May Newsletter - Membership Meeting, Save on your bills, events and more!

CHATHAM BUSINESS ASSOCIATION SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT INC. SUSTAINING COMMUNITIES BY BUILDING ONE BUSINESS AT A TIME... APRIL 2015 MONTHLY NEWSLETTER MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING TUESDAY, MAY 12, 8:30AM QBG FOUNDATION BUILDING 800 EAST 78TH STREET REGISTER HERE $10 Fee for Non-Members Free for all Paid CBA Members Doing Business with the Democratic National Committee (DNC) follow up and DNC Convention Presenter: Greg Hinton, Chief Diversity Officer of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Gregory T. Hinton made history when he was appointed as the first Chief Diversity Officer of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), in October, 2011. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the principal organization governing the United States Democratic Party on a day-to-day basis. The Democratic National Committee provides national leadership for the Democratic Party. Before joining the DNC, Greg was the Senior Director/Chief Diversity Strategist at U.S. Cellular Corporation, where he led similar efforts successfully. He has related experiences at: Abbott Laboratories, Pepsi General Bottlers, Amtrak, CMHC and Advocate Health Systems, over the last thirty plus years. Read More Here Monthly Membership Meeting held by Chatham Business Association, Small Business Development Inc. are held to inform current members and prospective members about issues and activities going on in Chatham and the City of Chicago. You do not need to be a member to attend. Breakfast is included in the Fee. CBA is looking for Sponsors! Become a sponsor for our next Mix N Mingle on June 18th! There's a Sponsorship level that's right for you! Click Here to become a Sponsor Taste of Chatham Sponsor $100.00 Sponsor a Specialty dish from one of our local restaurants. Sponsorship will include a sign next to the sponsored dish with your logo and Company Name and your business cards and/or marketing materials on the table. Sponsor - Bronze $150.00 Includes Two FREE Guests to the Event, Logo and Company Name on the Event Website, and Company Name on the Electronic Invitation. Sponsor - Silver $250.00 Includes Two FREE Guests to the Event, Logo and Company Name on the Event Website, Company Name on the Electronic Invitation, Name mentioned on CBA's Social Media Marketing Outlets, Free Classic CBA Membership through the end of 2015, and CBA Pen Set. Sponsor - Gold $500.00 Includes Four FREE Guests to the Event, Logo and Company Name on the Event Website, Company Name on the Electronic Invitation, Name mentioned on CBA's Social Media Marketing Outlets, Free Classic CBA Membership through the end of 2015, a CBA Gift Basket, Logo and Company Name printed on all marketing flyers and materials and a Company representative to make a presentation during our opening ceremony. Sponsor- Platinum $1000.00 Includes Five FREE Guests to the Event, Logo and Company Name on the Event Website, Company Name on the Electronic Invitation, Name mentioned on CBA's Social Media Marketing Outlets, Free Classic CBA Membership through the end of 2015, a CBA Gift Basket, Logo and Company Name printed on all marketing flyers and materials, a Company representative to make a presentation during our opening ceremony, logo and company name advertised in the citizen newspaper, logo and company name on event Banner. Supporters *** Can't attend the event? Still want to show your support? Please donate to Chatham Business Association, Inc. All contributions are tax deductible. Sponsor an IT Ambassador and Small Business $1500.00 Sponsor an IT Ambassador AND a Small Business. The IT Ambassadors provide one-on-one technical training to small businesses. Training includes email branding, social media marketing, smart business technology and website development. Your generous sponsorship will allow CBA to train an at-risk youth in workforce readiness, financial literacy AND the GET Connected Curriculum to ensure a bright future for the youth. It will also allow the IT Ambassador to train a small business for 8 weeks and assist in building their online presence. CBA LOAN MICRO LENDING DAY Thursday, May 28, 2015 9AM - 3PM Chatham Business Association, was chosen and trained as an Affiliate Micro- lender by the City of Chicago and is able to Offer our Business Community Micro-loans, up to 25,000.00 The goal of the Chatham SBA Community Lending initiative is to strengthen the capacity of the CBA members and businesses to successfully prepare and apply for lending opportunities that will result in business, community and economic viability and sustainability for all Chatham. CONTACT: RICHARD WILLIS, CBA LENDING COUNSELOR phone: 773.994.5006 ext. 1007 Email: richardwillis@cbaworks.org Register Today! Add CBA's SBA Community Lending Initiative Schedule to your calendar today! Click Here IT AMBASSADORS GET your business CONNECTED Today! Sign up with an IT AMBASSDOR! Free One-on-one assessment for your small business with your CBA Annual Membership. Sign up Today! Let us help you improve your Access, Marketing and Technology with a custom Technology and Marketing Plan. ASSESSMENT INCLUDES: Email Branding Social Media Marketing Smart Business Technology Website Development Sign up for a CBA Membership Today! Fill out an application at: members.cbaworks.org/member/newmemberapp Looking for a Job? Follow us on Twitter for up to date Job postings @CBAjobseekers or Sign up for our Email alerts. Click Here to Sign up STAY CONNECTED WITH US! FOLLOW US FOR UP TO DATE NEWS, MEETINGS, EVENTS AND SERVICES! Chatham Business Association, Small Business Development Inc. 800 East 78th Street, Chicago IL 60619 P.773.994.5006 | F.773.855.8905 www.cbaworks.org | www.cbatechworks.org

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