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 February 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 **
Circle of Life Ambulette
The Chamber shines this week's member spotlight on Circle of Life Ambulette in Hobart, NY!
Do you have an elderly, homebound, or disabled loved one? Call their experienced professionals today for high-quality, caring transportation services. Whether you need hospice transportation or have a doctor’s appointment, you can rely on us.
Get the pre-arranged transportation and appointment-based service you need from the licensed drivers at Circle of Life Ambulette. They provide comfortable, safe, reliable, and courteous services for you and your family.
Circle of Life Ambulette provides handicap transportation for those who are wheelchair bound in and to Delaware, Schoharie, Otsego and Herkimer counties.
For more information visit them online, by clicking HERE, call 607.538.1734 or email circleoflife@stny.rr.com.
Please support the small businesses that support our communities! #strongertogether
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Delaware County Thanks Small Business Owners
Our small business owners weathered an unprecedented economic storm caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Join us, and our Delaware County officials, in saying "Thank You" for their endurance.
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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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** Call To Action **
Call Your Supervisor to Ask the State to Return Local Control
Contact your town supervisors and ask them to add their voices to ours by contacting our Senate and Assembly representatives in Albany to ensure that Delaware County is treated equitably with regard to vaccine allocation and to put an end the arbitrary division of effort and supplies which would provide a reliable schedule of vaccines. Tell them that you want to ensure fairness for Delaware County. Tell them the viability of our local businesses and communities is connected to our ability to get vaccines into people's arms. Get involved! We are stronger together.
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Do You Have What It Takes To Be a Leader?
Leaderful Delaware, an initiative of the Chamber, is seeking people committed to community service who would benefit from strengthening leadership skills while developing a personal professional network.
The 2021 Leaderful Delaware program is currently accepting applications for its eight-month curriculum that begins with virtual classes in March 2021. Up to 20 individuals can participate and half-day sessions will meet virtually twice monthly.
Participants will learn about critical issues facing Delaware County and the Catskill Mountains region through lectures, discussion groups, personal introspection, and panel discussions featuring current community leaders. The innovative curriculum is based on scientific theories of organizational and community leadership. Leaderful Delaware offers an alternative to the traditional model and calls on leaders to be concurrent, collective, collaborative, and compassionate. Strategies include effective facilitation, dialogue skills, active listening skills, managing conflict, intercultural competence, leadership styles, and peer coaching.
Candidates will be selected based on their:
- Commitment and motivation to community service.
- Previous community service or desire to become involved in community activities.
- Interest in public service and desire to learn more about public policy.
- Potential to advance to a leadership position within their companies.
- Commitment to remain in Delaware County.
Preference will be given to Delaware County residents but non-residents are encouraged to apply.
Applicants should be sponsored by a business or a community leader and provide references. Tuition, payable by a sponsor or a participant, is $300, and includes all materials and fees.
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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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Give Us A Call: 607.746.2281
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