Make New Business Contacts
Nothing but Networking
Make new business contacts at the next Nothing but Networking breakfast Friday, July 10. The breakfast will be at 7:30 a.m. at Eldorado Country Club, 2604 Country Club Drive.
Presented by the Women’s Alliance of McKinney, tickets are $15 for WAM members who register and pay in advance or at the door, and $25 for Chamber members and prospective members. To make a reservation online go to www.mckinneychamber.com. Click Upcoming Events then Chamber Calendar. Credit card payments are taken online. For additional assistance, contact Sharon Montgomery at 972.542.0163 or smontgomery@mckinneychamber.com. Cancellations must be made in advance or will otherwise be invoiced.
Sponsored by DiscountsinMcKinney.com.
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Nutrition on a Budget
Market Street Nutritionist to offer tips at Brown Bag Lunch
As part of the Chamber’s Wellness initiative, the Chamber is kicking off a Brown Bag Lunch Series aimed at providing important information to our members. The first lunch will be held July 15th from noon to 1 p.m. in the Chamber Conference Room. Market Street Nutritionist Alicia Brown will present simple solutions and great ideas for eating healthy while counting your pennies. Nutrition doesn’t have to be expensive! The lunch is free for Chamber Members and $5 for the General Public and don’t forget to bring your own lunch. Please make your reservation by contacting Sharon Montgomery at 972.542.0163 or smontgomery@mckinneychamber.com.
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Young Professionals Leadership Lunch
Learn how to use Facebook for fun and for professional reasons
Mark your calendars for July 22nd - the next YP Leadership Lunch. The topic is Facebook and the discussion will center around using facebook as a way to stay connected with your friends while figuring out whether or not to accept your boss, clients, or potential employers to your list of friends. Technology continues to advance and has become a part of our everyday lives, both professionals and socially. This lunch will explore how to balance the two. The lunch is $10 for YP Members and $20 for non-YP members and will be held at the McKinney Chamber of Commerce from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. To make a reservation contact Sharon Montgomery at 972.542.0163 or smontgomery@mckinneychamber.com.
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Member Benefits
Member to Member Marketing
This program is designed to increase the awareness of Chamber members’ special events in the community or program offers to other Chamber members by sending an e-mail blast to the Chamber membership at a regularly scheduled interval. Approximately 1,600 contacts are reached. The following are guidelines to participate in this program.
- The charge is $45.00 for a 3 month period for each program, event or offer promoted.
- Changes to offer will be $25.00 per change.
- Single month rate is $25.
- The e-mail blast will be sent by the McKinney Chamber the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month.
- Information is limited to one paragraph (50 words or less) and one picture in a .jpg format.
- Information must be submitted by e-mail to the Membership Services Director 4 working days prior to e-mail date.
- Information must be formatted by sender.
- All information is subject to approval and editing by the Membership Services Director.
For more information, contact Kimberly Weeks at 972.542.0163 or kweeks@mckinneychamber.com.
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Save The Date
Annual New Teacher Welcome Breakfast
Help the McKinney Chamber of Commerce welcome the newly hired McKinney ISD educators and administrators to our city! The New Teacher Welcome Breakfast will be Wednesday, August 12 at McKinney Boyd High School, 600 North Lake Forest Drive beginning at 7:30 a.m.
Sponsorship opportunities and gift donation opportunities are available. For more information, contact Sharon Montgomery at 972.542.0163 or smontgomery@mckinneychamber.com. Title sponsor is Medical Center of McKinney.
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McKinney Chamber Board Nominations
Tell Us Who Would Make a Great Leader
If you are interested in serving your membership or if you know someone who would be a candidate for the Chamber Board then turn in a nomination for the 2010 Board of Directors. The deadline to make a nomination is July 15.
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McKinney Living will be asking its readers who are The Best!
We have come up with fifty different categories for our readers to "vote" for the businesses and places they think should be honored. You may vote for one or vote for all. You can vote on-line at www.McKinneyLiving.com. We are only going to count one vote per person so you may want to get your customers and friends involved. All ballots and votes must be received by 5:00 pm on Friday, July 31st. We will publish the results and honor the winners in our October "Business" issue. Then for the next year you can not only say you are #1, but you will be able to prove it!
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Save Money with Electricity Purchasing Solutions
In these difficult economic times, your Chamber continues to provide tools which will help your business succeed.
If you have not already done so, now is the time to check into your Chamber Electric Coalition. Now, more than ever, it is important to watch your bottom line. If you haven't shopped the competitive electricity market, you are paying too much! There is no cost, or obligation, to get a savings comparison to your current electricity rate.
For more information, contact our electricity broker, Jason O'Krent at 888.822.9090 x104 or okrent@foxsmolen.com.
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Sustaining Members
Encore Wire
Sustaining Members include companies who are at the highest level of financial membership investment.
Encore Wire is a sustaining member, and their profile is below.
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Welcome Tenant Tracker!
Tenant Tracker is the Chamber’s newest Sustaining Member
The McKinney Chamber of Commerce welcomes its newest McKinney Chamber Sustaining Member – Tenant Tracker.
Tenant Tracker is a leading provider of background checks and credit reports for landlords and property management companies. Background checks are used for verification of credit as well as employment, residence and any criminal history.
Keith Clifton, president of Tenant Tracker is an electrical engineer and also served as an officer and pilot in the U.S. Air Force. During his tour of duty he became involved in residential real estate development and was exposed to the potential hazards of renting property without a thorough background check. Through his experience, he established Tenant Tracker as a means to identify problem tenants for his clients. Today, Tenant Tracker, Inc. has members nationwide, ranging from independent owners of apartment buildings to large management companies.
The McKinney Chamber of Commerce’s Sustaining Members are a unique group of businesses who make the highest level of investment in the McKinney Chamber of Commerce. They not only invest financially in the Chamber, but they invest their time and expertise through volunteer hours spent in committee work. Their investment helps to further the Chamber’s mission and goals set by the Board of Directors.
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Benefits & Breakfast
Learn How to Effectively Use Your Chamber Membership
Want to get the most out of your Chamber membership? Learn more about the programs, services and products available at the Chamber. The next Benefits and Breakfast is set for Thursday, July 16 from 8:15 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Chamber office, 1650 W. Virginia Street, #110. The breakfast is free. To register, contact Mary Mac Brock at 972.542.0163 or info@mckinneychamber.com.
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Buy Local: Keep Your Neighbors Working
Think McKinney First When Making Purchases
You may not realize it, but when you’re making a local purchase you are not only acquiring a new product or service – you are also helping a McKinney business keep their doors open.
With the current downturn in the economy, keeping businesses open – and keeping jobs – is top of mind. While the North Texas region has weathered the economic storm better than most parts of the state, we are not completely immune to suffering the ills of a down economy. That’s why it’s important that we all do our part to be part of the cure.
When making a purchasing decision think local first. Keeping dollars circulating in McKinney will help build a vibrant community. It will help keep McKinney businesses operating and providing jobs to the local workforce.
A great place to find the business you are looking for is the Chamber’s Website – www.mckinneychamber.com. You can search our Member Directory by category to find the product or service you are looking for!
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Celebrating Success
Michael Crise, Farmers Insurance Agent in McKinney, Receives Topper Club Honors
Michael Crise, Farmers Insurance Agent in McKinney, has been inducted into the Farmers’ “Topper Club” and invited to attend the 2009 annual meeting of Farmers’ top sales producers. Crise is being recognized by Farmers for outstanding sales achievements during 2008.
“Farmers congratulates and is proud to welcome Michael to this year’s Topper Club. Michael is committed to providing quality insurance coverage and industry-leading service to Farmers’ customers,” noted Executive Vice President of Field Operations, Jerry Carnahan.
The Topper Club convention will give Crise an opportunity to meet with other top Farmers agents and district managers to discuss local, state and national trends and activities affecting the insurance business in their communities.
Crise represents Farmers Insurance through the local agency located at 175 Ridge Road, Suite 600.
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You Must be Present to Win!
Nissan of McKinney Sponsors Chamber Contest
Thanks to Nissan of McKinney for sponsoring the 2009 You Must be Present to Win Contest! Here's how it works:
One business card will be drawn at each and every Chamber function. The name of each winner will be collected all year long. At the Chamber's Annual Business Meeting in January of 2010, all the names collected throughout the year will be placed in a drawing. If your name is drawn AND YOU ARE PRESENT at the Annual Business Meeting, you will win a vacation valued at $2,500, compliments of Nissan of McKinney.
Click on the link below to see who has won in June!
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Celebration of Business
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Ambassador News
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New Members
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Calendar of Events
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