Chamber Update August 9, 2011

Chamber Events

• August 10 Education Committee                                                   
  7:30 a.m. - Chamber office, 325 E. Washington Street, small conference room, Iowa City
• 11 Local Government Affairs
  7:30 a.m. – Chamber office, 325 E. Washington Street, Quad City International Airport conference room, Iowa City
•  11North Liberty Steering Committee
  11:30 a.m., Location TBD
• 11Innovative Software Engineering ribbon cutting
  4 p.m. - 2850 Coral Court, Suite 100, Coralville
• 11EPIC Pub Club
  4:30 p.m. – The Vine, 39 2nd Street, Coralville
• 12New Teacher Luncheon 2011
  11:45 a.m. – Clarion Highlander Hotel, 2525 N. Dodge Street, Iowa City
• 15Coralville Roundtable
  Noon - Outback Steakhouse, 945 25th Avenue, Coralville
• 16CLP Advisory Council
  8 a.m. – Chamber office, 325 E Washington Street, Quad City International Airport conference room, Iowa City
• 16Iowa City Roundtable
  Noon - MidWestOne Bank, 102 South Clinton Street, Iowa City
• 17North Liberty Roundtable
  Noon - South Slope Cooperative Communications Company, 980 North Front Street, North Liberty
• 19Chamber Golf Classic 2011
  11:30 a.m. – Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside
• 22Coralville Roundtable
  Noon - Monica's, 303 Second Street, Coralville
• 24Get Found Online: Steps to Improve Your Search Engine Rankings
  11:30 a.m. – Hills Bank, 1009 2nd Street, Coralville (Part of the Expert Edge Seminar Series)
• 24EPIC professional event
  Noon - Details coming soon.
• 25Board of Directors meeting
  7:30 a.m. – Chamber office, 325 E. Washington Street, Quad City International Airport conference room, Iowa City
• 25Business PM
  4:30 p.m. – Clarion Highland Hotel & Conference Center, 2525 North Dodge Street, Iowa City

Meet 60 new teachers in need of products and services this Friday

Meet area newcomers and show your support for local education at the annual New Teacher Luncheon! The event will begin at 11:45 a.m. this Friday, August 12 at the Clarion Highlander and is complimentary for newly-hired K-12 teachers, $15 for Chamber members and $25 for future members.

Thank you to premier sponsor MidWestOne Bank.Register online >>

If you're not appearing on page one of Google, or better yet, in the top three positions when people search for your products or services you could be losing money and leads. Learn how improving your organic search engine rankings via SEO (search engine optimization) can result in increased traffic to your site and allow you to be found by more prospects. Join us for Get Found Online: Steps to Improve Your Search Engine Rankings, part of the Expert Edge Seminar Series.

Presented by Jonathan Sabin of Vortex Business Solutions, this session will take place Wednesday, August 24 from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.  If you want the simplest, fastest and most effective methods to increase your Google rankings, this session is a must.

Thank you to our premier sponsor Raymond James Financial Services Inc. / James Investment Group, Inc.learn more >>

Expert Edge Seminars are now online!

Did you miss a previous seminar? Want your team to gain insight from a session held earlier this year? You can now view streaming videos of the Chamber's Expert Edge Seminar Series online. The following videos are currently available and more will be added monthly.

• How Much is My Business Worth? How Do I Extract that Value?
• After the Handshake: Take Networking to the Next Level
• Five Technology Solutions to Save You Time and Money

In partnership with member CD Technical.View Expert edge Videos online >>