August 2009 Velocity Member
and Triad Business Events
Cathi Vogel, President
We're in our new space in the Guilford Building, downtown Greensboro and we're loving it!   Please note our new address below and mark your calendar for our ribbon cutting ceremony and open house on September 24, 2009 - Click Here for details.

VTE New Address:
301 South Elm St, Suite 404
Greensboro, NC 27401

Beat the heat with the Velocity "Summer Sizzlin' Special" - join VTE today and and save $50 (because I'm sending the reminder so late in the day, we'll extend the price break until 1pm on Monday)!!

Velocity members have a couple of Co-op Marketing opportunities available for a very limited time, so act fast! Click Here for details.



Velocity Trade Exchange in the news - We've been fortunate to be mentioned recently in articles and blogs in both the Business Journal and the News & Record: 
  • Alternative currency systems are not new in Greensboro - News and Record writer, Morgan Glover, talks about alternative currencies and VTE trading in the Triad. Click Here to read the July 30, 2009 "Green Notes" Blog entry.

  • Bartering taking hold in tough times - More about Bartering in the Triad, and the Velocity Trade Exchange Network. Click Here to read the July 3, 2009 Business Journal article.

  • Case in point: Local group reflects growth of exchanges - Velocity clients tell their trading stories. Click Here to read the supplemental July 3, 2009 Business Journal article.

VTE Members in the News:   Congratulations to Audie Cashion, owner of Alpha World Corporation for their inclusion in The Business Journal June 26th article, Auction’s appeal: Approach gives sellers a set date.

New Members:  Since our last Newsletter, we'd like to welcome our most recent completed member additions. More exciting additions are in progress, so stay tuned!   Please visit our Featured Members page to learn more about a few of the Velocity Members' businesses. Members interested in advertising on the VTE visitors' pages for 100% trade:   Click Here to view package rates and information.   Members wishing to have us include newsworthy announcements are welcome to E-mail Us - we'll do our best to include as many as we are able.

Featured Trade Ideas

Now is the time to start planning that end of the year event!   From company holiday parties, to workshops / seminars, to customer appreciation, networking or marketing events, Velocity has many options on trade to help you plan and manage a spectacular event. Click Here for more.



Velocity Member Events for your Business:
The following are events held by VTE members for networking and workshops on business-related topics in August and early September.

August 14 &15 – Friday and Saturday
ActionCOACH – BusinessRICH—Two Day Workshop – 3820 North Elm Street, Suite 101 , Greensboro – Join ActionCOACH for this “Entrepreneur Boot Camp” where you can learn how to take your business from where you are to where you want it to be. View Details   Click Here for details.

August 19, 2009 – Wednesday - 5:30pm – 7:30pm
336Events.com – Triad After Work Social – Giovannis Restaurant - 5831 High Point Rd, Greensboro - Casual networking opportunity that is located in new and interesting Greensboro and Winston Salem locations each month.   Inexpensive and informal, these late afternoon /early evening events are ideal for meeting fellow professionals and establishing long-lasting business relationships plus a great place to socialize with coworkers and friends.   FREE.   Click Here for details.

August 20, 2009 – Thursday - 3:30pm
The Brooks Group – 6 ½ Tips For Presenting Price – The Sales Buzz, Powered by the Brooks Group – Join hosts Richard Dickerson and Kevin Reinert as they share valuable, practical tips and action strategies for getting ahead in the world of sales. Every show is live, free, and available for download.   Click Here for details.

September 2, 2009 – Wednesday - 5:30pm – 7:30pm
336Events.com – Triad After Work Social – Location TBA - Casual networking opportunity that is located in new and interesting Greensboro and Winston Salem locations each month.   Inexpensive and informal, these late afternoon/early evening events are ideal for meeting fellow professionals and establishing long-lasting business relationships plus a great place to socialize with coworkers and friends.   FREE.   Details available soon.


VTE Member Events – Dining & Entertainment:
The following are entertainment related events held by VTE members in August and early September.   Use trade dollars to enhance your lifestyle! 

August 17, 2009 - Monday - 10:30am
Gate City Lanes – Senior’s Day – 5502 Hornaday Rd, Greensboro – Come on out to Gate City Lanes for a day of fun, food and information. This will be your day! $1.00 Prize Fund, One Ball Tournament and No Tap Tournament. All prize monies will be 100% returned to winners, everything else is FREE! View Details   Click Here for details.

August 19, 2009 – Wednesday - 5:00pm – 10:00pm
Bistro Sofia – A Summer Night Out, Greek Night at Bistro Sofia – 616 Dolley Madison, Greensboro – us for this special three course Prix Fixe Menu, $25 per person, includes a glass of wine.  Click Here for details.

August 20-30, 2009
Open Space Cafe Theatre – Dinah Was! The Dinah Washington Musical – 4609 West Market St, Greensboro - Dinah Was! is set around the true story of Washington’s appearance at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas in November 1959. At the top of her fame as the “Queen of the Blues,” Washington sold out three shows in the hotel’s main room, becoming the first African-American woman to headline a Las Vegas casino. This story combines great music with the tragic story of a woman who fought racism, as well as her own demons of failed marriages, alcoholism and drug abuse.   Click Here for details.

August 22, 2009 - Saturday - 10:00am
Gate City Lanes – Fundraising Day – 5502 Hornaday Rd, Greensboro – Join Gate City Lanes in a day of fun, activity, and fundraising. The schedule includes Bowlopolis Blastoff for youth ages 5-18, a car wash, a pet adoption fair, art, and karaoke, all benefiting local nonprofit groups. Finish the evening with WASP professional wresting in a ring in the parking lot.   Click Here for details.

September 5, 2009 - Saturday - 6:30pm
Gate City Lanes – B$g T$me Bowlers Tour Holiday Sweeper – 5502 Hornaday Rd, Greensboro – Join Gate City Lanes in a day of fun, activity, and fundraising. This holiday bowl out includes "Winner take all" side pots and Crazy bracket play!!!  Click Here for details.



Triad Business Workshops & Networking Events: 
Here are a few Community Events through the month of August and first part of September that you may have an interest in. Feel free to notify us of future events!

August 18, 2009 – Tuesday – 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship – Pitch to a Venture Capitalist – Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship, 2007 Yanceyville Street, Greensboro – Have you ever thought about pitching your business idea to a venture capital firm? Do you need practice pitching your idea? This is a unique opporunity for those with ideas in the e-commerce, software, digital media, wireless and healthcare IT industries to practice pitching their idea to Southern Capitol Ventures and gain helpful insight on improving their presentations.   View Details

August 20, 2009 – Thursday – 11:30am – 1:00pm
The Piedmont Club Small Business Roundtable – The Piedmont Club, 200 West Second Street, 19th Floor, Winston-Salem – The Roundtable offers education and networking opportunities for small business owners and professionals who work with and advise small businesses. For reservations and for more information on this month’s speaker, call the Piedmont Club at 336-724-7077.   Click here to register.

August 20, 2009 – Thursday – 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Greensboro Chamber – Business After Hours – Location TBA - Take this opportunity to meet over prospective 125 customers face-to-face and turn this popular networking opportunity into revenue dollars. Registration required - FREE for Chamber members.   For more information, please contact Beth Murrow by E-mail  or call (336) 387-8327. View Details

August 21, 2009 – Friday – 8:30am – 10:00am
Greensboro Chamber – Turn Your Customers into Motivated, Passionate, Profit Generating Salespeople! – 342 N. Elm St., Wachovia Room Greensboro - Learn how to: Get your customers to spend more money with you, Decrease your client acquisition cost, Increase your revenues and profitability, and Create Raving Fans. Presented by VTE Member, Ross Cox of ActionCOACH.   View Details

August 25, 2009 – Tuesday – 11:30am – 1:00pm
High Point Chamber – Business Woman of the Year Award Luncheon – High Point Country Club - 800 Country Club Drive High Point, NC – Recognizing Excellence in Professional Women! Please join the High Point Chamber at this 8th Annual Event for lunch, conversation, and information.   View Details

August 25, 2009 – Tuesday – 5:30pm – 7:00pm
Alamance Chamber – Business After Hours – Burlington Carpet One, 3561 S. Church Street, Burlington – Join the Alamance Chamber for their August Business After Hours. Enjoy networking, complimentary hors d’oeuvres, and drinks.  View Details

August 26, 2009 – Wednesday – 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Greensboro Partnership – State of our Community Luncheon – Sheraton Four Seasons / Koury Convention Center – 3121 High Point Rd, Greensboro – This year, the program format will be a panel discussion focusing on our community. The panel discussion is being designed to promote the articulation and understanding of your perspective on the community’s progress through a question and answer format. This year’s panelists will be the Chair of the Guilford County Commissioners, Melvin “Skip” Alston; the Mayor of Greensboro, Yvonne Johnson; and Chair of the Guilford County Board of Education, Alan Duncan; moderated by Chuck Burns, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Operating Group.   View Details

August 27, 2009 – Thursday – 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Winston Salem Chamber - Find Local Funds to Help You Grow – WS Chamber Boardroom 601 W. Fourth Street, Winston Salem - In this economy, everybody could use some extra $$$. But did you know that as a small business owner, YOU may be closer to new funding sources than you realize? Get the latest information on local grants and funding opportunities that may benefit your business. Learn about the Incumbent Worker Training Grant that can be used to implement training for your existing workforce, and hear from local experts about grant programs such as OJT (On the Job Training) and Work Experience grants that can help offset hiring costs.   View Details

September 1, 2009 – Tuesday – 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Guilford Merchants Association – After Work Network – New Horizons Computer Learning Center, 7019-B Albert Pick Road – GMA After Work Networks are attended by over 300 GMA members ready to meet new business contacts through interactive networking games while enjoying fantastic appetizers and refreshing beverages. Open to all employees of GMA member companies free of charge.   View Details

September 2, 2009 – Wednesday – 10:00am – 4:00pm
Greensboro Chamber – Job Expo – Sheraton Four Seasons/Koury Convention Center 3121 High Point Road, Greensboro – Job Expo 2009 is the perfect opportunity for businesses to meet hundreds of prime employees in the competitive job market in a single day while helping job seekers learn more about dozens of companies at a single location.   View Details

September 9, 2009 – Wednesday - 5:30pm – 8:00pm
SynerG – SynerG on Tap – Solaris, 125 Summit Avenue, Greensboro - Informal networking social event to help connect young professionals within the Greensboro community.   View Details

September 10, 2009 – Thursday – 11:30am – 1:00pm
Winston Salem Chamber - Lunch with Leaders – WS Chamber Boardroom 601 W. Fourth Street, Winston Salem - Special Guests: Commissioner Ted Kaplan Council Member Robert Clark.   Enjoy lunch and a roundtable discussion on issues concerning local business.   View Details

September 11, 2009 – Friday – 11:30am – 1:00pm
Winston Salem Chamber - Business before hours – Goodwill Industries of NWNC, Inc., 2701 University Parkway, Winston-Salem - Get networking done early witht his monthly event.   View Details

September 15, 2009 – Tuesday – 7:30am – 9:00am
Business Leader Media – Business Leaders Breakfast – The Empire Room - 203 South Elm Street, Greensboro – The speaker for the September event is Mr. Robert V. Perkins III, Director, President and Partner of NAI Piedmont Triad, a Commercial Real estate brokerage firm in the Triad area.   View Details

September 15, 2009 – Tuesday - 6:00pm – 8:30pm
SynerG – Making Connections Around the Table – Proximity Hotel, 704 Green Valley Road, Greensboro - This bi-monthly dinner program offers young professionals the unique opportunity to enjoy an evening of networking and great food while getting to know the inner workings of the Greensboro community. The guest for the September event is Ed Kitchen, Vice President of the Joseph M. Bryan Foundation. Ed will speak on the importance of collaboration within the public and private sector.   View Details

Weekly Wednesdays – Every Wednesday through October 21 – 12:00pm –1:30pm
Center City Park – Enjoy the fountain and some lunchtime entertainment. Downtown Greensboro.   View Details


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  • Direct Mail Service Providers
  • Clothing Retailers
  • Auto Detailers
  • Dental and Vision Care Providers
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