Third Thursday:
Chamber Connects with Congressman Delgado
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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 March 18 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 Congressman Antonio Delgado. Representative Delgado was elected to his second two-year term in November 2020. He is a member of the House Agriculture, Small Business, and Transportation and Infrastructure committees.
This event is sponsored by Margaretville Telephone Company. Margaretville Telephone Company was founded in 1916 and is proud to offer a "family of services" to regional customers throughout the Central Catskill region of New York. No longer known as just a "phone company", MTC has expanded services to keep everyone connected with: fiber-based high speed internet, cable television and telephone services. MTC made a conscious decision in transitioning to an employee owned company which fosters a local, community minded approach to business keeping the customers we serve connected to their communities and beyond. Learn more at MTCtelcom.com
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** Member Spotlight **
Constable Family Chiropractic
The Chamber shines this week's member spotlight on Constable Family Chiropractic in Hamden!
Constable Family Chiropractic is located at 35298 State Highway 10 in Hamden and is focused on coaching, demonstrating, educating, empowering, instructing, mentoring, supervising, teaching, training and tutoring as many people as possible, to take control of their lives - and the lives of those they care about (family, friends, co-workers and strangers they meet along the way) - and especially to take full responsibility for diagnosing, prescribing and treating their own health, nutrition and wellness by using the tools and techniques they will learn from us and other teachers. They empower clients to decide which forms of food, exercise, food supplements, and other interventions will best help them achieve their personal health and wellness goals.
Constable Family Chriopractic is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. For more information visit them online by clicking here, by calling 607.746.8225 or email constablefamilychiroproactic@gmail.com.
Please support the small businesses that support our communities! #strongertogether
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Chamber Connects NYS Senator with DelCo Hospital, School
On Friday, March 12, the Chamber joined New York State Senator Mike Martucci for a listening tour in Delaware County, where Chamber members UHS Delaware Valley Hospital, Walton Central School District and the town of Walton voiced their concerns over state funding and mandates, while proposing solutions to long-standing challenges.
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Above: New York State Senator Mike Martucci, center, tours Walton Central School District with Superintendent Dr. Michael MacDonald, left, and Chamber President Ray Pucci, on March 12, 2021.
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Right: New York State Senator Mike Martucci addresses concerns voiced by Walton Supervisor Joe Cetta and UHS Delaware Valley Hospital Spokesperson Dotti Kruppo, alongside Chamber President Ray Pucci."
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Above, from left: New York State Senator Mike Martucci, Walton Central School District Superintendent Dr. Michael MacDonald and Chamber President Ray Pucci on March 12.
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** Attention Delhi Businesses **
Please Complete Zoning Survey!
The Delhi Village Zoning Revision Committee wants to hear from you!
Below is a link to take a brief online survey that will help the committee gather suggestions for for possible zoning revisions.
Please help our planners shape our future! Click here to take the survey. |
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FREE Social Savviness Webinar March 17
From Facebook to YouTube, TikTok to Instagram, Twitter to Pinterest... your business has plenty of options when it comes to social media marketing opportunities. Do you know about all the platforms that exist and the functions they serve for your business?
This webinar, to be held on Wednesday, March 17, 1 - 2 p.m. will cover:
- Social media platforms to consider for your marketing strategy
- The demographics of each platform's average users
- Types of posts that succeed on each platform
- How to use social media to grow your business
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Join Us for a FREE Virtual Small Business Advocacy Day
Join NFIB (National Federation of Independent Businesses) and fellow small business owners on:
Tuesday, March 23 & Wednesday, March 24
Tuesday: 10:30 - 11 AM, 11 AM - 11:45 AM, and 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM and 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM.
Be a part of the largest small business advocacy group in the nation by joining our efforts to protect your right to own, operate and grow your small business.
Join us for a complimentary virtual event and the opportunity to engage with your legislators, fellow NFIB members, and small business advocates. Although it will be held as a virtual format this year, this event will be intimate, interactive and informational.
Topics include:
- New York State Budget
- Small Business Relief
- Costly Labor Mandates
- COVID's Impact on Small Business
To register for this FREE event, click here.
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** Member Event **
Bright Hill's 2021 Arts Education Workshops for Teens
Artistic Storytelling through iPhone
Bright Hill offers its first ever “Artistic Storytelling Through iPhone Photography” program (via Zoom) with Nick Kelsh, April 5 - 9, 2021 (during BOCES Spring Break), led by master teaching artist and world renowned photographer Nick Kelsh. The program is limited to students grades nine through twelve.
There will be daily Zoom lessons, online videos, photo-assignments, personalized instructor feedback from Nick, Q&A sessions, live office hours, daily review of class assignment photos, streamed virtual exhibit for parents on final day.
The work created during the workshop will be exhibited in The Word and Image Gallery at Bright Hill (virtual exhibit unless regulations allow for in-person ) and will be available for purchase. On the final day of the workshop, the virtual exhibit will be streamed on Zoom for parents and students.
Workshop Cost: Thanks to the generous support of donors and funders, the registration workshop cost is only $100 (early bird by March 15) and $125 after March 15.
Full Scholarships awarded to Students of Delaware Academy and Treadwell residents through the Abraham Kellogg Fund. In addition, full and partial scholarships available for students in financial need. Please inquire about scholarship opportunities via email: info@brighthillpress.org or by calling 607-829-5055.
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Chamber Check - In
Chamber staff have been hard at work for members this week! Upcoming events include a FREE virtual Third Thursday: Chamber Connects on March 18 from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m., where featured speaker Congressman Antonio Delgado will conduct a Q & A about business-interests in the upcoming legislative session. For more information and to register visit delawarecounty.org.
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Chamber to Launch Ambassador Program |
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Do you have a lively, engaging, and proactive personality?
Do you have the confidence to make personal contact with any Chamber member?
Do you project a positive image for your company and the Chamber?
Do you have three to four hours a month to volunteer?
If this describes you, we want you to consider joining this new Chamber initiative.
Ambassadors perform several duties in the Chamber, but the primary function is to help promote the Chamber, welcome new members to the Chamber, and make Chamber events more successful and enjoyable for everyone. They are a special group of volunteers who help promote Delaware County business community and support Chamber functions.
As an Ambassador, you commit to participating in quarterly meetings, attend Chamber ribbon cuttings, grand openings and other events, greet new members, and encourage members to attend Chamber events, programs, and involvement opportunities.
The many benefits of being a Chamber Ambassador include opportunities to connect with new and existing members, meet business and community leaders, chance to promote business and community growth, potential media coverage, as well as personal and professional recognition.
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Save The Date
Virtual Job Fair May 4
The Chamber is partnering with DCMO BOCES, ONC BOCES, Otsego County Chamber of Commerce and Commerce Chenango for a virtual job fair to be held May 4.
This will be a great opportunity to develop your workforce and hire candidates who are ready, willing and eager to work.
More information to come.
Save the date!
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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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Delhi, New York 13753
Give Us A Call: 607.746.2281
DelawareCounty.org
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