NKY Chamber Get Involved Guide 2015

Get Involved Guide to Member Engagement

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Network and build relationships

Skip the cold calls and meet the decision makers through these unique programs!

Business Referral Networks The Business Referral Networks (BRN) offer opportunities for members to connect directly with new customers through trusted referrals. Groups range from 10 to 20 people and are limited to one person per industry/ profession per group.

A Chance to Meet - (The Buyers) A Chance to Meet is a bi-monthly program that provides an opportunity for local vendors and suppliers to connect with buyers and purchasing managers from large corporations within our region. Past presenters include Northern Kentucky University, Proctor and Gamble, Kroger, St. Elizabeth Healthcare & Mazak Corporation.

Business Roundtables The Chamber offers several opportunities to connect with members in a peerto-peer exchange setting, including CEO Roundtables, Women’s Initiative Roundtables, and roundtables that are industry and profession specific.

Ambassadors The Ambassadors committee is a premier group of volunteers who represent the Chamber at ribbon cuttings and special events, as well as deliver Chamber related information to new members.

Employer Solutions Strengthen employers’ competitive advantage by providing solutions to meet critical business and workforce needs. Solutions include addressing Health, Wellness & Safety, Talent & HR, Labor Law and Workforce Development.

We also partner and connect education institutions and community organizations with employers.

Eggs ‘N Issues This monthly breakfast forum showcases current regional issues. Known for its excellent networking opportunities, this monthly event is sure to provide you with new business contacts.

HR Network Through a variety of programs, the Chamber brings together HR professionals and small business representatives to share best practices in recruiting and retaining talent and ensures timely legal updates and resources are provided.

Network and build relationships

Skip the cold calls and meet the decision makers through these unique programs!

Annual Golf Outings The Annual Golf Outing (NKY Chamber Classic) is one of the largest in the area. With over 200 participants, the outing includes morning and afternoon tee times, continental breakfast, buffet lunch, social time and awards.

The Women’s Initiative Golf Outing is held in early summer. Over 100 women golfers gather for nine holes in the afternoon. A social time with awards ceremony and women’s specialty expo follows.

Emerging 30 Each year, the Chamber recognizes the 30 fastest growing businesses in the area. Selection is based on revenue growth. Winners join an exclusive network of past Emerging 30 award recipients.

Business Women CONNECT Network with dynamic women during a monthly CONNECT hour. Invite friends and coworkers to mix and mingle while enjoying happy hour drinks and appetizers. This casual gathering is open to all area professional women.

Sporting Clay Shoot This unique event attracts both novice and experienced shooters to enjoy a summer afternoon at Elk Creek Hunt Club’s world-class sporting clay facilities. Clay shoots are an increasingly popular way for companies and individuals to network and entertain clients. No experience necessary!

NKY B usiness Showcase The NKY Business Showcase is an exciting new opportunity for Chamber members to showcase their products and services to other members and business professionals via a B2B expo, connect with potential clients and customers face-to-face, be inspired and informed by a high profile keynote speaker, and learn from subject matter experts in workshops designed to give members the tools they need for business success.”

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Wellness Challenge The Wellness Challenge encourages healthy workplaces and recognizes progress made by company-based teams. This annual contest is a fun opportunity for member companies to build teamwork within their organizations, compete for health-based incentives/prizes and support a good cause – healthy lifestyles!

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Promote my business

Reach your target audience, improve your visibility and expand your network of clients!

Members in the News Chamber members are encouraged to submit press releases for inclusion in our e-newsletter, which goes out to over 11,000 contacts. This is a free and easy way for members to promote the great things happening in their business.

Member Milestones Chamber members are encouraged to submit short articles and pictures to spotlight new hires, awards and other accomplishments for the Business Journal Magazine. These Milestones will also be included in the E-newsletter.

Social Media The Chamber participates in a number of social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Connect with us!

Advertising (Website, Business Journal, E-Newsletters) Drive traffic to your website and business through electronic and print advertising opportunities. Advertising with the Chamber is cost-effective and generates results.

Event & Program Sponsorship Reach your target audience and maximize your marketing dollars through sponsorship of programs and events. Sponsors receive a wide range of opportunities based on commitment level including on-site promotions, speaking opportunities, website exposure and more.

Member Events Now you can share your expertise and promote your business to the Northern Kentucky business community! Hold your seminar, workshop, product demonstration or other business event in our newly renovated Chamber Board Room and we will advertise it on our Event Calendar and weekly Chamber Email Newsletter.

Consultant’s Corner Showcase your skills and experience to other chamber members by joining Consultant’s Corner. Consultants are promoted as the “go-to” person in their respective fields which members can contact to get their questions answered.

Grow Professionally

Take your leadership skills to the next level through a variety of Chamber opportunities!

Volunteer For a Committee With over 40 committees spanning a wide range of industries and interests, there’s a place here just for you. A committee sign up sheet, including a list of available volunteer opportunities, is included in the back of this publication.

Leadership Northern Kentucky (LNK) LNK uses the community as a classroom to develop leaders to effectively serve the region. The nine-month program is designed to help a diverse group of potential, emerging and existing community leaders acquire an understanding of the strengths and challenges of the Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati area.

Speakers Bureau Increase your professional presence as a recognized authority by volunteering as a guest speaker and share your knowledge and experience with the NKY businesses community.

Business Women GROW The Women’s Initiative offers periodic events focused on education and professional development. Previous event topics include financial planning, professional image consulting and strengthening networking skills.

LEGACY LEGACY is a premier organization offering a wide range of opportunities to connect with other young professionals between the ages of 21-40 in the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area.

Obtain resources for small businesses

Your Chamber provides resources to support growth from start-up to maturity and beyond.

SCORE SCORE helps small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorships. Seasoned and successful business owners and executives are available for free one-on-one mentoring.

HR Webinar Series, presented by Frost, Brown, Todd Free, monthly on-line forums designed to help employers receive “quick hits” of timely, pertinent HR-related information.

Obtain resources for small businesses

Your Chamber provides resources to support growth from start-up to maturity and beyond.

Consultant’s Corner Have a pressing business question and need an answer quickly? Contact one of the many member experts through Consultants’ Corner. Your answers, depending upon complexity of the question, will be provided free-of-charge.

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Bannockburn Global Forex If your company does any type of business internationally you owe it to yourself to find out how Bannockburn can save you a bundle on your foreign currency exchange services. Bannockburn protects companies from fluctuating exchange rates and from being charged more than the very best available exchange rates.

Fort Mitchell Country Club NKY Chamber of Commerce members can experience all that Fort Mitchell Country Club has to offer during a 60-day trial period.

Office Depot Members save an average of 30% on most items and 60% on more than 300 items store-wide. This money-saving program offers free next-day delivery.

Employees of member companies are eligible to receive individual savings too!

Prowaste Regardless of your business size, ProWaste will lower the cost of your waste removal services and help reduce your carbon footprint by introducing recycling opportunities and energy reduction technologies.

Ultimate Air Shuttle Receive exclusive savings on your ticket to New York City, Chicago or Charlotte on a 30 passenger jet from Lunken Airport.

Stay informed & be involved with advocacy efforts Strengthen business and help create a vibrant economy through government advocacy.

Policy Development The Chamber actively identifies issues affecting its members. Once issues and needs are identified, the policy development committees analyze and evaluate critical legislative issues and the potential impact on business. Policies are then created on key issues, providing direction on the Chamber’s advocacy efforts.

Northern Kentucky United The Chamber partners with the Northern Kentucky Legislative Caucus to host legislative interim committee meetings and social events during this biennial event.

Government Forum This interactive luncheon series is held several times a year with local, state and national governmental leaders. Attendees participate in discussions regarding key issues impacting businesses and our community.

Day in Frankfort/Night in Frankfort Members travel to Frankfort and meet one-on-one with legislators to advocate for issues and projects critical to economic development and business growth in the Northern Kentucky region.

Washington D.C. Fly-In Once a year Northern Kentucky’s business leaders travel to Washington, D.C. to personally meet with members of Congress to promote Northern Kentucky’s projects, issues and initiatives.

Regional Leadership Exchange Join business leaders, state and local government officials, and other regional stakeholders to travel to other regions to discuss best practices, build long-term relationships, and improve our region’s economic climate.

Do business internationally

Our international trade services are designed to help business owners and executives identify new market opportunities, build global networks and address international trade matters.

Chamber Seals If your company exports to a foreign country, the quality of your export documents is as important as the product itself. The Chamber’s Export Compliance team is available to support your company with complete Chamber Seal certification services.

Do business internationally

Our international trade services are designed to help business owners and executives identify new market opportunities, build global networks and address international trade matters.

Northern Kentucky International Trade Association (NKITA) The program connects members with global businesses and networking opportunities through programs, trade education seminars, special events, trade missions and the planning of several foreign Embassy visits to the Greater Cincinnati region.

Merx - International Best Practices Summit Merx (Latin for commerce, trade pl. goods) – is the one place to go to get your questions answered that can help shape your approach to expanding your business beyond U.S. Borders. The summit isn’t a formal presentation. Rather a panel of respected business from the local community who will share their knowledge build on years of growing their companies internationally. Luncheon keynote highlights the unique and sometimes tumultuous international journey of a recognized company from the region.

Trade Education and Certification Come learn (and become certified) in the technical skills required facilitate and protect your flow of good and services abroad. Seminars on a variety of international topics and trends are offered bi-monthly with an intensive three day certification program offered annually.

Connect with workforce & employer solutions The Chamber can provide support to meet your critical business and workforce needs.

Health, Wellness & Safety Focused on the important role health, wellness and safety plays in your company, the Chamber provides employers with information and resources to adapt to changing healthcare and workplace safety trends: NKY Wellness Challenge, HealthCare HealthShare Series, Workplace Safety Network Sessions, and the Health & Safety Expo and Seminar.

Talent & HR Interactive forums focused on recruiters, HR professionals and business owners are designed to provide employers with up-to-date information to support labor and employment needs and facilitate connections to regional talent: HR Network Sessions, Growing Local Talent Tours – College Connect, Employment Extravaganza Job Fair and HR Luncheon. www.jobs-nky.com: A free tool available for employers to post job openings, share hiring events and receive resumes.

Labor Law Resources & Training/Employer Consultation Members can stay current on legal employment issues and receive consultation related to valuable data to support workforce efforts: HR Legal & Executive Series, HR Webinar Series.

Link my business with future talent

The Chamber assists in creating a talent pipeline to meet employer needs by providing programs and resources that facilitate partnerships between the business community and educators.

College Connect A network of post-secondary institutions and area businesses representing the Greater Cincinnati region, including partners throughout Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana. The goal of College Connect is to communicate career opportunities within the region and provide resources that connect participating colleges and universities to the workforce needs of area employers.

Business Engagement Toolkit In partnership with the Northern Kentucky Education Council, a Business Engagement Toolkit is available to provide businesses with a menu of opportunities to engage with local schools and students to help our region’s young people reach their full potential. All education opportunities are tailored to match the capacity and desires of your business with the needs of a school.

STEM — Girls Day Out The Chamber partners with Kentucky Girls STEM Collaborative to provide opportunities for hands-on career exploration in STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math). The Girls Day Out event allows students to tour local companies and learn about the variety of careers in our region.

Regional Youth Leadership (RYL) RYL is a non-profit leadership development program for select high school juniors in the Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati area. RYL uses the community as a classroom to connect youth to local business leaders who help develop their leadership skills, build regionalism and inspire responsible citizenship.

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What can the Chamber do for you?

Northern Kentucky Chamber’s strategic work to ensure we have a qualified local workforce is key to helping our business community compete and succeed.

— Mike Vogt, VP HR and General Affairs, Mazak Corporation The Chamber’s Public Affair’s Department has brought tremendous value to the business community and the region at large. Specifically, the Chamber championed the effort to pass the Kentucky Individual Angel Investment Tax Credit that will spur transformational economic impact of entrepreneurism in Northern Kentucky and attract investment to create jobs, spark innovation and build further clients for local businesses. The future is significantly brighter thanks to the efforts of the Chamber’s advocacy efforts.

— Brad Zapp, Principal at Legacy Financial Advisors As a small business, were always looking for new markets to promote our waste-to-energy technology. Participating in the Northern Kentucky International Trade Association’s (NKITA) program with the Council General of Japan helped us network with just the right influencers for our project back in Japan. Because of the connections, we recently were awarded a multi-million dollar contract from the Japanese government to assist in its efforts to revitalize tsunami stricken areas of Japan.

— Raymond Luk, Green Energy Enterprises, LLC LNK offers the opportunity to gain a unique perspective of our region. Though born and raised in Northern Kentucky, LNK showed me aspects of our community that I didn’t truly understand before going through the program, as well as how they interrelate with each other. This sheds light not only on the issues facing Northern Kentucky, but also on the collaborative approaches we as a region have taken to address those issues, and it inspires me to contribute to our success.”

— Jessica B. Rawe, Esq., VP & Trust Officer, The Bank of Kentucky My Chamber membership has been invaluable in helping me grow my law firm and CPA firm over the past 15 years. Whether its promoting my business by advertising in the Business Journal, or receiving advice from a trusted group of business owners at my monthly round table, or being recognized as a subject matter expert through Consultant’s Corner, the opportunities afforded my business through the Chamber has allowed it to thrive.

— Bill Hesch, Esq., CPA, PFS, William E. Hesch Law and CPAs I attended the Employer Solution Chamber gathering to discuss “Health, Wellness and Safety”.

There were two great presentations focused on how start and grow a wellness program in your organization. There was great discussion and observation that occurred in the room. One of the most helpful one was that how the wellness message is presented has a HUGE impact on the acceptance of Wellness. Present it to the employees as a positive gain for them, that these new things are there to help them physically, mentally and financially. The message of how it benefits the company does not even need to be shared. If employees see that the employer genuinely cares for them, a significant number of employees will gladly volunteer to participate in the programs. Start small, don’t try to fix it all at the start. Develop trust and your culture will start to change for the better. The benefits of an integrated Wellness and Safety Culture are great for all.

Take the first step.

— Mike Meister, Terracon

Member Discount Program

Welcome to the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce!

Jump start your membership by registering for our most valuable Member Benefit program through Office Depot. Our members report that the savings from this program more than pays for their membership dues each year. Typical annual savings exceeds 25%!

To get program access, contact

Andy Smith 513-673-3426 andy.smith2@officedepot.com Mike Stoeckle 859-322-3419 mike.stoeckle@officedepot.com

Details on your

Member Benefit:

 15% to 55% off of “market-price” on Office Depot’s Top 500 “Best Value List” of most popular items  5% to 15% off of “market-price” on non-core items-over 50,000 items !  .025¢ black and white copies, 29¢ color copies and 40% off finishing services  Customized pricing for the specific needs of your company  Free Next-Day delivery of in stock items for orders $50 or more  Discount applies to both online and in-store purchases  Employee Purchase Program  No contract, no registration fees, free price analysis