In The Know
The Weekly Newsletter of
The Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce
Friday, November 19th, 2021
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This Week's Featured Video
Rapid Covid Tests at Home: What You Should Know
From the Wall Street Journal: Rapid home Covid-19 tests promise convenience and speed: You buy a Covid-19 test kit from the drugstore, bring it home, swab yourself and get results in about 15 minutes. But the tests aren’t as accurate if you don’t collect the sample correctly, or if you take it at the wrong time. And an increase in demand has led to shortages in some places.
This video will guide viewers through everything they need to know about at-home testing and how to use them properly, for accurate results. Watch the video by clicking "Play".
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Chamber Q & A:
Learn the ins and outs of membership and
how to use the Chamber as the valuable tool it is.
Q: Why would I join the Chamber if I don't have time to attend the events and my business is busier than ever?
A: Chamber membership shows your support of ALL local business. Most of our members pay $250 per year which may seem like nothing to many businesses but is a big investment for many others. When you are a Chamber member, your dues help your fellow members during tough times, help start-ups and home-based businesses get their feet under them, and allow the Chamber to continue offering money-saving and promotional programs to all members. From using our beautiful board room, free-of-charge, to our health insurance plan to meeting prospective customers at Coffee & Connections, your dues are not just helping you, they're helping the entire business community.
And odds are, you'll experience tough times, too, eventually. The Chamber family will be there to help get you back on track.
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We know you're busy. And we know that this holiday season will not be quite back to normal. The Chamber is happy to have a full slate of holiday programming & events to help you promote, engage and ensure that your business is prepared for success. Please use the checklist below and share it with employees and/or managers who can help you take advantage of all we have to offer.
Be a part of helping us optimize local buying & increase awareness of all that is good right here at home. All of the items below are free of charge to chamber members and take just a few minutes to do. Contact the Chamber offices at 740.282.6226 or by email at hannah@jeffersoncountychamber.com with questions or for assistance.
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Ohio Valley Shop Where I Live Website - Just a year old, this exciting, free platform has already captured over $12,000 in local sales for our small businesses. It allows members to offer gift cards and products, complete with shopping cart capabilities, free of charge. Let us help you set up a storefront and start selling 24/7. Perfect for small, home-based or specialty stores or those who already have a website. Set up is fast and it coordinates with any type of gift card (paper or plastic) and any type of POS system. The Chamber staff is happy to help you get started. Check it out at www.ohiovalley.shopwhereilive.com. Sponsored by Trinity Health System, Eastern Gateway Community College, M & M Hardware, Encino Energy and Hancock County Savings Bank.
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Small Business Saturday – Saturday, November 27th, "Buy Local" stations will be set up at two local retailers, M & M Hardware and Exquisite Creations By Joel, with volunteers handing out fresh coffee and doughnuts, along with shopping bags, coupons, stickers and t-shirts to promote local holiday shopping. Get your promotional items to us before November 13th to be included.
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Holiday Shopping, Dining & Personal Care Guide - A handy, comprehensive list of all Chamber member stores, restaurants and more. Check your listing and information to be sure it's accurate and contact the Chamber with changes. This virtual promotional tool is prominently displayed on the Chamber website, listed in each Friday's newsletter and is part of our social media promos as well. And, of course, no charge for members to be listed.
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Buy Local Receipt Raffle - Shoppers may enter online or in person to submit receipts from purchases made at Jefferson County businesses between November 15th and December 24th. For every $50 spent locally, shoppers receive one entry in a drawing to win $250 cash. Make sure to hand out the informational fliers to your customers. Sponsored by Main Street Bank, First Choice America Community Federal Credit Union & US Bank.
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Holiday Open House - Join fellow members on Wednesday, December 8th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in downtown Steubenville. This year's host, Apollo Pro Cleaning & Restoration is pulling out all stops to welcome chamber members and their employees. Look forward to carolers, great food and drink, music, a visit from Santa and more.
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“Buy Local” Clip Art & Printables - From door signs and logos to stickers and "Shop Small" marketing materials, all are available on the Chamber website, jeffersoncountychamber.com under "Online Forms & Resources." Print them, use them on your marketing materials or make stickers for your employees and customers. A few complimentary ones are enclosed. Let us know if you need more.
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Steubenville Christmas Parade - Ambassador Club members will man the "Shift Your Shopping" Nutcracker float in the downtown Steubenville parade Saturday, December 4th. Provide a shopping bag with your logo and we'll include it on the float.
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Chamber Member Newsletter - Utilize the Friday newsletter, "In The Know" to promote all of your holiday gift ideas, specials, menus and more. It's free and reaches over 800 people each week. We can link your website, FB Page, flier or coupon.
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Holiday Coffee & Connections - It's become one of the most popular events of the year. Join us at the Holiday Inn of Weirton/Steubenville Area on Wednesday, December 8th (the same day as the Holiday Open House! Can you say "vacation day?). A delicious hot breakfast, ugly sweater contest, speed-networking and a chance to promote all that is happening at your business. Bring coupons, fliers, menus or giveaway items. It truly is a showcase of what the Chamber is all about.
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It's Time for Coffee & Connections!
Come enjoy the Chamber's most popular networking event.
It's become one of the most popular events of the year.
Join us at the Holiday Inn of Weirton/Steubenville Area on Wednesday, December 8th (the same day as the Holiday Open House! Can you say "vacation day?).
Coffee & Connections is casual, fun, and the perfect way to share news about all that your business or organization has to offer.
After a delicious hot breakfast, each attendee gets the opportunity to give a brief commercial about their business or organization and distribute business cards, brochures, coupons, or other promotions.
Be thinking about your ugliest sweater, too, and compete for a full year of complimentary admission to Coffee & Connections.
What: December "Coffee & Connections"
When: Wednesday, December 8th, 2021 - 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. (Registration begins at 7:30 a.m.)
How Much?: $15 Per Person. $20 for walk-ins.
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You're invited!
2021 Holiday Open House
The Chamber is pleased to announce the date for its 2021 Holiday Open House. Join us to celebrate the season with fellow members and their employees on Wednesday, December 8th, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in downtown Steubenville.
This year's host, Apollo Pro Cleaning & Restoration, is pulling out all stops to welcome Chamber members and their employees. Look forward to carolers, great food and drink, music, a visit from Santa, and more.
The Holiday Open House is a tradition that dates back to the 1980s. The Jefferson County Historical Museum served as the location for many years. Then, other local businesses generously hosted, including the IBEW Local #246 and Create-A-Room, now Ferguson's House of Furniture, in Wintersville.
There is no set program, so stop by anytime for a snack, lunch, a hot or cold beverage, or just to say hello. And don't forget the annual "Ugly Get-Up" contest with the winner taking home a $50 gift card and the traveling trophy. There's no charge, but we do ask that you RSVP so we plan for food and drink accordingly.
What: Holiday Open House
When: Wednesday, December 8th, 2021 - 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
How Much?: No charge. RSVP strongly encouraged. Watch your email for details.
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LuLaRoe Pop-Up Boutique
Need to get something special for the upcoming holidays?
There will be a LuLaRoe Open House on Sunday, November 28th, 2021, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
We have sizes for everyone, with dresses, skirts, tops, sweaters, and more. It will be held at Susan’s home: 735 Longvue Drive in Wintersville.
A sign will be on the front lawn to help you find the house. If you need anything, please call: 740-275-2543. For more info, click on the downloadable flyer below.
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15% Off Room Rates
for Chamber Members
Throughout November and December, members of the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce can receive 15% off room rates at the Holiday Inn Weirton.
How do you receive this special offer?
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Member Morsels are free and an easy, fast way to reach hundreds each week. It reaches the entire Chamber database each Friday - that's over 850 local business owners, managers, and employees.
Remember to visit individual member websites by clicking on the business name or logo. Submit your Member Morsel by clicking the button below.
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AROUND THE STATE. AROUND THE COUNTRY. |
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Ohio Chamber Supports Senate Bill 249 - Creation of FinTech Sandbox Program
Early last week Ohio Chamber was the first trade association to testify in support of Senate Bill (SB) 249. The legislation creates a regulatory “sandbox” program for novel financial products and services in Ohio. SB 249 would allow Ohio to move ahead with a dynamic, evidence-based regulatory environment to test emerging products and services as the demand for new and innovative products grows both here and around the globe. This legislation would be another sign to innovators, investors, and established firms that Ohio is creating an environment to attract and retain financial sector investment and jobs.
Once enacted, SB 249 will benefit both the participant and the regulatory agencies that monitor and supervise the sandbox. Participants can test new products and services with volunteers and, with this evidenced-based model, use the results to go to market or in some cases decide which products or services need to be put on a shelf or scrapped.
Read the article in its entirety
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Inflation is the Highest Since 1990 and the Reconciliation Bill Will Make It Worse
It’s an old cliché, but it still rings true: When you’re in a hole, stop digging. However, when it comes to inflation, that’s just what the Reconciliation Bill would do — keep digging.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) just confirmed what we all knew: prices rose sharply in October.
According to BLS, prices rose 0.9 percent from September to October alone. On annual basis prices rose a whopping 6.2 percent. This is the highest inflation level since November 1990 – 31 years ago.
Chart: Inflation rises sharply in October
Prices were higher across the board. Food prices rose 0.9 percent over the month and are up 5.3 percent annually.
Energy prices jumped a stunning 4.8 percent in October, and gas was up 6.1 percent. Energy is up 30 percent annually, and gas is up 50 percent from a year ago!
Read the article in its entirety
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Great Books About Business With Just A Click
Your link to success begins at the library. With each week of "In The Know,"
you to a business book or magazine that will inspire, teach, inform, or elevate you, professionally and personally. This week:
I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse
by Michael Franzese
Flamin' Hot:
The Incredible True Story of One Man's Rise from Janitor to Top Executive
by Richard Montanez
The unforgettable true story of how a janitor struggling to put food on the table invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos in a secret test kitchen, breaking barriers and becoming the first Latino executive at Frito-Lay. Richard Montañez wasn't supposed to have big dreams. Born to migrant farm workers and mired in grinding generational poverty, he left school in the sixth grade, eventually taking a job mopping floors at Frito Lay's California factory to support his young wife and family. Everything changed when one night, at 28, Montañez took his future in his hands: he used his wife's recipe for chili sauce to season a bag of plain Cheetos he'd snuck home. After an intense process of experimenting and testing, and an incredibly risky call to the company's CEO, breaking with protocol, Montañez launched Flamin' Hot Cheetos.
Click here to borrow a copy of this book.
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Questions about Oil & Gas?
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Today in History
- November 19th, 1863 -
President Lincoln delivers
Gettysburg Address
From History: On November 19, 1863, at the dedication of a military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, during the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln delivers one of the most memorable speeches in American history. In fewer than 275 words, Lincoln brilliantly and movingly reminded a war-weary public why the Union had to fight, and win, the Civil War.
The Battle of Gettysburg, fought some four months earlier, was the single bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Over the course of three days, more than 45,000 men were killed, injured, captured or went missing. The battle also proved to be the turning point of the war: General Robert E. Lee’s defeat and retreat from Gettysburg marked the last Confederate invasion of Northern territory and the beginning of the Southern army’s ultimate decline.
Charged by Pennsylvania’s governor, Andrew Curtin, to care for the Gettysburg dead, an attorney named David Wills bought 17 acres of pasture to turn into a cemetery for the more than 7,500 who fell in battle. Wills invited Edward Everett, one of the most famous orators of the day, to deliver a speech at the cemetery’s dedication. Almost as an afterthought, Wills also sent a letter to Lincoln—just two weeks before the ceremony—requesting “a few appropriate remarks” to consecrate the grounds.
To read this entire article, please click here.
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Next Thursday is Thanksgiving!
Did You Know?
- $312: Average person’s spending over the five-day Thanksgiving period.
- 10 Hrs. 2 Mins.: Length of time the average American male would need to spend on the treadmill to burn the 4,500 calories consumed at the average Thanksgiving meal.
- $604+ Million: Estimated amount Americans spend on Thanksgiving turkeys each year, with 46 million turkeys killed for the holiday.
- $26 Million: Amount of property loss caused by residential building fires each Thanksgiving.
- 46%: Share of people celebrating Thanksgiving who try to avoid having to talk politics at the dinner table.
- 65%: Share of Americans who expect COVID-19 to impact their Thanksgiving celebrations this year (only 15% expect the impact to be significant).
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Tricia Maple-Damewood
President
Contact Tricia with suggestions, input or feedback on member programming, how to get involved on a committee or special project or with questions related to Chamber membership.
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Hannah Ward
Administrative & Membership Coordinator
Contact Hannah with changes to your membership information, questions regarding events or programs, or assistance with scheduling an Eblast or Member Morsel.
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Craig Cribbs, Reso, Inc.
Billing Support
740-275-4940
Contact Craig with invoice or billing questions and to make a dues, event or sponsorship payment.
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Contact Us
The Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce
630 Market Street
Steubenville, OH 43952
Phone: 740.282.6226
Fax: 740.282.6285
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