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Chamber E-NEWS September 8, 2009
Sky High Growth Awards Nominations Underway
 Nominations are now being accepted for the 2009 Sky High Growth Awards presented by Advanced Business Equipment in conjunction with the Advocates for Small Business. 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 on October 29 at the North Carolina Arboretum but nominations are being accepted now. Learn more about the awards, the event, and nominations by visiting the event website. The Business After Hours are presented by Clear Channel Asheville.
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Meet the Success Story: A Panel Discussion
If you want to know how other small businesses “made it” in Asheville, this FREE seminar is for you! Learn tips, principles – many things about becoming a successful business in Asheville. You will hear from a diverse group of successful business owners as they share their ideas and practices. The panel will feature:
| Lee Beason, Mountain 1st Bank |
Shannon Knapp, Horse Sense of the Carolinas |
| Jennifer Mayer, Charlotte Street Computers |
Treavis Taylor, FIG |
| Jennifer Lauzon, LaZoom Tours |
David Trout, Trout Insurance |
Jen Charlton, Sensibilities
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Join us for this one of a kind event presented by the Advocates for Small business on September 15 from 9 - 11:30 a.m. at the Chamber Building in the Asheville Merchants Corporation Boardroom. The event is free but registration is recommended by clicking here. |
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A Special Invitation to FLS Open House
 The Economic Development Coalition and FLS Energy invite you to attend a special open house event at its new 12,000 square foot home on Amboy Road in the River District. The gathering will be held Wednesday, September 16th, at 4 p.m. at 239 Amboy Road, Asheville. Immediately following a brief ceremony, guests are invited to enjoy refreshments and hors d'oeuvres while taking an introductory tour of the new facility. FLS Energy and First Light Solar staff will be on-hand to speak with those interested in learning more about reducing utility bills and improving the quality of our air through solar technology. Please join us to congratulate the FLS Team on its expansion and important role in our growing ‘green economy’. Please RSVP by September 11th by clicking here.
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Advertising space in Asheville Magazine Still Available
The official Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce-sponsored magazine targets a defined audience of potential residents, new businesses and visitors and will be distributed throughout the year. Advertisers will be able to advertise in print and online, and have the option to develop a customer acquisition and retention program. View the current online edition of Asheville at imagesasheville.com. For more information on becoming a part of Asheville contact Jolene McKenzie at (828) 258-6101, Toll-free at (800) 333-8842 or by e-mail at jmckenzie@jnlcom.com.
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News From Our Members:
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BlackBird Frame & Art has Acquired Merrimon Galleries
BlackBird Frame & Art has acquired Merrimon Galleries at 365 Merrimon Avenue, and has expanded the selection of framing options while adding several local artists’ work. Independent and locally owned, BlackBird has the most experienced staff in the region, offering a full range of professional framing for both private and commercial clientele. The original workshop and showroom at 30 Bryson Street near Biltmore Village remains open. Visit online at blackbirdframe.com or call 828.252.6036. |
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AHS Announces ‘Tuxedo Tuesdays’
Asheville Humane Society introduces Tuxedo Tuesdays – Every Tuesday in the month of September is a ‘Tuxedo Tuesday’. Adopt a black-and-white ‘tuxedo’ cat for half off the usual adoption fee. The fee to adopt a cat is normally $85; during the month of September on Tuesdays only, the fee will be $42.50. Kittens, usually $100, will be $50. In addition, if you adopt a tuxedo cat and you would like to adopt another cat, the fee for the second cat is waived. Any cat that is black-and-white (or even an all black cat with only one white whisker!) is considered a ‘tuxedo’ in the month of September. |
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What's Happening
Wednesday, September 9
 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Member Orientation presented by Asheville Radio Group at the Asheville Merchants Corporation Boardroom in the Chamber Building
Thursday, September 10
5 p.m.
Ribbon Cutting at Country Inn & Suites
Friday, September 11
4:30 p.m.
RIbbon Cutting for Asheville Urgent Care
Tuesday, September 15
9 - 11:30 a.m.
Making your Business Successful in Asheville presented by the Advocates for Small Business at the Asheville Merchants Corporation Boardroom in the Chamber Building
Wednesday, September 16
4 p.m.
Open House at FLS Energy
Thursday, September 17
4:30 p.m.
Ribbon Cutting for Advantage Development Company
Tuesday, September 22
4:30 p.m.
Ribbon Cutting for Culture Quest at the Asheville Merchants Corporation Boardroom in the Chamber Building
Wednesday, September 23
4:30 p.m.
Ribbon Cutting for Brahma Ridge Event Center
Thursday, September 24
5:30 - 7 p.m.
Business After Hours presented and hosted by Clear Channel Asheville
Friday, September 25
9 - 11:30 a.m.
Doing Business with Local, State, and Federal Government presented by Advocates for Small Business at the Asheville Merchants Corporation Boardroom in the Chamber Building
Thursday, October 1
9 - 11:30 a.m.
Green Practices for Your Office presented by Advocates for Small Business at the Asheville Merchants Corporation Boardroom in the Chamber Building
5 p.m.
Ribbon Cutting for Beauty Through Cancer
New Members
Join us in welcoming the Chamber's newest member:
The Bodywork Studio
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