Meetings and Special Events
- Ambassador Meeting
- SBA 101 Workshop for Lenders
- Workforce Safety Grants Workshop
- SBA Workshop
- New Member Orientation
- ABC's of E-Tools
- SBA Workshop
- Ambassador Meeting
- Living Your Dream, Starting Your Own Business, SCORE Workshop
- LinkedIn & Facebook
- China Trip Informational Session
- Tweets and Blogs
For events requiring payment, please visit the registration page. For a full calendar of events, visit the calendar page.
February 3, 8:00 am -9:00 am
Ambassador Meeting
Chamber Office, 60 School Street, Brockton
The next Ambassador
Team meeting will meet on
February 3 from 8:00 - 9:00
am at the Metro South
Chamber of Commerce.
The Ambassador Team
meets on a monthly basis to
serve fellow members by providing
information, resources, and member-to-member support, increasing awareness
and promoting active participation in Chamber programs and services. To
become an Ambassador, contact Lisa at 508.586.0500 x225.
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Tuesday, February 9, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
SBA 101 Workshop for Lenders
Metro South Chamber, 60 School Street, Brockton
Who should attend: New SBA lenders and lenders that need a refresher in the basics. This workshop
covers SBA 7a and 504 loan eligibility, overview of SBA finance programs,
SBA loan closing and SBA loan servicing.
Instructor Anne Hunt, Lead Loan
Specialist will guide you though the
SBA lending programs and how they
can assist your customers. Now that
all loans are centrally processed, this training program
is invaluable and more
important than
ever. Learn how to avoid the most common pitfalls.
To register for this event, contact Lisa Keene, Director of Business Assistance at the Chamber at
508.586.0500 x 225 or email lkeene@metrosouthchamber.com.
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Thursday, February 11, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Workforce Safety Grants Workshop
Metro South Chamber, 60 School Street, Brockton
At this workshop, the Office of Safety Staff will take you through the Occupational
Safety Health Education and Training Program grant process step by step. The goal
of the program is to promote safe and healthy conditions in the workplace through
training, education, and other preventative programs for employees and/or
employers of industries oeprating within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
and whose entire staff are covered by the Massachusetts Workers Compensation
Law, sole propriertorship, DBA or self-insured.
Determine your eligibility and get
answers. For more information, visit www.mass.gov/osd.
To receive the Training Grant Application, email safety@dia.state.ma.us. The
application is due by March 3, 2010 at 2:00pm.
To register for the Workforce Safety Grant Workshop, contant Kim Prosper at
508.586.0500 x 231. Lunch will be provided.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
SBA Workshop
Career Works, 34 School Street, Brockton
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:
Small Business Counseling (SCORE)
Small Business / Development Centers • Business Information Center
SBA 7(a) • Loan Guaranty Program • 8(a) Business Development
HUB/Zones • Small Disadvantaged Business Assistance
Government Contracting Opportunities
For more information, call CareerWorks at 508.513.3400.
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Thursday, February 25, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
New Member Orientation
Easton Country Club, 255 Purchase Street, South Easton
Join us for a Member Orientation prior to the Business After Hours networking
event at the Easton Country Club. The Member Orientation gives
new members, prospective members,
and new employees of existing member companies an opportunity to network
and explore the many programs
and services available to Metro South
Chamber members.
The Member Orientation is free,
but pre-registration is required. The Business After Hours following the New Member Orientation will run from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm and is $5 for members and $10 for non-members.
Please call 508.586.0500 ext. 231 to
register or email kprosper@metrosouthchamber.com.
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Tuesday, March 2, 8:00 am - 10:00 am
ABC's of E-Tools
Irish Cultural Centre of New England, 200 New Boston Drive, Canton
Join us for this FREE workshop where you can learn about search
engines and search engine optimization, social networking (Facebook,
Twitter, LinedIn, YouTube, Myspace), blogs and e-newsletters.
For registration/information, contact Tammi
or Alison at the MSBDC at 508-673-9783 or register online at
www.msbdc.org/semass and click on Event Calendar.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
SBA Workshop
Career Works, 34 School Street, Brockton
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:
Small Business Counseling (SCORE)
Small Business / Development Centers • Business Information Center
SBA 7(a) • Loan Guaranty Program • 8(a) Business Development
HUB/Zones • Small Disadvantaged Business Assistance
Government Contracting Opportunities
For more information, call CareerWorks at 508.513.3400.
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February 3, 8:00 am -9:00 am
Ambassador Meeting
Chamber Office, 60 School Street, Brockton
The next Ambassador
Team meeting will meet on
February 3 from 8:00 - 9:00
am at the Metro South
Chamber of Commerce.
The Ambassador Team
meets on a monthly basis to
serve fellow members by providing
information, resources, and member-to-member support, increasing awareness
and promoting active participation in Chamber programs and services. To
become an Ambassador, contact Lisa at 508.586.0500 x225.
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Thursday, March 30, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Living Your Dream, Starting Your Own Business, SCORE Workshop
Massasoit Conference Center, Brockton
Take the first step to success in
SCORE’s interactive workshop where
SCORE will help you test the feasibility
of your idea, understand financing,
and get you started on marketing your
business. SCORE counselors assist
clients on opening almost 20,000 new
businesses each year. Topics include self assessment,
financing requirements, cash flow and
basic money management, financing a
startup and marketing.
This workshop is free for Chamber
Members. Register by calling Lisa
Keene at 508.586.0500 x 225 or email
lkeene@metrosouthchamber.com.
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Tuesday, April 6, 8:00 am - 10:00 am
LinkedIn & Facebook
Irish Cultural Centre of New England, 200 New Boston Drive, Canton
Join us for this FREE workshop that will teach you how to open a
LinkedIn and Facebook account. We will discuss registering businesses in
both networks along with fan pages and discussion groups.
For registration/information, contact Tammi
or Alison at the MSBDC at 508-673-9783 or register online at
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Sunday, April 11, 1:00 pm
China Trip Informational Session
Shaw's Center, 1 Lexington Avenue, Brockton
Attend this Information Session to learn more about the 2nd Chamber Trip to China. This session will take place during the Garden Show at the Shaw's Center.
Attend the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, climb the Great Wall in Beijing, visit the Terracotta Soldiers in Xi'ian. October 11-19, 2010 for only $1,999 per person. For more information, contact Lisa Keene at 508.586.0500 x 225.
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Tuesday, May 4, 8:00 am - 10:00 am
Tweets and Blogs
Irish Cultural Centre of New England, 200 New Boston Drive, Canton
Join us for this FREE workshop where you can learn strategies for
creating business communities using Twitter and blogs.
For registration/information, contact Tammi
or Alison at the MSBDC at 508-673-9783 or register online at
www.msbdc.org/semass and click on Event Calendar.
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