Host a Monthly Business Break!

2012 Business Breaks - CLICK HERE

Would you like to host or co-host one of our popular monthly Business Breaks?
Here are some guidelines to help you plan and put on a successful event.

THE BENEFITS OF HOSTING A BUSINESS BREAK:

• Introduce your business to your peers in the Lakes Region business community.
• Draw attention to your location and the unique products and services you offer.
• Your business break is posted on our website for the weeks preceding your event.
• Your business break is promoted via electronic marketing e-mailed to all members.
• Involve your staff / volunteers in planning a themed Business Break. It’s good for team-building.

HOSTING RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide ample choices of food, with small plates and napkins, and a cash bar for the approximate number
of guests who will attend. Average attendance is 75-90 people. You may co-host with other businesses
that are members of the Chamber to offset associated expenses.
• Provide a Certificate of Insurance document to the Chamber office when the Business Break is booked.
• Provide a table for Chamber greeters to welcome arriving guests. The Chamber will provide name tags.
• Obtain door prizes from your own and other area businesses for the evening’s drawings. It’s good to have
between 6 and 12 items.
• Prepare a 3-minute presentation about your business that you will deliver during the Break. Your co-host will have the opportunity to do the same.
• Choose a local charity that will receive half of the 50/50 raffle money we collect during the evening. We
encourage you to choose from these Chamber members who operate charitable or not-for-profit
businesses:

19th Century Willowbrook Museum
American Cancer Society
Bridges Foundation
Camp Sunshine
Center Day Camp
Fiddlehead Art & Science Center
Green Leaf School
Loon Echo Land Trust
Little Meetinghouse
ME Society for Protection of Animals
Poland Spring Preservation Society
Riding to the Top
Schoolhouse Arts Center
Windham-Raymond Schoolage Child Care

GENERAL INFORMATION:

• Time: Business Breaks are always held from 5:30 to 7:30 P.M.
• Date: Your choice of a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday evening, except the last Thursday of the month.
• Cost: $300 to host. Host and co-Hosts may decide to split the total cost.
• Themes: If you have a unique idea for your Business Break, play it up! A theme night can work well, particularly near a holiday like Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Halloween, etc.
• Caterers (current Chamber members – may or may not provide on-site or bar service)

TO BOOK A BUSINESS BREAK, CONTACT:

Laurie Noel, Chair of the Business Break Committee, 892-7996
or Chamber Executive Director Barbara Clark, 892-8265.

2012 BUSINESS BREAK SCHEDULE

January 18 Rustler’s Steakhouse, Windham

February 16 Peoples United Bank, Windham

March 7 Sawyer, Sawyer & Minott, Windham

April 18 Riding to the Top, Windham

May 24 Norway Savings Bank, Standish

June 13 Saco Bay Physical Therapy, Standish

July Naples Country Club, Naples

August ME Society for Protection of Animals, Windham

September Cross Insurance, Windham

October Amcomm Wireless, Windham

November Gorham Savings Bank, Windham

December Buck’s BBQ and Steakhouse, Windham

Please check our web CALENDAR or call for specific date each month.

Download 2012 Business Break Schedule and Description - CLICK HERE

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