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July 12, 2006

7/26, 5:30-7:30pm - Monthly Evening Mixer; Poolside at Tysons Sport and Health (8250 Greensboro Drive, McLean). Make some connections, exchange business cards and have fun!

7/28, 12pm-1:30pm - VTRCC “How To” Series; Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave., East); Topic: Hire the Best And Fire the Rest with speaker: John Sexton, President, Sexton Executive Security, Inc.
VTRCC’s Lunch and Lead Tips Groups are HOT!

Since it’s July, here’s a ‘hot’ tip for growing your business through the Chamber: Check out our Lunch and Leads Tips Groups that meet weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. at Morton’s-Tysons Corner. Leads from these groups have generated more than $300,000 in income per group for their members. Along with supplying business leads, the groups offer an unparalleled opportunity to learn and perfect your networking skills.

The Tuesday Group, which has been around the longest, has 14 members who generated over 750 leads in 2005. So far this year they have generated 480 leads. These are some serious networkers!

The Thursday Group, more recently established, has 18 members, many of whom are new to the concept of networking. Last year they generated 450 leads, and thus far this year have created more than 350 leads. This group is really growing, with some of the Tuesday Group members also coming on Thursdays.

Each group allows only one member per business type, so be sure to check availability for you and your business. Call Harvey Silverman (703-319-8806) about joining the Tuesday Group; contact Christa Walker (703-766-2300) about joining the Thursday Group. If space for your business is available, you better grab it!

Correction: In the 6/28/06 Enterprise, one of our new member's information was run incorrectly. The corrected information is as follows: Paetec Communications, 202-558-7800.
What Are You Missing?
Tom Davis

U.S. Congressman Tom Davis will present awards at VTRCC’s Annual Awards Luncheon on July 13 at Fleming’s Prime Steak House. Above, Congressman Davis congratulates Vienna Paint & Decorating Co., winners of “2005 Business of the Year”, at the 2005 Halloween Parade Mixer. (photo by Cook’s Photo- Art Studio)
Member of the Month
Janice Holmblad

Janice Holmblad
Member of the Development Committee
Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna
 jholmblad@scov.org
phone: 703-281-0538
fax: 703-281-0601

Janice’s leadership of the Non-Profit Committee would be enough to qualify her as a Member of the Month. First as Secretary, and then as Chairman and Board Liaison of the Committee, she has been a driving force that has grown not only the numbers, but the involvement of Chamber Non Profit members to an all time high. Her commitment to the Chamber reaches far beyond the Non Profit Committee; she was a top recruiter of new members for the 2006 Membership Drive, volunteered as a dealer at Casino Night; and has led the effort to form strategic partnerships between the business and non profit Chamber members.

Janice Holmblad was the Executive Director of the Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna through June 2006, and remains a member of their Development Committee. Her work experiences have been both professional and volunteer. She was director of a psychiatric half-way house and girls group home, and

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Vienna-Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce
phone: 703-281-1333