** Member Spotlight **
Delaware County Historical Association
The Chamber shines this week's member spotlight on Delaware County Historical Association in Delhi!
The Delaware County Historical Association was founded in 1945 to preserve and present the rich history of Delaware County. In the early 1960s, the Association purchased property, originally settled by Gideon Frisbee. Today, DCHA has over 600 members and presents the history and folklife of this county through the site's historic buildings, exhibits, programs and publications.
Explore the rich history of rural America at the Delaware County Historical Association. Visit the 1797 federal-style Frisbee House (pictured above, photo by Barbara Onasch) where eighteenth-century politicians met to form Delaware County. Located on the site of the historic Frisbee farm you can see the original barns, Frisbee family cemetery and outbuildings, as well as numerous nineteenth-century buildings from throughout the county that have been moved to the site, including: blacksmith shop, one-room school house, nineteenth-century gun shop, and turnpike tollgate house, a well as two exhibit galleries, research library and archives, gift/book shop, nature trail and much more.
DCHA's Church and spacious exhibit space are both available to rent for private functions.
For more information about DCHA, to donate, schedule a visit or become a member call 607.746.3849, email dcha@delhi.net or find them online by clicking here or on Facebook.
Please support the small businesses that support our communities! #strongertogether
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First Friday:
Networking @ Noon
We are all doing business in new ways and need to promote our businesses in new ways too! The Chamber is launching a new VIRTUAL member business networking event, First Friday : Networking @ Noon, on Friday, May 7, where members will have the opportunity to promote their businesses to other members in speed-dating style! Each business will have four minutes to talk about their business to promote sales, specials, or simply let other members know what type of business you operate. Referrals are the most effective and powerful way to grow your business!
To register and claim your promotion slot, click here.
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Third Thursday:
Chamber Connects with Assemblyman Brian Miller
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 May 20 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 Brian Miller, representing the 101st Assembly District, including towns of Davenport, Delhi, Meredith, Bovina, Andes, and Hamden.
Brian Miller was elected to the New York State Assembly on November 8, 2016. His district is comprised of parts of Oneida, Herkimer, Otsego, Delaware, Ulster, Sullivan and Orange counties.
As an Assemblyman, Brian works to reduce taxes and unfunded mandates, overhaul the Common Core education standards, and eliminate the restraints of the SAFE Act, as well as increase employment opportunities and mental health services for veterans. Brian also plans to address the heroin epidemic by increasing treatment options and improving education on the dangers of opioids and heroin.
From 2000-2016, Brian served as an Oneida County Legislator in the 16th district. He’s served as chairman of the Public Works Committee, assistant majority leader, member of the Ways and Means Committee, member of the Region 6 Fish and Wildlife Management Board, and served eight years as the Bridgewater Town Supervisor. A graduate of Mohawk Valley Community College, Brian has more than 36 years of experience as a mechanical engineer.
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Chamber Check - In
Chamber staff have been hard at work for members this week! Upcoming events include a FREE virtual First Friday networking event and Third Thursday: Chamber Connects program. For information about all benefits of membership, visit delawarecounty.org #strongertogether
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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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Kappa Sigma Epsilon will host a golf tournament to honor the memory of Stephen Siller, a FDNY firefighter who lost his life while rescuing others on September 11, 2001 after he raced through the Hugh Cary Tunnel to the World Trade Center when he heard of the attack. Proceeds of the golf tournament with benefit the Tunnel to Towers Foundation which supports first responders and service members.
The four-person scramble will have a 1:30 p.m. shotgun start at the College Golf Course in Delhi and finish with a steak dinner at 6:30 p.m. on site at the Bluestone Pub and Restaurant.
Player fees range from $95 for one player, to $360 for a team of four.
For more information, or to register a team contact Tom Milgate at 585.538.4442 or email him at tmilgate@gmail.com.
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‘RAISE’ MARKET INTELLIGENCE TO GROW YOUR EXPORTS
Webinar for New York State Rural Businesses – Thursday, May 6, 2021
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When looking to enter new international markets, insufficient research can result in faulty decisions regarding market selection, partner identification/vetting, pricing strategies, and more.
Please join us for a complimentary webinar to learn about services offered through the U.S. Commercial Service for rural exporters, including Rural America’s Intelligence Service for Exporters (RAISE). RAISE market research reports can offer your company targeted intelligence to help maximize your export sales.
In addition, learn how Empire State Development/Global NY can assist, including through grant funding to reimburse your company for using RAISE and other CS services, participating in trade events, and more.
Please join us on Thursday, May 6th at 10:00am EDT to learn how to:
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Get customized country- and industry-specific research for your company
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Identify and prioritize top markets for your products
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Connect with new prospective partners overseas
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Identify the top trade events/conferences to promote your products
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Understand the competitive environment within different markets
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Use federal STEP grant funds, administered through our state partner Global NY, to help offset the cost of international market research and marketing activities
There is no cost to attend this webinar. Register HERE.
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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
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