Sky High Growth Awards at the October Business After Hours

The 2009 Sky High Growth Awards presented by Advanced Business Equipment in conjunction with the Advocates for Small Business is and awards ceremony and Business After Hours wrapped into one great evening.  The Sky High Growth Awards is an annual event recognizing the area's fastest growing small businesses for their outstanding achievements and contributions to our region's economy. The event is the October Business After Hours and takes place on October 29 at the North Carolina Arboretum. The Business After Hours are presented by Clear Channel Asheville.

Final 2010 China Trip Informational Meeting

The Chamber is announcing a special opportunity for business and recreation with a trip to China from April 6 - 14, 2010. The trip will allow local business leaders to make key connections in China and explore the Chinese culture at an attractive price. The trip is open to the community with a special discounted rate for Asheville Chamber members. Anyone interested in the trip should plan on attending an informational meeting on October 27, from 5 - 6 p.m. at the Asheville Merchants Corporation Boardroom in the Chamber building. You will be traveling with other business leaders and Chamber members in an informal setting with experienced and knowledgeable guides.  Click here to learn more about the 2010 Trip to China.   If you are interested in the 2010 China trip please reserve your spot now by contact Miriam Metcalf at 828.258.6114.

Share the buzz about the Asheville area!

Post the 2009 Official Asheville Visitor Guide to your blog or Web site! The Asheville Convention & Visitors Bureau has developed a quick-access widget to the 2009 Official Asheville Visitor Guide and invites you to post it to your business blog or Web site. Complete with fast links to “What to do in Asheville,” “Take a Tour,” “Find a Place to Stay,” and more, you will find it easy to share information about the area with your readers. Adding the colorful widget to a site is simple to do. Just visit AshevilleCVB.com and follow the instructions provided. There is no cost involved. Let us know what you think. For more information or for questions, please contact Dianna Pierce, Director of Tourism, at 828.258.6108. Share the buzz!

Meet The Media Presented by the Advocates for Small Business

Meet the Media, presented by the Advocates for Small Business, is your opportunity to learn about local media operations and hear from local media experts representing newspaper, radio and TV on how to submit information to them, their policies on news releases, faxes, e-mails and photography. The panel discussion will be moderated by Linda Brandt of LB Marketing Services.

Media representatives include:

The session takes place Thursday, October 22, from 9 - 11:30 a.m. at the Asheville Merchants Corporation Boardroom in the Chamber Building.  Please register for the Meet the Media session on the Chamber website.

The Hunt for Red October Returns benefiting the Red Cross

For a chance to win four, yes four, 42” flat screen televisions, join the Hunt for Red October scavenger hunt on October 24. Teams of four will compete in the city-wide event benefiting Asheville’s local Red Cross chapter. Entry fee is $25 per person for a 4-person team, and each member of winning team gets a flat screen courtesy of Best Buy. Arby’s is the presenting sponsor and Clear Channel Asheville is the media sponsor. Registration continues for several more weeks, join the hunt at redcrosswnc.org.

Free Shred-a-thon Event This Saturday

A free Shred-a-thon event with information on how to best secure your identity and sensitive information is taking place Saturday October 17 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at 12 Executive Park, College Street in Asheville.  Bring up to 3 boxes, bags, or 50 pounds of private documents, bills, and sensitive information to be shredded. Participants will receive an entry form to win one of two shredders donated by Black & Decker.  The Shred-a-thon is brought to you by OnTrack Financial Education & Counseling, the Better Business Bureau Serving Asheville and WNC, and American Shredding, Inc. For more information call the Better Business Bureau at 828.253.2392.