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3 Ways to Improve Your Bottom Line
2010-09-06
Go ahead, use us! In these tough times, the Marietta Area Chamber is focused on your bottom line. Here's three ways we can help you emerge successfuly from these difficult times:
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The Glass is Half-Full!
2009-03-16 by Charlotte Keim
Spinning basketballs and a challenge to adopt a “glass half-full philosophy” underscored the 94 th Annual Dinner Meeting of the Marietta Area Chamber of Commerce. It was an evening designed to help people reconnect, to find encouragement and to be energized and inspired.
Chairman Dave Archer shared highlights noting that, in 2008, the chamber was active in working with the city and county to revamp the building permit process, involved in work force development including the Teen Career Awareness Initiative and a field trip to area industry so teachers could see first-hand local job opportunities. Being recognized by the Ohio BWC as the #2 ranked safety council in the state Ohio was quite an achievement.
Reflecting on the economy, Archer said, “As I look forward to this next year, I would like to share this idea: 2009 could be a banner year for Marietta and Washington County...let’s get together and refuse to participate in recessions, depressions or even downturns!
No one at the Chamber is unaware of the crisis in our national economy. And, yes, we are aware how the troubles on Wall Street, in the housing market and the automotive industry are impacting even our local businesses and industries. But this is not the time to respond to a national crisis by retreating or continuing to do business the way we always have. The buffalo left theOhio Valley a long time ago and they’re not coming back. We can not do business in 2009 as we did a long time ago. More than ever, businesses need to find new ways to operate and new markets to explore. I believe that the diversity of our businesses, the enduring pioneer spirit of perseverance inherited from our forefathers plus our ability to adapt and change will see us through this storm to a brighter day.”
Greg White, Head Basketball Coach of the University of Charleston, shared his thoughts on  being a winner, not just on the basketball court, but also in life. From not being accepted to the school basketball team for five years, White went on to be the 1977 WV Player of the Year. With determination and lots of practice, White turned his love of basketball into a career coaching students. He teaches more than ball-handling skills; he teaches kids the skills needed to succeed in life. His lessons work for adults as well as kids.
He summed up the 5 “C”s: Communication – being able to convey tour message and being able to listen; Costume – making a good first impression by dressing and behaving appropriately for the situation; Character- doing the right things for the right reasons; Challenge - having a goal to attain, not just drifting through life; and Change - what once was is no longer and you need to ready to adapt as the world changes.
Thanks to Simply Ira for entertaining the guests with his smooth jazz sounds; thanks to Chef Walter Miller for a wonderful meal.Thanks to Matt Hansell who sang God Bless the USA, bringing the crowd of 530 to their feet; and thanks to Marty Hansell for delivering the invocation and benediction.
The annual meeting dinner is part of a long-standing tradition of people supporting the chamber and, more importantly, supporting each other as business people. We are proud that each year our chamber hosts one of the top five largest chamber gatherings in Ohio. It is a testimony to the strength of this community, of how we pull together and how our solidarity will pull us through these tough times
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