Hilliard Area Chamber of Commerce
Business Monthly
September 2015
Issue 63
Derek Grosso, Columbus Young Professionals (CYP) to speak at Sept. 18 luncheon Derek Grosso, Executive Director of the Columbus Young Professionals (CYP), will be the speaker at our September 18 luncheon to bring us the update on the millennials and what they are up to in our area. With nearly 20,000 registered members, CYP holds the distinction as the #1 largest YP membership organization in the United States. Membership is comprised of young professionals, entrepreneurs, executives, students, artists, teachers, realtors and more who live, work, and/or study in the greater Columbus, Ohio region. CYP
Club members are among the most active, educated and careerfocused 21-45 year olds in the city. The meeting, which is open to the public, will be at Heritage Derek Grosso Golf Club, 3525 Heritage Club Drive, and reservations are required. You may make them by going to our website, www. hilliardchamber.org or by calling the office at (614) 876-7666 by September 15.
Young Professional Panel set for Sept.15 The CYP Club, in partnership with the Hilliard Area Chamber of Commerce and Credit Union of Ohio, and other local partners, will host “What’s Happening in Hilliard” on Tuesday, September 15 to allow young professionals to discover a bit more about the current and future developments in the city of Hilliard–and meet some movers and shakers who are making it happen–all hosted at the fabulous Heritage Golf Club. There will also be a complimentary local beer tasting included! Mikaela Hunt will be the emcee with the confirmed panelists
being Libby Gierach, President/CEO of the Hilliard Area Chamber of Commerce; John Marschhausen, Superintendent of Hilliard City Schools; David Meeks, Economic Development Director for the City of Hilliard. Agenda: 5:30-6:15 p.m. – Networking Reception with complimentary beer sampling featuring Homestead Beer Co.; 6:15-7:30 p.m. – Hilliard Panel and Q&A; 7:30-8 p.m. – Open Networking. You may RSVP through the Hilliard Chamber website, www.hilliardchamber.org.
Cuba Trip information night: September 29 We are hosting an information night on Tuesday, September 29 at 6 p.m. at the Hampton Inn & Suites, 3950 Lyman Drive, so that you may learn more about our trip to Cuba. Signups are already occurring for this trip and there is limited seating for it. Enjoy 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
Personal/Professional Development Workshop October 24 FREE for HACC Members
The Hilliard Chamber is helping to provide the community a personal and professional development workshop on Saturday, October 24 at Improving Enterprises-Easton in Columbus from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (doors open at 8 a.m.). Choose from one to five classes, over 20 classes to choose
Spotlight on Business: CompManagement, Inc. CompManagement is a full service third party administrator for workers’ compensation specializing in premium discount programs, claims management, cost containment, client education, safety & loss control and unemployment consultation. We have been serving Ohio employers of all sizes, from large corporations to small familyowned businesses, and in virtually every industry classification since 1984. Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio with additional service teams in Canton, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo and Youngstown, we represent nearly 30,000 employers across the state. Over the course of the last thirty years, our highly seasoned management and operations teams have made it their mission to become the industry experts in
all matters concerning workers’ compensation in order to assist and educate our clients in selecting premium discount programs that will garner the most savings. Through our program consultation, use of cost containment strategies and best practices, and the expertise of our colleagues, we annually save our clients over $120 million in premiums paid. CompManagement is proud to be the workers’ compensation partner of the Hilliard Area Chamber of Commerce and work closely with them to provide you, their member, with solutions to minimize your risk, lower your costs and take care of one of your most valuable assets – your injured workers. If your organization is not already participating
Business After Hours Open House — Wednesday, Oct. 7 at KEMBA Join us at KEMBA Financial Credit Union, 5555 Renner Road, to celebrate the remodel of the Hilliard branch and connect with chamber members on Wednesday, Oct. 7 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. There will be light hors d’oeuvres and drinks from Average Joe’s. Please RSVP on our website so we can prepare for this fun event.
in this member benefit and would like to receive a free, no-obligation savings analysis from CompManagement, simply request online at http:// resources.compmgt. com/AC3/GroupRating. aspx?Organization=Hill iardAreaChamber. You may also contact Rejeana Woolum-Napier by email at Rejeana.WoolumNapier@sedgwick.com
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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.
or by phone at (614) 359-2403. For more information about CompManagement, you can visit our website at www.compmgt.com, follow us on Twitter (@compmgt) or connect with us on LinkedIn (www.linkedin. com/company/compmanagement-inc.).
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
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