Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Welcome New Member: BrynnCurry.com LLC

The Bremen Chamber welcomes new business member BrynnCurry.com LLC. BrynnCurry.com is new business to the Bremen area and Brynn is eager to get involved in the community. He will be at the Networking After Hours event on Thursday March 31 (5-7 pm at Windmill Market) so be sure to stop by and welcome him to the Chamber.

BrynnCurry.com LLC
Brynn Curry, Manager
P.O. Box 24
Bremen, IN 46506
(574) 527-2832

Business Description: On-site home and business computer services.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Horse Saddle Shop Outlet to Host Grand Opening on Saturday



The Bremen Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the grand opening of the retail outlet for the Horse Saddle Shop. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at noon on Saturday, March 26. The grand opening will also feature free refreshments and a sale on merchandise.

Chamber members are invited and encouraged to attend.

Horse Saddle Shop
1205 W. Plymouth St.
Bremen, IN 46506


For more information, see the full press release here.

Monday, March 21, 2011

Chamber Welcomes New Members

Welcome to Bellman Oil Company and Marshall County Council on Aging!

Bellman Oil Company, Inc.
James Bellman, Owner
Joe Bellman, General Manager
P.O. Box 26
550 E. Second St.
Bremen, IN 46506
(574) 546-2342
Description: Fuel distributor

Marshall County Council on Aging
Jackie Wright, Executive Director
1305 W. Harrison
Plymouth, IN 46563
(574) 936-9904
Description: Public transportation services available to everyone in Marshall County, Meals on Wheels, information and referrals, Life Enrichment Center (classes, computer lab, social activities) and People's University.

Thursday, March 3, 2011

March Chamber Events

Wednesday, March 9, 7:30 am - 8:30 am:
Chamber Meeting at the Italian Coffee Bar.

Monday, March 28, time TBA:
Tentative date for the Grand Opening of the Horse Saddle Shop Outlet retail store in the Bremen Plaza.

Thursday, March 31, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm:
Networking After Hours at the Windmill Market. Free event open to anyone.

NEW Business Assistance at Marshall Co. EDC

Marshall County Economic Development is pleased to announce that in partnership with the North Central Indiana Small Business Development Center, free, confidential, one-on-one business assistance will be available at our Plymouth office on Miller Drive once a month beginning Wednesday, March 23rd.


Individual appointments to meet with Alan Steele, ISBDC Business Advisor, will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. This opportunity is open to entrepreneurs considering starting a business and those new to business ownership. But it is important to note the wealth of information and support services that SBDC can provide to ANYONE making critical decisions about how to improve their small business – particularly useful for existing strong Marshall County businesses facing new challenges brought by the digital-global-information age!


See the range of services provided below and at the SBDC website at http://www.southbendbcg.com/ for more information on how SBDC can help you succeed in taking your business to the next level.


RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. Please call the North Central SBDC Office at 866.508.7232 TOLL FREE or 574.282.4350 x0 to schedule an appointment for March 23rd or subsequent monthly sessions, identifying yourself as a Marshall County participant and noting your availability for the following meeting times:


9 a.m. - 10 a.m.

10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

3 p.m. - 4 p.m.


Consulting Services Overview

Growing a small business is not easy. The Indiana Small Business Development Center (ISBDC) understands. We offer free, one-on-one confidential business consulting to help entrepreneurs through the process of starting or growing their businesses.


Across Indiana, ISBDC Business Advisors are available to help you work through your small business issues. Many of our Business Advisors have academic as well as personal experience starting and growing small businesses. Every month hundreds of entrepreneurs visit ISBDC offices for small business consulting.



Areas of Consulting

· Accounting and Record Keeping

· Business Acquisition

· Business Liquidation

· Business Start-up

· Cash Flow Analysis

· Financial and Business Analysis

· Human Resources Management

· Loan Packaging

· Market Research

· Marketing and Sales

· Marketing Plan Development

· Networking

· Operations

· Sources of Credit and Financing

· Strategic Planning

· Technology Transfer



More Than Just a Sounding Board

Business Advisors are trained and equipped with some of the most sophisticated business resources available. Partnerships developed with service providers allow the ISBDC to access the same information large corporations use when making strategic business decisions. Since the ISBDC is a non-profit organization, information provided to clients is often free or at a fraction of market price.



Next Steps

Contact your local ISBDC office to start working with a Business Advisor. Please call 866.508.7232 TOLL FREE or 574.282.4350 to schedule an appointment with the North Central Indiana Small Business Development Center today.

This cooperative agreement is partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration. SBA’s funding is not an endorsement of any products, opinions or services. SBA funded programs are extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis.

If you know of someone who would benefit from business assistance, please forward this invitation along!

Jennifer Laurent
Executive Director
Marshall County Economic Development Corporation
2864 Miller Drive
Plymouth, IN 46563
PH: 574-935-8499
CELL: 574-780-8734
FX: 574-936-2645

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Free Advertising Opportunity to Bremen Chamber Members

Again for the 2011 RV rally season, the Goshen Chamber will organize the RVers Rally Savings Card program. This program prints and distributes Saving Cards to the thousands of RV campers who are coming to Elkhart County this summer. The card represents discounts for products and services at member businesses.

This program was developed as a high-quality valued added bonus for our members. RVers have a huge economic impact on our communities and the regional Coalition of Chambers wants a fair share of that to go to our members. The Elkhart County 4H fairgrounds in Goshen commissioned a study and found that each year the folks that attend RV rallies spend $2,478,560.00 in our communities.

The program is administered free of charge to Bremen Chamber members.

Would your business like to participate and capture some of that $2.4 million dollars of revenue from rally attendees? Call or email me and I will give you the contact information so that you can take advantage of this FREE members-only offer.

Thanks,
Larry

Larry Balsley
Bremen Chamber of Commerce

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Photos: CHB's Ice Sculpting

Photos courtesy of Michelle Donaghey.
Click on image to enlarge.