Chamber Connection - Jan. 4, 2022

Approach the New Year with resolve to find the opportunities hidden in each new day.

January 4, 2022

Chamber Office Hours: 9am-3pm, Monday-Friday

Not a member of the Frankfort Chamber yet? Click here to join!

Questions? Email office@frankfortchamber.com or call 815-469-3356.

UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS

January 18 - M eet, Greet & Network

January 27 - Ribbon Cutting/Reception at Wood Street Cabinet (with Mokena Chamber)

February 23 - FAWN (Frankfort Area Women's Night)

Open flyer for details here.

Click on FAWN flyer below to open.

Get your tickets and sign up to be a sponsor here

Sponsor or speak at a monthly Meet, Greet & Network (MGN)

Promote your business and/or position yourself as an expert in front of fellow members and guests. We are booking speakers and sponsors for the 2022 Meet, Greet & Network season (Jan-Nov).

More information on the opportunities can be found here https://conta.cc/3BfhPk7. Call the Chamber with any questions.

ARE YOU HIRING?

Hey Chamber members, just a reminder that you can post your job openings by logging into your Chamber account. The jobs you post will be shared:

on our Facebook page
through a direct link on our website homepage
through a link in our Chamber Connection newsletter (see right side, top of page)
on the Job Postings page on our website
and on the members only Chamber member message board

If you need assistance logging in to your account, email office@frankfortchamber.com.

RESOURCES & TIPS

Employee-related expenses you can deduct from your taxes

We’re not through the holiday season yet, but it’s already time to start thinking about what pops up when the tree comes down: taxes. Learn about some of the employee-related expenses, like healthcare plans or office accessibility upgrades, that you may be able to deduct this upcoming tax season.

Job Seeker Assistance

Workforce of Will County participates in many community events throughout Will County to assist job seekers with finding jobs or resources leading to employment. To see a current list of events, visit www.will.works

Learn how the Will County C-PACE Program can benefit your business

Property owners often pursue energy efficiency and resiliency projects, such as HVAC improvements and renewable energy systems, to lower energy costs, increase occupant comfort, and improve property values in their buildings. For many, however, the upfront costs of implementing these projects can delay or even prevent beneficial capital improvements.

To support commercial and industrial property owners facing these financial barriers, Will County recently established the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program, which offers fixed-rate interest, long-term financing for energy efficiency, renewable energy, water conservation, electric vehicle charging, weatherization, and other resilience projects. This nonrecourse financing, supplied by a qualified capital provider of the property owner’s choosing, can cover up to 100% of hard and soft project costs and be repaid over the lifetime of the project as an assessment on the property’s regular tax bill.

To learn how this program could benefit your business, view the program’s virtual launch and visit the Will County, IL C-PACE page and the IECA C-PACE page.

CHAMBER MEMBER NEWS,

OFFERS & EVENTS

If you have a special offer or event you want us to share here, send text only to kris@frankfortchamber.com.

Join Southland Your Times on Thursday, January 13th in Tinley Park at 3:30pm for an exclusive happy hour with our brand marketing partners at Amplified Digital, Amazon and BrandAve.

Tips and techniques for an effective marketing strategy that includes personalization and data utilization.

This invitation-only event will be at the North & Maple Kitchen + Bar, 3:30pm on Thursday, January 13. Immediately following the session we’ll host a complementary networking happy hour for all attendees..

This session is free to attend and gives you an opportunity to ask questions, share ideas, and learn about developing a customer-centric marketing strategy to drive growth for your business. Space is limited, so if you or someone else from your team is interested you can reserve your seat now. Click to Register.

Frankfort Public Library District offers a variety of programs each month. Here are some of the upcoming offerings.

Adult Winter Reading Club, Dec. 6 - Feb. 26. FPLD cardholders please join us for the 2021/2022 Winter Reading Program! Read for a chance to win prizes. Record books read in your reading logs. Audiobooks count too! You will earn 1 raffle ticket for every book you log. You can log your books online or on paper.

Welcome to the Party on Thu. Jan. 13 at 10am. Designed to bring joy and happiness to all participants for health and wellness benefits, our dance party is where music, dance, and people come together, resulting in positive benefits for cardio, flexibility, coordination, and strength. Participants are requested to bring an exercise mat. Chairs will be available for movement modification.

Virtual Excel Basics on Mon. Jan. 17 at 7pm. Excel is a great program to help you organize numbers and information. This class will help you find the important parts of the software, show you how to make simple formulas, and illustrate how it can help you in your life and work. Please note: This program is limited to FPLD cardholders. Non-FPLD patrons may register one week prior to the class.

With all this growth, excitement and media attention lately, the new, local non-profit Navarro Farm still has a long way to go to reach its goals. They are seeking donations to make their Greenhouse a reality, and at this point, things are dangerously close to them having to pause their programming for the winter as they may not have enough funding and resources in place to get their greenhouse built in time. They are seeking donations so they can make this happen sooner than later so their Farmers will continue to grow year round.

https://www.navarrofarm.org/donate/donation-form/

Navarro Farm provides transformative agriculture and animal adventures for children and young adults impacted with special needs, and their families.