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      <description>HANOVER BUSINESS COUNCIL NEWSJANUARY IS MENTOR&amp;nbsp;AND VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT MONTHGreater Richmond Chamber members have overwhelmingly identified education and workforce development as pillars of a thriving community; so it is no surprise that student mentorship and volunteer engagement in our schools consistently makes its way to the forefront of our various advocacy agendas.&amp;nbsp; In the spirit of National Mentoring Month this January, the Greater Richmond Chamber has rallied together its Community Affairs Committee and Business Councils to partner with the region&amp;#8217;s public school systems in a sweeping initiative to recruit our talented business community to mentor the future workforce and volunteer in meaningful ways in support of the region&amp;#8217;s educational systems.This month, and continuing from here on out, the Greater Richmond Chamber will provide a blueprint for volunteering in our local public schools.&amp;nbsp; We will show you the various ways you can get involved.&amp;nbsp; Whether you have one hour every six months or one hour every week, you will find opportunities to give back to your community in a powerful way.&amp;nbsp; Mentorship and volunteer engagement in our schools are more important than ever, so be a part of the movement and invest in the Richmond Region&amp;#8217;s future.Virginia Mentoring Partnership: Changing Lives Forever video&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;FIND A MENTORING OR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY NEAR YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS:Hanover County Public School Opportunities&amp;nbsp;| Volunteer ApplicationExplore Additional Regional Engagement Opportunities&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;2012 HANOVER BOARDROOMS TO CLASSROOMSRecognizing a need to foster working relationships between business leaders and public school educators, the Hanover Business Council of the Greater Richmond Chamber and Hanover County Public Schools will partner is presenting the 2012 Boardrooms to Classrooms program on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.&amp;nbsp; On this day, business and community leaders will exchange their offices and boardrooms for the principal&amp;#8217;s offices at several Hanover County elementary, middle and high schools. Participants&amp;nbsp;will actively engage&amp;nbsp;with the school administration and interact with students, teachers and parents.&amp;nbsp; In short, business leaders&amp;nbsp;will receive&amp;nbsp;a first-hand look at how principals function as the CFO or CEO of their respective schools. The program&amp;#8217;s goals are simple and direct:&amp;nbsp;to immerse business leaders in the public school environment, to increase awareness of educational issues, to provide a platform for lasting partnerships between schools and businesses, and to enhance awareness of workplace skills that are necessary for students to succeed. Learn More&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Volunteer Application&amp;nbsp;THE GEORGETOWN SCHOOL ADULT MENTORING PROGRAMLearn more about the Adult Mentoring Program and Speaker Series at The Georgetown School.ADVOCATING FOR BUSINESSAmending Hanover County Ordinance 11-07 Allowing for Special Exemptions to the Hanover Sign Ordinance: The Hanover Business Council presented a statement of support and worked to urge the Hanover County Board of Supervisors to amend Hanover County's sign ordinance allowing for special exemptions in the designated destination commerce areas of the county.After considering input from the Planning Commission, staff, citizens and the business community, the Hanover County Board of Supervisors approved the proposed amended sign ordinance ultimately allowing for two signs per project placed a minimum of 3,000 feet apart. The Board also eliminated the 6,000 foot frontage requirement while maintaining the 3,000 feet of separation between signs. | 8.24.2011 Hanover County Board of Supervisors Meeting MinutesHan BC Support Statement&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Ordinance 11-07 Amendment Report2011 HANOVER BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER: KINGS DOMINIONThe Hanover Business of the Year Award recognizes an outstanding business in Hanover County that has made a significant impact on the local and regional economy. Kings Dominion will be honored at the Greater Richmond Chamber's Annual Dinner on November 30 in front of a regional audience of more than 850 members at the Richmond Marriott and at the December Hanover Business Council Networking Breakfast at Randolph-Macon College. Learn more&amp;gt;HANOVER COUNTY NAMED BY AMERICA'S PROMISE AS ONE OF THE 100 BEST COMMUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLEAmerica&amp;#8217;s Promise Alliance&amp;nbsp;recently recognized Hanover County as one of America&amp;#8217;s 100 Best Communities for Young People.&amp;nbsp;The alliance was created&amp;nbsp;as a way for the business, faith and social service communities to work together to increase graduation rates and help young people develop into productive adults. The award gauges communities on five categories: caring adults, safe places, a "healthy start," effective education, and opportunities to help others.Hanover County&amp;nbsp;has about 100,000 residents&amp;nbsp;with nearly 19,000 students in its public schools and has won this award for four straight years.&amp;nbsp;The recognition is the culmination of&amp;nbsp;the combined efforts and strong leadership in Hanover County Administration and Hanover County Public Schools.&amp;nbsp;Read more&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;HANOVER BUSINESS COUNCIL E-NEWSLETTERDecember 2011 E-NewsletterHANOVER BUSINESS COUNCIL PRIORITIESHanover Business Council members work to make our council strong and our programs both educational and&amp;nbsp;lively.Together we have:&amp;#8226;&amp;nbsp;Built upon a strong foundation and relationships with Hanover County&amp;#8217;s elected and appointed officials;&amp;#8226;&amp;nbsp;Fostered closer relationships with Hanover County schools and focused on ensuring the quality of education provided in Hanover County;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;#8226;&amp;nbsp;Connected the business community to the Hanover Center for Trades &amp; Technology,&amp;nbsp;its,&amp;nbsp;certification program, and students; and&amp;#8226;&amp;nbsp;Recognized businesses for their accomplishments and contributions to our community.Our goals for this year include:&amp;#8226;&amp;nbsp;Focusing on the priorities outlined by the Chamber&amp;#8217;s broad membership including education, economic development, and workforce initiatives;&amp;#8226;&amp;nbsp;Serving as the voice of business strengthening our advocacy of business-friendly practices and economic development throughout the county;&amp;#8226;&amp;nbsp;Connecting business leaders to federal, state, and county elected and appointed officials;&amp;#8226;&amp;nbsp;Recognizing that today&amp;#8217;s students are our workforce of tomorrow, the council will continue to strengthen the business community&amp;#8217;s engagement with Hanover County Public Schools; &amp;#8226;&amp;nbsp;Connecting the region&amp;#8217;s young professionals to Hanover County and its businesses.&amp;nbsp; In addition, the council will seek out new workforce development initiatives to ensure the success of our business community. &amp;#8226;&amp;nbsp;Providing our members opportunities for engagement through the work of the council&amp;#8217;s committees;&amp;nbsp; &amp;#8226;&amp;nbsp;Ensuring that we provide meaningful programs and&amp;nbsp;opportunities for&amp;nbsp;members&amp;nbsp;to develop business relationships, increase&amp;nbsp;their visibility in the business community, and learn about issues of importance to Hanover County.Our members make an impact on our community, and you can help!&amp;nbsp; Hanover Business Council committees are open to all Chamber members who want to engage with Hanover County.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; </description>
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      <description>REDIRECTS TO COMMUNITY IMPACT-SMALL BUSINESSBrown Bag Business Growth Series BYOL &amp;#8211; Bring your own lunch and attend an upcoming free focusing on a topic of interest to the small business community.ALL SEMINARS:TIME: 11:30 am - 1:00 pmLOCATION: Greater Richmond Chamber Offices600 E. Main Street, 7th FloorRichmond, VA 23219 &amp;gt; directionsor contact&amp;nbsp;Chrystal Neal,&amp;nbsp;(804) 783-9310.UPCOMING SEMINARS:December 14, 2011Speaker: Christine J. Hanlon, Sage Organizing, LLCTopic: Being Disorganized is a Cash Drain on Your Business: Learn How to Improve Your Bottom Line Through Organization!&amp;nbsp;Are you spending more than an hour a day looking for missing items, shuffling piles of paper or recreating documents? If you answered &amp;#8220;Yes,&amp;#8221; think about this: having business documents sitting on your desk, chair or floor is like leaving money on the table at a business negotiation. Searching for documents is draining your bottom line because you are not maximizing the efficiency of your energy, time or money during the work day. You need to lighten your load. Start by archiving your old business records. Join us to learn how to:&amp;#183; Make time for sorting, organizing and archiving business records. &amp;#183; Store and maximize space for archived records. &amp;#183; Start to create a record retention policy.January 11, 2012Speaker: Patrick Logan, SeltekTopic: Cloud Computing ExplainedPREVIOUS SEMINARS:November 16, 2011Speaker: Rush Paul of R. Rushton Paul Consulting, LLCTopic: Why Social Media is a Double Edged Sword for Business Owners...and How to Avoid Getting SkeweredOctober 12, 2011Speaker: Deanna Lorianni and Meghan Codd, Zuula ConsultingTopic: Unleash Your Company's Verbal BrandSeptember 14, 2011Speaker: Sherry Peterson, CEO, Alzheimer&amp;#8217;s AssociationTopic: When is Forgetfulness a Problem?August 17, 2011Topic: Finding &amp; Keeping Good CustomersSpeakers: Al Hinkle, C&amp;F Finance John Fernandez, Daystar DessertsJuly 13, 2011Topic: Your Small Business Website: How To Avoid The UglySpeaker: Sharif Ewees of 28 Media, LLCMay 18, 2011Topic:Your Risks &amp; Liabilities As A Business OwnerSpeakers: McKinley R. Tucker Jr., Risk &amp; Identity Solutions, Inc. Richard Swed, The Risk Management GroupApril 13, 2011Topic: Maximize Your Business, Modernize Your PCsSpeaker: P.J. Grinsell, Sycom TechnologiesBrought to you by MicrosoftMarch 16, 2011Topic: Creating an Inspiring Company CultureSpeakers: Beth Bailey, President, Pediatric Connection Chanda Coker, Sales &amp; Marketing Team LeaderElyse Johnson, Human Resources DirectorFebruary 17, 2011Topic: Financial Management EssentialsSpeaker: Scott Warren, Warren Whitney &amp; SherwoodJanuary 19, 2011 Topic: Grow Your Business with Easy, Effective E-marketing Speakers: Matt Davidson of LOGO Dynamics, Inc. Gina M. Watkins of Constant Contact</description>
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      <description>Prepare youth in underserved neighborhoods  to be on the college track.</description>
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      <description>We can't get enough! We've recently added the YRichmond [LINK TO SITE] intern program to our roster of leadership offerings, creating a progressive series that offers professionals unique ways to grow. Learn more about Chamber Leadership Programs.</description>
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      <description>Thank You  	Your application information has been received successfully. You will receive a confirmation e-mail that we have received your submittal shortly. You should be hearing from us very soon.</description>
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      <description>Thank You  	Your application information has been received successfully. You will receive a confirmation e-mail that we have received your submittal shortly. You should be hearing from us very soon.</description>
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      <description>Thank You  	Your application information has been received successfully. You will receive a confirmation e-mail that we have received your submittal shortly. You should be hearing from us very soon.</description>
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