August's Roundtable will feature:
Lisa Peccunia
from Avarra Solutions
Topic: "Debunking the Myths of E-Mail Marketing: It's Really Not Spam" 

August's Spotsylvania Roundtable is sponsored by:
Splitsville/Muvico


Spotsylvania Roundtable meetings are typically held on the first Wednesday of each month at 8:00 a.m. The cost of the meeting is $10 for Chamber members, which includes breakfast. Non-member guests may attend one time for a cost of $15. Please call the Chamber at (540) 373-9400 to register for the Roundtable.
 
Any Chamber member is welcome to attend the monthly Spotsylvania Roundtable meeting, especially those businesses that are located in Spotsylvania or those that have business interests in that part of the region. Attending the Spotsylvania Roundtable is one of the best ways to network with the Spotsylvania business community! 
 

Next Generation Mid-week Motivation

We will welcome
Jan Erkert,
President of Spagler, Erkert, & Associates,
who will speak on
"The Value of Relationships"

The Chamber is pleased to host
Attorney General
Ken Cuccinelli

At the August Stafford Roundtable we will hear from:
Dr. Ashok Joshwa Prasad, Cardiologist
Virginia Cardiovascular Care, Inc. 
He will give an update on the Stafford Hospital and the new cardiovascular services


This month's Roundtable is sponsored by:
The Launch Group

Stafford Roundtable meetings are typically held on the second Wednesday of each month at 8:00 a.m. The cost of the meeting is $10 for Chamber members, which includes breakfast. Non-member guests may attend one time for a cost of $15. Please call the Chamber at (540) 373-9400 to register for the Roundtable.
 
Any Chamber member is welcome to attend the monthly Stafford Roundtable meeting, especially those businesses that are located in Stafford or those that have business interests in that part of the region. Attending the Stafford Roundtable is one of the best ways to network with the Stafford business community! 
 

The LFAA is presenting a workshop
 Work-Life Balance
For Leadership Alumni Only

August 18^th- 8:30-10:30a.m.
Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce
Presented by: 
Mary Roome,Cox Communications Recruiter 
 

The world of work has been changing dramatically, placing increasing workplace demands on parents and families.   Despite this, if you ask most working professionals they don’t feel they have a good balance in their work and family lives.  Many state that they feel stressed, burned out, and don’t enjoy life enough.

Given the challenges people face in balancing the various demands of work, family, personal life, personal health and mental well-being, how can we better manage these competing demands on our time and attention?

In this workshop we’ll explore:
Work-Life Balance – What Does it Mean?
Balancing Work/Family/Self – Making it Personal
Strategies for Reducing Stress and Building Positive Energy

Thank you to our sponsor, Cox Business
Due to limited space, you must pre-register!
 

• How can I best utilize my organization’s limited resources to meet our desired goals?
   
• What critical management skills would help me better lead our staff and volunteers?
   
• How do I increase volunteer support while maintaining these valuable relationships?
   
• How do I stay ahead of technology when we just found funding to upgrade to flat screen computer monitors? 

• The benefits of trade to the area;
• The economic opportunities from recent developments in trade;
• U.S. economic priorities;
• The U.S. government’s efforts to promote U.S. businesses and increase exports; and
• How small businesses can benefit from trade and export opportunities. 

Small Business Owners….do any of these topics apply to you?

• I am always looking for creative sales techniques to strengthen my business. 
   
• I’ve been trying to get out and network while keeping everything straight at the business…time management is a real issue!
   
• Understanding how to use Twitter, Facebook, my website, and my new IPAD has my head spinning…I just got used to my cell phone! 
   
• I need to talk to other small businesses to find out if they’re going through some of the same things and absorb how they deal with them.

 
 
If so, your Chamber stands ready to assist.
 
We are pleased to offer the Small Business Builder (SBB) series to help you build your business. The August SBB is being held on Thursday, August 25, at noon, in the Chamber office.  These free, one hour meetings are member-led discussions about topics of interest to your business.

Bring a brown-bag lunch and enjoy lively discussion to boost your business in 2011!  RSVP today - seating is limited to 25 participants per meeting. RSVP to Alexis Neustatter at alexis@fredericksburgchamber.orgor call 540-373-9563.