POW! Introduces Brag Bucks
In response to requests to learn more about one another by POW! attendees, the POW! Committee introduced Brag Bucks at the September luncheon. Brag Bucks gives attendees the opportunity to stand up and say something about themselves personally or professionally. To participate, attendees simply place at least $1 in the Brag Bucks basket and then take the floor. Brag Bucks will become part of every POW! luncheon going forward. All of the money collected during Brag Bucks will be donated to Mutual Ground in Aurora.
New Member Dinner
Hopefully you were able to attend the New Member Dinner to recognize the 137 new members of our Chamber. It was a pleasure to see 137 new members at the Dinner and watch them receive their Oswego Chamber of Commerce plaque to proudly display at their businesses. Those who attended voted on whether the election of the Board of Directors should be given back to the membership. The votes have been tallied and the membership approved giving the vote of the election of the Board of Directors back to the general membership.
What Should Be In Your Business Plan?
By Karyn Greenstreet
Many people quake in fear at the idea of writing a business plan. They imagine in their mind a 100-page document full of charts and financial figures. While it's possible to create a business plan of that magnitude when trying to get capital for your business, a typical business plan for self-employed people should be less than 10 pages.
The purpose of a business plan, for a self-employed person who is financing his own business, is to have a central repository for all strategic thinking about the business for the coming year or two. Here's what should be included: READ MORE
Local Government Advocate Needed
We are looking for a local government advocate to help the Chamber and its members with local legislative issues. Call the Chamber at
630.554.3505 if you are interested.
Referrals and Leads
269 leads were passed in our Chamber for the month of September. Keep promoting our Chamber businesses so that all of our businesses profit!!
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Elite Members
Platinum
Oswego Community Bank
Harris Bank
Allied First Bank
Rush-Copley Medical Center
Wal*Mart
Meijer
Bronze
First Bank
Edward
Oswego Chiropractic, located at 73 W. VanBuren St., Oswego held their ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration on Tuesday, August, 2007
Dance With Flair, located at 168 S. Adams St., in Oswego, held their ribbon cutting celebration on Friday, September 7, 2007.
Business After Business
Thursday, October 11 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Cornerstone Asset Management LLC located at 123 Washington St., Suite 204 in Oswego.
Ribbon Cuttings in October
Wednesday, October 10 at 9:30 a.m. at National City located at 1301 Orchard Road in Oswego.
Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening Celebration at TGIF's on October 22 at 4:45 p.m.
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