Annual Meeting 2018

Name: Annual Meeting 2018

Date: April 26, 2018

Time: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM EDT

Registration: Register Now

Event Description:

Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce & Industry's

52nd Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner

Cocktail reception followed by dinner and meeting; Changing of the Guard of Board Members and Board Chair, and awarding the Edward G. Molin Community Leadership Award plus many various Business Awards.

Join us for speaker Jim Blasingame. Jim Blasingame is one of the world’s leading experts on small business and entrepreneurship. Blasingame is the founder and award-winning host of the nationally syndicated weekday radio program, The Small Business Advocate Show. He is also a syndicated newspaper columnist and weekly contributor to Forbes.com, Nasdaq.com, Manta.com and American City Business Journals.

Jim is very proud that he has been a member of his own chamber of commerce since 1977, and is a past member of the board of directors and numerous committee. As a high-energy keynote speaker, Jim talks to small business audiences about how to compete in the 21st century global marketplace, and he talks with large companies about how to speak small business as a second language.

Plated Dinner Catered by Blue Ocean Music Hall
Presentation of Various Business Awards

Pricing Per Person: $75 Members, $90 Non-members
Please note, any cancelations must be made 48 hours in advance to avoid being responsible for payment.

Business Awards Nominees:

Small Business of the Year

Itsy Bitsy Zone

Figtree Kitchen
Buttermilk Baking Company

Port Plums

Port City Sandwich

Inn St Barbershop

Encompass Premiums and Apparel

Smitten

Liberty Law

Riverwalk Brewing

Community Investment Award

Bentley's Real Estate

Swazy & Alexander Landscaping

Anna Jaques Hospital

Agave Mexican Bistro

Michael's Harborside

Starboard Galley

Matter Communications

The North Shore Realty Group

INTERLOCKS Salon + Spa

The Newburyport Bank

Non-Profit Business of the Year

Greater Newburyport Mothers and Families Club

Our Neighbors Table

NBPT Art Association

Byfield Community Arts Center

YWCA Greater Newburyport

Emmaus Inc.

Firehouse Center for the Arts

Pelican Intervention Fund
Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center

Newburyport Lions Club

New Business of the Year

Angry Donut

Salt and Grove

Top Knots

Port Blue

Sea Level Oyster Bar

Young Professional of the Year

Taylor Kloss, Creative TK Consulting

Pat Cannon, Beach Plum Flower Shop

Kerri Morrison, Awaken Holistic Counseling

Mary Barnhart, Simply B

Ben Becker, BLB Custom Building

Jamie Koulouras, North Shore Realty Group

Michael McDougal, The Provident Bank

Kate Yeomans, Merrohawke Nature School

Sponsorships:

Sponsorship opportunities available, starting at $100. Sponsorship includes company recognition on the Chamber website, at the event, and in the program book. For more details on how to sponsor, speak to Chamber President, Frank Cousins.