** Member Spotlight **
Delhi Motor Co.
The Chamber shines this week's member spotlight on Delhi Motor Co. located at 4 Meredith Street in Delhi.
Delhi Motors is Chrysler Corporation’s oldest franchised dealership in Delaware County.
Established as a Dodge dealership in October of 1936, Delhi Motor Co., Inc. was formed by a group of local businessmen that included Carl J. Hamilton of Delhi. In the 1940s Hamilton bought out his partners and moved the dealership from its original Main Street location to its current Meredith St. address. Carl’s son John T. Hamilton Sr. succeeded his father as the dealer principal in 1963. In October 1985, Carl’s grandson, Peter J. Hamilton bought out his father’s interest in the business and became the company president and dealer principal. The dealership continued its growth under Peter with the addition of the Jeep and Eagle franchise in 1992.
The company’s president Peter J. Hamilton credits the dealership’s longevity to its commitment to customer service. “Our company motto is ‘Service Excellence Since 1936’ and its that motto that we all proudly strive to maintain for our customers each and every day.” Not only does the dealership have a customer base that has stayed with them over the years, but they continue to do business today with the third generation of some of the same families they did business with in the 1930’s.
For more information call 607.746-2181 or visit them online by clicking here.
Please support the small businesses that support our communities! #strongertogether
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Teams Sought for 2021 Business Links Golf Tournament on June 9 in Delhi
Join us for a great day of golf fun!
WHERE: Delhi College Golf Course
85 Scotch Mountain Road
Delhi, NY 13753
WHEN: June 9, Noon registration, 1:00 p.m. scramble start
COST: Team of Four $300
Tee-Box Sponsor $100
Contest Sponsor $300--SOLD!
Captain and Crew Format
Hole in One Contest!
Prizes!
Invaluable Networking!
To register a team or to become a sponsor click here.
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Third Thursday:
Chamber Connects with Assemblyman Joe Angelino
Start your day with a productive and potentially profitable virtual learning opportunity! Stay current on what’s happening in Delaware County and the region, and learn how to effectively pivot toward a sustainable and thriving business model.
Our FREE monthly Third Thursday : Chamber Connects interactive, virtual
Q & A webinar on June 17 from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m., is a terrific opportunity to participate in a leader-led conversation focused on building a better business and better business climate!
The featured speaker for this event is Assemblyman Joe Angelino, representing the 122nd Assembly District, including the towns of Colchester, Deposit, Franklin, Hancock, Masonville, Sidney, Tompkins and Walton in Delaware County.
Assemblyman Angelino is a member of the Banks, Corporations, Authorities and Commissions; Oversight, Analysis and Investigation; People with Disabilities; and Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development Committees.
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Chamber Check In
Chamber staff have been hard at work for members this week! We are registering teams and individuals for our 2021 Business Links Golf Tournament at the College Golf Course in Delhi on June 9. Scramble start at 1 p.m.; $300 per captain and crew four-person team or $75 per individual and we will assemble a team for you! For more information visit delawarecounty.org.
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Franklin Stage Company Returns for 2021 |
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The Franklin Stage Company has announced the lineup of their 25th season, from July 4th weekend through August 29. All performances will be held on the lawn outside the theater. "We're so excited to be able to bring art and performance back to the Western Catskills, after the challenges of the past year" said Patricia Buckley, Co-Artistic Director of the theater. "We'll be performing outdoors for all of those who wish to gather again, and we've got a fantastic season lined up."
The season will open July 3rd with an opening reception for an art exhibit titled Franklin Stage Company and the Evolution of Chapel Hall, which highlights FSC's 25 years of theater production and showcases photos of historic Chapel Hall, the building in which the theater company typically presents their summer season. The exhibit, as part of FSC's In the Gallery series, is funded by the Tri-M Foundation. "We're absolutely thrilled to bring this exhibit to FSC's audience," said Co-Artistic Director Leslie Noble. "People often ask about the history of our building and the story of the theater's beginning and development. It's wonderful to have this material as a permanent exhibit for our gallery, and we're so grateful to the Tri-M Foundation for supporting us."
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Delaware County Travel Guide Now Available |
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The printed version of our travel guide is now available. Rather than the typical endless lists of most guides, ours is more of an experiential guide to our many assets. It’s really a lifestyle publication and can assist you in your recruitment and on-boarding efforts.
Distribution of the guide started earlier this week, bringing a little bit of Delaware County to information centers from Albany to Utica to Binghamton to Northern Jersey and along the New York State Thruway.
If you want some of the 50,000 guides we just received, contact us by calling 607.746.2281 or email info@delawarecounty.organd we can arrange a time for you to pick them up.
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FREE (Virtual) One-on-One Business Counseling Sessions
The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is offering FREE comprehensive programming to provide management and technical assistance to small businesses in Delaware County!
Specializing in direct one-to-one counseling, the SBDC offers assistance in the following business areas:
- Start-up assistance
- Business Plan Development
- Accounting and Financial Projections
- Sources of Financing
- Marketing
- Business Expansion
- Relocation and Agribusiness
There is no cost for the counseling services of the SBDC.
Reservations are required for the one hour appointments. Schedule your appointment at by clicking HERE.
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Chamber Online Learning Center |
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As part of the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce ongoing initiative to respond to member needs, an online learning center has been opened to help businesses meet their training needs in three key areas:
- Leadership, Management, and Supervisory Skills
- Sales and Customer Service Skills
- Human Resource Compliance Skills
In a self-paced, online learning environment, your staff can learn and enhance various skills including how to create a productive working environment, effective delegation, conflict management, working in a remote environment, working post-COVID and much more.
Sales and customer service modules focus on handling client or customer attitudes and objections, negotiating styles and effective sales negotiation and the dos and don'ts of effective customer services.
Human resources modules include diversity and inclusion training, micro-inequities, process of stereotyping and methods of exclusion, among other topics.
Each module is priced at a reduced rate of $45 per person.
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Annual Sexual Harassment Prevention Training |
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The Chamber has partnered with New Haven Consulting Group, Inc. to provide our members with an online “Preventing Sexual Harassment" workshop that meets the requirements of the new law.
This program is available at a Chamber-member reduced price of $20 per participant.
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The Delaware County Chamber is a private, non-governmental, not-for-profit membership organization. We believe that healthy communities begin with healthy businesses. By focusing on key areas–community and economic development, advocacy, tourism promotion, and business engagement–we partner with municipal leaders, community organizations, and local companies to present a unified voice of business for the improvement of our communities. |
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5 1/2 Main Street
Delhi, New York 13753
Give Us A Call: 607.746.2281
DelawareCounty.org
GreatWesternCatskills.com
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