"Your attitude,
not your aptitude,
determines your altitude "
- Zig Ziglar
Award & Board Nominations
MEMBERS ONLY
You were sent an email on January 29th for your recommendations and nominations for this years Awards Dinner, and also for the open slots for YOUR Board of Directors. For this years events, we will have 4 Distinguished Awards, and possibly additional mentions throughout the night!

Nominations will close on February 7th. Voting will begin by the 21st.

Here are the Categories:
  • Business of the Year Awards
  • Small Business (under 50 employees)
  • Large Business (over 50 employees)
  • Community Service Award
  • Chamber Member of the Year

If you did not receive your mail, please check your junk mail as this was a slightly different link than our weekly mails. If it is not there, and you are an active member, please CLICK HERE

In an effort to control costs, waste, and improve our communications, we are only providing electronic nominations and ballots. If you know a member that is not getting these emails, please reach out to them and assist them! Your voice matters.
Community Project! HELP Needed
The community is looking for LONG time residents of the 48111 Community. Those of us that have been around since your high school days, and graduated from Belleville High in or before 1960 (roughly).

If you have any of the following, or know someone we should talk to, simply EMAIL us with the contact information.

  • Are you a historian of the community?
  • Do you have unique stories to tell?
  • What successes have you had over these past several decades?
State Chamber News
Michigan News And Capitol Report, Week Ending Fri., January 17, 2020
US Chamber News
Supply & Demand Drives Higher Wages for Lower Skilled Employees!
A six-figure salary at a fast food restaurant sounds too good to be true. But in today’s tight labor market it is a reality.  Taco Bell will soon pay some restaurant managers $100,000 a year . This is great news for workers, especially those with fewer skills. In fact,  wages for the lowest paid workers are now growing faster  than for higher-paid workers.
Business Panel Tackles Workforce Skills Gap, Tariffs, and Immigration
The 2020  State of American Business speech  from Tom Donohue, CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, didn’t pull any punches this year with its reminder that “inaction is not an option.” 
Can a Clean Environment & Business Growth Co-Exist?
The Transcontinental Railroad … the Interstate Highway System … the electricity grid that powers our nation. These infrastructure projects – grand in their scale and ambition – laid the foundations of the modern economy, revolutionizing the way we live, travel, and do business. Sadly, despite leaps in engineering technology, completing such undertakings today would be nearly impossible. And even projects that are more modest are difficult to carry out.
Why?
Chamber News & Events
Our lineup is nearly set ...

Come out to the Tailgate at Angel Food Catering, and enjoy a great night of entertainment, activities, and fun.

Be there to collect the $10,000 Grand Prize, or just be on hand to welcome the new board members, and congratulate the Chamber & Community Award Winners!
$ 10,000 Grand Prize

As of January 30th, there are only 76 tickets left for online sales!

Buy Now, or LOSE your CHANCE
Networking - C3 Group
Feb 4th!

Our business REFERRAL group will kick off February! This weeks meeting is at the Chamber offices!

Our 5th consecutive month for conversation, collaboration, and coffee! Be there on Feb 4th 8am for a SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Non Profit Roundtable
Feb 27th!

Our 2nd in our series for our non profits is coming up soon! Registration is now open! Our topic this quarter will be "asking for money" and our breakout session will be focused on recruiting volunteers. Brought to you by the local chambers, and Wayne County Community College a BACC Diamond Member. We are also happy to announce that the Canton Chamber of Commerce is partnering as well! We are going to build a network of non profit support in a 5 Chamber Area!
New FREE
Services for Members
We have a new service that will be launched very soon to our Members. Our inside marketing team will begin to assist you, by contacting you on a regular basis to find out what events and functions you want advertised. The news will be published on the Community Events Calendar, and also we will resume our monthly MEMBER Marketing email to the General Email List. There is no charge for a listing, and we will also offer very affordable flyer / poster designs for a nominal fee if you do not have the capability of producing these on your own! We will always prioritize our listing by Diamond, Platinum, Gold, and Silver Members. You should start getting emails very soon from our support@bellevilleareachamber.org
Join One TV Anchor - Roop Raj,
Two Chambers &
Three CEO’s
Member Announcements
Free Dental & Vision Screen Feb 2nd
Know someone that needs assistance with dental and vision needs? Check out this absolutely wonderful event !

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