Twitter & Blogging for Your Business-Overview and ways to use them to enhance your business.
Wednesday, May 5th
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Cache Business Resource Center (located in WEST Campus of Bridgerland Applied Technology College, 1410 North 1000 West), Room 1815
$10.00

The Business Resource Center, serving Box Elder, Cache, and Rich Counties will now offer SCORE counseling in Perry, Utah beginning this Wednesday, March 31st. Hours by appointment. Appointments may be made for the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays between 1-4 p.m. Call (435) 213-8713 to schedule yours.

Location: BRAG Offices; 2535 South Hwy 89, Perry, UT.

March 23rd 6:30-8:30pm Room 1815 BATC West Campus. $10
“Blogging For Business”: Learn how to advertise your business through blogging. Learn how to create quality content, research keywords, add content from other sources and how to optimize your WordPress blog for findability by search engines and site visitors.

Learn content development strategies, keyword research and placement, blogging best practices to improve findability, WordPress optimization for findability.

Contact Cindy for more information 435-213-8713

e-Week
The Entrepreneur Club hosts e-Week annually at the end of the spring
semester. The purpose of e-Week is to interact with local businesses,
provide students with the opportunity to network with successful
entrepreneurs and host competitions and seminars that help students
develop entrepreneurial endeavors.

To offer products, services or donations to the e-Week
event, please contact the Director of e-Week:
Tyler Spurlock
(801)999-0288
tyspurlock@gmail.com

For more information on e-Club, e-Week or Utah State
University’s Entrepreneur Program, please visit
www.huntsman.usu.edu/entrepreneurclub/.

Driving Growth in Uncertain Times
Presented by Kent Adler, CEO of TTM Technologies
When: Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Time: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Where: Iron Gate Grill 155 Church Street, Logan, UTah * New Address
Cost: $10 by cash or check paid at the door
RSVP: As soon as possible, as seating is limited. Please contact Monica Neilson at 435-797-9610 or by email Monica.neilson@usu.edu

Kent Alder has previously served as VP of Tyco Printed Circuit Group Inc., President/CEO of Electrostar, Inc, and as President of Lundahl Astro Circuits Inc, a predecessor company to Electrostar. Kent holds BS degrees in both Finance and Accounting from Utah State University. Having gone through the IPO process twice, he understands the importance of a solid management team, motivated employees, and business systems that lead to superior customer satisfaction.

Come and hear the nationally know, experienced entrepreneur and network with other entrepreneurs and business professionals.

Mar 23    Blogging For Business II: Learn how to advertise your business through blogging.  Learn how to create quality content, research keywords, add content from other sources and how to optimize your WordPress blog for findability by search engines and site visitors.

Learn content development strategies, keyword research and placement, blogging best practices to improve findability, WordPress optimization for findability

Service Depot crew cuts the ribbon at business launching

The first Service Depot team to be launched out of the gate is the Logan Appliance Repair team. This group of local talent will work to develop and prove the concept upon which the business model is based.

This unique business model is based upon cooperation using some of the most technologically advanced repair work around. Service is done from a centralized database in real time. A system dubbed as Double Up Diagnosis insures correct diagnosis along with being a quality control measure. technicians are equipped with laptops and a mobile network that allows video conferencing with a lead technician in the office. Bobby Jensen, Chair of the Board, believes that this is a great way for technicians to avoid mistakes and work off of each other’s knowledge.

Customer care and service is important to this team. Technicians arrive in a sleek fuel efficient service truck loaded with parts. They arrive clean and spiffy and use measures to make sure that they keep your home or business that way. A follow up with clients and feedback form help to listen to customers’ needs and evaluate their experience with The Service Depot. This feedback also helps to build a measurement for individual technicians, allowing for them to compete for the honor of being the highest ranked on the “stats board” by their customers.

The Service Depot extends from southern Idaho to along the Wasatch Front. With the virtual system, technicians can work from anywhere. The cooperative  relationships with manufacturers and competitors provides a win-win situation for all.

It will be fun to watch this new company spread its wings and talents, growing to be the mother-brand for hundreds of teams across the nation that work in a broad range of service industry fields, working with the same level of fantastic customer service. You’ll want to use this team that practices the art of repair.

(435) 753-4243

The Service Depot

Run your business  more efficiently with the help of The Service Depot.
Join in the festivities this Friday, 1/1/01 from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.
1034 West 1380 North, Logan, Utah
• Come meet and network with others while celebrating this innovative company.
• The Nacho Mountain will be provided by Costa Vida.
• Check out the technology inside the newest Service Vehicle.
• Drawings for great prizes!

 
Advent Creative named one of the Top 25 Advertising Agencies in Utah
LOGAN, Utah — Utah Business Magazine released its list of the top 25 advertising agencies in Utah on Monday and Advent Creative, a local firm, earned a spot with over $4.8 million in capitalized billings in 2008.

Advent Creative beat out several Salt Lake City firms to take the number 20 spot. The only other top agencies that weren’t from the Salt Lake metropolitan area were two firms from Park City and St. George, numbers 24 and 25 respectively. The honor reinforces Advent Creative’s goal to provide world-class design, web, video and branding work from Cache Valley.

Wade Olsen, Advent Creative CEO, said he’s excited about making the list and feels that it reflects well on Logan as a whole.

“We feel like this is representative of the kind of positive economic growth we’re seeing in the valley. We’re at the point now that businesses in Cache Valley can get world-class design and advertising expertise without having to go to Salt Lake,” Olsen said. “We’re very proud to be a part of that.”
Advent Creative recently merged with Digital Slant to be the leading brand communications firm in the Logan area. It’s made up of four departments: Advent Web, Advent Video, Advent Design, and Advent Branding. This unique structure has helped Advent Creative adapt and excel during challenging economic times.

December 7   “Patents”  Joe Christison, U.S. Registered Patent Agent; 6:00-7:00 p.m. Room 1901 in West Campus of BATC in the Cache Business Resource Center.
       1) An introduction to patents.
       2) Can my invention be patented (a basic overview of what is or isn’t patentable)?
       3) Patent law basics and how they affect your patent rights.
       4) The process of getting a patent.

http://www.score.org/Strategic_Plan.html

***Last Chance for Contractors Continuing Education ***

Green Building and Energy Code Seminar

Receive all of your continuing education credits!
(3 hours Core and 3 hours of Professional Training)

Friday October 9, 2009
8:00am – 2:30pm
$30.00 ($35.00 day of class) Lunch provided

. 2006 International Energy Code (3hours Core)
 Instructor :Chris Jensen

. Breakout sessions throughout the day featuring information on new and existing technology within the building industry
. Vendor exhibits all day long for information about energy saving and green building .
. Representatives from the Concrete , window, electrical, plumbing, painting, several local suppliers, and insurance industry will be on hand for your information.

Room 1940 BATC West Campus
1410 North 1000 West-Logan, UT

Register by calling (435)753-6780
Or register online at www.batc.edu

For information contact call Paul at (435) 770-9904

Try a scented bowling ball.

Storm Products, Inc., located in Brigham City, can whip up a ball that will help you relax with just a whif of your favorite food aroma. You’ll be throwing strikes while your opponent will wonder what’s just happened!  Well, maybe….

This small business was featured at Northern Utah’s Economic Development Conference, “What’s goin’ down up north?”, Thursday, September 24 at the USU Innovation Campus in North Logan.

Visit http://www.stormbowling.com/ to find out more about this high-end bowling ball and equipment manufacturer.

20th Annual
Cache Chamber of Commerce
Golf Tournament
 
Friday, September 18th, 2009
Logan River Golf Course
7:30 a.m. Registration, 8 a.m. Shotgun
Title Sponsor $3,000
 
Team (of four)                        $500
Individual player         $125
Hole sponsor               $300
T sponsor                     $300
Cart Sponsor               $800
Meal sponsor               $700
 
Includes breakfast and lunch from the Iron Gate Grill, plus a goody bag!
2 hole in one contests!
-Zions Bank
 -Murdock Hyundai
 
$5,000 Putting contest! Protective Insurance Agency
 Drawings & Door Prizes!
 
Become a Sponsor for GREAT visibility at the Tournament and promotional advertising!
You can register and pay online at www.cachechamber.com using the shopping cart
 Or  contact  Tiffani Rudd at 752-2161,  or tiffani@cachechamber.com

The Utah State University Foundation
and the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
invite you to attend a lecture featuring 

Gary C. Zimmerman
Senior Economist
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

“An Economic Outlook for the Western United States”
Friday, October 23, 2009
7:30 a.m.
Evan N. Stevenson Ballroom
Utah State University
This lecture is free to the public.
A continental breakfast will be served

Gary Zimmerman joined the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco in 1973.  As an economist, his research, analysis, and outreach activities support both the Economic Research and Public Information Departments.  From 1996 to 1999, Gary served as the FDIC’s San Francisco Regional Economist.  

Gary’s research has focused on economic and banking topics in the Twelfth District.  He has written articles on the high-tech sector, the impact of the Asian crisis on the western economy, and the cyclical behavior of industries like high-tech, aerospace, and construction.  Other research has covered community bank performance, banking industry competition, and foreign banking activities in California.

Many of his research papers are published in the Bank’s Economic Letter and Economic Review and are available on the Bank’s website (http://www.frbsf.org).

Gary earned his B.A. and M.A. in Economics from Cal-State East Bay (Hayward). He also has been a guest professor at the Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (Economics University of Vienna) in Austria.  Prior to that, he lectured on banking and financial institutions at the Graduate School of Business at Cal-State University, Hayward.

Do you have a product or procedure that can save energy? Grow Utah Ventures wants to know!

The deadline is this weekend.  Checkout the link below to find out more about this contest.

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Visit the Chamber’s home page and select Health Insurance Portal to find quotes from 42 insurance companies. Chamber members receive a special discount. Call Tiffani or Carolyn at 435-752-2161 for more information.

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The current Federal Minimum Wage rate of $6.55 per hour will increase to $7.25 per hour.
 All covered employers, regardless of size, are required to post the most recent Minimum Wage poster along with the 5 other required Federal Posters, even if your state’s minimum wage differs.

Also, the Federal Government recently released the NEW Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) poster based on revisions finalized in November. The new mandated poster went into effect January 16, 2009.