Logan County Area Chamber of Commerce - What's new at the Chamber?

For the past several months, the Ohio Small Business Development Center has offered free consulting on a periodic basis.

Beginning in October, the free sessions are available on a regular basis - the first Thursday every month at the Chamber office. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Chamber meeting room.

The services are offered by Mike Bowers, Regional Director of the Ohio SBDC, who offers in-depth consulting to address your business concerns. His services are available for free to anyone who is thinking about starting a business or would like to improvement their exisiting business.

Call the Chamber at 599-5121 to make an appointment. Consultation lasts about an hour.

As a business owner, you could be paying too much in premiums for your workers' comp insurance.

The Logan County Area Chamber of Commerce is partnered with Compensation Consultants Inc. of Dublin to offer you special rates.

To find out how much money you can save, download the authorization form form and mail to CCI. They will take a look at your file and calculate if your business qualifies for the group rating and determine your savings.

Group rating is a program that allows companies in a similar industry to "group" their workers' compensation claims history together. By grouping companies with few or no claims, all businesses enrolled in the group will earn up to 77 percent discount on their premiums.

Click here for a workers' comp timeline and a list of answers to frequently asked questions.

If you still have questions, you may call Colleen Culp at CCI at 1-800-837-3200 extension 1-7228.

The Logan County Area Chamber of Commerce 67th Annual Meeting at Tree Links Golf Course was an evening of surprises on October 3, 2007.

Burton Family Pharmacy received the Integrity in Business Award and Linda Hollanshead received the Richard J. Rupp Leadership Award.

Ronda England of WPKO/WBLL radio received a Perfect Attendance Award for her participation with the chamber Ambassadors club.

About 170 people were in attendance for the event. The evening started with entertainment from Main Street Jazz combo under the direction of Dr. Chip Weisgerber with Debbie Day on vocals.

Food and decorations were provided by Whitmore House, flower arrangements provided by Wenger’s Produce, and the sound system provided by Sound Entertainment — a division of V-Teck Communications.

Click here for a program from the evening.

Prior to the annual meeting was a silent auction to help underwrite the cost of the evening. Following the meeting, local comedian Scott Elliott was the guest auctioneer. Auction results are above and to the right in the information box.

Click here for results of the auction.

Next year's Annual Meeting will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, october 1, 2008. Location to be announced during the summer.

It was a perfect day on Sept. 12 for the annual chamber golf outing. No ruined walks at Tree Links that day!

That day was the 22nd annual event that is the largest fundraising event for the Chamber. Without it, the chamber would be forced to raise your dues and drive up participation costs for services such as "Chamber Chat" and the "Voice of Business" newsletter.

We thank everyone who participated and their support in keeping costs down for those who otherwise would not be able to be members of this business organization.

Click here for a program that was handed out to all the golfers and volunteers who helped make the event possible. The program lists all the teams, team captains, and sponsors.

Click here for results of the outing.

Next year's golf outing is already set for Wednesday, Sept. 10, at Cherokee Hills Golf Course.

If you are interested in serving on the golf committee, please contact Rebecca Marker-Smith at (937) 599-2027 or via e-mail at ramarker@logancountyohio.com.