Greater Valley Chamber Events Newswire

Valley Business Network 10/5/2022 7:45 AM - 10/5/2022 9:15 AM

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 16:04:50 GMT

This group is meeting in-person and is also offering a link to join the meeting virtually if you prefer.
Please note, in-person is limited attendance (official members in good standing will have priority on a first registered basis) and will be based on the current health metrics. If we have to shift to a strictly virtual meeting, all registered attendees will be notified by email.

To register to attend: please contact the Chamber Staff facilitator.

Valley Business Network is a category-exclusive networking group that meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month. VBN members represent a variety of industries and professions. The group's objective is to be a forum for relationship building with the goal of helping members to grow their networks. Additionally, VBN helps members become more informed business people, by sharing their expertise and learning from educational presentations provided by members and guest speakers.

Visitors are welcome. For more information on this Business Referral Group contact the Chamber today.

Please note: Greater Valley Chamber membership is required. VBN membership is by application and acceptance of the Advisory Board. There is a separate yearly membership fee due upon acceptance.

(Meeting times/days may change due to special presentations, holidays, weather, etc. Snow Policy: If Shelton schools are cancelled, or delayed, the meeting will be held virtually.)

WIN Entrepreneurial Grant Application Due Date 10/7/2022 - 10/7/2022 4:00 PM

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:37:44 GMT

Now in its 18th year, the WIN Entrepreneurial Grant has supported the dreams of 72 Valley area (Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby, Oxford, Seymour & Shelton) women-owned businesses through grants and scholarships totaling over $65,000. Due the members’ outstanding passion for philanthropy and helping others, in 2007 the Grant Committee established the WIN Entrepreneurial Grant Fund through the Valley Community Foundation to ensure it will continue for future generations.

The initial grant of $500 allowed a young massage therapist to purchase a credit card machine to allow for safer transactions with her clients. Since that time, the program has supported the purchases of items such as commercial grade mixers, refrigerators and computer equipment to assistance with marketing campaigns, industry certifications and scholarships to WBDC training sessions with past grants ranging in size from $500 to $2,400.

October 7th is the due date for any 2022 applications (postmarked October 7th or dropped off at the Chamber Office by 4:00 pm). Be sure to ask us early for your copy to complete.

The 2nd Annual PowHERful Conversations, a fundraiser to support the grant program is scheduled for Wednesday, October 19th.

Seeds to Leads Networking Group 10/12/2022 7:45 AM - 10/12/2022 9:00 AM

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 16:09:47 GMT

To register to attend: please contact the Chamber Staff facilitator.

Seeds to Leads is a category exclusive networking group. Their group goals are to build trusting personal and professional relationships that lead to professional referrals and business success. S2L members hold one another accountable for the services they offer and the professional handling of their cross referrals so they all may continue to grow and prosper. Guest speakers visit to educate them on issues relevant to the times. They meet the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month.

Greater Valley Chamber Membership is required. Guests may attend a meeting prior to joining. There is a separate application and fee for the networking group. For more information on this Business Referral Group contact the Chamber today.

(Meeting times/days may change due to special presentations, holidays, weather, etc. Snow Policy: If Shelton schools are cancelled, or delayed, the meeting will be held virtually.)

SchmoozaPalooza 2.0 10/12/2022 2:00 PM - 10/12/2022 5:00 PM

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 09:09:52 GMT

Online registration has closed for this event. Walk-ins are welcome. Hope to see you this afternoon.

SchmoozaPalooza is all about business in action and making connections.

Join area business professionals as they gather for networking in a spacious exhibit area at SchmoozaPalooza 2.0. Bring your coworkers, clients and friends to preview the latest products and services from exhibitors in a fun and casual networking environment. The afternoon will also include music, cash bar, giveaways and food tastings from some of the areas best restaurants, caterers and others.

Fee to exhibit -- For more information and/or table reservation form: GVCC Members contact Laura; BRBC Members contact Kate)

Free to Attend
Over 70 Exhibitors
Food Samples
Cash Bar
Music
Giveaways
Free Ample Parking

Exhibitors:
90 Degree Benefits, Connecticut

Absolutely Healthy Living Center

Action Coach Business Coach & Broker

AFC Mortgage Group

AFC Urgent Care

AL-Lynn Sales

Amedisys Home Health

Arooga's

Avangrid

Bhcare

Bob Abbate Marketing

Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley

BTX Global Logistics

Coconut Beauty Studio

Comparion Insurance Agency

Connoisseur Media WEBE 108 FM STAR 99.9 FM WPLR 99.1 FM WICC 600 AM

Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County

DiMatteo Group Financial Services

DOCS Urgent Care

Entry Point Staffing

Esskay Four Photo Booth Co

Express Employment Professionals

Fairfield County SCORE

Fairfield Theatre Company

Feldkamp Dynamics

Griffin Health

Hodson Realty

Homes for the Brave

Ice Cream Emergency

Ion Bank

Kindred Spirits & Wine

Liberation Programs

Lincoln Culinary

Merrill Wealth Management/Bank of America

Minuteman Press

?Mutual Security Credit Union

National Health Care

Newtown Savings Bank

Northeast Planning Group

Peralta Design

Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Centers

Progressive Diagnostics

Residence Inn by Marriott Shelton

River Valley Community

RJS Designs

RYASAP

SERVPRO of Shelton, Naugatuck

Shelton Gift Boutique

ShopRite

Sikorsky Credit Union

Smile Dental

Spice Catering Group

Sterling House Community Center

Strive2LiveWell Physical Therapy & Wellness

Sunset Shores Adult Day Health Care

Surfside Hotel

Tangible Analytics Consulting

The Kennedy Collective

The Schegg Group

The Vero at Orange

The WorkPlace

Tom Slekis Real Estate

Total Mortgage

Trinity Point Wealth

VALPAK of Fairfield

Wakeman Boys & Girls Club

Webster Bank

Welcome Wagon

Wesley Village

Valley Business Network 10/19/2022 7:45 AM - 10/19/2022 9:15 AM

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 16:05:02 GMT

To register to attend: please contact the Chamber Staff facilitator.

Visitors are welcome. For more information on this Business Referral Group contact the Chamber today.

Please note: Greater Valley Chamber membership is required. VBN membership is by application and acceptance of the Advisory Board. There is a separate yearly membership fee due upon acceptance.

(Meeting times/days may change due to special presentations, holidays, weather, etc. Snow Policy: If Shelton schools are cancelled, or delayed, the meeting will be held virtually.)

2nd Annual WIN Council PowHERful Conversations 10/19/2022 3:00 PM - 10/19/2022 6:00 PM

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 20:21:18 GMT

Online Registration has closed for this event. Walk-ins are welcome!

Join us for an exciting late afternoon featuring a keynote address by Anna Zap, host of the nationally syndicated Anna and Raven Show, which can be heard on forty stations across the country and locally on Star 99.9 FM, Today's Best Mix.

In addition, there will be a panel discussion moderated by Nicole Heriot-Mikula, Founder & Owner of BringtheHoopla, featuring these area women business leaders:

Sharon Closius, President, Valley Community Foundation
Laura Marasco, CEO, West-Conn Tool & Die
Kate Marks, Founder & Goldsmith, Marks of Design
Paige Parker, Co-President, Vibrant Health
Lynn Souza, CEO, Kyber Security

The program will be followed by a Wine & Lite Bites Networking Reception. Also included in your reservation is entry into the Marks of Design Door Prize drawing, a ticket for the raffle drawings and a swag bag filled with fabulous goodies. Additional raffle tickets will be available for purchase.

Just think, all of this networking, personal and professional development while you are supporting the WIN Entrepreneurial Grant Program. Now in its 18^th year, the WIN Entrepreneurial Grant has supported the dreams of 72 Valley area (Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby, Oxford, Seymour & Shelton) women-owned businesses through grants and scholarships totaling over $65,000. Due the members’ outstanding passion for philanthropy and helping others, in 2007 the Grant Committee established the WIN Entrepreneurial Grant Fund through the Valley Community Foundation to ensure it will continue for future generations.

$35 in advance/$50 at the door -- online registration closes at 10:30 am on event day.

TIED Council & Healthcare Council Special Seminar 10/21/2022 8:15 AM - 10/21/2022 9:30 AM

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 16:01:47 GMT

Please join us for our monthly meeting.

TOPIC: Cybersecurity HIPPA & ADA Compliance presented by the Chamber's TIED Council

This meeting will be a hybrid meeting.

If you are planning to attend as a guest, please contact the Chamber to confirm the location and to help us with our planning.

Comprised of individuals and companies in the Healthcare Industry including medical, insurance and care services, the Healthcare Council is a committee of the Greater Valley Chamber with a purpose to educate members, the business community, consumers, and government representatives on ways to reduce employee absenteeism costs, increase worker productivity and reduce overall healthcare costs.

Anyone interested in learning more about the monthly topic is welcome to attend our meetings held the third Friday each month starting at 8:15 am.

Membership in the Greater Valley Chamber is required to become a member of the group. Additional fee applies.

For more information on the Healthcare Council contact the Chamber today.

Meeting times/days may change due to special presentations, holidays, weather, etc. Snow Policy: If school in the town/city where the meeting is being held is cancelled, the meeting will be cancelled. If schools are delayed, the meeting will be on; however, please use your discretion based on the conditions in your area.

Please note -- The location for this event is currently listed as the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce. If the registration exceeds room capacity we will be moving to another location.That information will be posted here on this event listing and on the Chamber's Facebook event listing.)

Seeds to Leads Networking Group 10/26/2022 7:45 AM - 10/26/2022 9:00 AM

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 16:09:57 GMT

To register to attend: please contact the Chamber Staff facilitator.

(Meeting times/days may change due to special presentations, holidays, weather, etc. Snow Policy: If Shelton schools are cancelled, or delayed, the meeting will be held virtually.)