Your
Chamber membership
brings big benefits to your
small business.
As
a chamber member with 2-50 employees, you can get a
discount on health plans from
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Click
to the right or contact your local
insurance broker and ask about the Chamber plan.
This Week At
The Chamber . . .
♦ Brown
Bag Lunch Series
Thursday, May 15, 2008 -
12:00 Noon – 1:00 p.m.
TOPIC: Top Ten HR Compliance Issues for Small
Business presented by Jane Evans of JK Evans &
Associates.
Chamber of Commerce Office in the Welcome Center
205 N. Fifth Street, Zanesville. Bring
your lunch. Beverages will be provided.
Cost: Free to Chamber Members / $10 per
person for Non-Members
Reservations required and can be made by calling
453-3649 or by email to
chumphreysatmcbi@yahoo.com
♦Business
Issue Update: Mandatory Paid Sick Leave
Here is a guest column by human resource
management consultant Jim Evans on the proposed
new law which creates mandatory paid sick leave
provisions for many employers.
♦WHIZ
TV Buy Local Campaign
Please join us for another WHIZ TV campaign
promoting local buying. This campaign will
feature a message tied to the economic stimulus
rebates, and it’s a great chance for affordable
TV exposure. Call or email Joy Riddle at
jriddle@zmchamber.com
or 455-8282 for more information.
♦Home
Based Business Workshop
The
Business Incubator and the Small Business
Development Center are hosting a workshop about
how to start and operate a home based business.
The workshop will be held on May 20th.
Call 740-453-3649 for more information.
♦
Member Survey
You
should have recently received in the mail a
survey related to chamber member services.
Please help us make this chamber as strong and
as responsive as it can be by providing your
opinions and feedback. If you need another copy
of the survey contact Joy Riddle at
jriddle@zmchamber.com
or 455-8282.
♦Muskingum
Valley Human Resource Management Assoc.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 – 8:00 a.m. Place: ZMC Health Department, 205 N.
Seventh St., Zanesville
Program: “Employment Law” presented by Attorney
Pete Cultice
RSVP: Joy Riddle at 455-8282 or by email to
jriddle@zmchamber.com
WHAT'S
Employment Posters Click Here for a compete list of links to free
required state and federal employment posters.
You Asked For
It.....You Got It.....Networking!
Look herefor information on upcoming networking meetings.
Your Member
Discounts for 2008
Click here to view the complete list of discounts
offered by member business to you as a fellow member.
Apply Now for Workers'
Comp Savings
Take advantage of one of Ohio’s premier group rating
programs: the Zanesville-Muskingum County Chamber of
Commerceand
THE BUCKEYE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
ALLIANCE administered by Compensation Consultants Inc. (CCI).
Through the Buckeye Alliance, CCI is able to provide
Zanesville-Muskingum County Chamber of Commerce members
savings ranging from as high as 90% to as low as 15% for
those companies with claims. Current members of the
Zanesville-Muskingum County Chamber of Commerce Workers’
Compensation Group Rating Program will be automatically
re-enrolled for the 2008-2009 year as long as they
continue to meet criteria.
Because group rating has a short enrollment period with
the BWC, it is important for employers to apply
immediately for savings on their 2008-2009 premiums. For
a no-cost, no-obligation analysis of your potential
premium savings, please contact CCI today at
800.837.3200 / info@ccitpa.com
or
apply online here. If you would prefer to print out
a form
click here.
Free Inc. Magazine
Subscription For Chamber Members
The Zanesville-Muskingum County Chamber of Commerce
is pleased to announce a one-year subscription to
Inc. magazine, valued at $10, will now be included
as part of your membership. Inc. has been called
the “small-business bible” by many and we’re excited
to bring you this great new resource.*This subscription
is refundable for its stated value. Please
click here for full details of the offer.
Attention Chamber Members!
Your membership pays - and that's not just our opinion,
that's a fact. A new national research study shows
that Chamber membership has real value to a business.
Why? Because
your customers care that you are a Chamber
member.
Click here for more.
