Newsletter

Week celebrates local rock
stars - our small businesses

Small Business Week 2008 is rocking and rolling! Themed "Small Business Rocks!" this week will be dedicated to our local rock stars - the small business owners. Join us May 5-8 as we celebrate our local small business community through seminars, business plan workshops and of course the 24th Annual Small Business Awards Program.
Click here for details. Small Business Week is presented by Wachovia. Contact Ashley Grigg with questions or concerns.

Drive for the Show but
Come for the Dough

May Business After Hours
5-7 p.m. May 15
Regions Charity Classic Ross Bridge Club House Terrace

Come join fellow Chamber members at this year’s Regions Charity Classic for this above par event!  Experience networking at its finest, presented by America’s First Federal Credit Union and hosted by the Regions Charity Classic – Bruno’s Event Team.   The event will be held on the Terrace of the Ross Bridge Club House from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. and there is plenty of parking (vouchers will be emailed after registering!)    REMEMBER:  bring plenty of business cards for the valuable contacts you and your team will make!  This event is FREE for members who RSVP by May 14 to Lisa Swanger (205) 241-8121 or ($10 per person after specified date.)

Seminar to help businesses, individuals fight crime

No Time for Crime
7:30 a.m., May 9
Alabama Power Auditorium

The Public Safety & Security Committee of the Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce is hosting "No Time for Crime," a three-part series.  The Committee hopes these free events will provide an opportunity for state and local law enforcement officials to share crime fighting information with business owners, law enforcement and the general public and that it will foster the development of public-private partnerships designed to reduce crime in our community.   The first presentation will feature Birmingham Police Chief A. C. Roper.  The event, which will be sponsored by Alabama Power, will take place on May 9 at the Alabama Power Auditorium located at 600 North 18th Street in Downtown Birmingham.  Chief Roper will address area crime trends and crime prevention initiatives.  A complimentary continental breakfast will be served from 7:30a.m. – 8 a.m.  The program is from 8-9:30 a.m.  Following Roper’s presentation, there will be a question and answer period.  

Pre-event registration is encouraged due to limited seating.  Registration for the event will close May 2.  To register, contact Libba Miller, manager, governmental relations at the Chamber.  P:(205) 241-8107  F:(205) 241-8147.   

Future “No Time for Crime” Events:
Aug. 15: Jefferson County Sheriff Mike Hale—Sponsored by Regions Bank
Nov. 7: Colonel J. Christopher Murphy, Director, Alabama Department of Public Safety—Sponsored by Security Engineers 

Waiting for your INput

The Regions Harbert Plaza became the latest IN spot in town. The giant red IN box was unveiled a few weeks ago to encourage the business community to nominate its IN spot. There are four total big boxes around town including Colonial Brookwood Mall, McWane Science Center and a rotating one at various events in Birmingham.

To make it even easier to recommend an IN place, go online to inbirmingham.org. So far, more than 2,000 people have gone online to nominate their favorite restaurant, attraction or shopping place. You have until June 30. Once the campaign is over, an IN guide will be published featuring the nominations that the IN partners decide best represent what is great IN Birmingham.

Crime Stoppers Golf Tourney:
Play Golf, Fight Crime

Friday, May 23
Timberline Golf Club

The 12th Annual Crime Stoppers Golf Tournament will be Friday, May 23 at Timberline Golf Club in Calera. All proceeds benefit the Crime Stoppers Reward Fund, which to helps fight crime, catch criminals, make schools safer and assists communities with policing. For more information or to sponsor one of the 18 holes or to register a foursome, click here, or call James Lewis or Bill Musgrove at (205) 254-7777.

 

2008 AABC Annual Luncheon

Noon, June 6
The Club
Featured Speaker: Dr. Michael Eric Dyson

Are you looking to expand your reach in the Birmingham market? If so, then the annual business luncheon is a prime opportunity to network with the African American business community. This year’s featured speaker is author, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson. Recognized for his provocative, progressive and insightful observations, Dyson, is one of the nation's most renowned public intellectuals. When one hears Dyson's name, one thinks of the many hats he wears: prolific author, scholar, public intellectual, ordained minister, media commentator and talk show radio host. Dyson has been nominated for the NAACP Image Award three times and has won twice, most recently in 2006 for his New York Times best selling book, "Is Bill Cosby Right? Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind?" The book dissects class warfare in black America. He has taken the media by storm through appearances on the Today Show, Nightline, The O'Reilly Factor, The Tavis Smiley Show and Real Time with Bill Maher. He is also the host of the syndicated radio show, The Michael Eric Dyson Show. The Philadelphia Weekly contends that Dyson is "reshaping what it means to be a public intellectual by becoming the most visible black academic of his time."
You do not want to miss this remarkable speaker. Click here to register.
 

UPS Kicks Off Member Program: You Can Participate, Too!

It started with one, now more than a dozen Chamber businesses are offering discounts to Chamber members. If you are looking for a cost-free way to promote your services you should too. Your Chamber is proud to introduce to you our Member to Member discount program, where members offer discounts exclusively to other members and it's absolutely free to participate. To find out what discounts are available or to offer a discount from your company click here to find out more.

Download the "Images of Birmingham" Screen Saver!

Download the Birmingham Screen Saver Installer (about 4 MB).

If you received an error message during install, you probably do not have sufficient rights to install applications on your computer. You may need to download this file, and manually install. Follow these instructions:

  1. Installing the Flash Player
    Please run the mm_fl_sw_installer.exe to make sure you have the latest version of the Flash Player. If you are certain that you already have the Flash Player installed, you may skip this step.
  2. Installing the Screen Saver
    Copy the birmingham.scr file into your Windows directory, usually located at c:\Windows\system32.
  3. Activating the Screen Saver
    Open Control Panel, and choose Display, then choose Screen Saver tab on the top of the window. Go to the pull down menu to choose a new screen saver, and you should be able to see your new Birmingham Screen Saver there. Select it and hit apply to activate it. There are no configurable options on this screen saver other than those offered by Windows.

If that doesn't work, contact your system administrator and they should be able to install the screen saver for you. Tell them "I want my Birmingham slide show!"

If you have additional questions, contact us at lholt@birminghamchamber.com.