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Latest Chamber News

The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce is offering a seminar entitled How to Hire, Retain & Grow a Sales Person on Wednesday, March 25th.

In today’s employment market, companies can struggle finding a new sales person and retaining them. In this program you will learn best practices on how to hire a sales person for your organization and what role the CEO/President plays in that person’s success. You will also learn new ideas on recruitment, selection, and performance including: Job Description –   It’s a competitive market right now.   Why would a sales person work for your firm?   Learn key elements of a Great job description and some common missteps and tips; Interviewing –  Sales today is different – technology has changed how people buy. Learn some tricks on what to look for when interviewing sales people.  Questions to ask; Leadership -  Is the person in charge of sales a leader? A mentor?  A motivator? In a position to lead your sales person?  What has failed in the past?  We’ll show you who should be responsible for the sales person success and how to measure success (KPI’s). What is the CEO’s responsibility to retain and grow the sales team?; Onboarding / Sales Success – Learn how to help a new sales person succeed in the first 3-6 months.

The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce is offering a program entitled Coronavirus Continuity Plan Tuesday, March 24th.

The coronavirus outbreak may have originated in China, but it has developed into not only a global health crisis but is also proving to be a business challenge for myriads of U.S. companies that are located in affected areas, or supply chain disruptions. In fact, a World Health Organization has declared coronavirus an epidemic and international public health emergency, and less than half the companies in the world have any business continuity plans in place to deal with emergencies such as the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

An outbreak can affect your customers, employees, reputation, and ultimately your revenue. In this seminar, we will cover the business-side of exposure. Before you can strategize your pandemic plan, you need to know what specific contingencies you’re preparing for. We’ll look at the many aspects of your business that could be affected by a pandemic:

The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce is offering a seminar entitled Business Succession Planning next Wednesday, March 18th.

This program will walk business owners through some of the concerns they may have in planning for the continuation or disposition of their business interests and estate taxes. And will also look at some of the things that might be considered to alleviate business owners concerns. Particular topics discussed include: types of assets and property, forms of businesses and tax implications, valuing your business, buy-sell agreements and wills, trusts and gifts.

The seminar will take place on Wednesday, March 18th from 8:30 am to 9:30 am at the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce office, located at 8 W. Broad Street, Mezzanine Level, in Downtown Hazleton. It is being presented by Laura Sullivan and Chris Crosley, Financial Service Professionals for MassMutual Eastern Pennsylvania. Registration is $10 for Chamber members and $15 for non Chamber members. Registration is required by registering on the Chamber’s online calendar at www.hazletonchamber.org or by contacting the Chamber at 455-1509 or . For all upcoming Chamber and community events visit their website.

Women's MixerEvent Will Feature a Do It Yourself Workshop

The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce Women’s Networking Committee invites all women from throughout Greater Hazleton to celebrate International Women’s Day next Wednesday, March 18th from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at Smith Floral Company, located at 555 N. Broad Street in West Hazleton. The event will feature networking, hors d’ oeuvres, beverages, and a Do It Yourself Workshop including a take-home colorful spring flower arrangement!

Gather your employees, co-workers, friends and guests. A door prize drawing and a 50/50 raffle will take place to benefit our Women's Empowerment Grant. Everyone is also encouraged to bring your business cards, brochures, coupons or giveaways to share on our "Business Resource Table".