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Presents: Small Business Services – Part 2
Hear from two creative chambers whose programs:
Engage small business membersImprove the business climate Advance Economic Development
Just across the Ohio river from Cincinnati, we are a regional Chamber of Commerce focused on servicing the three most northern counties in KY.
Established: 1969 5 Star Accredited Chamber Members– 1,750
Population Total - 375,000 (NKY) 2.1 Million – Cincinnati MSA
Regional Resources: * 2 Public Universities – (UC/NKU) *3 Private Universities – (Xavier, Thomas Moore, Miami of OH)* 2 Technical Colleges – (Cincitech, Gateway)
Small Business Support: * SBDC – co-located at NKU* SCORE – co-located at NKY Chamber* UpTech – IT Accelerator
* BioLogic – BioTech Accelerator
Government Agencies:* 37 Cities with over 51 different government agencies
With Chance-to-Meet “The Buyer” program you can.
What do Small Business Members really want from their Chamber of Commerce?
Program Est: 1999
Primary Opening doors for the small business member toObjective: supply opportunities with the region’s larger businesses
enterprises :* Fortune 500 business* Universities* Hospitals* Airports* Utilities* Federal, State and Local Governments
Historical average Total # of # of registrants Presenting per session: 67 Organizations: 111
CHANCE-TO-MEET “The Buyer” Program
SAMPLING OF PRESENTING ORGANIATIONS
CHANCE-TO-MEET “The Buyer” Program
Proctor and Gamble Paramount Kings Island UC, NKU, Xavier, Thomas MooreToyota Horseshoe Casino Wright Patterson AFBMazak Kentucky Lottery Fifth Third BankAK Steel Duke Engergy City of CincinnatiChiquita CVG Airport Cities of Covington, NewportCintas Western Southern Life St. Elizabeth HospitalLouisville Slugger General Mills Childrens HospitalKrogers La Rosa's Pizza Cincinnati Public SchoolsFidelity Yum Brands (KFC, P. Hut, T. Bell) LenscraftersGE Aircraft Engines Cincinnati Bell Sanitation DistrictFormica KOA Brands Messer ConstructionSara Lee Foods Ashland State of KY / State of OH
PROGRAM Early AM event (over by 9AM)SPECIFICS: 6 times per year
ENTITIES 2 or 3 per sessionFEATURED: (of differing industry sectors)
OTHER: Attendees List (with contact information) distributed
Presenting organizations must give contact informationand allow for direct follow up.
Networking time before and after the event.
PowerPoint Template covering suggested topic matter given to presenting organizations.
Post Survey – (both attendees and presenters) at 6 months
CHANCE-TO-MEET “The Buyer” Program
Acme CorporationAcme Corporation
Wile E. CoyoteWile E. Coyote
Purchasing ManagerPurchasing Manager
Price and Price and ServiceService
Diversity PurchasingDiversity Purchasing
Vendor GoalsVendor Goals
Vendor Registration ProcessVendor Registration Process
Purchasing ProcessPurchasing Process
Current Purchasing Current Purchasing NeedsNeeds
• Anvil casting moldsAnvil casting molds• Rocket noseconesRocket nosecones• Giant rubber band extrudersGiant rubber band extruders• Train tunnel paintTrain tunnel paint• Speedy delivery services (remote Speedy delivery services (remote
desert experience preferred)desert experience preferred)• Customer complaint servicesCustomer complaint services
Wile E. CoyoteWile E. CoyotePurchasing Purchasing
ManagerManager859.555.1234859.555.1234
[email protected]@acme.comm
ACMACMEE
Wile E. CoyotePurchasing [email protected]
Daffy DuckChief Supplier Diversity [email protected]
Elmer FuddHunting Equipment [email protected]
Bugs BunnyCarrot Procurement [email protected]
Tasmanian DevilBleh Blah Bloo [email protected]
Marvin D. MartianSpace Modulator Procurement [email protected]
Porky PigAssistant to Mr. [email protected]
Pepé Le Pew Director of Romantic [email protected]
Acme CorporationPurchasing and Procurement Solutions Department
A WORD OF CAUTION: both Buyers and Suppliers participating in Chance-to-Meet are extremely reluctant to share quantifiable purchases awarded / direct sales resulting from this program of work.
However….
Of event participants surveyed, 43% indicated that they had secured business from the presenting organization. Additionally, 61% indicated that they secured business from either the presenting organization and/or an event participant.
Of presenting organizations survey, 72% indicated that they were now doing business with a local business a direct result of an introduction made though the Northern Kentucky Chamber’s Chance-to-Meet program.
CHANCE-TO-MEET “The Buyer” - IMPACT
Mark PeacheyVice President, Business Growth and International Affairs,Phone: 859.578.6385 Email: [email protected] Website: www.nkychamber.com
