February 2016
A Publication of New Castle County Chamber of Commerce
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Take Your Business to the Next Level Introducing the CEO Think Tank The CEO Think Tank is designed to help a business get over the wall and achieve success. Guiding principles for the CEO Think Tank come from the work of author Verne Harnish and his books “Mastering the Rockefeller Habits” and “Scaling Up.”
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ver the years, the Chamber has offered business education programs for small businesses that focuses on two key areas: “Finding Your Next Customer” and “Business Fundamentals.” In addition, the Chamber has tried to find a way to help midsized companies as they continue to grow and scale-up their businesses. This past fall, the Chamber found such a program: the CEO Think Tank. The CEO Think Tank is designed specifically for business owners or key executives of a company with 15300 employees and over $1 million dollars in revenues. The CEO Think Tank incorporates peer interaction, business success and personal growth in a confidential and supportive setting. It features a monthly group meeting, has a quarterly seminar featuring a high quality speaker and holds an annual retreat to assess the progress of the group and the individual members. Each group is designed to have no more than 12 members and is led by a professional facilitator who can also provide one-on-one coaching. Each member of the group pays a monthly fee and must agree to be an active participant
by sharing their business experience and supporting the other members. Each group member can discuss the real issues facing their business and receive advice and feedback from other members of the group that are or have encountered the same problem. The member’s experiences and knowledge that are shared become a powerful peer-to-peer tool that helps each business address key challenges. Many business owners and managers are very good at producing or providing their particular product or service. Quite often they “hit the wall” when it comes to growing their business and taking it to the next level.
While these books are not required reading they help put in place an effective process for the group to follow. Each CEO Think Tank group works as an advisory group, sharing best practices, so you don’t have to reinvent the wheel. The Rockefeller Habits provide a strategic process with a common language that allows group members to get straight to the point and ensure every member brings value to each discussion. The Chamber has partnered with Cheryl Beth Kuchler, Founder and President of CEO Think Tank® and Chris Burkhard, President and Founder of the Outside-In® Companies to offer this new program that will share practical tools and techniques that CEO’s and Executives in the small and mid-market have used for the last three decades to build industry-dominating companies. Continued on page 3.
This Edition 2 I Chamber Events Matter 3 I As a Matter of Fact Are We There Yet? Has the New Delaware Economy Arrived? Take Your Business to the Next Level Introducing the CEO Think Tank (continued) 4 I Legislative Connection Senate Passes Minimum Wage Increase Chamber will Oppose in the House Chamber Challenges HVAC Grinch 5 I Economic Development 9th Annual Economic Forecast Slated for February 5th It’s All Greek to Me! 6 I Calendar of Events - February Economic Forecast, Business Education, ChamberPalooza, Policy Makers Events & More 7 I Calendar of Events March Annual Dinner, Thailand & Hong Kong Trip Info Session, W.I.N. Women Into Networking & More 8 I Membership Matters New Member Listing Business Education Bundle Deal 9 I Travel with the Chamber Join the Chamber for an Adventure to Thailand & Hong Kong 10 I Emerging Enterprise Center New Castle County is Open for Business It’s All Greek to Me! (continued) 11 I Ribbon Cuttings 12 I Battle of the Bands
CHAMBER EVENTS MATTER
Annual Meeting & Mixer The Chamber raised $5,000 for the Boys & Girls Club of Wilmington after a recent act of vandalism by raffling Bruce Springsteen tickets! Turn to page 4 for the story.
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Chamber President Mark Kleinschmidt toasts the exciting plans the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce has in store for our members in 2016.
Business Education
Member, Carol Arnott Robbins and newcomer, Joan Sharp enjoyed some great networking during this first Chamber event of the year at the beautiful Sheraton Wilmington South.
Speed Networking
(top) Frank DeSantis did an outstanding introductory presentation to the Growth Wheel Workshop series. The Series was opened with a 360 Perspective on your Business. (right) Brooke Miles from Delaware Shoutout presented on “How to Advertise on Facebook like a Social Media Rock Star” this month to a large crowd for the opening of the 2016 business education Finding your Next Customer Workshop series. 2 I February 2016 I www.ncccc.com
No, it’s not a poker game, just a speedy exchange of business cards during a round of SPEED Networking! Members had a great time as they made 24 new business connections in less than 2 hours. Participants rotate between tables giving their two minute elevator pitch at each table. This event continues to have a sold-out crowd and is a great ice breaker for networking novice.
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AS A M AT T E R O F FAC T By Mark A. Kleinschmidt President New Castle County Chamber of Commerce
Are We There Yet? Has the New Delaware Economy Arrived?
Our state economy can no longer count on several large employers to provide economic activity and jobs.
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ince 2009, when we were in the midst of the Great Recession, the Delaware economy has gone through a number of significant changes. Gone are the days when we could count on MBNA, Wilmington Trust, GM and Chrysler to provide thousands of jobs. But not to worry, we have always had the DuPont Company as a source of great economic activity and employment for the community. However, that all changed with the December 2015 announcement of the DuPont-Dow merger along with the loss of over 1,700 jobs and the shifting of major business units out of the state. You have to wonder, is there more to come? How could we lose all these tremendous companies and all the related economic activity and the jobs? There is no single answer, but there are many factors that
contributed to the loss of these companies. We will find a mixture of complex reasons ranging from changing socio-economic conditions, international competition, a struggling public education system, the increased use of technology, and public safety in Wilmington that led to loss of these large employers. Our state economy can no longer count on several large employers to provide economic activity and jobs.
It is not all the responsibility of government, Delaware businesses must think differently about ways to meet changing consumer demands, increased global competition, take advantage of technological advancements and seek out ways to be stronger competitors in The Great Recession and the Dow- the Philadelphia region and DuPont merger have significantly changed the world. the structure of our local economy and While it is nice to remiproduced a lot of uncertainty which will nisce about the good old days when it make it more challenging to have economic seemed everyone worked for DuPont, growth and job creation. One thing is GM, Wilmington Trust, Chrysler or clear: our elected leaders must seek out MBNA, we have to move on to the new ways to support businesses and they realities of our new economic landscape. must develop policies and programs that During this year’s campaign season make will support meaningful economic growth. sure you ask your General Assembly, City
Council, County Council and candidates for Governor about their ideas for promoting economic activity. It will take time and our elected leaders must embrace the post-DuPont era and start to implement new ideas that support business growth or it will be a long time before we get to the new economy.
Take Your Business to the Next Level Introducing the CEO Think Tank Continued from page 1. The CEO Think Tank has been successful because it holds members of the group accountable, provides high quality mentorship and creates an individualized plan for each member. According to Cheryl Beth Kuchler, “It’s easy to be distracted by day-to-day business issues, but the monthly meetings provide an opportunity for group members to be highly focused and allows them to really work on “growing” their business as opposed to running their business.” Companies from a wide range of industries including manufacturing, banking, IT, engineering, legal, insurance and construction to name a few, have participated in the CEO Think Tank. Ongoing participation in the CEO Think Tank
has produced significant results for these previous and current CEO Think Tank members: • Lernia Training Solutions increased their net profitability from less than 5% to over 15% • Hawks and Company has grown from less that $3 million to almost $4 million this year.
and Constructure Management have been listed on the Philly 100 Top Businesses. The Chamber is actively looking to include more member companies in the CEO Think Tank program. If you are a business with more than 15 employees and revenue of $1 million or more and would
like to take your business to the next level, you should consider becoming part of the CEO Think Tank. Make plans to attend the informational briefing on February 26th at the Chamber. For more information contact Frank DeSantis at desantisf@ ncccc.com or 294-2056.
• Company Voice has gone from less than $1 million to over $6 million in three years. • The CBI Group, Seer Interactive, CSG
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LEGISLATIVE CONNECTION
Senate Passes Minimum Wage Increase Chamber will Oppose in the House
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ver the Christmas holiday, the Boys and Girls Club located in Wilmington at 1601 N. Spruce Street was visited by the Grinch. It seems that a bunch of Grinches or vandals dismantled the HVAC system located on the roof and stole the parts to sell for scrap. Needless to say this left the building without heat and has seriously hurt the Boys and Girls Club’s ability to offer programs to the children who live in that area.
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n Tuesday, January 26, New Castle County Chamber Lobbyist Joe Fitzgerald took the Senate floor to testify against Senate Bill 39, legislation which would put into effect four consecutive years of minimum wage increases, followed by an annual cost of living increase (COLA). The bill would increase Delaware’s minimum wage from the current $8.25 per hour to $10.25 (a nearly 25 percent increase) in 2019 in increments of 50 cents per year. After 2019, there would be an annual cost of living adjustment (COLA). The Chamber strenuously objects to any COLA provision as a government mandated increase in labor costs should require a vote by our elected leaders.
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When the Senate reconvened on Wednesday, January 27 the Senate passed an amended bill that struck the cost of living provision from the bill The New Castle County Chamber of Commerce will continue to vigorously oppose this bill and will keep our members apprised of developments. The increase will primarily hurt small businesses and seasonal businesses. The data show that very few people actually earn the minimum wage. Here are some other facts about Minimum Wage: • Only 2.9 percent of workers in the United States make the minimum wage.
• 50 percent of those workers are between the ages of 16 and 24. • A total of 62 percent of minimum wage workers are still in school and working part time. • Two-thirds of minimum wage employees live in families with incomes exceeding 150 percent of the poverty line. • Only 4 percent of minimum wage workers are single parents working full time. Another flawed premise underlying the move to increase the minimum wage is that small businesses owners in this state are somehow hoarding profit which could otherwise be paid to their employees. In his testimony,
Fitzgerald stated “We at the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce acknowledge and respect the concern shared by legislators on both sides of the aisle for individuals at the lowest part of the wage scale. Some proponents of a minimum wage increase present this as a moral issue, we submit that this is a question of mathematics rather than morality.” In his closing remarks, Fitzgerald noted Delaware’s slow emergence from the great recession and the current fragile economic landscape. “This isn’t the same Delaware that it was 15, 20 years ago. There is no MBNA; there are no auto plants.”
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with Congressman John Carney Sheraton Wilmington South Thursday, February 18, 7:30 - 9:00 AM Visit www.ncccc.com to register
The vandals made off with nearly $300,000 worth of HVAC equipment and the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce set out to help. The Chamber donated two tickets for the February 12th Philadelphia Bruce Springsteen show and raffled off 300 tickets in an effort to raise money for the Club. Thank you to all who purchased raffle tickets to support the Boys & Girls Club. Because of your generosity, the Chamber was able to present them with a check for $5,000! The winner of the Springsteen tickets was Maureen Skelly and was announced at the Annual Meeting and Mixer on January 14th at the Sheraton Wilmington South. Chamber President Mark Kleinschmidt said, “The action of these vandals hurt over 200 families in Wilmington, the Chamber is pleased to help out and it is great to see our members participate. The stolen HVAC units are the source of air distribution for the boys and girls club that serves more than 200 of the city's youth through childcare. With no emergency building funds and an already financially difficult situation, the club is stuck waiting on an insurance claim that officials say may take months to process. Visit www.bgclubs.org to donate to the vandalism fund.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL It’s All Greek to Me!
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n January, the Emerging Enterprise Center (EEC) welcomed UNISCRAP PBC to the International Soft Landings Program. UNISCRAP, founded in August 2014, is a Public Benefit Corporation, headquartered in Delaware. They currently operate in both the US and Europe. The core activities of UNISCRAP PBC focus on the resource management industry and the sourcing of recyclable resources, to develop investment that creates social, environmental, financial and industrial impact. Panagiotis Kollas, CEO and Founder of UNISCRAP, is responsible for the company strategy, leading the Business Strategy Office and the Finance Strategy Board. He establishes partnerships’ with other recycling corporations as well as suppliers and clients spearheading efforts for business development. Panagiotis also formulates the international partnerships roadmap for the social and environmental impact that UNISCRAP PBC is committed to helping. Panagistis has strong experience in international business and trade through his work in establishing start-
that balances stockholders' pecuniary interests, the best interests of those materially affected by the corporation's conduct and the public benefit for which the PBC is formed. According to Kollas, “In UNISCRAP we believe that the generation for public benefit is a MUST for affecting positively the sustainability of our work. We give emphasis on the Global Goals of United Nations.” UNISCRAP divides the public benefit in four (4) categories:
up companies in the United Kingdom, U.S. and Greece. He has a degree in Economics from the University of Piraeus in Greece, as well as a masters degree in International Business from University of Wollongong in Dubai, UAE. Panagiotis gained further inSocial Impact Level: UNISCRAP sights on environmental topics when has developed the roadmap for workattending the Extension School of ing with organizations, and foundations Harvard University. in Delaware, to generate measurable Public Benefit Corporations (PBC) impact on the sectors of education, are relatively new. In July 2013, Gov- entrepreneurism, and tapping into the ernor Markell signed into law a new cultural approach to environmental type of public benefit corporation. sustainability. As defined in General Corporation Environmental Impact Level: Law (Title 8, Chapter 1 of the Through their activities UNISCRAP Delaware Code), a PBC is a for-profit aims to affect the carbon dioxide corporation intended to produce a emissions to satisfy international public benefit and operate in a re- agreements, such as the recent sponsible and sustainable manner. Paris agreement for climate. The PBC is to be managed in a manner Continued on page 10.
9th Annual Economic Forecast Luncheon Slated for Feb 5th
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ur 9th Annual Economic Forecast Luncheon at the Chase Center on the Riverfront on February 5th will once again be headlined by Dr. Anirban Basu. Dr. Basu is Chairman & CEO of Sage Policy Group, Inc., an economic and policy consulting firm in Baltimore, Maryland. He is one of the Mid-Atlantic region's most recognizable economists, in part because of his consulting work on behalf of numerous clients, including prominent developers, bankers, brokerage houses, energy suppliers and law firms. On behalf of government agencies and non-profit organizations, Dr. Basu has written several high-profile economic development strategies. In recent years, he has focused upon health economics, the economics of education and economic development. He currently lectures at Johns Hopkins University in micro-, macro-, international and urban economics. This event will sell out again this year. Visit www.ncccc.com to register today.
Economic Development Council Member List AAA Mid-Atlantic • ab+c Creative Intelligence • AstraZeneca Bancroft Construction • Christiana Care City of Newark • City of Wilmington • Commercial Industrial Realty Council Committee of 100 • DE Taxes/DE Staffing • Delaware BioScience Association Delaware City Refining Company • Delaware Economic Development Office Delaware Health Science Alliance • Delaware River & Bay Authority DelDot • Delle Donne & Associates • Delmarva Power DiSabatino Construction • Emory Hill Real Estate Services Facility Services Group • Graybar Greater Wilmington Convention & Visitors Bureau Harvey, Hanna & Associates • Info Solutions LLC • Integrity Staffing Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River and Bay • M&T Bank New Castle County Government • New Castle County Board of Realtor PNC Bank • Setting Properties, Inc. • TD Bank • The Byrd Group The Commonwealth Group • University of Delaware Whiting Turner • Wohlsen Construction • WILMAPCO World Trade Center Delaware Contact Bob Chadwick at chadwickb@ncccc.com for info on joining the Economic Development Council. www.ncccc.com I February 2016 I 5
FEBRUARY EVENTS CALENDAR !
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED All events are held at the New Castle County Chamber, 12 Penns Way. Call (302) 737-4343 for details.
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8:30 - 11:30 AM Customer Acquisition 8:30 -10:00 AM a business Chamber Orientation, 8:00 - 9:30 AM education program a FREE event Fortune Referral Group (registration requested) 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Producer’s Lunch Networking Group
11:30 AM - 2:00 PM 9th Annual Economic Forecast Luncheon at Chase Center on the Riverfront, Wilmington
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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM LNG Lunchtime Networking Group
Save the Date! Annual Dinner March 10th
CHAMBER CLOSED; President’s Day
8:00 - 9:30 AM Fortune Referral Group
3:00 - 5:00 PM Valentine’s themed Mid-day Networking Mixer at Four Points by Sheraton, Newark
7:30 - 9:00 AM ChamberPro Referral Group
7:30 - 9:00 AM Policy Makers Movers & Shakers Breakfast w/ U.S. Congressman John Carney at Sheraton Wilm South
11:30 AM -1:00 PM Producer’s Lunch Networking Group
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM LNG Lunchtime Networking Group
7:30 - 9:00 AM ChamberPro Referral Group
7:00 PM ChamberPalooza V: Battle of the Bands at World Cafe Live at the Queen, Wilmington
9:00 - 11:00 AM New Castle County Open for Business Open House for small business owners: a FREE event; walk-ins welcome
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9th Annual Economic Forecast Luncheon with Dr. Anirban Basu Sage Policy Group Chase Center on the Riverfront, Wilmington Friday, February 5 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM 6 I February 2016 I www.ncccc.com
Valentine’s Themed Mid-day Networking Mixer Four Points Sheraton in Newark, DE Friday, February 12 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Policy Makers, Movers & Shakers Breakfast with Congressman John Carney Sheraton Wilmington South
ChamberPalooza: Battle of the Bands World Cafe Live at the Queen
Thursday, February 18 7:30 - 9:00 AM
Saturday, February 27, 7:00 PM
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MARCH !
EVENTS CALENDAR
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED All events are held at the New Castle County Chamber, 12 Penns Way. Call (302) 737-4343 for details.
8:00 - 9:30 AM Fortune Referral Group
5:30 -7:00 PM Thailand & Hong Kong Trip Info Session Noon -1:30 PM Chamber Orientation, a FREE event (registration requested)
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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Producer’s Lunch Networking Group
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8:30 - 11:30 AM Network Like a Pro: Best Practices from a panel of experts a business education program
7:30 - 9:00 AM ChamberPro Referral Group
5:30 - 8:30 PM Annual Dinner Chase Center on the Riverfront
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM LNG Lunchtime Networking Group
8:00 - 9:30 AM Fortune Referral Group
5:30 - 8:00 PM W.I.N. Women Into Networking Painting Party Clarion Hotel – The Belle New Castle
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM LNG Lunchtime Networking Group
7:30 - 9:00 AM ChamberPro Referral Group
Noon - 2:00 PM Network at Noon Mixer at Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse, Newark
11:30 AM -1:00 PM Producer’s Lunch Networking Group
9:00 - 11:00 AM New Castle County Open for Business Open House for small business owners: a FREE event; walk-ins welcome
CHAMBER CLOSED; Good Friday
8:30 AM -11:30 PM Non Profit Forum
Business Education Customer Acquisition Thailand & Hong Kong Trip Info Session
Thursday, February 4 8:30 - 11:30 AM
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Network Like a Pro: Best Practices from a Panel of Experts
Wednesday, March 2 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Tuesday, March 8 8:30 - 11:30 AM
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MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
NEW MEMBERS
Arena's Newark Restaurant (302) 454-1900 www.arenasdeli.com
Hollywood Casino Entertainment (410) 378-1093 www.hollywoodcasinoperryville.com
Kelli Wilke Photography Photography (404) 822-8224 www.kelliwilke.com
Billing Solution Associates Business & Professional Services (302) 257-1002 www.billingsolutionassociates.com
Inn at Wilmington Accommodations (302) 479-7900 www.innatwilmington.com
Krienen-Griffith Funeral Home Inc. Funeral Services (302) 994-9614 www.DelawareFuneral.com
Deafinitions & Interpreting, LLC Business & Professional Services (302) 563-7714 www.deafinterpreting.com
Jamestown Painting & Decorating Construction/Contractors (302) 454-7344 www.jamestownpainting.com
Minker Construction Construction/Contractors (302) 239-9239 www.minkerconstruction.com
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Jamestown Sports Gable Music Ventures Sports & Recreation Event Management www.gablemusicventures.com (302) 454-7344 www.jamestownsports.org Go Within Yoga Juice Plus+ Health & Wellness Health & Wellness (302) 229-3446 (302) 354-8096 www.gowithinyoga.com www.pt.juiceplus.com
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Rekindle Family Medicine Medical (302) 565-4799 www.rekindlefamilymedicine.com Uniscrap PBC Environmental Services +30 (6987) 930-090 www.uniscrap.co
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Mortgage Services (215) 380-5869 www.wfhm.com/evan-richman List complete as of Jan. 18, 2016
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TRAVEL
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ravel with the Chamber to explore the exotic region of Thailand together with the cosmopolitan city of Hong Kong (October 30-November 7, 2016) and discover the ancient temples, spectacular palaces, exotic wildlife, beautiful natural scenery, and fabulous beaches of this mystical land. Experience the Golden Palace and Emerald Buddha Temple in Bangkok, take an elephant ride at Nong Nooch, and walk in Ayuthaya, once the capital of Siam. This tour is a great sampler of the treasure trove of delights that the Kingdom of Thailand and Hong Kong have to offer. View the itinerary on the right. For trip registration and optional tour info, visit www.ncccc.com Enjoy the highest level of service with round trip airfare, luxury hotel accommodations, ground transfers, friendly Englishspeaking tour guides and sightseeing. Trip Price $3,049 per person based on double occupancy, includes: • Round trip international airfare JKF International Airport • All luxury hotel accommodations, 4 & 5-star • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinners per itinerary • Ground Transportation • Knowledgeable English-speaking tour guides • Fees for all attractions per itinerary • Airport taxes and air fuel surcharge To learn more about this opportunity, please attend our information session on Wednesday, March 2, at 5:30pm at the Chamber Office, 12 Penns Way, New Castle DE 19720. A representative of the tour operator, Citslinc International, will be on hand to review the itinerary and answer questions. It is free to attend, but we would appreciate your registration. This is an information session, there is absolutely no obligation. Visit www.ncccc.com to register.
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EMERGING ENTERPRISE CENTER
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pen for Business saw a huge turnout this month. Check us out every Fourth Thursday of the month. Find multiple resources for your business in one place at one time in this free program to assist with start-ups or businesses looking to expand. Visit the Chamber’s events calendar at www.ncccc.com to register for the next Open for Business event at the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce on February 25th from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
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It’s all Greek to Me! Continued from page 5. Financial Impact Level: Plans are to generate financial income from activities to guarantee the financial sustainability of the company, and to impact the community through taxes and wages for our employees. Last but not least, the profits will give emphasis to the industrial impact through innovation and technology generation. Industrial Impact Level: Partnerships will be the emphasis for the industrial impact, through the quality of the materials being used, as well the satisfaction of the production needs of the partners. UNISCRAP will work to develop the best solutions for business challenges of resource management and recycling, addressing challenges such as production infrastructures, logistics needs, quality control etc. On this front also, they will give strong emphasis on the smart innovation and technology development to multiply the effect and the sustainability of the community.
February 5: Economic Forecast Luncheon February 27: Chamberpalooza V Battle of the Bands March 10 Annual Dinner
Frank DeSantis, Program Director for the EEC said, “I am so pleased that we were introduced to Panagiotis Kollas and UNISCRAP by Andrea Tinianow’s team at the Delaware Department of State, as part of their Global Delaware initiative. Our International Soft Landings Program is designed to help foreign companies that are looking to establish a presence in US markets. We provide support and services that allow them to open an office, learn the business culture, and make the contacts they need, while they determine where in Delaware they want to permanently locate.” The EEC has worked with two other companies in the International Soft Landings Program. One of them, originally known as Idea Italia, now operating as Delaware is Good for Business (DIGFB), brought the
“Treasures and Tales of the Guardia di Finanza, Italy’s Art Recovery Team,” an interesting and interactive art exhibit, to the Grand Opera House in Wilmington in the Fall of 2014. UNISCRAP has an ambitious, global vision, that is rooted in a very practical approach, utilizing current industry resources and technology to develop relationships that will create funding and revenues that will finance future innovations and revenue streams. Currently, Panagiotis and his team are actively pursuing a variety of partnerships and sourcing agreements. In Europe, UNISCRAP has established a partnership with FCC Environment on the sourcing of recyclable resources (alternative fuels & materials), and are working with the following materials: tire scrap, biomass (wood chip), plastics, metals and solid recovery fuel as well as paper. At the moment they are working to supply alternative fuels to the Greek cement plants industry. Here in United States, UNISCRAP PBC is seeking to work with the government of Delaware, and participating on the Organics Task Force Committee, for designing and developing a solution for recovery the organics waste materials from the poultry industry and producing bi-products such as biogas, power and organic fertilizer. UNISCRAP has also established a partnership with North East Recycling Council Organization. In addition to the International Soft Landings Program, the EEC has other incubation programs designed to assist start-up companies, including both a resident program for members who need office space, and a virtual program for members who want all of the benefits of support, access to resources and advice, without the need for space. Check it out at www.EECincubator.com. For more information, contact Frank DeSantis @ desantisf@ncccc.com. New Castle County Chamber of Commerce
RIBBON CUTTINGS
Block Advisors celebrated their recent open house and name change with the Chamber. Block Advisors will handle your tax preparation and planning, bookkeeping, payroll, A/R monitoring, and bill payment. When you work with Block Advisors, a roster of highly responsive professionals with deep expertise will be at your service. So you’ll have the help you need, whenever you need it. Your designated team will include an experienced CPA, bookkeeper and tax advisor. Visit www.blockadvisors.com today.
Unique Impressions, located on Main Street in Newark, is an imprinted products resource that caters to organizations of all varieties. They do the vast majority of their work in-house, including sewn and vinyl lettering, screen printing, embroidery and even rhinestones. Unique Impressions provides the best combination of price, quality, service and selection you’re likely to find anywhere. Count on them to help you find creative, cost-effective solutions for your marketing strategies and employee incentives... and make a unique impression every time. Visit www.uniqueonline.com
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