BusinessKillers
In today’s environment, time is our most precious commodity. Business owners who are focused on their company will typically push important planning to the back burner. That is a mistake that can often have devastating consequences. What if you could invest about 90 minutes for lunch to learn about important issues that can affect your business without any slides, charts or workbooks? What if you leave the lunch with a concise snapshot of the steps you need to take to avoid killing your business? Forget the what if’s the Penfield Chamber of Commerce as we present: BusinessKillers sponsored by M&T Bank.
Click below to register for this event.
Wednesday January 25, 2012
Penfield Country Club
Members -$20
Non-Members – $25
Speed Networking returns to Penfield March 21st
Join us at the March 21st meeting of the Penfield Chamber of Commerce for Speed Networking. You will have an opportunity to meet and promote your business one-on-one to all of the other people at the meeting. In place of a speaker, we will have a speed networking session following lunch.
The meeting will be at 12:00 noon at the Penfield Country Club. Cost is just $20 for Chamber members and $35 for non-members. Advance reservations are required and can be made online soon.
Your Votes have been tabulated!
And the Winner is………….
Business of the Year: Dick Ide
Dick Ide Honda is a family owned and operated Honda Dealership located on Panorama Trail. The business was started in 1969, when Dick Ide opened his first dealership in Fairport. In 1973 he added the Honda franchise. A few years later, in 1977, he moved both dealerships to the current location on Panorama Trail. In 1984, Dick’s oldest son, Mitch Ide, opened Mitch Ide’s Ideal Chevy-Olds-Geo in Geneseo. Along with his wife, Anne, they ran the dealership until selling it in 2000. In 2007 Mitch took on responsibility for the Honda dealership from his father and has been involved in daily operations. Dick Ide Honda truly is family business. Mitch is the owner, Anne is the CFO, their son, Rich is the marketing director, and Rich’s wife, Stephanie, is in charge of Customer Relations. Both Rich and Stephanie have been featured in television commercials for the dealership.
Citizen of the Year: Channing Philbrick
Channing Philbrick served as Penfield Town Supervisor for five terms (1994-2003). Prior to serving as Town Supervisor, he served as a member of the Town Board for eight years. He also served as a member of the Genesee Transportation Council, Monroe County Council of Governments and various other local and national organizations. He is one of the original founders of the Shepherd Home and currently serves as Chairman of the Board. Chan is a licensed private pilot and has been a member of the Rochester Flying Club since 1996, where he served on the Board and as President. Chan has been married to his wife, Marie, for more than 55 years. They have four children: Elizabeth McHugh, Channing P., Robert and David.
Please join us on Wednesday October 19, 2011 at 12 noon at the Penfield Country Club to honor them. Click here to make your reservation.
~New Member Spotlight~
Welcome Home Depot!
The Home Depot is the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, with more than 2,200 retail stores in the United States (including Puerto Rico, the U.S Virgin Islands and the territory of Guam), Canada, Mexico and China. The Home Depot’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and is included in the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor’s 500 index.
Scott Doles has been the store manager (General Manager) for the past 3 years at the Home Depot located in Penfield and has been employed with Home Depot for 15 years.
Welcome to the Chamber Home Depot!
~New Member Spotlight~
Welcome Susie Dillon!
Susie Dillon is a newly licensed real estate salesperson, working with Hunt ERA in the Perinton Hills office. She recently moved to Penfield from Fairport. Hunt has unique services for our sellers and buyers that no other realtor has, heavily focusing on enlightening our clients to the real estate process and offering them one stop shopping for all their real estate and homeownership needs. Click here for more details.
Outside of work, Susie has two beautiful children—a son and a daughter both in their twenties–and a granddaughter who is just over a year old who is the light of her life! Her interests include volunteering at church, writing, reading, cooking and gardening. Susie works out at the Eastside YMCA and started running a couple years back, just completing her first half marathon.
Congratulations Susie and Welcome to the Penfield Chamber!
Designing the Perfect Customer Experience
Four Secrets to Maximizing Sales
Alan Sartain, Founder and President of Results Business Coaching, LLC helps businesses grow by focusing on Vision, Time, Team and Money. He is the author of the eBook The Business Growth Engine and numerous articles including Cash is King, How Can I become a Marketing Genius, How to Write Advertising that Works, and How Would You Like an Unlimited Marketing Budget?
“You started your business for a reason, what do you want to accomplish with it?” – A. Sartain
You are cordially invited to join us on Wednesday September 14, 2011 at the Penfield Country Club to listen to business growth expert Alan Sartain as he explains the four secrets to maximize your sales. From developing a lead generation system to properly targeting prospects. This is a lunch meeting that is imperative to the success of your business!
Networking begins at 11:30 A.M. and lunch starts at 12 noon. Cost is $20 for Chamber members and $35 for non-members. Details and meeting reservation forms are available on the Chamber’s Website: Make your reservations here. Advance reservations are required. Call 234-1541 for additional information.
~ New Member Spotlight ~
Welcome Computer Works Pro, Inc!
Computer Works Pro, Inc. is a computer consulting business that offers a wide array of services such as sales, repair, networking, virus removal, upgrades, computer training, website design, hosting and domain registration.
Owner, Ken Corpus, has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from the Rochester Institute of Technology and over 30 years of experience. He is a Microsoft Certified Professional, CompTIA A+ Certified and an HP Business Partner. Ken has been providing quality services to customers in Monroe County since 2002. Computer Works Pro, Inc. recently opened a new storefront on Empire Boulevard near Baytowne Plaza in Webster. Services are available to those in the Rochester and surrounding areas. To celebrate the new storefront, Computer Works Pro, Inc. will be holding a Grand Opening event the week of August 15th.
Stop in to register to win a MSI mini netbook computer! Computer Works Pro, Inc. is located at 1991 Empire Boulevard in Webster (phone number: 585-347-4950). Feel free to visit the website at www.computerworkspro.com/#cat= .
Chamber Seeks Nominations for its 2011 Citizen and Business of the Year Awards
The Penfield Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for its 2011 Penfield Citizen of the Year and Penfield Business of the Year awards. The awards will be presented at the Chamber’s annual awards luncheon on Wednesday October 19th at the Penfield Country Club.
The Citizen of the Year award honors an individual resident of Penfield in recognition of their personal contribution toward making the Penfield community a better place to live and work. The Business of the Year award recognizes the contributions and impact a business located in Penfield has had on the Penfield Community.
Nominations can be made by obtaining a nomination form and submitting it no later than September 16, 2011. Click here for the Citizen of the Year nomination form. Click here for the Business of the Year nomination form.
