October 2015
Luncheon with Dr. John Marschhausen
Inside this Issue p. 2.............................. New Members Advanced Animal Removal Professionals Just Between Friends Habitec Security p. 2...............................Ribbon Cuttings Orangetheory Fitness Carved p. 3.................Enrollment Underway for Workers’ Comp Premium Discount Program p. 3........................ COPEC University – Personal/Professional Development Workshop October 24 p. 4......................Spotlight on Business The New Lifestyle p. 4...........................Where in Hilliard? p. 5............................... Cuba Trip 2016 p. 5.................................Be a Chamber Luncheon Sponsor p. 6................. Assist Your Chamber and Meet Other Chamber Members by Volunteering! p. 6...................................Member Bits p. 7................ Advertising Opportunities in the Newsletter p. 7...................Connections and Coffee p. 7....... LinkedIn Group for the Chamber p. 7................. Chamber Luncheon Form p. 8.......................... Calendar of Events Inserts: • 2016 Cuba Trip Brochure/ Registration Form • COPEC University Flyer • Sponsorship form for Hollyfest Arts & Crafts Show
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We will be meeting at Heritage Golf Club, 3525 Heritage Club Drive, and reservations are required. You may make them by going to our website, www.hilliardchamber.org, or calling the office at 614.876.7666, or by completing the form on page 7 of this newsletter by October 13th.
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e are very excited to have Dr. John Marschhausen, superintendent of Hilliard City Schools, be our speaker at our Friday, October 16 luncheon. Dr. Marschhausen will speak about the innovations the school district has done and is looking to do in the future. This luncheon will be very informative so plan on attending and bringing your associates with you. Thank you Park National Bank for sponsoring this luncheon!
New Members Advanced Animal Removal Professionals
Habitec Security
Roger Jewell 5960 Lakefront Avenue • Hilliard, OH 43026 614-778-9636 • www.advancedanimalremovalpros.com
Amy Lang 611 Sunbury Rd. • Delaware, OH 43015 740-362-4698
Advanced Animal Removal is a nuisance wildlife control company, dedicated to the humane removal and exclusion of problem animals on commercial and residential properties.
Habitec designs, installs, services and monitors home security products including burglar detection, fire protection, cctv and video surveillance, radio backup communications, and environmental detection.
Just Between Friends
Brooke Oxner 2023 Friston Blvd. • Hilliard, OH 43026 423-488-9495 • www.northwestcolumbus.jbfsale.com JBF is the nation’s largest maternity and children’s consignment event. The event will be open to the public at the Makoy Center-Hilliard, Oct. 16-18.
Ribbon Cutting
Carved: Comfort Sandwiches, Soup & Salads is Now Open
The ribbon cutting was recently held for Orangetheory Fitness, 3959 Britton Parkway. Welcome to the chamber and our community!
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A new restaurant in the Hilliard area, Carved: Comfort Sandwiches, Soup & Salads opened with great reviews. You may visit them at 5445 Roberts Road to taste their fresh breads, meats, soups and salads. Kids eat free on Tuesdays from 6-8 pm.
Enrollment Underway for Workers’ Comp Premium Discount Program
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Have you found your best options for savings yet?
f your organization completed a Temporary Authorization to Review Information (AC-3) form this spring and/or is eligible to participate in a premium discount program, you should be in receipt of your savings analysis from our program administrator, CompManagement.
of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) will not be issuing transition credits for the 2016 policy year that went to assist employers with the prospective billing implementation. This makes it more important than ever to find your best options for savings today! If you are reviewing savings quotes from other group administrators, please make sure that you are examining them thoroughly to ensure that you are comparing similar discounts and service offerings. This important decision affects how much you pay in workers’ compensation premiums, as well as who will be handling any claims incurred by your injured employees.
Reminder to our members: Enrollment deadlines for programs such as group rating, group retrospective rating or other discount programs are again earlier than in years past due to the implementation of prospective billing. • Group Rating: Monday, November 23, 2015
• Group Retrospective Rating/Other Alternative Rating Programs: Friday, January 29, 2016
We encourage you to explore your best program option with a CompManagement representative to see how your organization can realize your maximum savings for 2016. Please contact CompManagement at (800) 825-6755, select option 3 and speak to a customer support representative as soon as possible. Don’t miss your opportunity to reduce your workers’ compensation premium for 2016 – act now!
• Destination Excellence Programs: Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Please make sure to return your enrollment documents timely to ensure your participation. In contrast to the 2014/2015 policy years, the Bureau
On Facebook? Like the Hilliard Chamber page!
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e are on Facebook which provides us with another avenue to be in contact with you! If you are on Facebook, please search Hilliard Area Chamber of Commerce and click to become a fan---it’s that easy!
COPEC University – Personal/Professional Development Workshop October 24 FREE for HACC Members
The Hilliard Chamber is to provide the community a personal and professional development workshop on Saturday, October 24th at Improving Enterprises-Easton in Columbus from 9:00am to 3:00pm (doors open at 8am). Choose from one to five classes, over 20 classes to choose from, all free with your chamber membership! Topics include career development, financial wellness, business management, young professionals, human resources
and more! Breakfast and lunch will be provided by Sunny Street Café.
The cost is FREE for chamber members and $25 for nonchamber members. Chamber members should use discount code ChamberH when registering. To learn more and register, visit copeceducation.org/university.
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Please see the flyer at the end of this newsletter for further details!
Spotlight on Business...
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The New Lifestyle Jane Stauffer, Fitness Coach
ane is wonderfully sincere in all her efforts and exercise routines developed for us. I look forward to each class and to seeing all of my friends/fellow classmates every week-we have a lot of fun!”
Jane’s classes are designed to meet those needs. With personal coaching sessions, individual or with a buddy, classes at the Hilliard Community Center and the Hilliard Church of the Nazarene, there is an opportunity available for everyone.
This is just one of the many comments from people who have committed to improving their whole quality of life with the healthier lifestyle choices presented through The New Lifestyle program.
Healthy lifestyle speakers of various topics, grocery store tours, and healthy lifestyle tips on nutrition and other subjects provide knowledge to apply to your fitness journey.
Whether you are a novice, recovering from an injury, or looking to complement your exercise regimen,
Seek out this unique opportunity for exercise! Check out The New Lifestyle at thenewlifestylefitness.com and on Facebook. Or contact Jane directly at jane@ thenewlifestylefitness.com.
The New Lifestyle is more than just exercise – it’s a proactive approach to health. Through non-intimidating methods, Jane teaches form and techniques of exercise for daily living which enables you to gain strength, balance, flexibility, and endurance. Her individualized approach allows Jane to form relationships with each participant which serves to enhance the benefits achieved from her classes.
Jane’s training includes Foundations of Strength and Conditioning, Enhance Fitness, Silver Sneakers, and Healthy Lifestyle Principles. Jane is also certified in CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers. Jane proudly serves as the fitness coach for the employees of Hilliard City Schools.
Follow the Hilliard Chamber on Twitter! You follow us, we will follow you and talk about your business! We are @HilliardChamber
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Where In Hilliard??
ne year ago, we started a new fun activity to engage our community to see if they can identify various places and buildings in our area! “Where in Hilliard?” is on the Hilliard Chamber’s Facebook page and our Instagram with images, some of which will be obvious and some may take some thinking. All of the correct responses will be combined and a winner will be chosen randomly for a mysterious Chamber gift! Look for this on Tuesdays and you will have 48 hours to answer. Use the hashtag #HilliardChamber when you answer!
Cuba Trip 2016
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njoy a tour of Cuba for eight days, seven nights from May 18-25, 2016, including hotels, meals, day trips and airfare from Miami! This tour will feature people to people discussions, interactions and unusual visits such as: the seaside town of Caibarien, the Sugar Mill Museum, the colonial town of Remedios, the Che Guevara Museum and Mausoleum, a Tobacco Plantation and Cigar Factory, meetings and visitations with artists, meet a Cuban baseball player, Hemingway’s Farm, Old Havana and more. . .
The price of the trip is $3,799 per person (double occupancy). Do not delay as space is limited and at this price the trip will sell out quickly! You can see how wonderful this trip will be by viewing the brochure on our website, www.hilliardchamber.org This trip is open to everyone in the US and you do not need to be a chamber member.
Be a Chamber Luncheon Sponsor!
Member Anniversaries The Chamber would like to recognize our members who have continually supported the purpose of the chamber and its activities. The following members have invested in the chamber for ten or more years as of October, 2015: 26 years Dairy Queen – Reynold, Steve & Lorie Rausch Tidd Funeral Home – Arlene & Rick Tidd 22 years American Health Network – Beth Conaway 19 years Paul A. Bodycombe, Attorney at Law – Paul Bodycombe
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18 years Susan E. Thomas CPA, Ltd. – Sue Thomas 17 years American Air Heating Cooling Electric – Mike Sliemers 10 years Hilliard Taekwondo Academy – Melanie Thompson Hilliard United Methodist Church/Preschool – Robin Ozbolt
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any of our chamber members have sponsored a luncheon and have found it to be worthwhile! We have spots available in 2015 for YOU to sponsor a luncheon. The cost is $200 which enables you to have two complimentary lunches, be able to speak for three minutes before the membership, have items at each person’s place setting; an 8 foot table for your display; your logo on our webpage linked to yours; and be promoted in the newsletter.
Assist Your Chamber and Meet Other Chamber Members by Volunteering!
[email protected] to let us know you would like to give a few hours to help! It’s a great way to get to know other chamber members and people in the community!
33rd Annual Hollyfest Arts & Crafts Show Sponsors
Presenting:
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e will have our Hollyfest Arts and Crafts Show on Saturday, December 5 at Hilliard Davidson High School which entails working setup on Friday morning, December 4, Friday evening December 4, and various duties during the day on Saturday, December 5. From parking to admissions and also assisting crafters, there are many opportunities that we have for you to give a couple hours of your time. We have 6000 people attending and need your help to keep it to be the event not to be missed during the holidays!
Gold: It’s not too late to add your business to the above list of sponsors for the December 5 show. Please see the sponsorship form at the end of this newsletter to review the different sponsorship levels available. This is a great way to get your business noticed in the greater Hilliard community as people come from all over central Ohio to attend as well as within the state.
Call the office at 876-7666 or email the chamber at
Member Bits Congratulations to Cooperative Business Services, LLC for surpassing the $225 Million Mark for Loan Growth in Central Ohio.
Peace of Mind. We Deliver. video production business theater graphic design print production web/interactive
Post a job opening to HACC Website
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Looking to add to your team? Post a job opening on the Chamber website! It’s as easy as logging into the member center, click on the job openings link on the dashboard, click on the create job posting button, enter the information and then click on submit for approval. 6
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Advertising Opportunities in the Newsletter
Chamber Luncheon Friday, October 16, 2015 Heritage Golf Club 3525 Heritage Club Drive 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
he Hilliard Area Chamber of Commerce is providing opportunities for our members to advertise within our membership and to those outside as well. Please contact the chamber for more information about the following (all are on a space available basis): Inserts in the newsletter: Limited to no more than 3 each issue; member provides a PDF of the insert; emailed to 450 people, cost is $50.
Speaker: Dr. John Marschhausen, Hilliard City Schools
Business card size ad in newsletter: $150 for 3 months; $250 for 6 months; $400 for 12 months
Cost: $18.00 for members and $21.00 for prospective members and guests. Payment is required at the time the reservation is made. You may use this form or go to www.hilliardchamber.org to register. Any reservations made after the RSVP deadline date of October 13 and walk-in registrations will be charged the higher nonmember rate if we are able to accommodate them.
Labels: Mailing labels of members provided by zip or organization sort: cost is $100 Flyers in relocation packets: Member provides the flyers to be inserted in relocation packets requested by companies and potential residents; cost is $100 for one year
Name(s)__________________________________
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Company_________________________________
Connections and Coffee
on’t forget Connections and Coffee will meet on Friday, October 9 from 8:00AM to 9:00AM at Scrambler Marie’s, 3939 Britton Parkway in Hilliard. The group meets for coffee, networking and information sharing. Come with lots of business cards!
Number of Reservations: __________ Amount Enclosed ____________ Charge my: Visa ___ MasterCard ____ American Express ___ Card Number ________________________________ 3 digit V Code______ Expiration Date __________ Card Holder Name____________________________
LinkedIn Group for the Chamber
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he Hilliard Chamber of Commerce has a LinkedIn Group which we would encourage you to join! As LinkedIn is the professional platform of social media, we want to connect you to others in generating meaningful conversations about business issues. Please look for our group and become a member.
Billing Zip Code ____________ ___________________________________________ Card Holder Signature
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Mail to: Hilliard Area Chamber of Commerce, 4081 Main Street, Hilliard, OH 43026 or call the Chamber office by Tuesday, October 13, at 876-7666, FAX 876-3113, or E-mail to
[email protected].
Board of Directors:
CHAMBER CONNECTIONS
Jeremy Felix, PNC Bank Jill Gerschutz, Credit Union of Ohio Keith Lewis, JC & Co. Curt Niekamp, OhioHealth Bonnie Nyikes, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Calhoon Company Melissa McKenzie, D arby Glenn Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Timothy J. Payne, Edward Jones Stacie Raterman, Hilliard City Schools Bobby Sneed, Heritage Golf Club Bobby Wright, N2 Publishing
Central Ohio Business Resources Small Business Administration www.sba.gov Ohio Chamber of Commerce www.ohiochamber.com Small Business Development Centers of Ohio www.odod.state.oh.us Small Business Development Center http://www.entrepreneurohio.org Service Corp of Retired Executives www.scorecolumbus.org The Women’s Business Development Center (614) 222-6700
[email protected] Conway Family Business Center of Central Ohio www.familybusinesscenter.com Central Ohio Better Business Bureau www.centralohio.cbbb.com
Staff:
Libby Gierach, President/CEO Jess Woolley, Administrative Assistant Email:
[email protected]
Check out our Website: www.hilliardchamber.org
Calendar of Events Wednesday, October 7 Business After Hours KEMBA Financial Credit Union 5555 Renner Road 5:30pm-7:00pm
Friday, October 9 Connections and Coffee Scrambler Marie’s 3939 Britton Parkway 8:00 am-9:00 am
Saturday, October 24 COPEC University Personal Development Workshop Improving Enterprises - Easton 1 Easton Oval #175 Columbus, OH 43219 9:00am-3:00pm (doors open 8am)
Friday, October 16 Chamber Luncheon Heritage Golf Club 3525 Heritage Club Drive 11:30am-1:00pm
Saturday, December 5 Hollyfest Arts & Crafts Show Hilliard Davidson High School 9:00am – 4:00pm $4.00/$2.00 for seniors and students
Put Your Events on the Community Calendar
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ou have the opportunity to let everyone know of seminars, luncheons, open houses, fundraisers, non-profit activities, etc. that your business is doing by putting it on the Hilliard Chamber’s website! It is very simple—on the website, go to the Events tab and the first drop down is Community Events Calendar. Just complete the form and once it is approved, your event will be up for all to see! 8
