Business
Take The Gamble Out Of Starting A Business
By Bob Cappel
Yankton Area Chamber of Commerce.
It’s not too late to enroll in the Chamber’s Business Entrepreneurial Training program that begins on Thursday, Oct. 2. It’s really important to the Chamber of Commerce that persons wishing to start a business, that the gamble has been taken out of their plan.
Beginning Oct. 2, the Leadership Yankton Committee will offer an eight-session series of workshops to assist prospective or new business owners in successfully starting or continuing to build a business. The series of workshops, Business Entrepreneurial Training, will be held on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings through Nov. 1.
The topics for each session and date: Thursday, Oct. 2, What is Entrepreneurship & Planning & Research; Saturday, Oct. 4, Management & Human Resources; Thursday, Oct. 9, Legal Structure; Thursday, Oct. 16, Marketing versus Advertising; Saturday, Oct. 18, Accounting & Recording; Thursday, Oct. 23, Managing Your Money; Thursday, Oct. 30, Financing Your Business and Saturday, Nov. 1, Business Plan Completion and Wrap-Up and Recap with business panel. Thursday evening classes are from 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays, 8:30-12 noon. All classes are at the Chamber.
So, whether you have an idea on starting your own business, or you need more information on how to build your existing business, you’re sure to benefit from this continuing series of workshops designed to help inform and guide you to success!
Residents Celebrate the Completion of the Discovery Bridge
Residents of Southeast South Dakota, Northeast Nebraska and other communities in both states, along with local, state and federal officials will celebrate the completion of the Discovery Bridge with a Dedication Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008 at 10 a.m. on the Nebraska side of the bridge.
There will be a limited number of seats available for the public, so the committee urges guests to bring law chairs.
Persons attending from Yankton or coming from other communities on the South Dakota side of the bridge may park in the numerous parking lots or street parking in the Historic Downtown Yankton and walk across the Discovery Bridge to the staging site.
Those wishing to drive across the bridge immediately following the ceremonies will be able to park on the roadway leading up to the staging area. Drivers can anticipate law enforcement personnel directing them to the new roadway and then volunteers from the Yankton Baseball Association will direct them to a parking stall.
More information about the event will be shared with the public in the next two weeks.
At this point, it is uncertain if the roadway and bridge will be open permanently after the event. There is still work to be done along the roadway that may cause the roadway and bridge to be closed later on Saturday. Final details as to this situation will be announced as the day of the dedication arrives.
Candidate Forums on Oct. 16 & 21
The Governmental Affairs Committee is providing opportunities for the public to learn about candidates and issues before the election day of Nov. 4, 2008. On Thursday, Oct. 16, the committee will co-sponsor a forum featuring the candidates for the Public Utilities Commission. A free luncheon will be held at 11:45 a.m., at JoDean’s for the public to listen and question the candidates for the state organization.
Then on Oct. 21, the Governmental Affairs Committee will sponsor two candidate forums at the Regional Technical Education Center in the community room. Because the Yankton County Commission meeting is scheduled that day, the forum time will be swapped. The first meeting at 7 p.m. will feature the candidates campaigning for positions for the South Dakota Legislature, followed at 8 p.m. by the candidates for the Yankton County positions.
Candidates who received an invitation to these forums should note this change in the schedule. A follow-up letter with the changes will be sent to the candidates.
Discovery Bridge Memorabilia Items Available
Members of the Dedication Committee have been working for the last six months preparing for the dedication ceremonies of the Discovery Bridge scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008, 10 a.m. on the Nebraska side of the bridge. In conjunction with dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremonies, the committee is selling memorabilia items.
The Yankton Area Chamber of Commerce, Corps of Discovery Welcome Center, J.J. Benji’s in Hartington, Murdo’s Aten Resort, Hy-Vee-Yankton and Oneten Fine Art in the Historic Downtown Yankton do have the items available now for purchase. There will be more sites in Yankton and northeast Nebraska announced as the locations are confirmed with the businesses.
The memorabilia items include key chains with the image of the Discovery Bridge on one side and the Meridian Bridge on the other side; Discovery Bridge caps and white t-shirts with a picture of the Discovery Bridge on the front and the Meridian Bridge on the back. The cost is $10, which includes the tax. T-shirts come in small, medium, large and extra-large.
Woman of Distinction Luncheon Scheduled for Feb. 2009
The first Woman of Distinction Luncheon, sponsored by the Women Community Leaders Committee has been scheduled for Feb. 16, 2009 at Mount Marty College in the Roncalli Center.
One of the objectives this year was to organize an event to honor an outstanding woman living in or working in the Yankton community and recognize her with the 2009 Women of Distinction award.
The committee will be seeking nominations for the 2009 award as they finalize the plans for the luncheon and the award. The nomination form will be placed on the Chamber’s website when the details are complete by the members.
Mead Building selected for 2008 Ornament
The Mead Building on the Human Services Center has been selected to be the featured historic site on the 2008 ornament that will be sponsored by the Chamber’s Trade & Growth Committee.
Initially the building was known as the Woman’s Building, but later became known as the Mead Building.
The Committee narrowed the list of prospective sites to three and then selected the Mead Building to be featured for 2008. The ornament for 2008 will be available the first of November as a great gift item.
Also, don’t forget the Trade & Growth Committee, with the addition of the Mead Building, now has seven ornaments to give as a single gift items or as a package, for someone wanting to have a collections.
The images of Yankton historic sites include the Meridian Bridge, former Yankton County Courthouse, and Historic Walnut School, Clarke Observatory located on the former campus (now the federal prison camp) of Yankton College, Lewis & Clark Bicentennial, and the Gavin’s Point Dam, which was featured in 2007 during their fifty year anniversary.
The cost per ornament is $16 plus tax. All ornaments can be purchased at the Chamber of Commerce, 803 East 4th Street.
Stumped on What Gift to Give?
Gift giving is something we all do throughout the year, whether it’s for a birthday, anniversary, teacher’s gift, employee bonus, customer appreciation day, etc.
The Chamber has the solution when you’re looking for something that is easy to get and very simple to give: Yankton Chamber Dollars. If you are one of those persons who can’t think of a gift item for someone or at the last moment you remember you’re going to need a gift for a party, think of the Chamber first.
The Yankton Chamber Dollars come in $5, $10 and $20 increments and can be used throughout Yankton’s business community.
Call the Chamber at 665-3636 for your request for Yankton Chamber Dollars
Scenes of Yankton Postcards
Summer is a time when people are traveling to and through Yankton and wish to have a memory of their visit. Suggest they visit the Chamber’s Visitor Center for scenes of Yankton on 13 different postcards. The cost is $.35 per card or all thirteen for $4.25.
The scenes on the cards include the Gavins Point Dam, Lewis & Clark Lake, Cramer-Kenyon Heritage Home, House of Mary Shrine, Mount Marty College Chapel, Dakota Territorial Museum, Meridian Bridge, Territorial Capitol Replica in Riverside Park and the Yankton County Courthouse (no longer exists).
Call the Chamber office at 665-3636 for additional information.
Date set for Annual Parade of Lights
The Chamber’s Trade & Growth Committee has selected Friday, Nov. 21, 2008 for the annual Parade of Lights.
The parade will get underway at 5:30 p.m., with the line-up along Levee Street. Then at 6:30 p.m. the parade will begin, moving north on Douglas Street to Third Street, then left on Third Street to Broadway.
Registration information will be announced in September.
Yankton Day at the Legislature
The Governmental Affairs Committee has selected Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, for the annual Yankton Day at the Legislature.
More details about the annual trip will be announced as the plans are confirmed later this year.
2009 Leadership Yankton Class
The Chamber’s Leadership Yankton Committee has scheduled the 2009 Leadership Yankton program to get underway Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009.
More details will be announced as the committee members complete the preparation of the 2009 brochure.
Persons interested in receiving information about the 2009 event can contact the Chamber at 665-3636 or at visitorinfo@yanktonsd.com.
Bob Cappel is executive director of the Yankton Area Chamber of Commerce.
Beginning Oct. 2, the Leadership Yankton Committee will offer an eight-session series of workshops to assist prospective or new business owners in successfully starting or continuing to build a business. The series of workshops, Business Entrepreneurial Training, will be held on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings through Nov. 1.
The topics for each session and date: Thursday, Oct. 2, What is Entrepreneurship & Planning & Research; Saturday, Oct. 4, Management & Human Resources; Thursday, Oct. 9, Legal Structure; Thursday, Oct. 16, Marketing versus Advertising; Saturday, Oct. 18, Accounting & Recording; Thursday, Oct. 23, Managing Your Money; Thursday, Oct. 30, Financing Your Business and Saturday, Nov. 1, Business Plan Completion and Wrap-Up and Recap with business panel. Thursday evening classes are from 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays, 8:30-12 noon. All classes are at the Chamber.
So, whether you have an idea on starting your own business, or you need more information on how to build your existing business, you’re sure to benefit from this continuing series of workshops designed to help inform and guide you to success!
Residents Celebrate the Completion of the Discovery Bridge
Residents of Southeast South Dakota, Northeast Nebraska and other communities in both states, along with local, state and federal officials will celebrate the completion of the Discovery Bridge with a Dedication Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008 at 10 a.m. on the Nebraska side of the bridge.
There will be a limited number of seats available for the public, so the committee urges guests to bring law chairs.
Persons attending from Yankton or coming from other communities on the South Dakota side of the bridge may park in the numerous parking lots or street parking in the Historic Downtown Yankton and walk across the Discovery Bridge to the staging site.
Those wishing to drive across the bridge immediately following the ceremonies will be able to park on the roadway leading up to the staging area. Drivers can anticipate law enforcement personnel directing them to the new roadway and then volunteers from the Yankton Baseball Association will direct them to a parking stall.
More information about the event will be shared with the public in the next two weeks.
At this point, it is uncertain if the roadway and bridge will be open permanently after the event. There is still work to be done along the roadway that may cause the roadway and bridge to be closed later on Saturday. Final details as to this situation will be announced as the day of the dedication arrives.
Candidate Forums on Oct. 16 & 21
The Governmental Affairs Committee is providing opportunities for the public to learn about candidates and issues before the election day of Nov. 4, 2008. On Thursday, Oct. 16, the committee will co-sponsor a forum featuring the candidates for the Public Utilities Commission. A free luncheon will be held at 11:45 a.m., at JoDean’s for the public to listen and question the candidates for the state organization.
Then on Oct. 21, the Governmental Affairs Committee will sponsor two candidate forums at the Regional Technical Education Center in the community room. Because the Yankton County Commission meeting is scheduled that day, the forum time will be swapped. The first meeting at 7 p.m. will feature the candidates campaigning for positions for the South Dakota Legislature, followed at 8 p.m. by the candidates for the Yankton County positions.
Candidates who received an invitation to these forums should note this change in the schedule. A follow-up letter with the changes will be sent to the candidates.
Discovery Bridge Memorabilia Items Available
Members of the Dedication Committee have been working for the last six months preparing for the dedication ceremonies of the Discovery Bridge scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008, 10 a.m. on the Nebraska side of the bridge. In conjunction with dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremonies, the committee is selling memorabilia items.
The Yankton Area Chamber of Commerce, Corps of Discovery Welcome Center, J.J. Benji’s in Hartington, Murdo’s Aten Resort, Hy-Vee-Yankton and Oneten Fine Art in the Historic Downtown Yankton do have the items available now for purchase. There will be more sites in Yankton and northeast Nebraska announced as the locations are confirmed with the businesses.
The memorabilia items include key chains with the image of the Discovery Bridge on one side and the Meridian Bridge on the other side; Discovery Bridge caps and white t-shirts with a picture of the Discovery Bridge on the front and the Meridian Bridge on the back. The cost is $10, which includes the tax. T-shirts come in small, medium, large and extra-large.
Woman of Distinction Luncheon Scheduled for Feb. 2009
The first Woman of Distinction Luncheon, sponsored by the Women Community Leaders Committee has been scheduled for Feb. 16, 2009 at Mount Marty College in the Roncalli Center.
One of the objectives this year was to organize an event to honor an outstanding woman living in or working in the Yankton community and recognize her with the 2009 Women of Distinction award.
The committee will be seeking nominations for the 2009 award as they finalize the plans for the luncheon and the award. The nomination form will be placed on the Chamber’s website when the details are complete by the members.
Mead Building selected for 2008 Ornament
The Mead Building on the Human Services Center has been selected to be the featured historic site on the 2008 ornament that will be sponsored by the Chamber’s Trade & Growth Committee.
Initially the building was known as the Woman’s Building, but later became known as the Mead Building.
The Committee narrowed the list of prospective sites to three and then selected the Mead Building to be featured for 2008. The ornament for 2008 will be available the first of November as a great gift item.
Also, don’t forget the Trade & Growth Committee, with the addition of the Mead Building, now has seven ornaments to give as a single gift items or as a package, for someone wanting to have a collections.
The images of Yankton historic sites include the Meridian Bridge, former Yankton County Courthouse, and Historic Walnut School, Clarke Observatory located on the former campus (now the federal prison camp) of Yankton College, Lewis & Clark Bicentennial, and the Gavin’s Point Dam, which was featured in 2007 during their fifty year anniversary.
The cost per ornament is $16 plus tax. All ornaments can be purchased at the Chamber of Commerce, 803 East 4th Street.
Stumped on What Gift to Give?
Gift giving is something we all do throughout the year, whether it’s for a birthday, anniversary, teacher’s gift, employee bonus, customer appreciation day, etc.
The Chamber has the solution when you’re looking for something that is easy to get and very simple to give: Yankton Chamber Dollars. If you are one of those persons who can’t think of a gift item for someone or at the last moment you remember you’re going to need a gift for a party, think of the Chamber first.
The Yankton Chamber Dollars come in $5, $10 and $20 increments and can be used throughout Yankton’s business community.
Call the Chamber at 665-3636 for your request for Yankton Chamber Dollars
Scenes of Yankton Postcards
Summer is a time when people are traveling to and through Yankton and wish to have a memory of their visit. Suggest they visit the Chamber’s Visitor Center for scenes of Yankton on 13 different postcards. The cost is $.35 per card or all thirteen for $4.25.
The scenes on the cards include the Gavins Point Dam, Lewis & Clark Lake, Cramer-Kenyon Heritage Home, House of Mary Shrine, Mount Marty College Chapel, Dakota Territorial Museum, Meridian Bridge, Territorial Capitol Replica in Riverside Park and the Yankton County Courthouse (no longer exists).
Call the Chamber office at 665-3636 for additional information.
Date set for Annual Parade of Lights
The Chamber’s Trade & Growth Committee has selected Friday, Nov. 21, 2008 for the annual Parade of Lights.
The parade will get underway at 5:30 p.m., with the line-up along Levee Street. Then at 6:30 p.m. the parade will begin, moving north on Douglas Street to Third Street, then left on Third Street to Broadway.
Registration information will be announced in September.
Yankton Day at the Legislature
The Governmental Affairs Committee has selected Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, for the annual Yankton Day at the Legislature.
More details about the annual trip will be announced as the plans are confirmed later this year.
2009 Leadership Yankton Class
The Chamber’s Leadership Yankton Committee has scheduled the 2009 Leadership Yankton program to get underway Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009.
More details will be announced as the committee members complete the preparation of the 2009 brochure.
Persons interested in receiving information about the 2009 event can contact the Chamber at 665-3636 or at visitorinfo@yanktonsd.com.
Bob Cappel is executive director of the Yankton Area Chamber of Commerce.
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