Business Development Committee
Developing programs to create a positive business
climate.
 |
Meetings: 3rd Friday
Time: 7:30 a.m.
Location: Chamber Office
Sue Spinazza, Chairman 2009
C-21
(208) 765-5554
|
 |
Mission Statement
It is the mission of the Business Development Committee to recognize business excellence and to develop programs that help member businesses succeed and thrive.
In pursuit of this Mission, the members of
the Business Development Committee will:
2009 Goals
-
Recognize Business Excellence with
a “Business
Excellence Award" given each month
in one of the following categories:
1) Service Excellence
2) Innovation Excellence
3) Community
Excellence 4) Impact
-
Organize, promote and participate
in the annual Chamber “Business Tech Tour”;
-
Promote and offer small business
counseling mentor program.
Our goal is a minimum of 2 to 4 counseling
sessions with businesses in 2009;
-
Sponsor an Upbeat Breakfast
program, identify and secure speaker;
-
Organize, promote and support the
annual Kootenai County Job Fair;
-
Using both in-person meeting and
web based communications, develop Affinity Groups
including one focusing on members that have been in
business for under 3 years as a means for sharing
information, providing skill training
and peer advice;
-
Develop a sub committee to
determine the feasibility of creating a WEBINAR series
through which member businesses can provide valuable
business skills and information to other members using our web site to
deliver that information;
-
Promote and develop workshops on
business skills and information
that address the concerns and needs of the chamber
membership and the community;
-
Determine in-house video conference
capability and make it available to Chamber members;
Business Excellence Awards
Each month the
Business Development Committee awards a “Business
Excellence” award to a member of the Chamber. The award will
be given to a business that has achieved excellence in
either: Customer Service, Innovation, Community Service or
Impact.
The award will be presented monthly at the Upbeat Breakfast.
In addition, the award winners are publicly recognized among
their community chamber members in the monthly newsletter
and on the Chamber website for a month.
An award plaque will be given to the business to display at
their place of business for years to come!
Business Excellence Award - Service
Purpose:
Each month, the committee “secret shops” member businesses
to see who provides excellent customer service. We are
looking for that “WOW” experience that makes a customer or
client want to come back again and tell all their friends.
Business Excellence
Award - Impact
Purpose: To recognize
member businesses that contribute to our community through
economic impact and volunteer activities and whose primary
customer is NOT in Kootenai County.
Criteria:
• Needs to have been in business a minimum of 5 years in the
community
• Company must have 5 or more employees
• Needs to have been involved in the community (weighted 25%)
• Has had an economic impact in the community (weighted 75%)
• Needs to be a Chamber member in good standing
Business Excellence
Award - Innovation
Purpose: To recognize a
member business that has achieved a unique or high level of
innovation in some aspect of their operations. This can be
awarded for newly invented or new approach to doing
business.
Examples: A superior or
one-of-a-kind way of marketing, advertising, customer service, management
style, employee training techniques, communication, etc. Or just an
exclusive newly invented product or service.
Criteria:
• Needs to be a member in good standing
• Product, service, or a business feature which must be
unique, creative, modernized or newly invented
Business Excellence
Award - Community
Purpose: To recognize a
member business for their excellent community service,
through volunteerism, donations, and general business
practices that benefit the community as a whole.
Criteria:
• Needs to be a member in good standing
• Provide a service or donation or opportunity to help our
community grow and prosper
Please nominate a member business by
contacting Toni Sayler at (208) 415-0112 or email
toni@cdachamber.com.
Or by contacting any member of the
Business Development Committee
Staff Contacts
|