in this expanded facility. Congratulations on your move! Click here to view their webpage

Business Education Video Library Feature Video of the Week

Profitability - 5 Reasons Small Business Owners Fail at Selling -  ​​​​​​​ Ruth King interviews Sales Consultant, Susan Marot, who outlines the 5 Key Sales Challenges that all Small Businesses need to overcome to be successful and how every small business person must recognize that they are sales people too.  If you are not receiving the weekly helpful hints, please call the Chamber at 665-3636 so we can add your name to the "Opt-in" list .

Upcoming Chamber & Networking Events

For a complete listing of upcoming events, go to the Chamber website  www.yanktonsd.com  September 12, 2017 ... United Way Chamber Mixer 5 - 7 pm ~ Avera Sacred Heart Pavilion, 501 Summit September 15, 2017 ... Exclusive Tan & Beauty Ribbon Cutting 10 am ~ 2007 Broadway Ave. September 20, 2017 ... Intek Relocation Ribbon Cutting 3 pm ~ 827 Hemi Drive (just north of old location of 3312 W. 8th St.) RSVP before Sept. 15 by calling 605-695-9433 for a chance to win a free carpet cleaning September 22, 2017 ... YHS Homecoming Parade September 28-29, 2017 ... FIREBALL RUN October 2 - 6, 2017 ... SD Manufacturing Week October 10, 2017 ... Walgreens Remodel Ribbon Cutting 10 am ~ 2020 Broadway Ave. October 10, 2017 ... Lewis & Clark Theatre Chamber Mixer 5 - 7 pm ~ 328 Walnut St. October 16 - 20, 2017 ... Women in Business Week October 17, 2017 ... State of the Community 11:30 am - 1 pm ~ Minerva's Grill & Bar, 1607 E. Hwy 50 Speakers from Yankton School District and Mount Marty College October 18, 2017 ... Women in Business Luncheon 11:30 am - 1 pm ~ The Sandbox, 104 W. 3rd St. October 19, 2017 ... Kalins Indoor Comfort Ribbon Cutting 3 pm ~ 2018 Broadway Ave. October 20, 2017 ... Women in Business Breakfast 8 am ~ Hillcrest Golf and Country Club, 2206 Mulberry

Convention & Visitors Bureau Calendar of Events  Follow the link below for the complete list of Yankton area activities and events Click here

SDN Featured in Dept. of Homeland Security Webinar

The Department of Homeland Security's invites you to register for their next webinar which will focus on how small and medium businesses (SMB) can use the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. SDN Communications' Director of Network Operations, Jake VanDewater and Sales Engineer, Chris Aeilts will join other industry leaders to discuss the framework including challenges, solutions and best practices. The webinar will be Thursday, September 14 from 12 pm - 1:30 pm Click here to register

Featured Chamber Member Events

United Way September Chamber Mixer Tuesday, September 12 5-7 pm Avera Sacred Heart Pavilion High Performance Adult Compound Academy NFAA Easton Yankton Archery Center September 15-16

Exclusive Tan & Beauty Ribbon Cutting Friday, September 15 10 am 2007 Broadway Ave. Fireball Run Thursday & Friday, September 28 & 29

HOT OFF THE PRESS! Commemorative   Fireball Run  T-shirts available  ONLY $20! ~ All proceeds will go to the Convention and Visitors Bureau to help offset the expenses incurred during production  of this series.  ~ Give Matt a tour of your business. Call the Chamber and reserve Flat Matt for a day! 665-3636

Check out our new Chamber Website

The Yankton Area Chamber of Commerce has a new website. To check it out, go to http://yanktonsd.com/ Chamber members: log in and update your business information, post job openings, hot deals, news releases, upcoming events, etc. These will post to our webpage, upload to our facebook and twitter accounts. Contact the chamber 665-3636 if you need assistance in logging in to your account.

2017 Chamber Board President -  Bridget Benson;  Vice President -  Becky Souchek;  Secretary/Treasurer - Kristi Palecek Board Members -  Chuck Aman - Ashli Danilko - James Grotenhuis - Kevin Hunhoff - Brett Kennedy - Tammy Matuska - Cynthia Miller - Stephanie Moser - Kristi Palecek Barb Rezac - Mindy Schweitzer - Todd Woods