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City Suds is celebrating their Grand Opening Celebration on Tuesday, April 25th. Join us at 1:00 p.m. at 106 Weir Stree in Taunton for the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Help us welcome this great new business to the community!
We hope you can attend!
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Rise and shine with us! We know how hectic schedules can get, and sometimes evening events aren't doable. We have a solution - a morning networking event! Stop by Aroma's Joe's Raynham on Tuesday, May 2nd at 9:00 a.m. to network while sampling their delicious coffee and pastries. This is a perfect way to build new connections, and rekindle the old! We look forward to seeing you there!
Register below to see their newest location.
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How exciting is celebrating 3️⃣5️⃣ years of membership!!🎉
We are beyond grateful for these past decades with BayCoast Bank - they are a strong community partner and one of the TACC's Chamber Champion supporters.
Our TACC Ambassador Dick Shafer and TACC Board Member Sonja Britland were able to congratulate Regional VP Connie Dagwan and Berkley Branch Manager Diane Tavares!
Thank you for your continued support and work in our communities! We truly are #bettertogether!✨
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Meet our Interns
Meet our TACC interns from Taunton High School - Kaitlyn and Phylicia! They are doing great work and it's been wonderful having them in the office!
Thank you both!
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Webinar: Creating More Customers for YOUR Small Business
What is the most important part of a business plan???
The Marketing Plan
To keep one’s business on course this plan must be geared toward:
- the business’s mission,
- its product and service lines,
- its markets,
- its financial situation, and
- its marketing/sales tactics.
Register today to get started on your plan! This webinar, presented by MSBDC, will be held TOMORROW at 2pm. Register here.
Speaker: Cliff Robbins, Senior Business Advisor, Massachusetts Small Business Development Center MSBDC
Co-Sponsors: New Bedford Economic Development Council (NBEDC); Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC)
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T.H.R.I.V.E. Emerging Leaders Reimagined
Do you want to accelerate your business growth with FREE training and coaching? The SBA Massachusetts District Office is once again hosting a cohort to support small business growth. Application deadline is April 30th. Program starts June 20th. For additional information contact the Program Manager: Oreste Varela, Oreste.varela@sba.gov.
T.H.R.I.V.E. Emerging Leaders Reimagined provides entrepreneurship education and training for executives of small, poised-for-growth companies. This intensive executive entrepreneurship series offers opportunities for small business owners to work with professional coaches and mentors, gain skills needed to grow, and develop connections with peers, local leaders, and the financial community. Learn more and submit application here.
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NEW Toolkit for the Health Connector for Business 5/10 Webinar
This webinar toolkit will be held on Wednesday, May 10th at 12:00 noon to help get the word out through social media to promote this free, live information session to help Massachusetts small employers (with 1-50 full-time employees) learn about their options and savings through the Health Connector for Business.
Staff members also review available options for sole proprietors and owner-only groups who do not yet have the employees to qualify for a small group plan through the Health Connector for Business. Note: Multiple dates are available for this session when registering. Register here.
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Top Business Advice from 3 Celebrities
If you’re like me, you may be wrinkling your nose at the thought of people making millions of dollars on one movie giving you business advice. But there’s a new generation of Hollywood stars that aren’t content with just time on screen. They’re building empires, too. And while name recognition is easier for them and start-up capital only requires dipping into their millions, they still have the same struggles to find a valuable product or service to bring to market. They didn’t go to Harvard but they’re learning every day just like you are and here’s what they have to say...
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At the next HR Resource Group meeting, Chuck Bennett, Rapid Response Program Coordinator, will discuss Unemployment Insurance. This meeting will be held in-person on Tuesday, May 9th at 1:00 p.m. at the TACC office. Register below.
Cost: Included with membership for TACC members; Prospective Members can attend 1 meeting of the TACC HR Resource Group at no charge.
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Join us on Tuesday, May 16th for this popular annual event! The Legislative Update will be virtual and will feature Senator Marc Pacheco and State Representatives Carol Doherty, Patricia Haddad and Norman Orrall, with welcoming remarks from Taunton Mayor Shaunna O’Connell. Hear what’s happening on the hill during this informative session.
Legislators make themselves available at forums like this to hear your concerns and answer your questions. We encourage you to submit a question prior to the event to info@tauntonareachamber.org. Register below.
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Origin Stories opens at the OCHM April 20th
The Old Colony History Museum (OCHM) is pleased to announce their latest special exhibition, Origin Stories, opening on April 20th at 5:00 p.m. Origin Stories pairs the OCHM’s historic document collection and state-of-the-art 3-D printing technology to show how Taunton and surrounding towns were founded back in the 17th century. Learn more here.
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Hackers Using Free QuickBooks Account to Create, Send Fake Invoices
Wright Technology Group (WTG) is warning businesses that hackers are sending a fake invoice from a legitimate QuickBooks domain. This email comes directly from QuickBooks and has a QuickBooks email address. It will pass all standard email authentication checks, domain checks and more. There’s nothing inherently wrong with the text and no malicious links. WTG recommends that users verify that an invoice received from QuickBooks is legitimate by calling the vendor.
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A Life Worth Living, Corp. 1st Annual Gala August 19
A Life Worth Living, Corp. is holding their very first Annual Gala on August 19th from 6-11pm. It will be held at the Clarion Hotel & Conference Center and will have live entertainment, silent auctions and dancing to celebrate their success. Purchase tickets here.
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Mayor O'Connell Highlights City of Taunton's Commitment to Roads and Sidewalks
Mayor Shaunna O’Connell and the Department of Public Works (DPW) recently announced updates regarding the City of Taunton’s ongoing work to improve the City’s roads and sidewalks. With construction season imminent, the DPW is setting its sights on yet another highly productive year. Read the press release.
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Help For Your Small Business
Let SCORE business advisors help you navigate the SBA Debt Relief Programs or the start-up and growth of your small business. All services are FREE and CONFIDENTIAL. If you are an existing SCORE client, please send an email to your SCORE counselor to schedule a phone call or Zoom conference. If you are new to SCORE, please complete the Request a Mentor form and someone from SCORE will contact you via email to schedule an appointment with an advisor. Sign up for SCORE webinars here. View upcoming webinars here.
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SCORE for Black Entrepreneurs
Visit the hub to see all of SCORE's best content specifically for Black business owners in one place. You'll find success stories, webinars, and other resources you can use for your business. Learn more.
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FREE Excel Workshops
SCORE holds Excel workshops that are LIVE via ZOOM and FREE, and happen just about every week! SCORE also holds workshops in multiple languages. Please check out this link that lists all of the workshops that SCORE conducts for Excel in the coming months.
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Branding for Lead Generation
Tues, April 25 | 12:00 NOON
Using branding concepts for lead generation is a process that builds visibility, credibility, trust, and interest from potential customers. It’s the foundation you build on to drive traffic from high-quality prospects. And with high-quality prospects comes high-value customers.
But how do you go about leveraging branding to create branding awareness? How do you create brand awareness using search engines, content marketing and social media?
Join us SCORE on April 25th and find out.
Presenter: Joe Tindall, a veteran of the digital marketing world starting his career with SMS campaigns and mobile banner ads. That has evolved to working on global launches with Pfizer, product launches for Nutrisystem and countless ad campaigns and app store submissions over the years. Joe started Shea Digital in 2022 to work with small to midsize businesses and provide trusted digital services.
Register here.
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5 Strategies to Run a More Efficient Business
Tues, April 25 | 1:00 PM
Starting and running a small business is no small task, but with the right strategies and tools, you can streamline your processes, increasing your productivity and ultimately leading to more profitability.
In this webinar, our expert presenters will provide a framework to help you implement these five cost-effective strategies so you can optimize your operations and continue to grow your business.
You will learn:
- How to streamline your workflow, eliminate redundancies, and improve your operational processes
- How to increase productivity by prioritizing tasks and delegating responsibilities
- How to identify financial inefficiencies and make the most of your current resources
Live attendees will receive free business resources and a link to this webinar recording.
Register here.
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SCORE’s Small Business Resilience program
This year, during an unprecedented national health crisis, small businesses needed help more than ever before. In order to support these business owners when they needed it most, the SCORE Foundation provided funding for SCORE’s Small Business Resilience program. This platform allowed SCORE to pivot their mentoring and educational services onto virtual platforms, where clients could easily access the pandemic-related information, guidance and resources they needed to survive and thrive. Learn more here. | |
Volunteer At SCORE
Are you looking for ways to help your small business community? Would you like to grow your network or develop professionally? As a SCORE volunteer, you get it all!
Join the SCORE network of 10,000 volunteers. SCORE relies on volunteers to help small business around the country thrive.
Interested? Visit the volunteer web page to find about the many benefits of volunteering and the right opportunity for you! | |
Taunton Area Chamber of Commerce, 170 Dean Street, Taunton, MA 02780
(508) 824-4068
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