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• Business Information Group Meeting - Estate Planning and Bankruptcy

  • When
    February 20, 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
  • Location
    Vuong's Martial Arts, 1117 MD-3, Gambrills, MD 21054
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  Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - FREE for Members/$10 for Non-Members

  Estate Planning and Bankruptcy Explored with Kenneth Hagans, Esquire at Henderson Law, LLC.

  BIG is back!  The format will include:

  9a-9:20a: Casual networking

  9:20a -9:35a: Around the room introductions (30 second elevator speech)

  9:35a-10:05a: Guest speaker

  10:05a-10:15a: Questions and wrap up
  

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• Seven Tips for More Effective Selling -- Small Business Advisory Council with CBay Advisory Group

  • When
    February 21, 2019
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    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Crofton Chamber Office | 2126 Espey Ct., Suite A, Crofton, MD 21114
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  Join us for our once a month Small Business Advisory Council session led by Adam Santavicca, Principal at CBay Advisory Group.  Each month Adam focuses on a subject pertinent to small business owners.

  "You always want to ensure that your business is getting the most from your sales resources. But in today's economy, maximizing sales effectiveness is critical - and could make the difference between struggling for survival and generating growth. Adam Santavicca will discuss seven sales tips to help you drive more effectiveness out of you and your sales team."  

  FREE for Members/$10 for Non-Members

  Please bring your own brown bag lunch!

  CBay Advisory Group provides hands on strategic support for small business owners.

  With over 30-years of senior management experience, Adam Santavicca, principal and founding director of CBay, excels in strategic and tactical planning, and has a proven track record in change management and turnarounds.

  Adam holds a management degree from Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh, PA. He has several accredited credentials and serves on multiple Boards to take advantage of his business experience and expertise.

  He is an accredited executive associate of the prestigious Institute for Independent Business International, a non-profit dedicated to helping small and medium size businesses.

  ​Adam is a Fellow in the Association for Information and Image Management International (AIIM) and currently is the Board Chairman for the Bowie Business Innovation Center (Bowie BIC), a mixed use incubator that provides small business owners with resources and mentoring they need to be successful.

  ​He lives with his wife Kristine in Crownsville, MD and has two grown children and five grandchildren.

  
  

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• Women In Business Luncheon - Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses

  • When
    February 22, 2019
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    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Blackwall Barn & Lodge, 329 Gambrills Road, Gambrills, MD 21054
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  Join John and Michelle Maggio from Hawk Marketing Services as they advise on the best marketing strategies for small businesses to make a big buzz.

  Enjoy lunch, networking and education.

  Blackwall Barn & Lodge

  329 Gambrills Road,

  Gambrills, MD, 21054
  

  $21/Member and $26/Non-Member
  
  

  
  

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• Off The Clock Social - KARAOKE NIGHT!

  • When
    February 22, 2019
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    8:00 PM
  • Location
    1439 Odenton Rd, Odenton, MD 21113
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    20 registrants

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  Join us for a casual night of karaoke, food & fun at The Hideaway in Odenton.  Significant others/Guests are welcome to attend.  No agenda, just simply come and socialize after a long week of work.  We are asking for folks to RSVP by 2/20 so we know how many seats to reserve.  

  Off The Clock Socials will be held quarterly.

  
  

  
  

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• Monthly Mixer with Halt Buzas and Powell, LTD

  • When
    February 25, 2019
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    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Chesepiooc Brewery, 2408 Crofton Boulevard, Crofton MD 21114
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    36 registrants

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  Join us on February 25th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. for our Monthly Mixer sponsored by Halt Buzas and Powell, Ltd. to be held at Chesepiocc Brewery.

  Enjoy complimentary appetizers, drinks, the chance to win a swag bag and $50 gift card from Halt Buzas and Powell, Ltd.

  Mixers are free for members and $15 for non-members

  Halt, Buzas & Powell utilizes their five decades of cross-industry experience to help your business gain a competitive edge. As certified public accountants, they are both your trusted adviser and partner. They take the time to get to know you, your needs, and your goals before offering advice. Clients choose them as their CPA firm, as they offer a holistic solution to financial and business management needs.

  Halt, Buzas & Powell delivers a personable approach in the following professional services:

  • Audits & Assurance
  • Business Consulting
  • Outsourced Accounting
  • Tax Services
  • Information Technology

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Lunch and Learn - Mobile Marketing with Scott Steers from New Edge Apps

  • When
    February 28, 2019
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    11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Greater Crofton Chamber of Commerce, 2126 Espey Court, Suite A, Crofton, MD 21114
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  Insights into Mobile Marketing with Scott Steers from New Edge Apps

  Come learn about mobile apps, websites, marketing and more as Scott Steers talks about these essential business tools. He's designed outstanding apps for several Chamber members as well as the Chamber's own app.

  Please BYOL (Bring Your Own Lunch)!

  $10/Member and  $20/Non-Members
  

  
  

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• Cha-Ching Resale Boutique Ribbon Cutting Ceremony & Mixer

  • When
    March 04, 2019
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    5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Cha-Ching Resale Boutique, 2227 Defense Highway, Priest Bridge Centre, Crofton, MD 21114
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    11 registrants

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  Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony and Mixer 

  Monday, March 4th

  5:30 to 7:00 p.m.

  Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 6 p.m.

  
  

  2227 Defense Highway

  Priest Bridge Centre

  Crofton, MD 21114

  
  

  Resale You Can Count On -- Cha-Ching!

  Established in March 2009 by two good friends, Glynis Kuhblank and Jennifer Dowd, Cha-Ching remains a prime destination for consignment and resale in Annapolis, Baltimore, and Washington DC. The duo also own a store in neighboring Millersville.

  Glynis and Jennifer's vision is to provide a professional, dynamic hub for selling and buying high-end clothing, accessories, and fine furnishings. Womens and mens current fashions, designer handbags, sterling and gold jewelry, fabulous shoes, and unique décor move quickly at Cha-Ching.

  Customer service is a top priority at Cha-Ching, and charitable contributions are a close second, impacting us all communally, nationally, and globally.

  Glynis and Jennifer invite you to join them at Cha-Ching and see how smart recycling can benefit you and the world in which we live.

  Cha-Ching Resale Boutique  |  443.292.8626

  
  

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• Women In Business Luncheon

  • When
    March 06, 2019
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    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Mamma Roma, 8743 Piney Orchard Pkwy, Odenton, MD 21113
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  Enjoy lunch, networking and education! Speaker details to follow soon...

  $21/Member and $26/Non-Member
  
  

  
  

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• Leadership for Organizational Excellence with David Wendkos from Sandler Training

  • When
    March 08, 2019
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    9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
  • Location
    Crofton Chamber Office, 2126 Espey Ct., Suite A, Crofton, MD 21114
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  Join us for our once a month session on "Leadership for Organizational Excellence" presented by David Wendkos, Certified Sandler Trainer and Owner of the Sandler Training Center in Annapolis.

  $10 for Members/$20 for Non-Members

  Coffee and doughnuts will be provided

  What’s this all about?

  • ·        This program is designed specifically for small to mid-sized business owners, along with executive teams responsible for strategic planning and forecasting.
  • ·        There’s a never-ending problem for those in leadership. They often don’t know what they don’t know about the obstacles they face. Far too often though, they aren’t actually interested in finding out, either.
  • ·        Sandler’s Leadership for Organizational Excellence (LOE) was created for the exceptions; those special leaders who are committed to making their businesses the best they can be and really do want to discover those hidden obstacles, or “blind spots”, and then discover a process to ensure they and their company are on the road to Organizational Excellence. . . and that they keep moving toward their destination.
  • ·        In this condensed version of the full year-long LOE program, participants will learn about the factors that differentiate businesses into four categories – At Risk, Average, Well Managed, and Excellent. From there, the discussion will turn to the Blind Spots Syndrome and the fourteen classic blind spots organizations commonly suffer from. The series will wrap up with a look at the Antidote to Blind Spots, a proven leadership model known colloquially as The 6 P’s.

  About David:

  David Wendkos is a nationally recognized, certified instructor for Sandler Training, the world’s largest professional development network, offering nearly 300 performance centers across 33 countries. The owner and operator of the Sandler Training Center in Annapolis, David brings more than twenty-five years of experience, knowledge, and success in sales, coaching, training, management, leadership, and entrepreneurship, in conjunction with Sandler’s time-tested, award-winning systems, processes, and methodologies, to provide clients with unparalleled benefit and value in the pursuit of improved performance, increased income, more success, and greater overall professional satisfaction and enjoyment.

  To find out if David can help you, schedule a no-cost, no-obligation discovery phone call:

  • ·         Phone: (443) 744-3700
  • ·         Email: Rhino@Sandler.com
  • ·         Or schedule online at Calendly.com/sandlertraining

  You can also find David online:

  • ·         On the web at Rhino.Sandler.com
  • ·         On LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/davidwendkos
  • ·         On Facebook at facebook.com/sandlerrhino/
  • ·         On Twitter at @sandlerrhino

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• Social Media 101

  • When
    March 12, 2019
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    9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
  • Location
    Crofton Chamber Office | 2126 Espey Ct., Suite A, Crofton, MD 21114
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  Join us for our monthly Social Media 101 session.  Find out the ins and outs of Facebook with social media guru Martiel Beatty from MB Branding Solutions. 

  $10 for Members/$20 for Non-Members

  Pastries and coffee are served at each session. 

  This course helps you understand the ever-changing platform of Facebook. You’ve  noticed the changes and you keep hearing… “The algorithms are changing”  but what does that actually mean for your online presence and the growth of  your business? This course shows you what you need to know, what you can forget about, and what to keep an eye on. 

  OBJECTIVES:   

  ● You’ll learn the changes that are happening right now that impact your  business. 

  ● You’ll learn what you should and shouldn’t be paying attention to when  promoting your business on Facebook. 

  ● You’ll learn what you can do about the changes, how to overcome  obstacles and keeping your engagement and reach up despite the  constant changes.     

  ALSO INCLUDED:   

  ● Each business that attends will get a free strategy session from MB  Branding Solutions. You'll get to sit down with Martiel and her team of  experts to discuss your strategy, get tips, ask questions and get help  making your social media marketing better in 2018!  

  ● Anything is on the table, bring your concerns and MB Branding Solutions  will help you discover the answers. Seriously, this is a free strategy session with Martiel and her team - you don't want to miss out on this incredible  opportunity to get the information you need at no additional Charge!    

  ADDITIONAL NOTES:   

  ● The free strategy session is available to any business that attends a class with us. ONLY ONE per business per year. For questions or concerns, please 
  contact Martiel Beatty at MB Branding Solutions at  martiel@martielbeatty.com or by phone at 703.850.1804 

  ● Each business that attends will also get all the handouts that go with this  course plus a copy of the presentation. 
  

  ABOUT MARTIEL   

  In 2010, Martiel Beatty was all set to pursue a doctorate in applied anthropology. Then, tragedy struck when she was involved in a car accident that left  her with severe damage to her head, back, and legs. Martiel suddenly found herself stricken with epileptic seizures, memory issues, and chronic pain, and facing an uncertain future. Her once sharp, analytical mind struggled to retain information. Yet, her creativity and imagination seemed to be on overdrive. Always an artist at heart, she saw this as an opportunity rather than an obstacle.   

  Over the next few months, Martiel poured herself into her art and soon decided to start an online art school and community — The Artcademy. At a time when  digital marketing was just finding its legs, Martiel worked day and night to  develop innovative solutions to effectively promote her business. Soon others, inspired by Martiel’s success, began to ask her advice on  marketing. For the next 7 years, she coached and mentored numerous entrepreneurs on how to build their brands, enhance their visibility online, and  increase their profits — all while growing The Artcademy into a thriving  enterprise.   

  In May 2017, she decided to take her coaching services to the next level and  formed a new company, MB Branding Solutions. Today, backed by a dedicated  team of marketing professionals, Martiel offers her expertise and services to  business owners throughout the country. 

  
  

  Contact Info:
  

  Martiel Beatty
  

  CEO & Chief Multi-Potentialite
  

  MB Branding Solutions, LLC
  

  1997 Annapolis Exchange Parkway, Suite 300
  

  Annapolis, MD 21401
  

  martiel@martielbeatty.com
  

  703.850.1804
  

  www.martielbeatty.com

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• Monthly Mixer at Soldierfit Edgewater

  • When
    March 14, 2019
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    5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Soldierfit Edgewater, 189 Mitchells Chance Rd. Edgewater, MD 21037
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  Mix and Mingle with Fellow Chamber Members at Soldierfit Edgewater 

  Thursday, March 14th

  5:30 to 7:00 p.m.

  Soldierfit Edgewater, 189 Mitchells Chance Rd. Edgewater, MD 21037

  SOLDIERFIT Edgewater is dedicated to bringing award-winning boot camps and workouts to their state-of-the-art Edgewater location. Their 60-minute total body workouts are a combination of body resistance movements and non-traditional exercise equipment including kettle bells, battle ropes, tire flipping and more. Their revolutionary design allows for people of all ages and fitness levels to participate in their fun and challenging workouts. The facility is over 5,000 square feet and features the newest fitness equipment spanning over 3,000 square feet of fresh turf for group boot camp classes.

  An additional gym area is reserved for personal training clients. This is done in a one-on-one setting or semi-private small group -- perfect for those who want to supercharge their workouts or participate in a more specialized and individualized program.

  The facility is open 7 days a week with over 140 boot camp classes offered monthly. Membership gives you unlimited usage with access to all SOLDIERFIT locations within the continental U.S.

  SOLDIERFIT Edgewater  |  443.607.6730

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Lunch and Learn - Youth Intern Program with Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corp.

  • When
    March 18, 2019
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    11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Mamma Angela's, 2225 Defense Hwy, Crofton, Maryland 21114
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  Come Lunch and Learn with Scott Wallace from Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation, which matches paid student interns with local businesses.

  Monday, March 18 from 11:30 a.m. til 1 p.m.

  Mamma Angela's, 2225 Defense Hwy., Crofton, MD

  $21/Members and $26/Non-Members

  AAWDC is a 501c3 nonprofit corporation that provides innovative, high quality workforce development services to Anne Arundel County businesses and citizens.  AAWDC is the bridge between understanding the workforce and talent development needs of local and regional businesses and preparing individuals to meet their full career potential.  AAWDC builds success for: 

  • Businesses by providing strategies for presenting qualified talent and providing customized workforce solutions, saving time and money.
  • Individuals by connecting them to up-to-date skills and certifications required by businesses while helping to advance their own careers.
  • Youth by building their foundation through career exploration and skills development, leading to independence. 
  • Industry by collaborating with business leaders and partners in high-growth industries to provide innovative workforce solutions so they remain competitive in a global economy.
  • Community by convening partners across the region to develop high impact initiatives that help our region grow and thrive.

  
  
  

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• Chamber 101

  • When
    March 20, 2019
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    9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
  • Location
    Chesapeake Bay Roasting Company, 2100 Concord Blvd. Suite J. Crofton, MD 21114
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  Join us for Chamber 101.  
  Are you a new member? Or maybe you want a refresher course on Chamber benefits?  Want to learn about all of the new programming we have coming up? Or maybe you are not a member yet or you are considering rejoining the Chamber...  

  We encourage everyone to come out for this informative session!
  

  Chesapeake Bay Roasting Company, 2100 Concord Blvd. Suite J., Crofton, MD 21114

  Wed., March 20th
  9 to 10:30 a.m.

  Enjoy fresh roasted coffee and pastries while networking and meeting 

  fellow chamber members in a fun, casual environment!

  The format will include:

  * Networking

  * Around the room introduction/ice breaker

  * Powerpoint presentation from the Chamber and other local business resources
  

  This event is FREE!

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• Small Business Advisory Council with CBay Advisory Group

  • When
    March 21, 2019
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    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Crofton Chamber Office, 2126 Espey Ct., Suite A, Crofton, MD 21114
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  Join us for our once a month Small Business Advisory Council session led by Adam Santavicca, Principal at CBay Advisory Group.  Each month Adam focuses on a subject pertinent to small business owners.

  "You always want to ensure that your business is getting the most from your sales resources. But in today's economy, maximizing sales effectiveness is critical - and could make the difference between struggling for survival and generating growth. Adam Santavicca will discuss seven sales tips to help you drive more effectiveness out of you and your sales team."  

  FREE for Members/$10 for Non-Members

  Please bring your own brown bag lunch!

  CBay Advisory Group provides hands on strategic support for small business owners.

  With over 30-years of senior management experience, Adam Santavicca, principal and founding director of CBay, excels in strategic and tactical planning, and has a proven track record in change management and turnarounds.

  Adam holds a management degree from Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh, PA. He has several accredited credentials and serves on multiple Boards to take advantage of his business experience and expertise.

  He is an accredited executive associate of the prestigious Institute for Independent Business International, a non-profit dedicated to helping small and medium size businesses.

  ​Adam is a Fellow in the Association for Information and Image Management International (AIIM) and currently is the Board Chairman for the Bowie Business Innovation Center (Bowie BIC), a mixed use incubator that provides small business owners with resources and mentoring they need to be successful.

  ​He lives with his wife Kristine in Crownsville, MD and has two grown children and five grandchildren.

  
  

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• Business Information Group Meeting - Resume Writing and LinkedIn Networking

  • When
    March 29, 2019
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Vuong's Martial Arts, 1117 MD-3, Gambrills, MD 21054
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    3 registrants

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  Resume Writing and LinkedIn Networking with Chuck MacDonald from Words Matter

  Friday, March 29, 2019 - 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

  FREE for Members/$10 for Non-Members

  BYOL (Bring Your Own Lunch!)

  Vuong's Martial Arts, 1117 MD-3, Gambrills, MD 21054
  

  BIG is back!  The format will include:

  Casual networking

  Around the room introductions (30 second elevator speech)

  Guest speaker

  Questions and wrap up
  

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