Recently added articles from Detroiter:
Managed IT Services does your business need them?(SMALL BIZ BEAT)
Apr 01, 2009; ... Managed IT services is rapidly becoming one of the hottest solutions in business today because it dramatically improves an organization's profitability, frees up internal resources and offers a unique competitive advantage. Simply put, managed IT services arc designed to assist companies ...
Survive the Economic Crunch with e-marketing: reach clients and save money with email and web tactics.(SMALL BIZ BEAT)
Apr 01, 2009; ... If you own and operate a small business today, your biggest challenge is building and retaining a client base. Traditional methods such as newspaper advertising, print and local television are costly and don't provide an avenue to build long term relationships with customers. Luckily, ...
How other chamber members use e-marketing.(SMALL BIZ BEAT)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Anita Mitzel President, GraphiColor Exhibits We have been sending out monthly newsletters for about a year and a half. We use an affordable web-based e-mail marketing software program to minimize any chances of our emails being caught in spam filters or causing our ...
Don't commit these email crimes.
Apr 01, 2009 ... 1) Incorrectly linking to URLs. Instead of typing www.informz.com in your email, type Informz and then hyperlink just that word to the Web site. This will help your deliverability since spam filters are very suspicious of URLs that are written out. 2) Avoid copying ...
Find your niche: Your everyday office provides plenty of business opportunity.(SMALL BIZ BEAT)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Gift stores and boutiques can generate more revenue by creating "send to work" specials. IT service providers, computer repair services and computer retail stores can all benefit from the amount of technology businesses need. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] What ...
Entrepreneurial spotlight.(SMALL BIZ BEAT)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Walter Bender Tim Hortons Location Millender Center and Van Dyke & 9 Mile What do you do? I own and operate two Tim Hortons locations in the Detroit Region Why Tim Hortons? The passion started when I began my football career in the ...
Chamber leads federal policy effort: partnership between the federal government and the Great Lakes states to provide an immediate boost to the region's economy.
Apr 01, 2009; ... The Great Lakes region is the world's most important economic engine, covering all or parts of twelve states and two Canadian provinces. Indeed, it is the second largest economy in the world, the cradle of innovation, ingenuity and productivity, the home of many of the world's leading ...
The race is on: Detroit voters choose a mayor May 5. Which is the best for business?
Apr 01, 2009; ... Why should the Detroit region's business community support your candidacy for mayor? I have supported the growth of various kinds businesses in Detroit during my entire tenure as a public official. I encourage Detroiters to start their own businesses through my annual ...
A no-win situation: the Card Check bill would allow the federal government to set wages, benefits, and work rules in a wide variety of industries.(VOTE4BIZ)
Apr 01, 2009; ... By now, many people know that the so-called Employee Free Choice Act - also known as "Card Check" - would strip workers of the protection of a secret ballot vote in union organizing elections. This inherently undemocratic proposal would make it cheap and easy for unions to corral new ...
Global economic transformation: May is World Trade Month - start thinking globally.(World Trader Preview)
Apr 01, 2009 ... International trade is vital to our region's economic transformation. To continue the chamber's long-standing tradition of paying honor to the Consular Corps of Detroit and recognizing a World Trader of the Year, this issue of the Detroiter includes a special section on the 2009 World ...
Thoughts from a global perspective; Yousif B. Ghafari reflects on term as U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia.(World Trader Preview)(Company overview)
Apr 01, 2009; ... Yousif Ghafari is a well-traveled and well-versed man. Born in Lebanon, Ghafari immigrated to the United States in the early '70s and founded his business, GHAFARI Companies, in 1982. What started as a small architecture and design firm in Dearborn has now expanded to an international ...
Editor's correction.(Correction notice)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The March Detroiter article on Yousif Ghafari did not specify that he had to gave up his seat on the Board of Trustees at the College of Creative Studies and his seat on the Board of Directors ...
Honoring the Detroit Consul Corps: the partnership and Detroit's Consular Corps work in tandem.(World Trader Preview)
Apr 01, 2009; ... The first World Trade Week was officially proclaimed by President Franklin Roosevelt as a week of national observance to recognize the importance of international commerce to our economy and way of life. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The arrival of World Trade Month is an ...
New partnerships World trade will pave the way for our future economy.(WELCOME TO OUR REGION)
Apr 01, 2009; ... I traveled to India on behalf of the Detroit Regional Economic Partnership in early February to meet with Indian companies interested in learning more about expanding their business to the Detroit region. Traveling with me were Dr. Mulugetta Birru, representing Wayne County; ...
Expanding to India: how to "zig" your business plan as the local economy "zags".(HOW DO I)
Apr 01, 2009; ... Reading accounts of the slowing economy and national recession day after day, it is easy to become discouraged about the prospects for local business in the year or two to come. However, there is also an opportunity to recognize that while business prospects may seem dismal, it can be a ...
Bad times, good deeds: despite a rough economy, corporate philanthropy is thriving.(Corporate Philanthropy)
Apr 01, 2009; ... Consumers are more likely to buy from businesses they associate with good causes. So giving back to your community by donating your money, your time or your product is good for your business and good for your bottom line. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
Paying it forward: The Detroit Regional Chamber's RV became a vehicle for chamber-to-chamber support and a case study on how corporate philanthropy can go a long way.(Corporate Philanthropy)(Case study)
Apr 01, 2009; ... It's been dubbed the "Think Tank," and most recently, the "Pay-It-Forward" trailer. The Detroit Regional Chamber's RV, originally donated to the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce in 2005, has made its way to three other chambers in Mississippi and Texas. Serving cities ravaged by ...
Rescuing the good stuff: chamber member forgotten harvest continues to grow by utilizing new opportunities, technologies and methods.(Corporate Philanthropy)(Forgotten Harvest )
Apr 01, 2009; ... As Michigan residents face bleak economic times, Forgotten Harvest is helping out Michigan residents, one meal at a time. Forgotten Harvest rescues surplus perishable food that otherwise would be thrown away and delivers that food to 150 different soup kitchens, shelters and pantries ...
Don't wait for talent to come knocking ... MGM Grand Detroit aims to shape the region's workforce by creating a talent pipeline.(REGIONAL AFFAIRS)
Apr 01, 2009; ... Talent pipeline development is a proactive talent supply strategy involving the creation of a continuous stream of highly qualified candidates in anticipation of filling critical and recurrent positions. Simply put: it's all about positioning people for in-demand jobs. ...
Building leaders: Leadership Detroit prepares for 30th anniversary event, recruits for new class.(REGIONAL AFFAIRS)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The development of leaders in southeast Michigan is vital to economic growth in the Detroit region. For 30 years, Leadership Detroit, the Detroit Regional Chamber's premier leadership program, has challenged leaders to create positive change in their communities. The 30th ...