June 2013 newsletter

CONNECTIONS June 2013 - Vol. 44, Issue 6

Eden Prairie Business Conference

IN THIS ISSUE...

Leadership

June 19th, 2013

P2- Keep Up with the Chamber P3 - Article by Cathy Haukedahl

The Chamber and the City of Eden Prairie are partnering up for the June 19th Business Conference that will be held at the Eden Prairie City Offices located at 8080 Mitchell Road – the meeting rooms are in the lower level in their Heritage Rooms. This is an afternoon conference beginning at 1:00 and includes an after hours program at the Garden Room.

Events P4- New Members

1:00 Seminars A. Technology and your Business – Jeff Holds – Phoenix Technology B. Sales Techniques – Steve Calendar-Effective Learning for Growth, Marty Stanchfield-Realm Promotions, Nicole Santelman-MN Vikings C. Business Law – David Anderson-Mahoney Anderson, LLC and Glenn Schwartz, Attorney at Law

Community Building P5 - Eden Prairie School District

Public Policy

2:00 Seminars A. Marketing your Business – Alan Walner-W Creative, Nicole Middendorf-Prosperwell Financial, and Ted Davies- Paradigm Partners B. Business Coaching – Denny Stockdale-Stockdale Resource Group and Steve Calendar-Effective Learning for Growth C. Tax Changes – Eric Nelson-Eric R. Nelson, CPA LLC and Kelly Salwei- Olsen Thielen & Company, Ltd.

P6- Paulsen Article

Networking P7-AirMaxx Trampoline Park

3:00 Seminars A. Banking and Finance – Mic Klaith - Beacon Bank, Sherri Roseen – Froehling Anderson B. Social Media for your Business –Dan Foley-Foley Internet Marketing, Shikha Bagchi- Search Marketing Wizards C. Health and Wellness – Ellie Johnson-Healthy Training, Amy Besick- Visalus Sciences and Leann Sallstrom-Bouari Clinic of EP Please note: Additional speakers may be added to these topics.

We will have an After Hours from 4:00-6:00PM highlighted by a keynote address featuring Erik Saltvold aka Erik the Bikeman. Learn how Erik started his business and how he stays successful. After Hours will include appetizers, cash bar and networking!

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Cost: $30-Members & $50-Non-Members. After Hours only is $10-Members & $15 Non-Members Look for us on Facebook “Eden Prairie Chamber”

Please refer to the registration insert and send back to the Chamber office at: 11455 Viking Drive #270, Eden Prairie, MN, 55344 or Fax to (952) 944-0229 or call (952) 944-2830.

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Thank You to Our Sponsors and Speakers!

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Beacon Bank Effective Learning for Growth Eric R. Nelson, CPA LLC Foley Internet Marketing Froehling Anderson Glenn Schwartz, Attorney at Law

Healthy Training Mahoney Anderson, LLC MN Vikings Olsen Thielen & Company, Ltd. Paradigm Partners Phoenix Technology

Prosperwell Financial Realm Promotions Search Marketing Wizards Stockdale Resource Group Visalus Sciences W Creative

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THANK YOU to our 2013 Annual Sponsors!

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Silver Sponsor’s

Bronze Sponsor

YOUR CONNECTION TO BUSINESS & COMMUNITY SINCE 1969

Keeping Up with the Chamber Ambassador Site Visits!

Site Visit with Master Moons Tai Kwon Do www.mastermoontkd.com 952-975-6000

Volunteer of the Year Award!

Pat MulQueeny, Greg Albrecht, Luella DeBono and Cathy Haukedahl

Networking!

Endurant Business Solutions www.endurant.com 952-746-1373

After Hours with Claire Christison, Janelle Carlyle and Nick Rihanek

Public Policy Breakfast!

Red Note Botanica, Inc www.rednotebotanica.com 952-964-9303

Richard Jacobs Golf 952-261-9122

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Pat MulQueeny, Jan Callison and Nancy Tyra-Lukens

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Leadership June 2013 – Keep Learning

By Cathy Haukedahl, 2013 Chamber Board Chair Flagship Bank

You are an expert in your industry. You’re expected to serve your company and client base by being the best in your field in order to compete in our highly competitive global economy.

Every year, our clients are getting smarter, their attention spans are getting shorter and their expectations for high quality products and services are higher.

Political campaigns and buying patterns are influenced by social media, chance photo opportunities, twitter hash tags and sound bites. Our media now depends on the general public’s assistance for eye witness news reporting which has changed the way our news is consumed locally and globally.

The emphasis is “more, faster, better” and… please pick up the pace.

are keeping up with industry trends, laws, licenses, the latest innovations and whatever else is required by your profession to be their trusted resource and advisor.

Strong technical or creative skills, delivering a great product or service and providing an exceptional customer experience are necessary realities. You may also be expected to understand and “use” social media, manage public relations or spearhead corporate programs aimed at giving back to the community you serve.

Whatever your profession, continuous learning allows you to stay relevant and on top of your game.

At the Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce, we seek to provide our membership with programs that offer ongoing educational opportunities for the ever-evolving way business is being conducted today.

Please plan to attend our first ever Eden Prairie Business Ever-expanding information and buying opportunities are Conference on Wednesday, June 19th in the Heritage Rooms available to virtually anyone. How do you differentiate your at City Hall. This is a joint offering between the City of Eden business, your expertise and your value to your ideal client? Prairie and the Eden Prairie Chamber where you will hear from Business Industry Experts who will explain industry One way is to: keep learning. trends, successes and pitfalls you should be watching for in 2013. Erik Saltvold aka Erik the Bike man will be our keynote As a professional, your expertise is what you are being paid speaker and we’ll end our day with an After Hour event to bring to the table. Problem solving, ingenuity, efficiencies where every speaker at the conference will be available at a and creative ideas are all typically beyond what your “job table to continue their classroom discussions. The event will description” requires. Your consumers have an expectation sell out quickly, so please register early to reserve your place. that you will provide for their needs. They believe that you

Advertise with the Chamber!

Summer is the perfect time to jump-start your business! With Summer comes graduations, weddings, financial planning, roofing, driveway repairs, construction & landscaping! Whatever your business…the Chamber offers it’s members access to 500+ businesses in the southwest metro. Advertising in our eBlasts or monthly newsletter is an economic & efficient way to reach over 1,500 business people in the Eden Prairie area for as little as $65! For more details contact Brianna at communications@epchamber.org or call 952.944.2830. Space is limited so sign-up TODAY!

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Events

Welcome New Members!

April 2013 A-List Lifestyle Management & Concierge Aiesha Matthews www.alistlifestylemgmt.com 612-584-1674

Junk King Ed Fogarty www.minneapolis.junk-king.com 612-916-5153

Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Nick Ternes www.ameripriseadvisors.com/michael.w.ryan 952-646-1629

Mathnasium Pradeep Sukhani www.mathnasium.com/edenprairie 952-500-2138

Auto Acquisitions Rick Mudge www.autoACU.com 612-325-5885

Milestone AV Technologies, Inc Lindsay Dutcher www.milestone.com 866-377-3901

Bokamba Law Office, LLC Meredith Bokamba 952-367-6360

Morgan Stanley - The Falldin Group Nick Arellano www.morganstanley.com/FA/thefalldingroup 763-442-1211

Bridgewater Construction LLC Craig Weber www.bridgewater-construction.com 612-919-5329 Dollars & Sense Johnny Camp www.dollarsmn.com 612-578-0433 East of Eden Salon Carl Pelon www.eastofedensalon.com 952-942-0590 Fish Window Cleaning Kirk Stensrud www.fishwindowcleaning.com/315 952-930-3474 Foster Klima & Company, LLC Heather Bantle www.fosterklima.com 612-746-2339 HALO Branded Solutions Lynnda Nelson www.lynnda.HALOcatalog.com 952-440-4464 Hennepin County Commissioner Randy Johnson 612-348-7885 Inrelex Law Group PLLC Steve Goldetsky www.goldetsky.com 952-835-3030

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Red Note Botanica, Inc Raulla Mitchell www.rednotebotanica.com 612-964-9303 Richard Jacobs Golf Richard Jacobs 952-261-9122 Rodan & Fields Dermatologists Independent Consultant Jodi Fidler www.saygoodbyetowrinkles.com 612-636-0097 Social Networking Jason Touw www.jasontouw.com 612-787-5778 Spot On Editing Services Kristi Herro www.spotonediting.com 612-719-5991 True Beauty Program Carolina Reyes www.truebeautyprogram.com 612-986-6152 Waddell & Reed Brian Schaap www.brian.schaap.wrfa.com 952-852-1290

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Community Building Update from the Eden Prairie School District

By Eden Prairie Schools

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t seems like September was just a few weeks ago! The end of every school year brings so much excitement to the community. Here are a few of the highlights happening in Eden Prairie Schools.

Strategic plan finalized – After several months of work by more than 120 parent, staff and community volunteers, the district’s new strategic plan has been finalized. The plan was presented to the school board on May 28. The plan outlines the mission, core values, strategic objectives, strategies and a strategic delimiter that will guide the district’s work for the next several years. Implementation of the plan will begin during the 2013-2014 school year. The district assembled a core planning team – representative of all aspects of the community – to develop the plan. As part of the district’s strategic planning process, the core planning team will meet annually to review the district’s implementation progress and make any necessary adjustments to the plan. The strategic plan and other details are posted on the district’s website at www.edenpr.org.

District shares recent survey results – Eden Prairie Schools recently conducted a telephone survey of community residents and parents to solicit perceptions and opinions about various issues related to the district including the possibility of conducting a referendum election in November 2013. The survey included a random sample of 400 district residents and a random sample of 250 parents with children currently enrolled in district schools. The use of a random sample allows the survey results to be projectable to the entire district. Highlights of the results are posted on the district website at www.edenpr.org in the “Listening to our Community” feature at the top of the front page.

District hires associate principals for elementary schools – After an extensive search and interview process, five individuals have been hired as associate principals for the district’s elementary schools. As part of the budget development process earlier this spring, the educational coordinator positions at each elementary school were eliminated and replaced by the associate principal positions. Below is the list of individuals who have accepted associate principal positions along with their building assignment, and current position in the district: • Tim Beekmann, assigned to Eden Lake Elementary; currently serves as educational coordinator at Prairie View Elementary • Felicia Gyasi-Thames, assigned to Prairie View Elementary; currently serves as a dean of students at Central Middle School • Mitch Hegland, assigned to Eagle Heights Spanish Immersion; currently serves as a Q Comp observer and coach at Eden Lake and Forest Hills elementary schools • Brett Lobben, assigned to Forest Hills Elementary; currently serves as the district’s coordinator of research and assessment • Lisa Masica, assigned to Cedar Ridge Elementary; currently serves as educational coordinator at Cedar Ridge Tony Washington has served as the associate principal at Eagle Heights Spanish Immersion and Oak Point Elementary for the past two years and will continue as associate principal at Oak Point.

EPHS on two national lists – U.S. News and World Report has released their listing of “Best High Schools” and EPHS has placed in the top four percent of high schools nation-wide. That publication evaluated over 21,000 public high schools in 49 states and the District of Columbia using data from the U.S. Department of Education. To determine top performing schools, the magazine reviewed state assessment data in reading and math, and measured college readiness performance using Advanced Placement (AP) exams and International Baccalaureate (IB) test data as benchmarks. EPHS moved up from last year’s national ranking of 814th to 758th, and from 20th to 12th in Minnesota. EPHS has also been named to The Washington Post’s list of “Most Challenging Schools” in the country. On that list, EPHS is ranked 9th in Minnesota, which is higher than last year. The formula used to rank schools for this list is a ratio: the number of AP, IB and AICE tests given at a school each year, divided by the number of seniors who graduated that year. Eden Prairie’s index score went from 2.043 in 2011, to 2.569 in 2012.

Host families need for Chinese delegation – It is not too late to be a host family for students or adults who will visit Eden Prairie this summer from our sister city, Loudi. The group will be in Eden Prairie July 16-27 and includes 48 students and four adults. If you are interested, contact Ergan Xu at ergan.xu@edenpr.org.

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Public Policy Trade Pact Right for U.S. and EU

By REP. ERIK PAULSEN and REP. RICHARD NEAL Democrats and Republicans alike want to see strong economic growth and good jobs for Americans, even if at times we may disagree about how best to achieve these objectives.

So it’s gratifying when both parties agree on something that can boost jobs and spur economic growth in America, like the recent movement toward clinching a comprehensive trade agreement with the European Union, one of our most important allies and commercial partners.

Earlier this year, members on both sides of the aisle were excited to hear the president mention the importance of trade during his State of the Union address and welcomed his notification to Congress of the intent to launch negotiations toward a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the EU. This is a golden opportunity for America. The United States has often supported European integration as a way to end the rivalries on the continent that too often erupted into violent wars. The EU has been a success, bringing together 27 countries — from Great Britain to Poland, Finland to Portugal — into an integrated partnership that has brought democracy to dictatorships and the former Warsaw Pact. Members of the EU are currently close allies in addressing tensions in the Middle East, development in Africa and the full range of issues that confront us around the world. A deeper economic partnership will only strengthen these allegiances.

Not surprisingly, the United States and the EU already have by far the world’s largest economic relationship. Even with its recent economic woes, the EU economy is larger than our own: It’s a $16 trillion market with 500 million high-income consumers. We already trade more than $1 trillion of goods and services each year.

Even more important, our relationship is based on strong investment ties — the Rolls-Royce and Daimler plants Obama visited last year are but a small fraction of the $1.6 trillion European firms have invested in the United States, employing some 4 million Americans largely in high-paying manufacturing jobs. Alongside the U.S. companies that have invested $2 trillion in Europe over the years, these firms are a major force behind the nearly $500 billion in goods and services we exported to the EU last year.

As strong as our relationship is, we can make it better. We can eliminate the tariffs that tax the integrated operations of our companies, liberalize cross-border trade in services now enabled by the Internet, enlarge investment opportunities, expand access to government procurement markets and build bridges between our regulatory approaches. Doing so would add at least $135 billion to the U.S. economy each year, or

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about $1,000 for each American family, according to the most recent estimate by the Centre for Economic Policy Research in London.

Our regulatory processes are different, and even when the protections achieved are similar, these differences create unnecessary problems. For instance, a medical device manufacturer in Massachusetts or Minnesota may have Food and Drug Administration approval for its products but still must go through costly approval procedures to sell its instruments in the EU. Both the patients in Europe and the workers in our states lose. Our car companies, pharmaceutical firms and many other sectors face the same sort of challenges from regulatory differences which bring no added safety to our people.

The TTIP can help by encouraging our regulators, where possible, to determine whether they have equivalent regulatory outcomes. If they do, and if their oversight committees agree, products and services sold in one market could then also be sold in the other. This sort of partnership will enable regulators to focus their resources on imports from countries that don’t have as strong and reliable regulatory regimes. This will benefit our smallest companies the most, as they lack the resources to research and meet foreign regulatory requirements.

Achieving such an agreement will not be easy. Sectors such as agriculture will present challenges as many American farmers and food producers face high tariffs in Europe and various regulatory barriers — eliminating these barriers will expand markets for our fruits, nuts, beverages and other foods. Many U.S.-based high-tech and innovative companies have a weighty presence abroad and are faced with aggressive competition at every turn from their foreign-based counterparts. The TTIP with the EU would reduce barriers and increase market access for American technology products, ideas and services, thus growing American companies and creating more American jobs.

The TTIP presents a golden opportunity to boost our economies and to generate jobs here in America and in Europe.

As businesses see how the market will change, they will invest to adapt. And with the removal of barriers, new opportunities will arise.

A comprehensive trade and investment partnership with the EU is good for American job creators and workers and should be welcomed in Congress as one opportunity we can all embrace.

Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.) serves on the House Ways and Means Committee and the bicameral Joint Economic Committee and is co-chairman of the Congressional Medical Technology Caucus. Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.) is a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee and the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.

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11:30 AM - 1:00PM, Fusion Meeting: Business Etiquette 4:30 PM - 6 PM, After Hours @ Check Engine Express

Save The Date For Upcoming Chamber Events!

August 15th- B.E.E.R. Luncheon with Stevie Ray Radisson Blu, MOA August 26th- Girls Gone Golfin’ Bent Creek Golf Club October 26th- Gala Radisson Blu, MOA PLEASE RSVP FOR ALL EVENTS BY 12 PM THE DAY PRIOR! Visit epchamber.org to view details, pricing or to RSVP today!