March 2008


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	INTRODUCING: BETH CASSITY AND BUSINESS EXPO 2008! Meet Beth! •What you need to know about Business Expo! •Thank you sponsors! •Member Benefit Focus - TKT & Associates •Member Recognition •Chamber Membership Video •Home and Garden Remodeling Show •Corporate Citizen of the Month •Small Business Awards


	How to win at YOUR Chamber's Business Expo! 1. Donate a Silent Auction Item: Get your name in the Official Business Expo Program and the Chamber Jeffersontown website by donating a silent auction item. Click here for more information. 2. RSVP for the Brunch: Keynote speaker Karl Schmitt, Executive Director of the Louisville Ryder Cup Host Committee, will teach us about the economic impact of the Ryder Cup experience on our great city. Click here to RSVP. 3. Three Cheers for Networking: The Expo begins at Noon, but at 3pm the cash bar opens and the restaurant sampling begins! The Expo, bar, silent auction, and food sampling will close at 6pm. 4. Grand Prize Weekend Away: It is simple to register for the Grand Prize Weekend away in Cincinnati...play our Expo game by visiting 10 booths, and receive an instant chance to win 4 Tickets to a Cincinnati Reds Game in the Cincinnati Bell Technology Solutions Pavilion, 2 night stay in Cincinnati hotel, and $100.00 Gift Certificate to Montgomery Inn at the Boathouse Restaurant!


	Thank you! Thank you to our 2008 Business Expo Sponsors: Allegra Print and Imaging AT& T / The Real Yellow Pages Business First Insight Interspace Computers Wells Fargo Insurance Services Autotruck Federal Credit Union Cincinnati Bell Technology Solutions Electronic Merchant Systems First Federal Savings Bank Jeffersontown City Council New Horizons Computer Learning Center Park Community Federal Credit Union Sign Crafters UnitedHealthcare


	Member Benefit Focus Along with Sunrise Series breakfasts, HR training, After Hours Networking events...we have added another important member benefit program to our Chamber members. The Chamber Jeffersontown is proud to sponsor FastTrac existing business growth programs from the Kauffman Foundation for Entrepreneurship. FastTrac programs meet the needs of small business members that have firms that are at least 3 - 5 years old. These programs promote the growth and sustainability of our members’ businesses. Click here for more information about FastTrac Programs. SCORE, Counselors to Louisville’s Small Businesses, participates in The Chamber Jeffersontown’s FastTrac GrowthVenture programs by providing expert speakers for many of the ten weekly modules. Additionally, entrepreneurs will learn about the free services SCORE offers and how mentoring can help guide them through the challenges every business owner experiences. Click here for more information about FREE small business counseling. FastTrac GrowthVenture – A 10-week program (3 hours weekly), is an opportunity for entrepreneurs to research and think through the different aspects of their businesses, creating a plan for growth through a business plan development process. The Chamber Jeffersontown will provide scholarships for participating members in the amount of $200. The normally $695 program cost is $495 to Chamber members. Please use the Sponsor Code JTOWN1 to receive the member price. FastTrac Listening to Your Business – A half-day program that provides entrepreneurs with the opportunity to take the time to work ON your business and not just IN it. The Chamber Jeffersontown has scholarship opportunities for qualified businesses. Please contact us to inquire about these opportunities. FastTrac® GrowthVenture™ and Listening to Your Business™ are registered trademarks of the Kauffman Foundation for Entrepreneurship.


	Member Recognition Welcome New Members! Aussie Pet Mobile Bukoogifts.com City of Mt. Washington Class Print Solutions Curves for Women Double J Research Advisors, LLC Employment Plus Farmdale Adult Citizens Towers I & II Gladstone Fine Catering and Events Health PMO Ink Productions, Inc Leanhart Plumbing, Inc. Legacy Group The Oasis Entertainment Venue The Little Clinic We Sell Louisville, Inc. Woodmen of the World


	Chamber Membership Video Watch our new 2-minute Chamber Membership Video! This great recruitment tool to help you BANK ON YOUR MEMBERSHIP. Send The Chamber Jeffersontown's New Membership Video to your friends and collegues! TAKE A QUICK LOOK...your business or photo may be in it!


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