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| | MainStreetChamber welcomes their newest National Partner – Pocket-Promo.com. “We saw a need that our members had to know about and found the right company on the cutting edge of this technology at a price point that’s affordable to all businesses” stated MainStreetChamber CEO, Mr. John Bellave. Mobile Marketing is set to grow 2,700% in the next 3 years! Did you know that 95% of text messages are read within 5 seconds? Mobile marketing is set to be the fastest adopted technology in the history of the United States… even faster than the Internet according to the New York Times. Mr. Bellave went on to say“Pocket-Promo.com President, Jeffrey Arnold shares the same vision and passion for helping the small business community as we do. Jeffrey and his staff will take many businesses to a much higher level of success by using text message marketing."
The benefits of text message marketing can be felt by just about any business. Small business owners need a viable, cost effective way to get their message out to their clients or customers. Pocket-Promo.com is offering MainStreetChamber members free consultations, free system upgrades, full turnkey solutions and a free Internet Presence package (valued at $599). Text CHAT to 69302 for details.
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Dear Subscriber,
We are a rapidly expanding
National Membership Organization dedicated to helping you and your small
business grow and become more profitable.
As the preferred small-business networking organization, we focus on
small-business professionals, create fresh opportunities to connect with other
entrepreneurs, and make important business contacts at local, state, and
national levels.
Your vision as a small business entrepreneur is to grow and prosper.
MainStreetChamber™ is the
premier resource for stimulating that growth and profitability by providing the
platforms, the connections, and the opportunities you need to help you realize
your vision.
Thank you for your trust and loyalty. We look forward to supporting you and
your business for many years to come.
Committed to Your Success,
The Corporate Leadership Team
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ChamberBarter Xchange
Every Small Business Needs It!
| "The real measure of a man's worth is how much money he would be worth if he lost all his money." ~ Harold J. Smith
We believe that
virtually every business regularly pays cash for something that could be bought
on trade, which can then be resold for cash.
Imagine a marketplace where cash and credit are not accepted. How
would it be possible to purchase goods and services you desired?
Welcome
to ChamberBarter Xchange, a marketplace where
droves of small business owners are able to increase their purchasing power by
participating in reciprocation. CBX has teamed up with ITEX, a National
Partner in barter, with over 24,000 members, to bring you the ability to
convert your goods and services to other members and in return get the goods and
services you desire from other members. In this barter program, we call the
conversion ITEX dollars.
We
at MainStreetChamber are excited to have the
opportunity to provide to you, our respected MSC member, a FREE ChamberBarter
Xchange membership, valued by ITEX at $1100. We understand that this concept
may be new to our members, so to help you get started, qualified businesses
will receive a $1000 Credit Line with No Credit Check.
This
incredible service is available to you at a discounted price of only $1 per
day, which in one month equivocates to $20 in cash and $10 in ITEX, and this
cost will not even begin until the end of your second month experience. If for
some reason you do not want to continue, then cancel at anytime with no strings
attached.
Business owners choose
barter in order to gain specific benefits:
- Growth & Profitability
- New sales and customers
- Increased buying power
- Conservation of cash flow
- Alternative financing
- Enhanced quality of life
- Lowest cost in the industry
You’ll have the
resources you need to build your bottom line with access to thousands of new
customers, stronger cash flow, increased buying power, greater sales volume and
access to new markets for sale of your product or service.
Tens
of thousands of business owners and professionals already trade in our global
trade network. Earn ITEX Dollars from these new customers and you will put your
new purchasing power to work running your business, expanding your operations,
or enhancing your personal standard of living without spending cash.
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We Need Your Content
MainStreetChamber will be profiling 3-4 member businesses per week. As a member, we ask that you provide us content, pictures, link to your website and any promotions or special discounts offered to our members.
Our editor will review your information and send you a proof before we publish the newsletter. We appreciate your help on this and look forward to creating an environment of members doing business with members. Please send content to newsletter@mainstreetchamber.org. |
Meet Our State Director- Minnesota Mike Clough
Currently, Mike Clough is a business
consultant for SCORE, mentoring business men and women who want to start and
grow small businesses. As a serial entrepreneur, he has founded dozens of
companies in various fields: Regal Distributors – wholesale distribution of
music media (records & tapes); Fisherman’s International Supply House
(FISH) – a mail order catalog business specializing in “do-it-yourself” lures
and baits; Alternatives In Motivation (AIM) – motivational rallies and sales
training; Creative Ideas – retail sales of motivational tapes and materials;
Quantum Communications Group – retail cellular service (where he launched,
incubated and sold dozens of rural cellular companies nationwide for its
clients); Alliance Solutions – wholesale internet access, hosting and VoIP
services through branded resellers; just to name a few.
In addition to his entrepreneurial ventures
Mike has also held executive positions in several Fortune 500 companies such as
Pitney Bowes, McCaw Cellular (now AT&T) – once the largest cellular company
in America, Western Wireless (now Verizon) from which T-Mobile (formally
VoiceStream) was founded, and was a member of the initial advisory board for
the Cellular One Group.
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Our Chapter President-South San Diego County Scott Gayes
Scott Gayes recently
relocated to San Diego after establishing a
career in the Chicago
area. Since graduating college, Scott worked for Enterprise Rent-A-Car. He worked
his way up the corporate ladder from an entry level position to managing
several Enterprise
locations. With Enterprise,
he produced both high levels of profit and fleet growth in a down market, as
well as maintaining one of the highest scores amongst other branches in a
Customer Service Index. With his move to San
Diego, Scott has contracted with a start-up green
energy solutions company, Pure Current, LLC, as a District Sales Manager. He
plans to bring his dedication to customer satisfaction, motivation, and energy
to both his new career in the green sector, as well as to his work with
MainStreetChamber.
“I am especially excited
about my work with MainStreetChamber, I see it as a way to get involved and
help the small business owners in the San
Diego area. I have always seen value in dealing with
business owners on a local level, and look forward to bringing that passion
with me to MainStreetChamber- South San Diego County.”
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