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Delaware County Chamber of Commerce
Membership Monday
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Join us for
Breakfast on Jan. 11, 2019
Friday, Jan. 11, 2019
8:30 to 10:00 am
Start your day with a little productive and profitable networking!
Our monthly first friday eat & meet breakfast is a terrific opportunity to network before your workday begins. Make new business connections, brush-up your existing contacts, meet new and old friends, and keep current on what's happening in our region.
January's breakfast will be held on the SECOND Friday of the month due to the New Year holiday.
The featured speaker for the event is Perry Dewey, Superintendent at DCMO BOCES, who will
talk about on-campus, work-ready training programs for graduat
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high school seniors and how Delaware County's educational leaders are collaborating with the business community.
The breakfast is being held at Walton's Castle on the Delaware, a re-purposed armory complete with a ballroom, meeting and event space, and cafe'.
The sponsor for this event is Casella Waste Management. Casella offers a wide range of services for homeowners - like routine pick-ups to customized waste and recycling solutions, as well as dumpster rentals.
Casella is also equipped to provide safe, dependable and environmentally friendly waste and recycling services for small businesses and organizations.
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Hemp, Dairy, Produce, Marketing, Grazing and MORE at the 2019 Annual Ag Conference at SUNY Delhi, January 10
The Delaware County Chamber is thrilled to be a featured participant at the 2019 Annual Catskill Regional Agriculture Conference to be held at SUNY Delhi on Thursday, January 10.
Registration opens at 9:30 a.m. Workshop sessions and the trade show begin at 10 a.m.
Cost per participant is $35 at the door.
Other workshops sessions include industry experts in dairy, grazing, livestock and produce who will talk about dairy health and antibiotic use, tips and tools for creating grazing management efficiencies, storage and feeding of hay crops, soil health for vegetables, holistic approaches t
o ruminant animal health, multi-species grazing, dairy-beef crossbreeding, hemp growing and processing, and much more!
For more information call Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County at 607.865.6531 or visit ccedelaware.org.
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We've Restructured Membership Fees for 2019!
Membership in the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce brings credibility to your business, increasing positive perception among consumers and business owners.
Membership also increase your visibility in your local community as well as county-wide.
We provide measurable value to members through high-quality core services and responsive new services like cost-savings discount programs, member-to-member discounts, an evolving and highly successful tourism promotion program, as well as job fairs, educational programs, networking events and more!
We've restructured membership fees for 2019.
Business with up to 25 Employees - $99.00
Business with 26 - 99 Employees - $299.00
Business with 100 + Employees - $499.00
The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce partners with local community chambers to support their activities. These organizations are separate and distinct from the County Chamber and focus on issues unique to the needs of their communities. These additional memberships are optional.
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Want to Learn About Growing Hemp?
Industry Expert Q & A Session, January 25, 2 - 4 PM, Delhi
Industry expert and consultant Jeff Bump of Grow Hemp New York, LLC will provide information about newly changed federal and state laws, regulatory requirements, best growing practices and expertise on affiliate grower status with his company at the Delaware County Business Center, 5 1/2 Main Street, Delhi on Friday, January 25 from 2 - 4 p.m.
Bump is a licensed grower/producer and is licensed to open a processing facility in New York in 2019.
He will outline the necessary steps and costs of licensing. He will also provide his contact information for potential collaborative efforts.
There is NO FEE for this informational session, but registration is required. Call the Chamber at 607.746.2281 or email info@delawarecounty.org.
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Employers Must Comply with Sexual Harassment Prevention Training by October 2019
As you might be aware, New York State has passed legislation that requires all New York businesses - regardless of size - to provide preventing sexual harassment training to their employees. If you are like many Chamber members, you are not certain what to do.
The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce has partnered with New Haven Consulting Group, Inc. to provide our members with an online "Preventing Sexual Harassment" workshop that meets the requirements of New York State law and can be taken by your employees online. We have reviewed the workshop and found it to be not only useful but enjoyable to take.
If you are interested in taking the online Preventing Sexual Harassment workshop - click HERE and you will be directed the registration form where you will be directed to to use a credit card for payment.
SPECIAL MEMBER PRICING $20 PER EMPLOYEE (Reduced from $25 per employee)
This workshop complies with new Labor Law-Section 201-g, which went into effect on Oct. 9, 2018.
As of Oct. 9, 2018, all employers in New York are required to provide anti-
sexual harassment training on an annual basis. Employers have one year to comply
with this new law.
This comprehensive classroom online training meets New York's detailed requirements that
addresses both
legal and behavioral aspects of sexual harassment to ensure an inclusive, highly
productive work environment.
Topics Covered:
- Definition of Sexual Harassment
- Responsibilities of the Employee and the Organization
- Current EEOC and NYS Guidelines Regarding Sexual Harassment
- Types of Sexual Harassment
- Action Steps to Eliminate Sexual Harassment
- The Complaint Process and Employer Specific Policies
- Preventive Steps to Avoid Sexual Harassment Minimize Liability
- Information concerning employees' rights of redress; all available forums for
adjudicating complaints
In this online classroom training participants are introduced to the key content areas through text reading and mini-presentations. Ample opportunity is provided for discussion and clarification of the content through the use of case studies and individualized exercises.
The training is an interactive, self-paced learning system in which participants are assessed, led through a customize content module, and checked at each point in the learning process.
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Drive More Customers to Your Business this Winter with our 'Ski and Save' Campaign
Do you want to drive more customers to your business? Sign up to participate in the Chamber's "Ski and Save" Campaign this winter season!
All you have to do is offer an incentive of YOUR choice (examples: Free drink with meal purchase, 10% off total purchase, Buy 1 Get 1, stay 2 nights get 1 free, etc) and call the Chamber at 607.746.2281 to let us know that you want to participate.
Customers MUST show you a Lift Ticket from
Belleayre Mountain Ski Center OR
Plattekill Mountain Ski Center in order to get your special offer/deal.
Chamber Staff will provide you with a poster to be displayed at your business AND will do all the advertising for you!
This is just one of the many ways the Chamber is working to make Delaware County's businesses successful and communities thrive.
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Your Business Featured Here (FREE)!
In our effort to help all businesses succeed, we want to feature YOUR business here and on our social media channels! If you've received a "Business Feature" email request from our office with a short questionnaire, please answer the questions and submit a jpeg logo or photo that you think best depicts your business, and send to Lillian at
info@delawarecounty.org.
If you have not received an email yet, please feel free to copy and paste the below-listed questions into an email, along with a logo or photo, and we will be happy to help promote your business!
Business Name:
Location:
Contact info including mailing address, website address, email and social media information:
Hours of operation:
Number of Years in Business/Year Business Opened:
What types of services or products does your business provide?:
How many employees do you have?:
Recent or Planned Changes in Operation:
What you want your (potential) customers or clients to know:
Tell others why they should join the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce:
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