UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS
Thursday, March 3 - NEW SERIES! Thrive Professional Development Series kick-off: Navigating the Great Resignation: Hiring, recruiting and retaining talent in 2022. Registration deadline Noon Tuesday!
Tuesday, March 8 - Golf Committee meeting, 9am at Chamber. We are seeking a Golf Co-Chair as Gary Gnade will be stepping down from that role. Please email kris@frankfortchamber.com if interested.
Wednesday, March 9 - Community Showcase Committee meeting, 8am at Chamber
Wednesday, March 9 - Chamber Board of Directors monthly meeting, 5:30pm at Chamber
Sunday, June 5 - SAVE THE DATE!
Community Showcase in conjunction with Frankfort Country Market in downtown Frankfort. Details and registration coming soon!
Wednesday, July 20 - SAVE THE NEW DATE & NEW LOCATION: Community Golf Outing at The Sanctuary Golf Course, New Lenox, 11am shotgun start. Details and registration coming soon!
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Join us from 11:30am-1pm, Thursday, March 3 at the Frankfort Public Library, 211119 S. Pfeiffer Road, for the first program in our new Thrive Professional Development Series Navigating the Great Resignation: Hiring, recruiting & retaining talent in 2022.
A panel discussion featuring:
- Rebekah Knoll, Global Human Resources Director for Honeywell
- Sarah Spearing, VP, Director of HR Operations at Golin Harris
- Nicole Flynn, Regional Business Development Manager at Chartwell Staffing Solutions
- Linsey Fagan, Recruitment Evangelist, Employer Insights at Indeed.com
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The Chamber is excited to announce its lineup for the 2022 Concerts on the Green series The free concerts are held Sunday evenings from Father’s Day to the end of August at Breidert Green in historic downtown Frankfort. They are well attended and attract many visitors from surrounding suburbs. Attendance ranges from 600 to 1000 people each week.
Independent, private sponsors, such as you, make this fine program possible. Since 1998, we have asked for your support so that we may continue to offer an array of high quality entertainment.
Please help us make this local event a huge success once again. All donations are sincerely appreciated. Download the sponsorship form here. Click on the flyer below to open and download.
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2022 Chamber Event
Sponsorship Opportunities Catalog
The Chamber has plenty of ways for you to promote your business or organization through our 2022 events. From our monthly Meet, Greet & Network to our Golf Outing, Community Showcase, Concerts on the Green and more! Flip through our 2022 Sponsorship Opportunities Catalog and choose what's best for you. Sign up today to secure your spots!
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Get your information in the hands of new Frankfort residents in 2022
Open flyer for details here.
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ARE YOU HIRING?
Hey Chamber members, just a reminder that you can post your job openings by logging into your Chamber account. The jobs you post will be shared:
- on our Facebook page
- through a direct link on our website homepage
- through a link in our Chamber Connection newsletter (see right side, top of page)
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on the Job Postings page on our website
- and on the members only Chamber member message board
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How to use Instagram Reels
Instagram's Reels feature allows you to create short, engaging videos for your followers, and it’s an excellent tool you can use to grow your business. Here are five ways to use Reels as part of your marketing strategy.
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10 Tax Deductions Your Business Should Know About
With the surprising variety of tax deductions available for small business owners, it can be hard to be aware of them all.
Check out these deductions that can help lower your small business tax bill.
Employee-related expenses you can deduct from your taxes
Learn about some of the employee-related expenses, like healthcare plans or office accessibility upgrades, that you may be able to deduct this upcoming tax season.
Tax Deductions For Home-Based Businesses
Running a home-based business can actually offer tax deductions on business expenses (and some home expenses!). Here's a guide that can help save you money.
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Free Government Grant Programs to
Benefit Small Business
Times are tough for small business, but help is available, from both the government—federal, state or local—and the private sector. It may be in the form of a grant, a loan or a leg up competing in a difficult business environment. Here’s a breakdown to help you sort through what’s available.
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CHAMBER MEMBER NEWS,
OFFERS & EVENTS
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The Cancer Support Center is happy to announce the return of its annual Gala. Our Casablanca Gala will take place on April 22 at Olympia Fields Country Club.
We are also in need of items for our silent auction, raffles and wine & spirits pull. Contact Karen at kbruck@cancersupportcenter.org or call 708-995-0363 for more info, tickets or to donate items for the silent auction. |
Phillips Chevrolet is honored to be named DealerRater’s 2022 Dealer of the Year for Chevrolet for the 2 nd year in a row.
Phillips is ranked #1 out of approximately 3,000 Chevy dealers in the United States for outstanding customer satisfaction. “Car buyers have spoken and have identified Phillips Chevrolet as the best Chevrolet dealer to do business with in United States,” said DealerRater General Manager Jamie Oldershaw.
For over 50 years, Phillips Chevrolet takes a great deal of pride in providing a fair, quality car-buying and service experience, with non- commission salespeople and transparent pricing. Phillips Chevrolet has been the #1 Selling Chevy dealer in Illinois for 16 consecutive years, with locations in Frankfort, Lansing and Bradley.
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Southland Your Times is a newer publication delivered in the mailbox and goes to Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park and Tinley Park hitting 107,000 households biweekly free of charge.
Here are some upcoming Special Sections and there publish dates. With these special sections, if you purchase a
quarter page size or larger, you will receive an equal-sized supplied advertorial ad. Please contact us for pricing. southlandads@nwi.com, 219-852-4338
March 10: Senior Lifestyles
March 24: Home Improvement Guide
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SPRING CRAFT & VENDOR SHOW: Saturday, March 5, 9am-3pm, Founders Community Center, 140 Oak Street, Frankfort. FREE Admission. Vendors Include; Tastefully Simple, Avon, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Origami Owl, Paparazzi Jewelry, Sentsy, Usborne Books, Pampered Chef & much more! Craft Items Include: Doll Clothes, Kitchen Items, Spring Decorations, Blankets, Hair Accessories, Homemade Candles, Wooden Flags & Much More!
ANNUAL FAMILY FUN FLY: Tues, March 29, 11am-Noon, Fort Frankfort at Commissioners Park. All Ages. FREE. Grab your kites and join us as we celebrate “Flying for Kids Month”, a statewide kite fly to promote park districts, recreation agencies and the Park District Youth License Plate. Bring your own kite or borrow one from the Park District to fly. This event is FREE and open to the public! • Rain/Weather Date: Saturday, April 23 @ Main Park 12:30 - 2:30 pm
For additional registration information please call the Park District office at 815.469.9400 or visit www.frankfortparks.org
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Library Wins Grant. We are proud to share that we are one of only 25 libraries chosen to participate in the American Library Association's and the National Endowment for the Humanities' Let’s Talk About: Women’s Suffrage reading and discussion series! Let’s get talking about women’s suffrage – the people, the events, the overlooked. Register for Library programs: https://bit.ly/3I1rE9C
Get Your Digital Life in Order on Tue. Mar. 1 at 7pm. Keeping track of our digital lives has become more complex than tracking paper. From files to photos to passwords, it's hard to keep it all organized and secure. In this session, we'll cover how to easily organize files, how to back up photos, and how to manage passwords securely.
Upcycle Magazines Into a Work of Art on Sat. Mar. 5 at 10am. Want to learn a creative way to repurpose magazines? Attend this clever workshop and receive step-by-step instructions on how to cut & arrange pieces of magazines into beautiful two dimensional plants! Your effort will result in an inspiring work of art suitable for framing. Local artist, Jaime Maisuria of PaperLine (Frankfort), will be your guide.
Register for all other programs here or call 815-534-6173.
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Pauline Modjeski
Executive Director
Frankfort Chamber of Commerce
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Purchase a
Find It In Frankfort
gift card here to be used at any of the participating Chamber
You can email it to the recipient or print it and give it to them.
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To add your business to the list of Chamber members that accept the Find It In Frankfort gift cards, email kris@frankfortchamber.com
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Fresh Air Experts
School of Rock Mokena
Bryles Research
Kindercare Learning Center
King Heating, Cooling & Plumbing
La Dolce Vita Della Piazza
Jersey Mikes
Langlois Insurance Agency
Lighthouse Restorations Inc.
Aurelio's Pizza Frankfort
Vilutis and Company Inc.
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