Meetings and Special Events
For events requiring payment, please visit the registration page. For a full calendar of events, visit the calendar page.
Thursday, July 8, 2010, 9:00 am The Chamber will be holding a key planning session in order to establish priorities and brainstorm speakers for 2010-2011 events. Chamber members are encouraged to attend and help in providing the best possible programming. The Planning Session will take place on July 8 at 9 am at the Metro South Chamber, 60 School Street, Brockton. RSVP by calling Lisa Keene at 508.586.0500 x 225, lkeene@metrosouthchamber.com, or Kim Prosper, 508.586.0500 x 231, kprosper@metrosouthchamber.com. Friday, July 16, 2010, 7:00 pm On Friday, July 16 the Brockton Historical
Society will celebrate its 40th anniversary at
the Shaw's Center in Brockton. The
evening will begin at 6 pm with a cash bar
followed by dinner and program at 7 pm. Wednesday, July 21, 2010, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Attend a FREE SBA workshop designed to highlight the various SBA programs and services that are available to prospective or current entrepreneurs who need assistance in starting or expanding their business. General information will be provided on the following: For more information, call CareerWorks at 508.513.3400. Thursday, July 22, 2010, 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm Advantage Home Health Care Services invites you to celebrate
our ribbon cutting ceremony as we celebrate our move to 1778
Washington Street, Soughton. Please join us for light refreshments
and a tour of our facility. Wednesday, August 18, 2010, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Attend a FREE SBA workshop designed to highlight the various SBA programs and services that are available to prospective or current entrepreneurs who need assistance in starting or expanding their business. General information will be provided on the following: For more information, call CareerWorks at 508.513.3400. Thursday, August 26, 2010, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm The Member Orientation gives
new members, prospective members,
and new employees of existing Whether you are a new member,
new to your company, or a long
time member who wants to know
“what’s new at the Chamber”, you
are invited to attend this session.
The New Member Orientation will For more information on the Business After Hours, visit the Registration page. Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 9:00 am - 10:30 am For most business owners, referrals
happen accidentally as a result of doing
good work or being in the right place at
the right time. But imagine what your
business would be like if those valuable
referrals could happen intentionally,
systematically, as a result of installing a
step-by-step process and by putting
yourself in the right place, with the right
source, always at the right time? Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 8:30 am - 11:00 am Attend this workshop for a basic overview of social media tools including search
engine optimization (SEO), social networking (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter,
YouTube and Myspace), Blogs and E-newsletters. The presenter is Tricia White, Senior Business Advisor with he MA Small Business Development Centre Network (MSBDC) - SE Region. The MSBDC provides free and confidential business advisory services to existing or prospective small business people. They also offer training seminars on a variety of topics, including starting a business, financial planning, government procurement, marketing and strategic planning. To register or for more information, call Tammi or Alison at the MSBDC office at 508.673.9783 or register online at www.msbdc.org/semass. Additional workshops in the series: Using LinkedIn & Facebook on October 20, and Tweets and Blogs on November 10. Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 8:30 am - 11:00 am Basic walk through of both networks to include: overview of social networking, setting-up personal profiles, identifying business to business (B2B) and business to consumer (B2C) uses, building business profiles on each network, and monitoring results. The presenter is Tricia White, Senior Business Advisor with he MA Small Business Development Centre Network (MSBDC) - SE Region. The MSBDC provides free and confidential business advisory services to existing or prospective small business people. They also offer training seminars on a variety of topics, including starting a business, financial planning, government procurement, marketing and strategic planning. To register or for more information, call Tammi or Alison at the MSBDC office at 508.673.9783 or register online at www.msbdc.org/semass. Additional workshops in the series: Using LinkedIn & Facebook on October 20, and Tweets and Blogs on November 10. Wednesday, November 10, 2010, 8:30 am - 11:00 am Basic overview of Twitter and blogging, how they work with search engine optimization (SEO), investigating their uses along with three recognized blogging platforms (Wordpress, Typepad and Blogger), widget and conversion mechanisms, structuring of blogs, ideas for writing and case studies of different types of blogs. The presenter is Tricia White, Senior Business Advisor with he MA Small Business Development Centre Network (MSBDC) - SE Region. The MSBDC provides free and confidential business advisory services to existing or prospective small business people. They also offer training seminars on a variety of topics, including starting a business, financial planning, government procurement, marketing and strategic planning. To register or for more information, call Tammi or Alison at the MSBDC office at 508.673.9783 or register online at www.msbdc.org/semass. Additional workshops in the series: Using LinkedIn & Facebook on October 20, and Tweets and Blogs on November 10.
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