Chamber calendar
Saturday, Sept. 1: Chillicothe Day at the Ohio University opening football game in Athens versus Gardner-Webb, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 6: Community Development and Advocacy Committee, chamber, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 11: Membership and Events Committee, chamber, 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept 12: Advantage Data Systems ribbon cutting, 33 North Plaza Boulevard, 10 a.m.
Thursday, Sept. 13: Ross County Safety Council Kickoff Picnic, 11:30 a.m., Milestone Lodge, Safety registration.
Thursday, Sept. 13: Young Professionals Network, Healthy Lifestyles presentation by Drs. Joe and Brandy Spaulding, 5:30-7 p.m., Chillicothe Country Club, $5 admission.
Thursday, Sept. 13: Candidates and Issue Night: Mayoral debate and presentations by other candidates; Ross County Service Center, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 19: Business After Business, Advantage Data Systems, 33 N. Plaza Boulevard, 5-7 p.m., BAB registration
Wednesday, November 14: Annual combined Business Expo and Business After Business, Shoemaker Convocation Center, Ohio University-Chillicothe, 5-8 p.m., registrations to be taken shortly.
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Copyright 2007
Chillicothe Ross Chamber of Commerce
45 E. Main St.
Chillicothe, OH 45601
740-702-2722
Micro-businesses to be
the wave of the future
By Marvin Jones
President and CEO
At least that’s what one report is saying. In his weekly newsletter, Jack Schultz, CEO of the Boomtown Institute and the speaker at the chamber’s 2005 Annual Meeting, reports Intuit (the maker of QuickBooks and Quicken) and the Institute for the Future see millions of these ultra-small businesses popping up all across the U.S.
These businesses “will need someone who knows accounting, finance, payroll and other aspects of business management and administration.” The report sees “a new economy increasingly composed of micro-businesses led by a much more diverse bunch of entrepreneurs.”
These entrepreneurs will come from the ranks of retiring Baby Boomers taking a breather before launching into second careers, by the younger generation that has little desire to join big corporations and by immigrants who have contacts in foreign countries and “an exceptional urge to succeed.”
Schultz challenges communities to think about what these entrepreneurs are going to need to succeed and how the community can satisfy those needs. You can follow Schultz and sign up for his newsletter by going to www.boomtowninstitute.com.
WORKSHOP DEVOTED TO HEALTHCARE ISSUES: The Ohio Cooperative Development Center is sponsoring a free, all-day seminar on healthcare management on Wednesday, Sept. 26 at the Christopher Conference Center. The South-Central Manufacturing Network and OSU South Centers are co-hosts. Existing and emerging healthcare and wellness consortia and cooperatives in Ohio and Wisconsin will be presented as options for businesses to consider. Space is limited to 100 participants who must register by Sept. 21 with Joy Bauman at jbauman@ag.osu.edu or 740-289-2071 Ext. 111. Click here to download the brochure.
NEW MAPS NOW AVAILABLE: The chamber’s new city and county map arrived this week at the office and the offices of the 70-plus member advertisers who made this a very successful venture. The high-quality cartography will make it easy to point visitors to their destinations. Coming shortly for our lodging members will be 11-by-17 tear-off city maps to give to folks on the go so that they can be marked up and provide easy directions. Publisher NovoPrint USA is a partner of the chamber which receives a percentage of the advertising revenues. If you’d like a few copies for your office, give us a call at 702-2722 or stop by the office.
SOLUTIONS FOR KEEPING OLDER WORKERS: In an interview in Money Magazine, Marc Freedman, co-founder of an over-55 service program called Experience Corps, proposes changes be made to Social Security and Medicare laws that would encourage more older people to continue working and give incentives to companies to hire or keep them on the job. He points out that the current system makes it pay more not to work than continuing to work. He promotes eliminating the Social Security payroll tax for those over 65 and allowing them to buy into Medicare early, at a rate similar to group insurance, which would allow companies to better control their healthcare costs. This also would help address the looming labor shortages being predicted.
SEPTEMBER 13 – A DATE THAT IS FULL: The second Thursday next month is chock full of chamber events that will provide your firm with several opportunities and keep our staff busy:
- 11:30 a.m.: The Ross County Safety Council kicks off its new program year
with the traditional free picnic lunch and fire extinguisher training. This year, it is being held at Milestone Lodge (former Mead Foreman’s Lodge) off Debord Road south of Chillicothe. This counts toward the required number of meetings for the discount program. Chillicothe Fire and Security is providing the training. To register to attend, click here: Safety Council picnic. - 5:30 p.m.: The Young Professionals Network learns about leading healthy lifestyles in a presentation by Drs. Joe and Brandy Spaulding. The speed networking exercise also will be held at the Chillicothe Country Club where appetizers and a cash bar will be available. There is a $5 admission fee. No need to register in advance.
- 7 p.m.: Incumbent Democrat Joe Sulzer and Republican challenger Diane Carnes will square off in a mini-debate at the chamber’s Candidates Night at the Ross County Service Center. The debate comes after short presentations by all of the candidates for City Council, law director and Municipal Court judge and representatives of the two county-wide issues on the ballot. The event is open to the public.
STORAGE FOR TOYS SOUGHT: And other items, too, as the Chillicothe Jaycees need a location to host its Special Santa activities coming up later this year. The group needs a site from Dec. 1-21, preferably within the city limits. Donors also could receive a tax deduction since the Jaycees is a 501c3 organization. To offer your location, call Amy Mears at 774-4120 or 703-4121.
TIME TO ENTER YOUR TEAM: Organizations looking for opportunities to build teams, get exposure and have a good time are encouraged to sign up for Chili-Fest 2007 set for Saturday, Sept. 29 on East Second Street in the vicinity of the Majestic Theatre. All the rules and registration information are available at www.chillicothesocialsociety.com. Forms also are available at the chamber office and Ross County Advertiser.
APOLOGY ON BLASTS: If you received multiple email blasts and some from a month ago, we apologize. A server malfunction over the weekend had emails going out beyond our control. Those darn computers!
NEWEST MEMBERS: Here’s who joined the chamber recently:
- Chillicothe Carpet, 97 N. Park Drive, by Jon West, retail flooring, 779-3200.
BUILDING PERMITS: Here’s who’s received commercial permits from the Chillicothe and Ross County Building Departments recently:
- Mike Tissot, 1653 N. Bridge St., signage, value $5,000.
- Red Lobster, 1079 N. Bridge St., HVAC, $1,500.
- Countrymark, 331 Watt St., HVAC, $3,970.
- Heartland of Chillicothe, 1058 Columbus St., alterations, $50,000.
- Thomas and Heide Blodgett, 6 Medical Drive, alterations, $40,000.
- Kenworth Truck Company, 65 Kenworth Drive, renovations and electrical, $2,000.
- Brookside Church, 2215 Egypt Pike, new community building, $10,000.
- Family Dollar, 2758 Ohio 41, signage, $8,000.
- Kingston IGA, 9277 Ohio 159, new canopy, no value given.
- Presbyterian Church, 16 S. 2nd St., Frankfort, new partition wall, $3,500.
VENDORS LICENSES: Here’s who’s received licenses recently from the Ross County Auditor:
- Country Builders, 540 Schrake Road, by Gary and Dianna Jordan.
- JNOD Powersports, 933 E. Main St.