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Call Us:
937.548.2102
Email:
info@darkecountyohio.com
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Greetings!
First, today is Veteran's Day and I want to express my personal thanks to all who have served our nation to protect the freedoms and rights of all the people of this great nation.
Next, this week marked my second anniversary with the Chamber! What a great experience it's been so far and I thank all of you for making it so easy.
Lastly, you won't want to miss next week's Safety Council. Planning for Emergencies is something that every business should be doing.
Have a great week!
Peggy
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STATE OF THE STATE LUNCHEON
December 2, 2022
Lt. Governor Jon Husted will be our speaker for this event.
10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Registration and Gathering
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Legislative Program
12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. Lunch and Future Leaders Award
- $20.00 per Chamber Member (Members / Employees Only)
- $35.00 per Non Member
Reservations are required by November 25, 2022
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Small Business Sessions
Working together, the Darke County Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Greenville Association want to provide opportunities for growth for our small business members. Anyone can participate in these virtual workshops (or view them later) for no cost.
Presenters are a variety of experts in their fields. They range from local companies such as Greenville Federal or AIM Media to regional representatives from OSHA or Ohio Department of Development.
These workshops are held virtually to encourage participation from our small businesses without having to leave their office/shop/restaurant.
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Flyers, Brochures and Newsletters... upping your game with Canva
December 14 11:00 AM - Noon
Virtual
Peggy Emerson, Darke County Chamber
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You can check out our last Small Business Session on YouTube! Thanks to Annette Ryan-Baker from Greenville Federal for presenting. |
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Join us for our next Safety Council meeting where we will learn the importance of not only HAVING an Emergency Plan, but of knowing what and where and who and how. Dusty binders on a shelf don't actually help in an emergency. |
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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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Greenville Band of Pride delivers excellence at State -...
GREENVILLE - On Sunday, Oct. 30, the Greenville Band of Pride (GBOP) traveled to Piqua for the OMEA State Marching Band Finals where they performed their competition show titled "Imagine," a portrayal of peace, love, and happiness. The band...
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Hotel Versailles earns 4 Diamonds - Daily Advocate &...
VERSAILLES - Newly built, modern, luxury retreat, Hotel Versailles, has just earned the distinction as a Four-Diamond Hotel by AAA. Recognized for its upscale style and amenities, enhanced with the right touch of service, this prestigious honor...
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Bear's Mill Christmas Preview Open House set - Daily...
GREENVILLE - The Friends of Bear's Mill will be holding their traditional Christmas Preview Open House on Saturday, Nov. 26, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Mill will be decorated and bursting with the holiday spirit, ready to welcome visitors for a...
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Save a Small Business This Holiday Season
It’s officially Small Business Season and that means it’s time to give a little love to small business. With rising interest rates, soaring costs, and online competition, small businesses are feeling the crunch. This season, do a little extra for your neighbors and make a concerted effort to shop small. If you do, you could be saving a small business this year.
How to Save Small Business Without a Lot of Money
Besides being job generators, small businesses flavor our towns. They attract tourists and bring money from other communities into our own. A quaint Main Street and shopping district attracts a lot of people. If we don’t support small business this year, we could lose those businesses and lose the attraction factor for additional spending.
Yet not everyone has money to spend this holiday season. According to GOBankingRates over 1/3 people surveyed plan to forgo tipping their service providers or providing them with a Christmas bonus. People are looking for ways to save and many are coming up short. Still, there are many ideas for saving small business that won’t cost you anything.
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Write reviews of your favorites on a variety of sites. From Facebook to Google, industry specific sites to local spots, reviews influence buying decisions. Writing a review is free.
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Tag friends when you see something they would like on social media. When a small business shares something you like on social media, tag a friend. Not only will you friend see the post, but all their friends will as well (permission settings allowing, of course).
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Check-in at businesses. Even if you’re not buying, when you check in at a business that is providing social proof that you are visiting this business. It creates a crowd mentality that the place is worth checking out. Ever decide not to eat at a restaurant because there are no cars in the parking lot? Checking in helps create a (virtual) crowded lot, which drives people to check the business out.
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Share images from the business. Take pictures. Share details about your experience. Photograph their calendar of events. Share anything that would draw people in. When you’re not directly affiliated with a business and you share, people see that as an endorsement and they’re more likely to act.
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Join their newsletter or mailing list. Now may not be a good time to buy but joining their mailing list and forwarding helpful information to your audience can help match a buyer with a needed product or service.
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Answer questions. If you see a question about a product or service on a group, give some suggestions. These types of referrals are hot leads for your favorite small business because they know the person asking is already in the market for what they sell or do.
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Post a round-up on social media. Create a list of your favorite businesses, restaurants, or service providers or post a daily “thankful for small business post” and feature a new local business each day. Write a “best new businesses” post for businesses that opened this year. Get creative and tag the business whenever possible.
There’s a lot you can do to support small businesses without spending anything. Giving them your time and promoting them to your audience can drive buyers to patronize them. For the biggest impact, make sure that everything you post is visible to the public and encourage people to share your posts. Your efforts might just be saving a small business this season.
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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Small Businesses Struggle with Inflation, Labor...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 8, 2022) - NFIB's Small Business Optimism Index declined 0.8 points in October to 91.3, which is the 10th consecutive month below the 49-year average of 98. Thirty-three percent of owners reported that inflation was their...
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OHIO SETS ALL-TIME GUBERNATORIAL GENERAL ELECTION ABSENTEE & EARLY VOTING RECORD
On the eve of Election Day, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced Ohio voters broke an all-time record for early voting in the statewide Gubernatorial General Election with 1,550,440 million Ohioans requesting an absentee ballot or casting their ballot early in-person. This is an increase of 3.9 percent over the previous record set in 2018. Data includes all ballots received and processed through 2:00pm on Monday afternoon.
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Upcoming Chamber Events & Meetings |
Nov 16 - Ag Committee - 11:30 AM - DREC
Nov 17 - Safety Council - 11:30 AM - Birchwood Training Center
Nov 18 - Coalition for a Healthy Darke County Board - 8:00 AM - DREC
Nov 21 - WTGR Community Ties - 11:00 AM
Nov 24 - Thanksgiving - Office closed
Dec 1 - Business After Hours - 4:30 PM - Classic Carriers
Dec 2 - State of the State Luncheon - Romer's Greenville
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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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