BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20160301T130000Z DTEND:20160301T150000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Quarterly Membership Breakfast March 2016 DESCRIPTION:Online registration has closed\, but walk-ins are welcome. Cost at the door is $25Presented by:\nGold Sponsor:Silver Sponsors:Columbia Daily Tribune/Tribune Publishing Co.Plaza Dental GroupJoin the Chamber for the final Quarterly Membership Breakfast of the 2015-2016 program year on Tuesday\, March 1\, 2016 at 7:15 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Executive Center. This popular Chamber networking event is a must attend. The Business Showcase will immediately follow this Quarterly Membership Breakfast.Quarterly Membership Breakfasts include:15 minute presentation from the Gold SponsorChamber news and event updatesNew member recognition and member interviewsChance to win door prizesNetworking\, networking\, networking!The cost per person is $20 online\, online registration will close at 5p.m. on Friday\, February 26th. Your ticket get you in the door and includes an expanded continental breakfast. After February 26 or at the door\, the price is $25. If paying at the door\, please have payment at time of registration. We will no longer be invoicing on the day of the event\, so please have payment ready. For more information\, please contact Meagan Schaffner at (573) 817-9114.Thank you to our sponsors: Presenting Sponsor Zimmer Radio & Marketing Group\; Gold Sponsor Visionworks Marketing Group\; Silver Sponsors Columbia Daily Tribune/Tribune Publishing Co. and Plaza Dental Group\; Printing Sponsor Columbia Printing and Sign\; Door Prize Sponsors Anytime Fitness\, Dave Griggs Flooring America\, Hampton Inn & Suites - Columbia at the University of Missouri\, Honey Baked Ham Co. and Cafe\, Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center and Tiger Cleaners.----------------------------------------A Message from Our Gold Sponsor As you read these words\, there are countless aspiring entrepreneurs planning\, preparing and chomping at the bit to bring the next great store\, product or service to the mid-Missouri area. It isn’t hard to open a small business\; what is terribly difficult is keeping it open past its embryonic stage. When that initial flood of community excitement dries up\, how do you stay solvent and soldier on in a competitive market?Visionworks Marketing Group has been serving businesses of all sizes for 21 years. We’ve seen hundreds of companies come and go\, and the causes vary. One common mistake many businesses make is with marketing—or lack thereof. It’s a facet of a business plan often overlooked\, or underemphasized. Marketing dollars are commonly the first ones cut from a tight budget\, and marketing hours are typically the first ones neglected in a busy work week. To be clear: businesses that shrug off marketing as expendable are usually the ones that close their doors for good. Done correctly\, effective marketing will keep your door open\, through good times and bad. In order to sell your wares\, you’ve got to sell yourself. Repeatedly. Continuously. And with consistency.Effective marketing doesn’t have to cost a tremendous amount of money. It should\, however\, be planned and implemented with a strategy in mind. Visionworks Marketing Group specializes in the strategic execution of clever\, consistent marketing plans. Join us at the QMB on March 1 to find out how we are helping our clients reach and exceed their goals. No matter the size of your budget\, together we can find ways to bolster your business through a plethora of marketing channels.Don’t spend more. Spend more wisely. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Online registration has closed\, but walk-ins are welcome. Cost at the door is $25

Presented by:

Gold Sponsor:

Silver Sponsors:

Columbia Daily Tribune/Tribune Publishing Co.

Plaza Dental Group

Join the Chamber for the \;final \;Quarterly Membership Breakfast of the 2015-2016 program year on \;Tuesday\, March 1\, 2016 at 7:15 a.m. \;at the Holiday Inn \;Executive Center. \;This popular Chamber networking event is a must attend. The Business Showcase will immediately follow this Quarterly Membership Breakfast.

Quarterly Membership Breakfasts include:

The cost per person is $20 online\, online registration will close at 5p.m. on Friday\, February 26th. Your ticket get you in the door and includes an expanded continental breakfast. After \;February 26 \;or at the door\, the price is $25. If paying at the door\, please have payment \;at time of registration. We will no longer be invoicing on the day of the event\, so please have payment ready. \;For more information\, please contact \;Meagan Schaffner \;at \;(573) 817-9114.

Thank you to our sponsors: Presenting Sponsor Zimmer \;Radio &\; \;Marketing Group\; Gold Sponsor Visionworks Marketing Group\; \;Silver Sponsors Columbia Daily Tribune/Tribune Publishing Co. and Plaza Dental Group\; Printing Sponsor Columbia Printing and Sign\; Door Prize Sponsors Anytime Fitness\, Dave Griggs Flooring America\, Hampton Inn &\; Suites - Columbia at the University of Missouri\, Honey Baked Ham Co. and Cafe\, Stoney Creek Hotel &\; Conference Center and Tiger Cleaners.

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A Message from Our Gold Sponsor

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As you read these words\, there are countless aspiring entrepreneurs planning\, preparing and chomping at the bit to bring the next great store\, product or service to the mid-Missouri area. It isn’t hard to open a small business\; what is terribly difficult is keeping it open past its embryonic stage. When that initial flood of community excitement dries up\, how do you stay solvent and soldier on in a competitive market?

Visionworks Marketing Group has been serving businesses of all sizes for 21 years. We’ve seen hundreds of companies come and go\, and the causes vary. One common mistake many businesses make is with marketing—or lack thereof. It’s a facet of a business plan often overlooked\, or underemphasized. Marketing dollars are commonly the first ones cut from a tight budget\, and marketing hours are typically the first ones neglected in a busy work week. To be clear: businesses that shrug off marketing as expendable are usually the ones that close their doors for good. Done correctly\, effective marketing will keep your door open\, through good times and bad. In order to sell your wares\, you’ve got to sell yourself. Repeatedly. Continuously. And with consistency.

Effective marketing doesn’t have to cost a tremendous amount of money. It should\, however\, be planned and implemented with a strategy in mind. Visionworks Marketing Group specializes in the strategic execution of clever\, consistent marketing plans. Join us at the QMB on March 1 to find out how we are helping our clients reach and exceed their goals. No matter the size of your budget\, together we can find ways to bolster your business through a plethora of marketing channels.

Don’t spend more. Spend more wisely.

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