Content about SCV Chamber of Commerce

With spring comes the season of golf and the SCV Chamber’s highly anticipated 28th annual Oak Tree Classic. This year the event will be held on Monday, April 23 at TPC Valencia, and we are honored to have Chiquita Canyon as our Title Sponsor once again.

This annual tournament is a SCV tradition that boasts participation of more than 100 golfers and is a great place to connect and do business with top level business people here in the SCV. Sponsorships and foursomes are available. Please contact the chamber at (661) 702-6977 or email info@scvchamber.com.

There are many great gifts to living in the Santa Clarita Valley and one that is at the top of my chart is our collection of great restaurants. From Italian to Asian, from sushi to steaks, we are plentiful in options and not only do we have a fantastic array of options, most are most deserving of praise. This is all the more reason why making a final selection is difficult.

No matter what particular craving I’m having, when it comes time to making a selection, there are three aspects of a dining experience that tend to charter my course.

Save the date— the Santa Clarita Valley Camber of Commerce Health & Wellness Fair is coming, Feb. 25, 2012. Sponsored again this year by Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital and Province Holy Cross and hosted at College of the Canyons Student Center, this year’s fair promises to be bigger and better than ever.

WHAT: Business Leaders Forum
WHERE: 27451 Tourney Road, Suite 160,
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
WHEN: 10 a.m.
CONTACT: (661) 702-697 

WHAT: Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting Ceremony - Havin’ A Ball
WHERE: 24250 Town Center Drive, #140,
Valencia, CA 91355
WHEN: 5:30 p.m.
CONTACT: (661) 702-6977 

WHAT: Lunch & Learn: Ferraz Photography
WHERE: 27451 Tourney Road, Suite 160,
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
WHEN: 11:45 a.m.
CONTACT: (661) 702-6977 

WHAT: LunchNet - Mixer’s Restaurant and Lounge
WHERE: 26532 Bouquet Canyon Road Santa Clarita, CA 91350
WHEN: 11:30 a.m.
CONTACT: (661) 702-6977

Picture this… Your taxi driver has just delivered you to mid-priced hotel (like the Courtyard, Holiday Express, Garden Inn). The parking lot is clean and as you enter the doors, they too are clean and uncluttered. Just as you step in, you receive a greeting by a nicely dressed front desk clerk with a tone of voice that says I’m eager, able and happy to help.

Whether you have a small business, a large business or are just starting out with a new business, you likely have customer, partner, billing, project and support details you need to track for your business on a daily basis. The question isn’t really what you are tracking, but how you are tracking, storing and even reporting on these details to ensure success. Some start out by storing these details in Excel spreadsheets, their email or documents saved on their computer. But there is a much better solution.

My general perception of how detached California political leadership is from the average Joe was confirmed this past month while attending an event with California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer.

The Chamber thanks the following businesses that donated raffle items for this month’s mixer sponsored by Mission Valley Bank: Canyon Theatre Guild, Roman Holiday, SCV Tutors/Care Learning Center, DVD Depot, A-1 Party and Mission Valley Bank. In addition, the following Chamber members donated raffle items for the Good Morning SCV Networking Breakfast: EdRover, The Signal, Angel Dog Training, Flair Cleaners, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, California Paintball, SCV Tutors/Care Learning Center and Chili’s.