Venango Chamber’s Profile | Create Your Badge We’re definitely exploring a new frontier here (well new for the chamber) but after much consideration and input from several members and chamber professionals I am confident we need to establish our Facebook presence. At first glance it may appear that this all just fun and games, but as Read More…
Energy Grants
The first of three breakfast forums planned for 2009 was held last Friday at th Arlington Hotel. Twenty five attendees heard informations about Pennsylvania’s Energy Independance Program. For those unable to attend, you can find out more by visiting the Department of Environmental Protection website: http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/energindependent/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=543707&energindependentNav=|
Leading Through Difficult Times
Each day seems to usher in more bad news about the economy. It seems as if no business is left untouched. As we struggle to make our way we look to our leaders for direction. Today I had the good fortune to visit with a number of community leaders, as I do most days. Under Read More…
Working Together for Better
My day today began with an early meeting that was all about working together. So, it’s not always easy but it is obviously necessary. I have been attending the community meetings of Take Pride in Oil City for more than 4 years now and while there have been ebbs and flows in attendance and the Read More…
Lower Energy Costs
The Franklin, Titusville and Venango Area Chambers of Commerce and the Oil Region Alliance will hold a public breakfast forum at 7:30 a.m. Friday at the Arlington Hotel, Oil City. The breakfast, set for the fifth-floor of the hotel, will focus on different ways businesses can lower energy costs. Geoff Bristow, manager of the Pennsylvania Read More…
Busy Chamber Conference Room
The Chamber will be host to a busy week of events beginning this Wednesday, March 18th with another Brown Bag Lunch. This will be the third in a series on Social Networking for business. There is no shortage of interesting information to share on the subject. This month we’ll look into RSS Feeds and how Read More…
“The Valley that Changed the World” Premiere
This past Saturday evening I had the pleasure of attending the Premiere Screening of “The Valley that Changed the World”. What a wonderful event! Hosted by the Oil Region Alliance of Business, Industry & Tourism, Oil 150 and WQED Multimedia, the evening began with a reception that included music by the Church Street Blues. Earlier Read More…
Chamber Cafe Website Launch
Welcome to the new home of venangochamber.org! Chamber staff celebrated this evening by staging a Chamber Cafe at the Arlington. The cozy coffee shop atmosphere was created thanks the help of many chamber members. At approximately 5:30 those in attendance got their first look at the new site. Executive Director Susan Williams pointed out many Read More…
Social Networking Just Fun and Relevant for Business?
Anyone who has spent more than a few minutes with me recently is well aware that Social Networking is a hot topic for me. And those who have known me for long know that if I can find a way to use technology, well…I’m all over that! So now the challenge becomes for me and Read More…
Trade Show Success! It can be yours.
On Saturday I took a field trip to Meadville to visit Charlie and the gang at the Meadville Chamber’s First Annual Trade Show and got far more than I bargained for. The show took place in the Meadville Downtown Mall, typically a rather quiet venue. It was anything but on Saturday. Despite a bit of Read More…
What’s so great about the Annual Dinner
Everything! The Chamber’s Annual Dinner, like all of the other events each year, is preceded by months of planning. Long before the details fall together the location must be secured and the date confirmed. About three months prior to the dinner the call is put out for nominations for Citizen of the Year. A month Read More…
Website Progress
I know, I know…I’ve been talking about our new Chamber website for months now, but I promise it will be worth the wait. In the last week we’ve had the opportunity to review the working site. I am more confident than ever that the Venango Chamber website will be among the best chamber sites out Read More…
Meeting Members
Life at the Chamber is ever changing and certainly never predictable. Here at the Venango Chamber we keep a tight schedule and live by the calendar, but anyone in Chamberland knows that our members (and potential members who are everyone else) come first! Tabitha had done a fabulous job of arranging for me to meet Read More…
Friday Already?
Some Fridays seem to arrive faster than others and while I expect that for most people that’s a good thing, for me this is a week when I could use an extra day or two. With the end of this week we face the end of the month and all the things that entails. At Read More…
Dr. Robert Pilewski Honored
Dr. Robert Pilewski named Citizen of the Year
Venango Chamber Launches New Website.
New website includes features to introduce members to social networking.
Networking in Any Weather
Can we all say snow? It is another blustery day in Venango County and the kids get an extra 2 hours in bed, but nothing stops a dedicated networker! I’ve just returned from a networking breakfast that I wouldn’t have considered missing. I have learned from the other similar days in recent months that there Read More…
Every Newsletter a New Connection
It’s that time again, as we scurry to publish the monthly “Business Connector”. We breathe a sigh of relief each month as the last words are finalized and the newsletter is delivered to the printer, but then it begins again. This month, as most, I met with newer chamber members to learn more about their Read More…
Trade Show Success
I had the pleasure of spending the weekend with several of our board members at the Health, High Tech and Industry Trade Show. Patrick was there for Williams Insurance all weekend! While there were not many businesses set up nor thousands of visitors to the Show, it was an excellent opportunity to get face to Read More…
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“Early Registration Discount” saves members 25%