Friday, March 5, 2010

Marketing Seminar Postponed

The Marketing Your Business Seminar that was scheduled for March 15th has been postponed. We will let you know as soon as we have it re-scheduled.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors Concert

The Rice Lake Chamber of Commerce is proud to host a concert by the United States Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors. The concert is free to the public, however tickets must be sent for or picked up at the Chamber office.
Concert will take place at the Rice Lake High School Auditorium (30 S. Wisconsin Ave.)
Time: 2 p.m.
Cost: Free with tickets
When: Sunday, March 28, 2010
For tickets please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Rice Lake Chamber of Commerce, 37 S. Main Street, Rice Lake WI 54868. Limit of 4 tickets per request.

Marketing - Make Your Business More Successful

What do you need to know to make your business more successful in today's world? The Rice Lake Chamber's Retail Committee is sponsoring this seminar along with the Eau Claire Chapter of SCORE.

Representatives from SCORE will form a 3 person panel and present information on marketing in general, use of media, and non-traditional marketing. There will be time for questions and answers following each presentation.

Plan to attend on Monday, March 15, 2010
1-3 p.m. at the Microtel Motel (2771 Decker Drive, Rice Lake WI)
Cost is $25 per person ($20 each for additional people in same group/business)

Please RSVP the Rice Lake Chamber office at 715-234-2126 by Friday, March 12.

The Government as a Customer Seminar

A small-business seminar "The Government as a Customer" will be held on Thursday, April 15th. It is being co-sponsored by Rice Lake Area Chamber of Commerce and WITC-Rice Lake.

The seminar is set up to inform businesses in our area how to get government contracts. Find out how your business can realize greater profits and business opportunities by marketing and selling goods and services to many government agencies and departments.

At this seminar, Aina Vilumsons, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI) will provide the necessary information to:
*Determine if your business is ready and capable of selling to the government
*Do the necessary market research to determine what the opportunities are
*Develop a market strategy
*Selling and marketing

Vilumsons mission has been to bring more Federal procurement dollars to the State of Wisconsin and strengthen the Government Procurement Supply Chain. Under her leadership, during FY2009, WPI has been credited with assisting in bringing $850 million in Federal Prime awards and $110 million in Federal subcontracts.

There will be 2 sessions to choose from: 8-11 a.m. or 1-4 p.m.
Cost is $25 for non-members (Chamber members), or free for Chamber members.
Registration deadline is Monday, April 12th.
RSVP the Rice Lake Chamber office at 715-234-2126 to register.

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