Dear Members,
The twinkling lights are up at the Otsego County Chamber office at 189 Main Street Suite 201 from our digital LED motion sign with the time, temperature and Holiday Cheer!
Santa’s House in Muller Plaza is filled with children awaiting to tell Santa their wish list!
Local main street stores are stocked, please think local first and shop local!
Before the shoppers
Descend upon our town, city and county
We offer up this Chamber toast
So pass your cups around of hot chocolate we offer to any member or potential new member that stops in.
First, to our dearest members
To you a prosperous new year
With your renewed support
Our Chamber has nothing to fear
Next, board – staff – and volunteers
We wish you peaceful rest
You’ve earned it because this past year
You’ve given us your best
And as for all our sponsors
A special Yule salute
The dollars you provide us
Allow our programs to bear fruit
And finally to our shopping guests
Who travel far and wide
You boost our local economy
And enhance our Chamber pride
The Chamber staff commends you all
Because, you see, we feel
You’ve kept the Chamber flourishing
With your hard work and your zeal
A great Chamber and community
Is reason enough to boast
So raise your cups to the Holidays
With this special Chamber toast!
Onward, with dreams of peace, joy and happiness for a prosperous 2015! Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa!
Your Otsego County Chamber President & CEO
Barbara Ann Heegan
The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) is ready to kick off in its first YEA! class in Otsego County! We are thrilled to be introducing this exciting new program, developing middle and high school students into the next business leaders here in the Oneonta area.
The Otsego Chamber of Commerce has partnered with Hartwick College to bring this nationally successful program to our area. There are numerous ways for our local business leaders to get involved in this youth education program, but first here’s a brief description of what YEA! is:
The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) is a groundbreaking and exciting year long class that transforms middle and high school students into real, confident entrepreneurs. Throughout the class, students develop business ideas, write business plans, conduct market research, pitch their plans to a panel of investors, and actually launch and run their own real, legal, fully formed companies and social movements. Complete with dynamic guest speakers from the local business community and exciting behind-the-scenes trips to local companies, the fun, projects-based YEA! approach empowers students to take charge of their futures in a profound way.
Founded in 2004 at the University of Rochester with support from the Kauffman Foundation, the Young Entrepreneurs Academy today serves thousands of students in communities across America. In 2011, the United States Chamber of Commerce and Campaign for Free Enterprise became a national sponsor and partner of the Academy to help celebrate the spirit of enterprise among today’s youth and tomorrow’s future leaders.
We are more than excited to revive the spirit of entrepreneurship in Otsego County for young students! Classes begin this January, and we are still recruiting business leaders, like yourself, to get involved in the YEA! program as guest speakers, business mentors, field trip hosts, and a variety of additional opportunities.
For more information on the YEA! program and how you can get involved, contact Barbara Ann Heegan at 607-432-4500 x202 or info@otsegocc.com
Small Business Needs Assessment Survey
The Otsego County Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Otsego County Intergovernmental Affairs Committee of the County Board of Representatives has taken this initiative in presenting to small businesses a needs assessment survey.
This survey focuses on small business needs in Otsego County and contains questions on business size, performance, strategy, financing and employee skills.
The responses collected will be critical in helping us identify emerging issues and areas of strength and areas of needed improvement in the small business community.
Your participation is greatly appreciated. Please respond by December 31, 2014
CONFIDENTIALITY: Individual responses are kept confidential except for survey comments that may be anonymously published with prior consent of the respondent.
Direct any questions regarding this survey to Barbara Ann Heegan info@otsegocc.com at 607-432-4500 Ext 202.
Click below the icon to Take the Survey. The Survey can also be found on The Otsego County Chamber of Commerce website homepage www.otsegocc.com. Thank you!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RGGJTMQ
State of the State Breakfast
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
7:30am – 10:00am
Holiday Inn of Oneonta
Sponsored by:
Reservation $25 per person ($35 for Non Members)
Breakfast, Networking and meet and greet with your elected officials from County, State and Federal Governments at 7:30am followed by program at 8:30am. Come listen to the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce’s public policy agenda and the call to action from our Legislators.
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RSVP by Friday, January 2, 2015 to Shelly Giangrant, Vice President of Member Service by emailing shelly@otsegocc.com or calling (607) 432-4500 ext. 207 or Fax to (607)432-4506
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Oneonta, NY 13820
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