October 1, 2003 October 2003   VOLUME 1 ISSUE 13  
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CONTENTS
Chairman's Message
Al Holmes Appointed to Board
Business After Hours
Nothing But Networking Luncheon
Ken Paxton Has Office in Allen
Lunchbox Learning Series
Eggs & Issues Breakfast
W.I.S.E. Luncheon
Chamber Web Portal a Hit!
Business for Breakfast Workshop
Home for the Holidays
Leadership Allen Class XV
Chamber Hosts Blood Drive
Save the Date!
Business II Business Expo
Twin Creeks Medical Center
Chamber of Commerce Week
Membership Events
Small Business Training
New Members
Holiday Parade
Calendar of Events
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Executive Committee

Bob Rothe, Chair
Fortune Financial Services 

Sheila McKinney, Chair-Elect
Presbyterian Hospital of Allen

Izzie Waller, Past Chair
RCL Enterprises

Patti McKee, Treasurer
Community Credit Union

Griff Moore
Atrium Financial Services

Maxine Sweet
Experian

Sharon Mayer, President/CEO
Allen Chamber of Commerce

Board of Directors


Al Holmes
Optymize

Dr. Toni Jenkins
Collin County Community College

Kathy Litinas
An Ideal Arrangement

Sonia Malone
Allen Premium Outlets

Rudy Mann
Sunbelt Telecommunications

Danny McLarty
MBA Architects, Inc.

Dr. Jenny Preston
Allen Independent School District

Charisse Reaume
Allen Economic Development Corporation

Chris Ryan
Xtera Communications

T. Randall (Randy) Sandifer
Attorney at Law

Worley Stein
American National Bank

Andy Stewart
Compliments, LLC 

Peter Vargas
City of Allen

Jim Waldbauer
BW2 Engineers

Staff

Pam Fechter
Membership

Carol Rodgers
Operations

MAJOR INVESTORS
The Chamber would like to acknowledge and thank the following major investors


Platinum Investors

Experian
HIT Entetainment
Presbyterian Hospital of Allen
RCL Enterprises
Sunbelt Telecommunications, Inc.

Gold Investors

Carter & Burgess
Community Credit Union
Crest Place Apartments
Frullati Cafe and Bakery
FSI International
Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse
Oncor Group
Sage Telecom, Inc.
Sam's Club #4743 Plano/East
Sanmina SCI
Suncreek Family Dentistry
Twin Creeks Master Planned Community
Small Business Training


The Small Business Development Center is offering several workshops designed for the small business owner.

These classes include:

How to Start & Operate a Small Business
Entrepreneurship: Learning from the Mistakes of Others
Restructuring Your Business
Accounting & Record Keeping in a Small Business
SBDC Master Selling Series
The Next Step - Hiring a Quality Team
Funding Start-ups and Expansions
How to Promote Your Businses Without Going Broke
Patents & Trade Secrets for the Start-up Business
Tax Essentials
How to Develop a Successful Consulting Business
How to Develop a Business Plan

The classes are offered in cooperation with the Collin County Community College's Division of Continuing Education. For more information or to register, call 972-985-3711 in Plano or 972-548-6855 in McKinney.


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