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Chamber Connections

January 29, 2021

Join the Celebration!

Ad Reservation due February 1!

Each year, the Central Maryland Chamber gets a special opportunity to celebrate in The Business Monthly.

As we begin to move toward a brighter future, I am pleased that CMC will be featured in the March 2021 issue.

The Chamber staff has been collaborating with Dan Medinger, publisher, and his team to produce a narrative that tells the story of how our Chamber is benefitting its members and our community.

This annual special section is also an opportunity for you to tell your story to the thousands of readers of The Business Monthly. I hope you will consider advertising in the section. Your public presence in The Business Monthly will show that our Chamber is strong, united, and active. View 2020’s Celebration here.

A member of The Business Monthly staff will be in touch with you soon. Please welcome their call and consider using this opportunity to help your business to grow.

For your convenience, find the promotional flyer with all the details here.

Thank you for your consideration and support.

Small Business Webinar

Master Virtual Networking

February 3 • 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Are you uncomfortable with this virtual networking stuff? Are you still trying to figure out how to make it work for you? Virtual networking is here to stay, and networking “guru”, Jim Ries – Director of Business Development at Offit Kurman, will share some pretty easy ways for you to achieve comfort and success in today’s virtual networking world. Jim promises that you will have fun and not be bored, learn some virtual networking tips, and leave with a few key sound bites.

Small Business Webinar

SEO & Social Media

February 17 • 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Get Found. Get Noticed. Get Results

Social Media

Platforms
Social Media Management Tools/Schedulers
Design Elements/Hierarchy
Events (Pre, Day-Of, Post)
Cross-Platform content
Post Consistency/Timing (Relevant or filler (be honest))

SEO

What is SEO?
How SEO Works
Why you need it
Paid Advertising (And why you need it, too)

Learn from social media expert, Andrew Persaud, Co-Founder of AE2 Creative. AE2 specializes in helping you grow, and tie together elements that may otherwise seem hard to manage – while you focus on building your business. They offer services in Marketing/Advertising, Graphic Design, Website/SEO Services, Social Media, Photography/Videography, and Business Development.

County Executive Pittman Loosens Capacity Limit Restrictions as COVID Case Rate Declines

Citing a sharp, steady drop in the COVID case rate for both the county and state, County Executive Steuart Pittman signed Executive Order #42 , which raises capacity limits for restaurants, retail establishments, places of worship and other businesses. Under the new order, establishments that were previously limited to 25 percent may now open at 50 percent of maximum capacity. Movie theaters, pool halls, bingo halls and other establishments that were previously closed may now open at 25 percent.

The new limits go into effect Friday, January 29, and come as the county’s COVID case rate has steadily decreased for more than two straight weeks. This is the first prolonged decrease in the case rate since mid August. The seven day average case rate today was reported as 36.4 cases per 100,000 residents, down from a peak of 64.9 on January 11. The county hospitalizations due to COVID are also down over this period, from 168 total occupied beds on January 8 to 135 reported today.

Full Article

CMC Recovery Toolkit

County Executive Alsobrooks Loosens

Ban on Indoor Dining and Capacity Limits

Beginning Friday, January 29 at 12:00 PM, the ban on indoor dining for restaurants and other similar establishments will be lifted, with capacity limits and other safeguards in place. Following orders include (but not limited to):

Indoor dining permissible at 1 person/household per 200 square feet, or 25% maximum capacity, whichever is lower. Also, there must be adherence to the regulations that apply to outdoor dining (except for 50% capacity rule).
Outdoor dining at Restaurants will be permitted if there is adherence the following rules- notably: Number of patrons should not exceed 50% capacity for outdoor dining space as approved by the County.

Learn More

CMC Recovery Toolkit

Hotels Offer Space for Vaccine Sites:

Good for Humankind, Good for Business

"A Maryland casino has found a new medical life for its unused event space during the coronavirus pandemic — and the greater hotel industry wants to replicate the model to speed up the recovery timeline.

Healthcare personnel are now administering coronavirus vaccines from meetings and event space at the Cordish Companies’ Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland just outside Baltimore. Working in partnership with the Anne Arundel County health department, the casino is able to vaccinate 100 people an hour, a company spokesperson told Skift Monday.

The inoculation site, which opened last week, is an early start in what industry leaders hope can be another instance of hotel owners offering up their properties to help in controlling the virus."

Full Article

Applications being accepted until February 24!

CMC Members

Get Involved!

Ambassador Committee

Serving on the Ambassador Committee is a great way to support the Chamber and the local business community!

Serve as a liaison to new members, orienting them to Chamber activities, events, and committees. Develop and implement a strategic membership development plan and support the Chamber's retention efforts.

Contact Ambassador Chair, Matt Slovick at m.slovick@comcast.net or CMC liaison, Olivia Hokanson at olivia@centralmarylandchamber.org.

Business Connection Networks

The Central Maryland Chamber’s Business Connections Networks (BCN) are premiere networking leads groups focused on connecting business professionals throughout Central Maryland.

Click below to learn more and contact a BCN leader to get involved!

Central Maryland Chamber's

"Open for Business" Campaign

It is now more important than ever to show support for our small and local businesses in the Central Maryland region. The CMC's "Open for Business" campaign encourages local restaurants and businesses to fill out a short survey giving more information to the public. The survey will address whether a restaurant or business will continue to stay open, offer takeout or delivery, and if gift cards may be available for purchase.