Congratulations and Thank You

,

[gdlr_heading tag= font_weight=”bold” ]Congratulations to the Woburn Chamber of Commerce’s Golf Tournament Winners[/gdlr_heading]
Congratulations and Thank You to everyone who participated in our inaugural golf tournament. While we like to think that all of our golfers are winners for coming out to participate in the tournament…there are a few special winners we would like to acknowledge.

[gdlr_heading tag= font_weight=”bold” ]Longest Drive[/gdlr_heading]

Woburn Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament

 

Paul Moriarty, Golf Committee Chair
Congratulating Longest Drive Winner
Dave Trueira of ADP

 

[gdlr_heading tag= font_weight=”bold” ]Closest to the Pin[/gdlr_heading]

Woburn Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament Winners

 

Paul Moriarty, Moriarty Financial
Congratulating Closest to the Pin Winner
Mark Herzog, NESIM

 

[gdlr_heading tag= font_weight=”bold” ]Rumson’s Rum Contest Winner[/gdlr_heading]

Woburn Chamber of Commerce Tournament Winner

 

Contest Winner
Dave Senarian, Hitachi Data Systems
with Steve Orne, Rumson’s Rum

 

[gdlr_heading tag= font_weight=”bold” ]First Place Team[/gdlr_heading]

Woburn Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament

In photo from left:
Heather Maguire, Exec. Director Woburn Chamber of Commerce
Mark Herzog NESIM
Chris Checksfield, NET 7
Carl Flumerfelt, Winchester Savings Bank
Paul Moriarty, Moriarty Financial
(Winner not pictured here, Bob Whitney of NESIM)

 

[gdlr_heading tag= font_weight=”bold” ]Thank You to City Council President, Rich Haggerty[/gdlr_heading]

Rich Haggerty, City Council President for Woburn

 

We were honored to have the City Council President, Rich Haggerty join us for lunch. Our connections at City Hall are vital to a vibrant business community and we are proud to have Rich join us on this special day!

 

 

[gdlr_heading tag= font_weight=”bold” ]Sponsors and Donor Thank You[/gdlr_heading]

The following is a full list of our sponsors and donors. For lots more photos please visit our Facebook page and why not LIKE us while you’re there?!

SPONSORS:

Breakfast Sponsor: Scoreboards Sports Bar & Grill
Dessert Sponsor: Salem Five Bank
Contest Sponsor: Rumson’s Rum
Tee Box Sponsors: Personal Movers, Sal’s Pizza, NESIM Corp., Hannaford & Dumas, Murtha Cullina LLP, Reading Cooperative Bank, Scafidi & Juliano, Hillside Florist, Dole & Bailey, Allen & Major Associates, Now Business Intelligence, Commonwealth Mortgage, McLane Middleton, Woburn Municipal Federal Credit Union, Omogrosso Carey and Associates Financial Advisors, Accurate Glass & Aluminum, Stoneham Ford, Showcase Cinema, Boston Solar, Nupath, Tourkantonis & Delaney PC, Champion Cleaners, Hall & Sullivan, Stor-U-Self, Woburn Glass, Moriarty Financial Group, TD Bank, The Local Kitchen & Drinks, Edward Jones, db2/ARCHitecture, M&L Transit Systems, Council of Social Concern, Sophwell, McLane Middleton, SSJM Attorneys, Mike Rice “The Mortgage Guy”, Members Plus Credit Union, Carbone Commercial Real Estate, Superior Contracting Services LLC, Patriot Financial Group.

Our Donor List includes: Scrubadub, Red Heat, Pizzamore Flatbreads, Pizzeria Regina, Fairfield Inn, Dave & Buster’s, Merrimack Valley Golf Club, Joseph’s Catering, Lord Hobo Brewing, WT Phelan Insurance, Lawless Jeep, Boston Solar, Chowdaheadz, Joe’s American Bar & Grill, Jake & Joe’s, Kadanse Studio, Boston Sports Club, Personal Movers, Goodies Homemade, Game On Therapeutics, Courtyard Marriott, Al’s Café, Laser Craze, Woburn Bowladrome, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Texas Roadhouse, Sportsclips, Boston Sports Clubs, Bayberry Café, Crowne Plaza, The Restaurant, Oye’s, Edible Arrangements, Sophwell, Hilton Woburn, Catherine Hinds, Wicked Easy Golf, CrossFitAres, The Way Boxing.

/by

Meet the Stylist at our WOW Lunch

[gdlr_heading tag=”h2″ font_weight=”bold” ]Meet Stylist Emma March[/gdlr_heading]
Meet stylist Emma March of Helena’s chic boutique on May 17th at the Women of Woburn lunch. Emma will be sharing style tips for travel. Learn how to pack for your next trip so you can look and feel great. The lunch will be held at the Courtyard Marriott on Mishawum Road.

[gdlr_heading tag=”h2″ font_weight=”bold” ]Women of Woburn Networking Lunches[/gdlr_heading]

The Women of Woburn meet monthly for lunch, education and friendship. A casual environment to meet new people, engage in the community and make friends and contacts. The WOW lunches welcome new faces and enjoy sharing and learning with others.

[gdlr_button href=”https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stylists-tips-for-travel-networking-lunch-tickets-34258232295″_self” size=”medium” background=”#000000″ color=”#ffffff”]RSVP[/gdlr_button]

/by

here hosts a “Transportation Conversation” Breakfast

,

[gdlr_heading tag=”h2″ font_weight=”bold” ]Join us for our Transportation Conversation Breakfast[/gdlr_heading]

The Woburn Chamber of Commerce’s Hospitality Entertainment and Restaurant Exchange or here will be hosting a networking breakfast on April 6th from 7 to 9:30 am at the Crowne Plaza. The breakfast will feature a panel discussion of transportation issues facing the citizens and businesses of Woburn. On the panel will be Travis Pollack from MAPC presenting findings of a recent mobility study compiled on behalf of NSPC. We will also have Jeff Bennett from the 128 Business Council and Andrea Leary of Northeast Transit Planning and Management Corp.

This is an opportunity to learn more about the issues facing Woburn. We welcome businesses and residents to bring questions, concerns and comments about local transportation. It is a complex issue but we will have the experts to help us find answers.

[gdlr_heading tag=”h2″ font_weight=”bold” ]Who is here?[/gdlr_heading]

The Hospitality Entertainment and Restaurant Exchange is a group formed under the umbrella of the Woburn Chamber of Commerce to provide networking, promotional opportunities and support to here businesses. Many of our members are facing staffing difficulties due to a lack of regional transportation. We have organized the Transportation Conversation Breakfast in part to help them find solutions to the problem. We are also offering free table space to businesses who are attending the breakfast. The space is limited. Please contact Heather at (781) 935-0345 or wba@woburnbusinessassociation.com to claim your spot.

[gdlr_button href=”https://www.eventbrite.com/e/transportation-conversation-breakfast-with-the-woburn-business-association-tickets-32553563585″ target=”_self” size=”medium” background=”#000000″ color=”#ffffff”]RSVP[/gdlr_button]

Download and Print Your Registration

 

/by

Annual Meeting Wrap Up

,

[gdlr_heading tag=”h2″ font_weight=”bold” ]Annual Meeting Wrap Up[/gdlr_heading]
On December 6th the Woburn Chamber of Commerce held their Annual Meeting at the Crowne Plaza. The meeting included a panel discussion on the new Marijuana legislation and it’s potential impact on the city and businesses. Participating in the panel were Adam Hamel from McLane Middleton, Mayor Scott Galvin, Police Chief Robert Ferullo, and Substance Abuse Coordinator Richard Jolly. It was an interesting and lively discussion. We deeply appreciate all of our panel members for taking the time to participate and add their voice to the discussion.

[gdlr_heading tag=”h2″ font_weight=”bold” ]Humanitarian Award[/gdlr_heading]

Every year at our Annual Meeting we award a member with the Humanitarian Award. This member may be a business that consistently steps up to support charitable causes or someone who has gone to extraordinary lengths to be generous through the course of the year. This year we chose to honor John Casey of Locks and Keys. John is someone who qualifies as a Humanitarian for many reasons as he quietly and unceremoniously contributes in many ways to those in need. This past year, however John’s generosity was recognized by many in the community. After the downtown fire that destroyed several Main Street businesses, John reached out to P&M Locksmiths to offer his own space and equipment until they were able to find a new space. Thank you John Casey for being an example of Humanitarianism for all of us in 2016.

The award was presented by State Representative James Dwyer and City Council President Richard Haggerty.

[gdlr_heading tag=”h2″ font_weight=”bold” ]Holiday Celebration[/gdlr_heading]

Following the formalities of the Annual Meeting, our Holiday Celebration kicked off at Scoreboards. We were treated to a delicious meal which included a pasta station and a carving station. It was wonderful to have time to catch up with everyone and to meet new members. Our membership grew steadily throughout 2016 and it is great to see our more seasoned members welcoming the newer ones into the association. Our New Member Spotlights are a fun way to introduce new people and businesses to the association. Please watch your email for these spotlights and you will have something to talk about when you meet our new members at events.

[gdlr_heading tag=”h2″ font_weight=”bold” ]Silent Auction for The Council of Social Concern[/gdlr_heading]

A silent auction was held to benefit the Council of Social Concern as part of our Holiday Celebration. The Woburn Chamber of Commerce is committed to helping businesses find ways to give back to the Woburn community. Our members make a positive impact by continuously stepping up to support Woburn charities, scholarships, sports teams and community events. The Council of Social Concern provides much needed services to those most in need in the Woburn. Our silent auction raised over $2,500.00 this year. Thanks to all of those who gave so generously!

We send a great Thank You to all of our donors:

Boston Appliance
Crowne Plaza Boston/Woburn
Get In Shape For Women
Fitzgerald Tile
Drains By James
Dance Studio 665
Residence Inn by Marriott
Courtyard Woburn
Hilton Hotels & Restaurants
Boston’s Best Coffee
Burke Distributors
Woburn Bowladrome
Budweiser
Holiday Inn Express
Martignetti Companies
Micros Northeast
Champion Cleaners
Connoisseurs Products Corp.
Dave & Busters
Dunkin Donuts (RVN Corp.)
Advantage Sports Medicine
Team Logic IT
K&N Oil Service
Marketing Advisory Network
Patriot Financial group
Taste of Brazil
The Great Mandarin
Waxy O’Connors Irish Pub
Atlantic Plywood
Colorworks Paint & Ace Hardware, Inc.

/by

Meet Our New Member, American Graphics Institute

,

[gdlr_heading tag=”h2″ font_weight=”bold” ]Introducing AGI, American Graphics Institute[/gdlr_heading]

American Graphics Institute provides organizations and individuals with training and support for design, marketing, and publishing technologies such as Adobe Creative Cloud, UX Design, HTML, HTML5, Javascript, Google Analytics, WordPress, etc. We have provided training to over 50,000 clients include 90 of the Fortune 100 companies in technology, publishing, financial services, advertising, creative services, and retail sectors. American Graphics Institute offers training at our main campus in Woburn, as well as online classes and on-site training at your company. In addition to classes, we also offer customizable certificate programs and can help a business find a marketing or design professional with no cost to the local company.

American Graphics Institute is located at 120 Presidential Way in Woburn. You can learn more about their courses at www.agitraining.com or call them at (781) 376-6044.

[gdlr_heading tag=”h2″ font_weight=”bold” ]Small Business Grants for Education[/gdlr_heading]

Small businesses in the area may be eligible to participate in no-cost courses through grant funding awarded to American Graphics Institute. Courses range from popular Adobe tools such as Photoshop and InDesign to UX Design and Google Analytics. Details on the courses and grant funding are on the AGI website at https://www.agitraining.com/workforce-training

[gdlr_heading tag=”h2″ font_weight=”bold” ]Jennifer Smith and Chris Smith[/gdlr_heading]

Jennifer and Chris Smith started American Graphics Institute 20 years ago. They are co-authors of Adobe Creative Cloud for Dummies and have each published more than 10 books on digital design technologies. While Jennifer teaches courses in design tools such as Photoshop and Illustrator she spends most of her time teaching User Experience (UX) design workshops which help organizations to structure and organize websites and apps in ways that make them easier to use. “Many people think building a website or app simply requires coding skills. To be successful they need to be well thought-out. UX Design is the process of researching, planning, organizing and presenting information. It’s more of a process and way of thinking, so I end up working with everyone from web programmers to project managers to business owners,” describes Jennifer.

Chris focuses his efforts primarily on web analytics and Google Analytics. With this he helps businesses understand who visits their website, how they found it, and what content is most popular. “With Google Analytics we can help businesses understand what marketing efforts are working and what content is most popular. This helps them fix problems and concentrate efforts on those areas that are more successful. For example, we can identify if a website is not performing well for a specific category of users, such as those on mobile devices, or even by demographic data. This lets businesses and organizations take a more strategic approach to marketing efforts,”  Chris explains.

[gdlr_heading tag=”h2″font_weight=”bold” ]Jennifer, Chris and the Guide Dog Foundation[/gdlr_heading]

For the past two years Chris and Jennifer have been raising puppies for the Guide Dog Foundation. The Foundation gives seeing eye dogs away at no-cost to the visually impaired. Raising a puppy involves everything from socialization and early training of the dog. The puppy is in the AGI office and classrooms with Jennifer and Chris, learning how to behave in a work environment. After approximately one year the dog moves on to guide training at the foundation before being paired with someone that needs them. AGI also teaches classes in web accessibility, helping organizations understand how to create websites that meet the needs of those who may have impairments. Because AGI has worked with foundations for the blind they learned about the Guide Dog Foundation’s need for help in raising puppies. They are now raising their second guide dog puppy.

Here is a picture of Annie, their most recent graduate.

annie-agi

/by

Silent Auction

,

Our Annual Holiday Celebration will be held on December 6th at the Crowne Plaza starting at 5:30 pm. Please join us and help to celebrate 2016. As part of the festivities we will be holding a silent auction to benefit the Council of Social Concern The stalwart Woburn charity does much good for Woburn and surrounding communities. Please help us raise much needed funds for the upcoming year.

Some of our auction items include:

  • Easter Brunch for 10 at the Crowne Plaza valued at $400.00
  • A private dance lesson at Studio 665 with tickets to the Dance Showcase valued at $230.00
  • 50″ Samsung smart t.v. valued at $899.00

Plus much, much more!

[gdlr_button href=”https://www.eventbrite.com/e/annual-meeting-and-holiday-celebration-tickets-29521343132″ target=”_self” size=”medium” background=”#000000″ color=”#ffffff”]Tickets[/gdlr_button]

/by

Join Us For Our Annual Meeting

,

[gdlr_heading tag=”h2″ font_weight=”bold” ]Our_Annual_Meeting_Honors_2016[/gdlr_heading]

Our Annual Meeting is more than a time to take care of Association business. It is a time to celebrate and honor some of the best parts of the year. Included in that is our yearly surprise of our recipient of the Humanitarian Award. The Business of the Year Award is given to a business who has had an exceptional year based upon growth, community involvement or other substantial developments. The business climate of the upcoming year is addressed and this year the conversation will surround the passage of the new Marijuana Legislation. Specifically we will examine how it will impact business. The evening will begin at 5:30 pm on December 6th at the Crowne Plaza.

[gdlr_heading tag=”h2″ font_weight=”bold” ]Holiday_Celebration[/gdlr_heading]
Our Holiday Celebration is graciously being planned by Catherine Stevens and her team at the Crowne Plaza/Scoreboards. We will enjoy delicious passed hor d’ouerves, a carving station as well as a pasta station. While we wine and dine we can browse the items up for auction to benefit the Council of Social Concern. Our members have generously donated a huge variety of items and with 100% of the proceeds going to the Council, you can shop and do good at the same time!

2016 has been a year of great growth and excitement at the Woburn Chamber of Commerce. Please come and help us celebrate our success and move forward into 2017 with great hope and faith that more is on the horizon.

[gdlr_button href=”https://www.eventbrite.com/e/annual-meeting-and-holiday-celebration-tickets-29521343132″ target=”_self” size=”medium” background=”#000000″ color=”#ffffff”]Tickets[/gdlr_button]

/by

Women of Woburn November Luncheon

[gdlr_heading tag=”h2″ font_weight=”bold” ]November Luncheon at Mclane Middleton, PA[/gdlr_heading]

The Women of Woburn are holding their first workshop/luncheon on 11/16 at McLane Middleton, PA. Samantha Stone the author of Unleash Possible, A Marketing Playbook That Drives Sales and founder of the Marketing Advisory Network will lead us in learning more about our personal Brand. We will talk about the opportunity to grow your career and network by clearly defining your brand. Samantha will share stories from her book about her own journey to illustrate examples.

We will be collecting personal care items for donation to women in need. We are asking attendees to please bring two personal care items such as shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrush, deodorant, etc.

[gdlr_heading tag=”h2″ font_weight=”bold” ]The Women of Woburn[/gdlr_heading]

The Women of Woburn are an umbrella group of the Woburn Chamber of Commerce. We meet monthly for lunch at member businesses. The lunches provide a comfortable place to network, learn and grow new friendships. The format of each lunch varies slightly as we If you are interested in attending, please RSVP as soon as possible. The lunches sell out regularly.

 

This event has Sold Out. Please join us in January!

 

/by

“Novemberfest” at Lord Hobo Brewery

, ,

[gdlr_heading tag=”h2″ font_weight=”bold” ]The Young Professionals[/gdlr_heading]

This past July, the Woburn Chamber of Commerce hosted a networking event for Young Professionals at Tocci Building Co. in Woburn. It was huge success. Huge. We had games and food and a keg of Lord Hobo beer that we successfully and professionally finished. It was a great time of getting to know young professionals and businesses in the area (and having fun).

[gdlr_heading tag= font_weight=”bold” ]”NOVEMBERFEST” at Lord Hobo Brewing Co.[/gdlr_heading]

This time, we’re heading to the source: Lord Hobo Brewery in Woburn. We’ll do some networking, some beer-touring, and some beer-drinking. So bring some business cards and invite your friends who you alienated during this election, and who live or work in Woburn or the surrounding area. We’ll see you there.

 

*This event goes from 5:30-7pm, with one tour happening at 6:30PM. You’re welcome to hang out later, as Lord Hobo is open until 9PM.

Kindly RSVP and join us for NOVEMBERFEST!

/by

October Networking at Boston Appliance

,

[gdlr_heading tag=”h2″ font_weight=”bold” ]Network Gathering[/gdlr_heading]
Now that Fall has officially arrived, why not heat things up at our October Network Gathering at the Boston Appliance showroom? Our “Turn Up the Heat” event will include delicious appetizers, beer and wine. It is a free event for Woburn Chamber of Commerce members. Guests and non-members are encouraged to join us, tickets are $10. Please RSVP HERE as soon as possible.

 

[gdlr_heading tag=”h2 font_weight=”bold” ]About Boston Appliance[/gdlr_heading]

Why choose Boston Appliance ®? They have been owned and operated by the same family for over 60 years, and are well established in the Boston community. Their honest approach has rewarded them with a steady stream of referrals and repeat business from happy customers in the greater Boston area. Their loyal customers visit them from Boston, Cambridge, Newton, Lexington, East Boston, Lynnfield, South Boston, Wellesley, Arlington, Concord and Wakefield, and countless other locations across New England.

Boston Appliance      Boston Appliance Showroom in Woburn, MA

The showroom offers a refreshing change of pace from the big box stores. Their sales staff won’t pressure you – instead, they draw upon decades of experience to answer your questions and empower you to choose the appliances that are right for your home. You won’t be pushed to buy from a particular brand. Whether it’s Sub-Zero, Wolf, Bertazzoni, BlueStar, Bosch, Electrolux, Frigidaire, or General Electric (GE), they just want you to love what you buy.

/by