September 25, 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 – Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Drop-In 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, purchasing, or currently running a business. SBDC consultants will be available for private sessions to answer questions and give guidance regarding your business venture. 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

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: First: Please take a moment to check your business information. Second: 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.

FIREBALL RUN MOVES GREEN FLAG EVENT Due to circumstances outside of our control, the decision has been made by the producers of Fireball Run to relocate the Green Flag event from Yankton on Friday, September 29 between 7am – 9am to Vermillion. Please join us Friday morning in Vermillion. The Yankton Chamber and CVB will be hosting breakfast for the teams. We ask everyone to wear BLUE logo wear to represent Yankton (ie: MMC colors, sponsors logo wear). Vermillion will be in USD red. The blue will offset Yankton at the starting lineup. Click here to read news release from producers

Intek Cleaning & Restoration Holds Ribbon Cutting

Intek Cleaning & Restoration held their ribbon cutting on Wednesday, September 20 at their facility located at 827 Hemi Drive. If something in your home or business needs cleaning or restoration, stop out, call or email Bruce at Intek. Click here to view their website

Business Education Video Library Feature Video of the Week

HR Heaven or Hell - Job Description Details  - HR Consultant, Suzi Lemen, tells what you should include in an employee job description and how you can get this right to protect your small business.  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 28-29, 2017 ... FIREBALL RUN October 2 - 6, 2017 ... SD Manufacturing Week Click here for the week's events October 10, 2017 ... Walgreens Remodel Ribbon Cutting 10 am ~ 2020 Broadway Ave. October 10, 2017 ... SHRM Fall Conference Luncheon, Awards, & Panel Discussion 11 am - 1 pm ~ Minerva's Grill & Bar, 1607 E. Hwy 50 Click here for more information 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  Click here to register October 18, 2017 ... Women in Business Luncheon 11:30 am - 1 pm ~ The Sandbox, 104 W. 3rd St. Click here to register 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 Click here to register

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

Dr. Wayne Kindle, Superintendent Yankton School District Crane Youngworth Here We Come! After more than two years of public meetings, committees, public input, planning, and construction, we will return home to Crane Youngworth Field!   The first home game and first game in the newly renovated facility will be on September 22 nd for the Pioneer Days Homecoming. The Yankton Bucks will host the Huron Tigers with kick-off at 7:00 pm.    The Yankton High School Marching Band and Color Guard will perform “Back From the 80’s”as part of the half-time entertainment. YHS Dance Team will also perform a dance routine. Cllick here for full article

Featured Chamber Member Events

Fireball Run Thursday & Friday, September 28 & 29 Women in Business Week October 2-6, 2017 Join activities throughout the week

Walgreens Expansion Ribbon Cutting Tuesday, October 3 - 10 am 2020 Broadway Ave. Lewis & Clark Theater October Mixer partnering with Willa B's & Cricket Wireless Tuesday, October 10 5-7 pm 328 Walnut St.

Dive in Yankton needs your input

Dive In Yankton, Leadership Yankton, Stockwell Engineers, and Water Technology invite you to attend a public open house to provide input and direction for the Yankton Aquatic Facility Master Plan project. Two master plans will be available to the public to view and vote on. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 26 at 6:30 pm in the Yankton Middle School Theatre. Click here for more details

Do NOT Open Herbalife Email A new ransomware attack has been detected and it's spreading quickly around the world with a rate of 2 million attacks per hour. It's likely higher. According to an analysis from Barracuda Networks, the massive attack is launching around 8,000 different versions of the virus script. This makes it very difficult to put a stop to the attack. The attacks seem to have originated in Vietnam, but some are coming from a multitude of other countries including India, Colombia, Turkey, and Greece. As the attacks spread, computers in more countries will be part of the hack. Click here for more information

SOUTH DAKOTA REMAINS THE PHEASANT CAPITAL OF THE WORLD Department of Tourism reminds hunters of the positives

PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Tourism is reminding both resident and non-resident hunters that despite decreased brood counts in 2017, South Dakota is still home to some of the best pheasant hunting opportunities in the world.  For entire article, click here

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