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Thank you, Blue Heron Event Center and Brewery, for hosting this year's 1st Business After Business.

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Upcoming Chamber IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL events!
When:Tuesday, February 22
Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Cost: Free

Topic: Eye and Face Protection

Wearing eye and face protection is an important safety practice and choosing the correct type of protection is critical.

The objective of this session is to learn how to identify eye injury hazards, prevention measures and first aid treatment methods so employees understand how to avoid and respond to eye injuries at work.
When: Wednesday, March 16
Time: 8:30am - 10:00am
Location: Buffalo Wild Wings
Cost: $12 for members;
$15 for prospective members

Looking for a way to make new connections? We promise that you'll leave WOW saying... "WOW! I'm so happy that I attended. WOW! I made great connections!"

Networking & Coffee/Pastries -
8:30am - 9:00am

Program - 9:00am - 10:00am
Following introductions, this month's
Guest Contributor is John Liebler with the Recovery Center Medina County & Sérénité Restaurant. The discussion topic is “Performance Management”.
When:Tuesday, March 22
Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm
Location: Buffalo Wild Wings Medina
Cost: Free (Lunch included)

Topic: Successful Sales Strategies In Unlocking Growth Opportunities for Businesses

Don Hicks, Regional Sales Manager with Vensure Employer Services, will discuss the most pressing sales challenges for most businesses as it relates to sales and marketing strategies, hiring new sales team members, sales training, building a brand, and effective sales methodologies. Don has been working in this industry for over 20 years and will bring his experience, insights, best practices, and expertise.
If you are interested in growing sales and/or building a sales team for your organization, don’t miss the opportunity to learn new strategies and best practices that your business and sales team can start using right away.
When: Friday, March 25
Time: 8:30am - 9:30am
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Cost: Complimentary for members

Start your Friday with a VIRTUAL cup of coffee and some casual networking. What's on your mind, what are you excited about, what are you worried about? All things that we may discuss in this Friday morning motivating conversation!

Join us for our Virtual Chamber Chat and spend the morning making great connections! We offer participants the opportunity to introduce themselves and to have great conversation with fellow Chamber members.
When: Tuesday, March 29
Time: 9:00am - 10:30am
Location: Weymouth Country Club
(Inside Clubhouse Building)
Cost: $25 members; $35 non-members


Do you have leaders in your organization from varying generations?

This workshop will educate you on how to best be a leader to these generations by learning about their values and their LEAD language. We’ll have fun learning about the different generations so we can be more empathetic to their needs and become more effective leaders.

Presented by: Terri Greene, M. Ed., Director of LEAD Institute & Community Impact for Leadership Medina County
When: Thursday, March 31
Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Huntington Bank
(39 Public Square, Medina)
Cost: Complimentary for members

Join us for a networking event at Huntington's downtown Medina location. Light hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be provided.
When: Tuesday, April 5
Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm
Location: Weymouth Country Club
Cost: $21 Members; $25 Non-Members

Join us for our April Monthly Member Meeting!
Sponsored By:
Advanced registration required by
Friday, April 1 at 5:00pm.

No walk-in registrations on event day.
When: Thursday, June 9
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Twiisted
Cost: Lunch will be billed on your own

This quarter's book is The Go-Giver : A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea by Bob Burg and John David Mann.

The book uses a fictional story to illustrate a true principle–those who give a lot of value, get a lot in return. The authors share five “laws” for achieving success in business:
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Chamber Member Benefit
Members can post jobs on our website for FREE!

Job postings will be shared on our Facebook page, too!
Thank you to the following companies for sharing job postings on our website:

American Family Insurance / Thomas Insurance Group

Architectural Justice

Medina County Federal Credit Union

Samaritan Care Center

SFS Group USA, Inc.

Log into your ChamberMaster account to post and update your job postings.

Questions about posting jobs? Need access to your ChamberMaster account?

Contact Stephanie at stephanie@medinaohchamber.com or (330) 723-8773 for assistance!
Chamber Member Benefit
Chamber Partner Announcement
We are all seeing rising costs at the local gas pump, in our grocery stores, and on our utility bills. As you may be aware, natural gas and electricity rates have increased substantially and with the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United States may need to export additional natural gas to Europe that could cause prices to rise even further.
 
We are concerned for our members and want to do everything in our power to help mitigate these costs. Our member benefit, the Chamber Energy Program, assists members with lowering their electric and natural gas costs every day and we are providing no-cost, no-obligation bill reviews. We will review your current rates, help you understand if you are on the standard utility rate, in a government aggregation program, or are in a supply agreement and provide recommendations that could protect your bottom line.
 
It is important to us that our members are educated about their current situation so they can have peace of mind that they are in a good place. Here are some examples of bills we reviewed so far:
  • Members with a supplier that went from a fixed price to an extremely high variable rate
  • Business owners that have already secured a competitive rate
  • Restaurants paying more than they should for sales tax on their natural gas bills
  • Tax exempt churches and nonprofits paying sales tax on their natural gas bills
  • Members that locked in a long term supply agreement at above market rates
 
We encourage you not to wait. Please take a few minutes and send in a copy of your recent electric and natural gas bills to billreview@ceateam.com. Allow CEA to review your utility bills and provide options that may protect you from rising utility costs.

Click HERE to download the Bill Review Request Form.
Chamber Partner Announcement
Chamber Business Blog
March 8, 2022, is International Women’s Day when the world celebrates the many contributions of women everywhere. If you’re not sure how to celebrate, we have some ideas for you and your business.

For the ideas in this article, think across multiple mediums to add content on your blog, in videos, reels, podcast episode, audio quotes, social media posts, etc. The same content can be repurposed in different formats to ensure everyone can find their favorite way to enjoy it.


Click HERE to read the full article!
Chamber Business Blog
Board Of Directors

Teresa Rodgers, President ~ JACK Entertainment
Dan Calvin ~ Critchfield, Critchfield & Johnston, Immediate Past President
Ron Paydo ~ Huntington National Bank, President Elect
Michelle Masica ~ Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates - The Masica Company, VC Member Services
Ted Klimczak ~ Rea & Associates, Inc., Treasurer

Ryan Carlson ~ Carlson Financial Group
Rick Davidson ~ Community Energy Advisors
Nate Eppink ~ Medina County Park District
Nick Howell ~ National Design Mart
Julie McNabb ~ JK Gift shop / Interior Design Studio
Dr. Richard Shewbridge~ Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital
Cindy Steeb ~ CLS Consulting, LLC
Jaclyn Taylor ~ Westfield Group
Kelli Wagner ~ Medina County Women's Journal
Chamber Staff 

Jaclyn Ringstmeier, Executive Director | jaclyn@medinaohchamber.com
Stephanie Mueller, Membership and Events Coordinator | memberservices@medinaohchamber.com
Rebecca Parkhurst, Accounting Manager | accounting@medinaohchamber.com

Greater Medina Chamber of Commerce | 330-723-8773 | http://www.medinachamber.com/