BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20120516T200000Z DTEND:20120516T210000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Business Development Committee DESCRIPTION:Business Development Committee\n\n 6/6/2011\n\n \n\n CEO Round Tables\n\n Mentoring Program\n\n Helping people/businesses that are struggling.\n\n How do we fill empty store fronts (new mission of chamber)\n\n Market Chamber\n\n Membership\n\n Government community relations\n\n Business development committee\n\n How do we become a destination place?\n\n How do you start a business from scratch?\n\n Obtain Financing\n\n Business plan\n\n SBA small business association\n\n Advisory Board to help start.\n\n Need government to understand what local businesses own/need\n\n Target businesses to open here. Possible Sub-committee? Demographics currently not published or shared.\n\n Chamber celebrating small business success yearly.\n\n Support local businesses by using local businesses. Changing the mindset of everyone including businesses to use and purchase local.\n\n Show value Why here? What's in it for you?\n\n Business development plan for new businesses.\n\n Tell/Share success stories. How?\n\n Business in a box\n\n Mentor\n\n Large employers. Getting them local.\n\n Newspapers involved\n\n Radio stations/personnel involved get them passionate about our community and local first.\n\n Billboards\n\n Tv\n\n Internet where to go to get "'s answered\n\n Phone app\n\n Marketing committee\n\n Destination business around a major destination will thrive. Store fronts fill on their own if there is an attraction to bring customers out. Millennium Park II in undeveloped area. FREE attraction for families.\n\n \n\n Tentative:\n\n Next meeting July 12th @ 7:30 am Strategic planning p \n\n Business Development Committee\n\n 6/6/2011\n\n \n\n CEO Round Tables\n\n Mentoring Program\n\n Helping people/businesses that are struggling.\n\n How do we fill empty store fronts (new mission of chamber)\n\n Market Chamber\n\n Membership\n\n Government community relations\n\n Business development committee\n\n How do we become a destination place?\n\n How do you start a business from scratch?\n\n Obtain Financing\n\n Business plan\n\n SBA small business association\n\n Advisory Board to help start.\n\n Need government to understand what local businesses own/need\n\n Target businesses to open here. Possible Sub-committee? Demographics currently not published or shared.\n\n Chamber celebrating small business success yearly.\n\n Support local businesses by using local businesses. Changing the mindset of everyone including businesses to use and purchase local.\n\n Show value Why here? What's in it for you?\n\n Business development plan for new businesses.\n\n Tell/Share success stories. How?\n\n Business in a box\n\n Mentor\n\n Large employers. Getting them local.\n\n Newspapers involved\n\n Radio stations/personnel involved get them passionate about our community and local first.\n\n Billboards\n\n Tv\n\n Internet where to go to get "'s answered\n\n Phone app\n\n Marketing committee\n\n Destination business around a major destination will thrive. Store fronts fill on their own if there is an attraction to bring customers out. Millennium Park II in undeveloped area. FREE attraction for families.\n\n \n\n Tentative:\n\n Next meeting July 12th @ 7:30 am Strategic planning process. \n\n \n\n Chairperson Bill Pringle\n\n Amy Gadison-Herring\, Dr. Eric Hartman\, Aaron Steensma \n\n The purpose of the Business Development Committee is to help new businesses become established and existing businesses prosper\, and promote supporting Local. \n\n \n\n \n Establish a specific process to help start up new businesses in our area.\n \n \n \n Create an action plan to get our members (and the community at large) To Foster the idea "Thinking (doing business) Local" at first.\n\n\n \n\n Business Development Committee\n\n 6/6/2011\n\n \n\n CEO Round Tables\n\n Mentoring Program\n\n Helping people/businesses that are struggling.\n\n How do we fill empty store fronts (new mission of chamber)\n\n Market Chamber\n\n Membership\n\n Government community relations\n\n Business development committee\n\n How do we become a destination place?\n\n How do you start a business from scratch?\n\n Obtain Financing\n\n Business plan\n\n SBA small business association\n\n Advisory Board to help start.\n\n Need government to understand what local businesses own/need\n\n Target businesses to open here. Possible Sub-committee? Demographics currently not published or shared.\n\n Chamber celebrating small business success yearly.\n\n Support local businesses by using local businesses. Changing the mindset of everyone including businesses to use and purchase local.\n\n Show value Why here? What's in it for you?\n\n Business development plan for new businesses.\n\n Tell/Share success stories. How?\n\n Business in a box\n\n Mentor\n\n Large employers. Getting them local.\n\n Newspapers involved\n\n Radio stations/personnel involved get them passionate about our community and local first.\n\n Billboards\n\n Tv\n\n Internet where to go to get "'s answered\n\n Phone app\n\n Marketing committee\n\n Destination business around a major destination will thrive. Store fronts fill on their own if there is an attraction to bring customers out. Millennium Park II in undeveloped area. FREE attraction for families.\n\n \n\n Tentative:\n\n Next meeting July 12th @ 7:30 am Strategic planning p X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: \; \n

\n Business Development Committee

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\n 6/6/2011

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\n CEO Round Tables

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\n Mentoring Program

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\n Helping people/businesses that are struggling.

\n

\n How do we fill empty store fronts (new mission of chamber)

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Market Chamber

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\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Membership

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\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Government community relations

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Business development committee

\n

\n How do we become a destination place?

\n

\n How do you start a business from scratch?

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Obtain Financing

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Business plan

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; SBA &ndash\; small business association

\n

\n Advisory Board to help start.

\n

\n Need government to understand what local businesses own/need

\n

\n Target businesses to open here. Possible Sub-committee? \; Demographics currently not published or shared.

\n

\n Chamber celebrating small business success yearly.

\n

\n Support local businesses by using local businesses. \; Changing the mindset of everyone including businesses to use and purchase local.

\n

\n Show value &ndash\; Why here? \; What&rsquo\;s in it for you?

\n

\n Business development plan for new businesses.

\n

\n Tell/Share success stories. \; How?

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Business in a box

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Mentor

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Large employers. Getting them local.

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Newspapers involved

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Radio stations/personnel involved &ndash\; get them passionate about our community and local first.

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Billboards

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Tv

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Internet &ndash\; where to go to get &ldquo\;&rsquo\;s answered

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Phone app

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Marketing committee

\n

\n Destination &ndash\; business around a major destination will thrive. \; Store fronts fill on their own if there is an attraction to bring customers out. \; Millennium Park II in undeveloped area. \; FREE attraction for families.

\n

\n  \;

\n

\n Tentative:

\n

\n Next meeting &ndash\; July 12th @ 7:30 am &ndash\; Strategic planning p \; \;

\n

\n Business Development \; Committee

\n

\n 6/6/2011

\n

\n  \;

\n

\n CEO Round Tables

\n

\n Mentoring Program

\n

\n Helping people/businesses that are struggling.

\n

\n How do we fill empty store fronts (new mission of chamber)

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Market Chamber

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Membership

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Government community relations

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Business development committee

\n

\n How do we become a destination place?

\n

\n How do you start a business from scratch?

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Obtain Financing

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Business plan

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; SBA &ndash\; small business association

\n

\n Advisory Board to help start.

\n

\n Need government to understand what local businesses own/need

\n

\n Target businesses to open here. Possible Sub-committee? \; Demographics currently not published or shared.

\n

\n Chamber celebrating small business success yearly.

\n

\n Support local businesses by using local businesses. \; Changing the mindset of everyone including businesses to use and purchase local.

\n

\n Show value &ndash\; Why here? \; What&rsquo\;s in it for you?

\n

\n Business development plan for new businesses.

\n

\n Tell/Share success stories. \; How?

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Business in a box

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Mentor

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Large employers. Getting them local.

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Newspapers involved

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Radio stations/personnel involved &ndash\; get them passionate about our community and local first.

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Billboards

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Tv

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Internet &ndash\; where to go to get &ldquo\;&rsquo\;s answered

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Phone app

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Marketing committee

\n

\n Destination &ndash\; business around a major destination will thrive. \; Store fronts fill on their own if there is an attraction to bring customers out. \; Millennium Park II in undeveloped area. \; FREE attraction for families.

\n

\n  \;

\n

\n Tentative:

\n

\n Next meeting &ndash\; July 12th @ 7:30 am &ndash\; Strategic planning process. \;

\n

\n  \;

\n

\n Chairperson &ndash\; Bill Pringle

\n

\n Amy Gadison-Herring\, Dr. Eric Hartman\, Aaron Steensma

\n

\n  \;The purpose of the Business Development Committee is to help new businesses become established and existing businesses prosper\, and promote supporting Local.
\n  \;

\n\n

\n  \;

\n

\n Business Development Committee

\n

\n 6/6/2011

\n

\n  \;

\n

\n CEO Round Tables

\n

\n Mentoring Program

\n

\n Helping people/businesses that are struggling.

\n

\n How do we fill empty store fronts (new mission of chamber)

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Market Chamber

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Membership

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Government community relations

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Business development committee

\n

\n How do we become a destination place?

\n

\n How do you start a business from scratch?

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Obtain Financing

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Business plan

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; SBA &ndash\; small business association

\n

\n Advisory Board to help start.

\n

\n Need government to understand what local businesses own/need

\n

\n Target businesses to open here. Possible Sub-committee? \; Demographics currently not published or shared.

\n

\n Chamber celebrating small business success yearly.

\n

\n Support local businesses by using local businesses. \; Changing the mindset of everyone including businesses to use and purchase local.

\n

\n Show value &ndash\; Why here? \; What&rsquo\;s in it for you?

\n

\n Business development plan for new businesses.

\n

\n Tell/Share success stories. \; How?

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Business in a box

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Mentor

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Large employers. Getting them local.

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Newspapers involved

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Radio stations/personnel involved &ndash\; get them passionate about our community and local first.

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Billboards

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Tv

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Internet &ndash\; where to go to get &ldquo\;&rsquo\;s answered

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Phone app

\n

\n ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Marketing committee

\n

\n Destination &ndash\; business around a major destination will thrive. \; Store fronts fill on their own if there is an attraction to bring customers out. \; Millennium Park II in undeveloped area. \; FREE attraction for families.

\n

\n  \;

\n

\n Tentative:

\n

\n Next meeting &ndash\; July 12th @ 7:30 am &ndash\; Strategic planning p \;

\n LOCATION:Grandville Jenison Chamber Office 2939 Wilson\, (2 doors down from Grandville Post Office) Grandville\, MI 49418 UID:e.307.9856 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260704T161941Z URL:https://business.grandjen.com/events/details/business-development-committee-05-16-2012-9856 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR