Chamber Announcements
Vote for the Best Customer Service Award
Be sure to vote for the Business of the Year finalist that you believe deserves the Best Customer Service award. This award is chosen by the community for a business that portrays the best commitment to their clients and customers throughout the year. From Oct. 3 to Oct. 19, voting will be open and can be found here. business that receives the most votes will win the Best Customer Service Award…Read more
Chamber Diplomats Making a Difference
The future of Gainesville and our country lies in our young people, making their development a very important facet of what we do as a Chamber. On August 30, our Chamber Diplomats visited 234 8th graders at Howard Bishop Middle School for the Junior Achievement’s Diploma-SEE Day. Chamber Diplomats participating in the program were Steve Cannon of Konica Minolta, David… Read more
Retail Roundtable
Gain valuable insight into Shop GNV 2012, an event taking place in November and tailored specifically for the Gainesville retail industry for preholiday sales and industry issues, at Chamber Retail Roundtable! Join us on Wednesday, Oct. 17 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce to learn about Shop GNV and understand how other local… Read more
Start Your Engines & Meet Us for October Chamber After Hours
Is a lack of business connections grinding your gears? Shift your networking into overdrive at the October Chamber After Hours at Gatorland Toyota! Join us on Thursday, Oct. 25 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. for mingling and fun and be sure to look out for some great door prizes you (and your car) will love! The cost to attend is free for members and $20 for future members…Read more
Affordable Care Act and Pancakes & Public Policy
Moore Hallmark, Executive Director for the Southeastern Region of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, will be one of the guest speakers for the upcoming Pancakes & Public Policy Breakfast Series. Hallmark and other invited panelists will provide an overview of the Affordable Care Act, highlighting the components that are most relevant to our community. The event…Read more
Speaker Suggestions
If you could meet an inspiring speaker, who would it be? An environmentalist? A comedian? A writer? The Chamber would like to know which inspiring speaker you would like for us to bring to future events! To submit ideas, please e-mail Tiffany Williams at tiffany@gainesvillechamber.com. If the person is someone you know, please be sure to let us know if you have a connection with…Read more
FloridaWorks Has Office Hours at Innovation Hub
FloridaWorks and the University of Florida Career Resource Center are partnering to bring their services and resources to the startup companies stationed at the Florida Innovation Hub at UF. On the second Thursday of every month, FloridaWorks will be available in conference room #221 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to assist employers with writing job descriptions, job matching…Read more
Innovation Gainesville Update
Winner of the Cade Museum Architecture Contest Presents Building Design
GWWO, the winner of the Cade Museum’s architecture contest, has unveiled the design for the highly-anticipated Cade Museum of Creativity & Invention building that is scheduled to open Phase One in 2015. The museum will be built in Depot Park along South Main Street and will cost $9 million to build. The museum will be educational and interactive with plenty of hands-on exhibits to inspire entrepreneurship…Read more
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The Arc of Alachua County to Showcase New National Branding
The Arc of Alachua County is ready to reveal its change and progression to the Alachua County community and its statewide supporters.The Arc of Alachua County will host its Annual Meeting Oct. 17th, at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center from noon until 1 p.m., with doors opening…Read more
Third Annual Big Weight Loss Challenge
Giggle Magazine and Sweat Life fitness have teamed up for the 3rd Annual Big Weight Loss Challenge. If you are a mom with children between the ages of 0-18 and are looking for an opportunity to change your life and become healthy, then apply now at www.gigglemag.com…Read more
The Modern Impulse at the Harn Museum of Art
View The Modern Impulse: Photography from Europe and America Between the Wars at the Harn Museum of Art. Admission is free. More than 135 photographs, books, illustrated magazines and films capture a moment in time, between WWI and WWII…Read more
Global HR Service Brings Award-Winning Services to Gainesville!
Global HR Research, an award winning provider of integrated talent screening, talent assessment, and talent acquisition solutions, proudly announces the opening of a new Central Florida regional office located in Gainesville, Florida… Read more
Halloween Hobble 5k/1 Mile
University of Florida’s Doctorate Physical Therapy program invites you to the 3rd Annual Halloween Hobble 5k Race and 1 mile Walk, sponsored by FIT2RUN. Online registration at active.com ends Oct. 11th at 8 a.m., and on-site registration and packet pick up is at FIT2RUN…Read more
Take a Walk on the Wild Side…the Wildflower Side That Is!
Participants will enjoy a guided tour of the spectacular fall wildflowers that bloom in the piney woods of Morningside Nature Center. The Jean Dorney Memorial Wildflower Walks are free and will take place Saturdays in October. The walks on Oct. 13, 20 and 27 will begin at 9 a.m. and depart…Read more
SCORE Workshops on Simple Steps to Grow Your Business
Attention Chamber Members! SCORE Workshops is offering a special discount on Simple Steps to Grow Your Business! The courses include: Planning for Growth/Marketing, Nov. 1, Don Gorenberg, business owner and Attorney; Small Businesss Funding, Nov. 8, Dominic Orsini…Read more
Rice to Meet You! Yume Ume!
Get 50% off at Yume Ume until tomorrow! (10/8/12-10/10/12). After preparing lots of new food and a new space, they are ready to re-open their doors to the public as Yume Ume. To celebrate our opening, Yume Ume want to give everyone a chance to try the bowls for 50% off for 3 days! Read more
Become a Certified Nonprofit Board Member
The Santa Fe College’s CIED is proud to partner with the Nonprofit Center to provide a Certificate in Nonprofit Board Governance. This program is specifically designed to educate new board members about the key characteristics of highly effective boards, board structure… Read more
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