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December 2009 / January 2010 Velocity Member
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Cathi Vogel, President
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Velocity Trade Exchange wishes you and your families a safe and happy holiday season! We've been very busy helping members spending their trade dollars. If there's anything you need, let us know ASAP! Don't forget that you can donate your trade dollars to local charities, use them for employee bonuses or gift them to your preferred clients. Contact us today for additonal information.
Here's to a new year! Enclosed you'll find VTE member and community networking events that are likely to be of interest to our readers.
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VTE Members in the News: Congratulations to Loco for Coco for their recent news spot on wxii12! View Story.
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.
- Scheduled plant maintenance for the home or office, indoor / outdoor plant selection and placement:
Unique Plant Care.
Members interested in advertising on the VTE visitors' pages for 100% trade:
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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.
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Is December bringing you stress? Velocity Trade Exchange expands your possibilities… especially when it comes to conserving cash. Are you doing any of these over the holidays?
- Holiday Parties
- Personal or Corporate Gifts
- Employee Bonuses
- Call-to-action incentives
- Traveling
- Special purchases
- 2010 Marketing strategies
- 2010 Strategic Planning
Use your trade dollars for these items and more – contact the VTE office today at (336) 379-5066 for ideas on the best ways to leverage your VTE membership! Don't forget to check out the
Member Special Offers Page.
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Velocity Member Events for your Business:
The following are events held by VTE members for networking and workshops on business-related topics in December and early January
January 7, 2010 – Thursday
- 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Simple Solutions – Suitcase Seminar Paper Management System - 3820 N. Elm St, Greensboro
- Never look for lost papers again. Pack a suitcase full of disorganized papers and files. Leave with everything organized and neatly filed. Cost $20. Call Dorothy at (336) 314-1207 to register.
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for details.
January 13, 2010 – Wednesday
- 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Leapfrog Marketing, Velocity Trade Exchange & The Business Journal – “Grow Your Business and Career in the New Year”
- Enjoy networking and refreshments, plus during this free event, Doug Copeland, publisher of the Business Journal, will present his “Smart Reader” program – a briefing designed to show you how to maximize your new business development efforts utilizing The Business Journal.
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for details and to register. RSVP's are requested by January 8, 2010.
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VTE Member Events – Dining & Entertainment:
The following are entertainment related events held by VTE members in November and early December.
Use trade dollars to enhance your lifestyle!
December 10 - 20, 2009
Open Space Theatre - Ebenezer's Trailer Park Christmas – 4609 W. Market St, Greensboro – Ebenezer and the trailer park gang will be back at it for a 2nd year trying to save Fern Forrest Trailer Court. It will have to close because of the economy unless the residents can find a way to raise money to buy it. Filled with funny characters, traditional holiday songs, and a 'speck-tac-yule-r' variety show.
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for details.
December 19, 2009 – Saturday
9:00am - 11:00am
The Lexington Tea House - A Holiday Brunch – 23 West 6th Avenue, Lexington – Enjoy a delicious holiday brunch before you finish your shopping. A Proper Christmas Tea Menu will be available from 11:00am - 2:00pm, in addition to the regular menu.
Contact The Lexington Tea House at (336) 243-8321 for details / reservations.
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Triad Business Workshops & Networking Events:
Here are a few Community Events through the month of November and first part of December that you may have an interest in. Feel free to notify us of future events!
January 1, 2010 – Friday
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Downtown Greensboro - First Friday – This event is an open house opportunity to discover the center city's local artistic community support of locally-owned, independent businesses located in Downtown. JOIN US for a free self-guided tour of Downtown Greensboro's shops, local art galleries, art studios, museums, and alternative art venues.
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January 6, 2010 – Wednesday
- 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Winston-Salem Chamber – Small Business Series: “I Have Never Stood In Line to Make a Cold Call” - 601 West Fourth St., Winston-Salem - Presented by: Steve Rayburn/Sandler Sales Institute. Do you dread Cold Calls? Does your phone become too heavy to pick up? Have you ever wondered why Cold calls have such a negative reputation? Work to develop and understand a new attitude about calling, especially cold calls. Learn how to be more comfortable with prospecting, setting appointments, and be more effective making sales calls in general.
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January 12, 2010 – Tuesday
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Greensboro Partnership - Annual Dinner – Koury Convention Center / Sheraton Four Seasons in the Imperial Ballroom. Three prestigious community service awards will also be presented: Athena, O.Henry, and Thomas Z. Osborne Awards. Limited sponsorships are available. To register, please contact Janeen Matherly at (336) 387-8328 or
E-mail .
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January 13, 2010 – Wednesday
- 7:30am -
Guilford Merchants Association – Communication Land Mines: Professional Communication Catastrophes and How to Avoid Them.
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January 13, 2010 – Wednesday
- 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Greensboro Chamber – Member Jumpstart Program – 342 N. Elm Street- get a refresher course on what the Chamber can do for you and your business. Make the most out of your membership! Robin Hill, senior account executive at the Chamber, will educate you on making FULL USE of your Chamber Membership. Contact Meridith Berger at 336-387-8327 or
E-mail .
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January 13, 2010 – Wednesday
- 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Winston-Salem Chamber – Small Business Series- 601 West Fourth St., Winston-Salem - Networking WORKS! If You Want More, Give More. Presented by: Abby Donnelly/Sandler Sales Institute First, networking is not selling. It is about making connections. Connections with others that can use their influence and relationships to introduce you to those you seek to do business with. The way you behave and act at a networking event will positively or negatively impact the impression you seek to create with your advocate. Abby will share the Do’s and Don’ts of appropriate networking behavior, not the least of which is – If You Want More, Give More!
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January 14, 2010 – Thursday
- 8:15am - 10:00am
Guilford Merchants Association – Must Have Policy's For Your Company's Social Media/Internet Compliance.
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Cold Hard... Trade Dollars! Would you like to earn up to $75, good towards the products / services of numerous local vendors for 3-minutes of your time? Do you know a local business owner who is looking for creative ways to grow their business? VTE offers referral bonuses, payable in trade dollars for successful referrals. See below for a list of the top four industries currently in demand by our members.
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for program details.
- Restaurants
- Retailers
- Contractors - HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing
- Pest control
- Dental and Vision Care Providers
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