July 6, 2023

Join us for Business After Hours on July 13

The Best Western Premier Bridgewood is excited to host the July Business After Hours! Join us on July 13 for the after-hours event from 5 - 7 p.m. There will be a bar on the patio with networking and socializing outside, with some fun, summer food offerings and a specialty drink menu/cash bar. Ground Round will also have music from 6 - 9 p.m. for background entertainment.

Whether you are a prospective member, new member, or a member that wants to stay engaged, we provide Business After Hours for you! These events are included in the value of your membership so bring your business cards and come connect with professionals across varying industries.

Chamber Quick Poll:

Do you provide a stipend to help cover employee child care costs?

Yes

We are considering it

We help in other ways

Previous Poll Results:

Where did Calumet County get its name?

The Calumet Baking Powder Company - 31%
Native American ceremonial pipes - 25.7%
The Potawatomi name for bodies of water - 43.4%

Your Business Advocate

Evers Signs Budget, Vetoes Tax Cut, and Raises Property Taxes

Yesterday Governor Evers signed the 2023-2025 Wisconsin State Budget – but not without significant use of his line-item veto pen. As mentioned in an earlier blog, the Wisconsin Governor has the most powerful veto pen in the country. Not only can he veto entire bills, when tax dollars are appropriated, the Governor can veto digits, words, or full sections of the budget.

Read the full blog post here.

Jon Turke

Vice President of Government Affairs

jturke@foxcitieschamber.com

Last chance to register for FREE Chamber Grow Seminar

Are you a small business? Is your marketing budget tight or non-existent? Join us for a seminar on “Low Cost Marketing for Your Business” to learn about two key strategies to reach your audience that are budget friendly! The program features two members of the Fox Cities business community with hands-on marketing experience: Jordan Kapellusch, digital marketing specialist at Network Health, and Pamela Barnes, owner of Xe54: a Wine & Cocktail Lounge.

The program is on July 12 from 8 - 9:30 a.m. at Community First Credit Union. Sign up is free for Chamber members, and $25 for non-members.

Athletico Physical Therapy opens new location in Neenah

Congratulations to Athletico Physical Therapy on their new location at 854 Fox Point Plaza, Unit 5, in Neenah!

View photos from celebration

Final call for LFC 2.0 applications

The Fox Cities Chamber has seen more than 1,000 graduates go through our Leadership Fox Cities program, and we are now offering a 2.0 program that is EXCLUSIVELY for graduates of Leadership Fox Cities. The program is an extension of the original that takes a deeper dive into community topics, furthering participants’ knowledge and understanding of the region.

Applications have been extended to JULY 10! Click below to learn more and apply.

Learn more / Apply

Start your child care business with FREE information session

Child Care Resource & Referral, in partnership with Fox Cities Chamber, would like to invite you to attend a free program on 'Starting Your Child Care Business.' This information session is designed to help you understand the process of becoming a child care provider while addressing any questions and/or concerns you may have throughout the process.

The program will be held in-person and virtually on July 20 from 6 - 8 p.m. at Child Care Resource & Referral on 1001 W. Kennedy Ave., Suite A, in Kimberly.