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Call Us:
937.548.2102
Email:
info@darkecountyohio.com
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Greetings!
When you work for a Chamber, you are always learning new things. Yesterday at Safety Council, we learned about falling safely. A huge thank you to Barry Gullickson, Fall Protection Specialist from 3M who brought the Fall Truck out for a demo today. Everyone is welcome to attend our Safety Council programs.
Today we will be holding our 2022 Farm Tour for area elected officials. It is a great way to show off all we are doing with production and conservation here in Darke County. I am looking forward to the tour and lunch following.
Have a great week!
Peggy
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New Members
We want to welcome the following new member to the Chamber of Commerce:
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T&E Glass & Aluminum LLC
39 S Center Street
Versailles, Ohio 45380
937-564-2090
We are commercial & residential glass & glazing contractor. We specialize in storefronts, doors and hardware, curtain wall, windows, all glass entrances, skylights, glass canopies, mirrors, custom showers, and more!
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Greenville Area Dog Club (new member)
Saturday, August 13
11:30 AM
803 Martin Street Greenville
Greenville City Schools Fieldhouse
Sunday, August 14
2:00 PM
The Great Darke County Fair
Friday, August 19
8:00 AM
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Want to join a committee or council to get more involved?
Contact the Chamber to let us know.
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Labor Day Ideas for Your Business
Labor Day is fast approaching. This unofficial end of summer is largely ignored by businesses partly because a holiday surrounding working doesn’t seem like much fun. However, you can use this day for more than planning a backyard BBQ or trip to the beach. Here are some engaging social media and activity ideas that you can work on over the next month to drive interaction and get employees and customers excited about this much overlooked holiday.
Labor Day Content Ideas
- Honor your employees for the hard work they put forth every day. Showcase them individually or as a group. Make them feel appreciated.
- Thank the laborers who have made our country what it is. Call out the quiet efforts that go unnoticed. Do a series of shoutouts to people who are essential to our lives.
- Call out the efforts of your vendors and suppliers. Name them. Tag them. Their audience will see your accolades.
- Feature local laborers in images like people working on the roads or construction nearby. Highlight a new project you’re excited about that wouldn’t be possible without their hard work.
- Send a Labor Day weekend message to everyone telling them you hope they enjoy this special time.
- Share a few funny pictures of your summer vacation or summer at your business. Say good-bye to summer.
- Ask your top performing employees to post about what person inspired them to be a hard worker.
Labor Day Activities
Posting to social media isn’t the only way to celebrate Labor Day. Here are a few ideas for your business.
- Treat employees to a BBQ and bring in lunch or let the managers cook for them in a parking lot cook off.
- Write a note or email to your staff about the year you’ve had so far and what you expect for the remainder of 2022. Keep it uplifting and inspirational.
- Close a few hours early to allow employees to get a jump on the weekend.
- Host a food contest such as a chili cook-off, best BBQ sauce, or best apple pie. Let employees and/or customers vote. Create a badge for the winner(s).
- Bring in an ice cream truck as a treat for your employees.
- Give a limited-time discount to all laborers like people in construction and other manual labor positions.
- Throw an all-white party (or invite employees to wear all white for the day) in honor of the old fashion rule of “no white after Labor Day.”
- Serve apple pie to customers.
- Run a contest for employees to see who can get the most positive business reviews.
- Ask customers to vote for their favorite employee. Let that employee go early the Friday before Labor Day weekend.
Labor Day Quotes
If you love inspirational quotes or you don’t want to come up with something on your own, that’s okay. Here are a few quotes from brilliant people that you could easily match up with an image or design it out for maximum impact.
- “All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
- “It is labor indeed that puts the difference on everything.” – John Locke
- "Before the reward there must be labor. You plant before you harvest. You sow in tears before you reap joy." ―Ralph Ransom
- "There is no substitute for hard work." ―Thomas Edison
- "All wealth is the product of labor." ―John Locke
- “Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” ―Theodore Roosevelt
Take these ideas and incorporate them in what works for your business. Labor Day is a great way to celebrate summer and your company’s efforts thus far. Have a safe and enjoyable Labor Day.
Christina Metcalf is a writer/ghostwriter who believes in the power of story. She works with small businesses, chambers of commerce, and business professionals who want to make an impression and grow a loyal customer/member base. She loves road trips, hates exclamation points, and believes the world would be a better place if we all had our own theme song that played when we entered the room. What would yours be?
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Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague |
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TREASURER SPRAGUE ANNOUNCES AUGUST 2022 COMPASS AWARD HONOREES
Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague has announced Compass Award honorees for the month of August. The monthly recognition program commends organizations, programs, and individuals across the state who are working to guide Ohioans toward financial literacy and empowerment.
"A strong understanding of financial basics and fundamentals is a cornerstone to achieving long-term success,” said Sprague. “Our August Compass Award honorees are preparing Ohio’s next generation with the personal finance and decision-making skills needed for a bright future. We’re proud to shine a light on these efforts as students start heading back to the classroom this month.”
Compass Award honorees for August include:
Bridges to College (Darke County)
Through partnerships and collaboration with area school districts and institutions of higher education, Bridges to College provides programming to help area students and their parents navigate higher education decisions in area schools. Efforts include higher education guidance for elementary students, visits to various institutions of higher education for middle and high school students, financial aid education programs, and information for parents and students regarding choices related to higher education and career exploration. Additionally, the organization awards needs-based scholarships that also require demonstrated academic achievement and service to the local community.
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Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose |
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LAROSE LAUNCHES 2022 RAISE A GLASS TO DEMOCRACY VOTER REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced the 2022 Raise a Glass to Democracy voter registration campaign is expanding to include Ohio distilleries and wineries, as well as more craft breweries. While the 2020 campaign enlisted the support of more than fifty breweries, today the program has grown to more than 100.
The campaign will utilize special branding with a website that allows for online voter registration. Partnering businesses will once again make special beers or include common labeling on their products, display posters in their locations, and post to their social media accounts to get the word out about the October 11 voter registration deadline for the November election.
“It’s a time-honored tradition for friends to talk politics over their favorite drink - but if you’re not registered to vote, talk is all you can do. This was the basic idea behind our innovative voter registration campaign which empowers voters to turn that talk into action by getting engaged and making their voices heard,” said LaRose. "We were so proud of how well this nationally-recognized campaign worked in 2020 that we wanted to expand it to include more of Ohio’s booming beer, wine, and spirits companies" Read more...
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It’s the Worst Possible Time to Consider Raising Taxes on Small Businesses
Additional taxes cut into a small business’s needed cash reserves—the No. 1 source of funding for small businesses and entrepreneurs during challenging times.
As inflation concerns soar, and with labor and supply shortages unlikely to let up anytime soon, small businesses are navigating challenging waters—with many facing even more difficulties now than at the height of pandemic shutdowns.
However, at a time when small businesses are facing massive challenges, recent legislative proposals have included provisions that would raise taxes on passthrough entities like S corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies (LLCs). These types of businesses are all small businesses.
State of play: Inflation continues to climb at the fastest rate since November 1981, with prices increasing 9.1% on an annual basis in June.
According to the latest U.S. Chamber and MetLife Small Business Index, 88% of small business owners are concerned about the impact of inflation on their businesses, and supply chain disruptions remain a steady challenge.
The facts: To finance a new reconciliation spending plan, some in Congress recently proposed a new 3.8% tax on passthrough businesses, also known as the Small Business Surtax. This was wrongly characterized as closing a ‘loophole’ to help fund Medicare, and could have had a devastating impact at a time when Main Street can least afford it. Read more...
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Upcoming Chamber Events & Meetings |
August 12 - Elected Officials Farm Tour
August 15 - Community Ties on WTGR
August 19 - Fair Ribbon Cutting - 7:30 AM
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We thank the Diamond Circle and Executive Prestige level members
for their ongoing support of the Darke County Chamber of Commerce.
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130 Martz Street, Suite 5
Greenville, Ohio 45331
Phone: 937.548.2102
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