The American Legion Hiring Our Heroes veterans job fair in Minneapolis had an excellent turnout with more than 60 employers offering a wide variety of positions to local servicemen and servicewomen. The event was sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce along with the Minnesota Chamber and several local chamber partners including Dakota County Regional, Edina, Fergus Falls, Litchfield, MetroNorth, Minneapolis, Owatonna and Waconia. Participants of the MCCE annual trip to Washington, D.C., held in conjunction with the U.S. Chamber Small Business Summit, pose for a photo on the rooftop of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce office. Kerry Holubar, membership director for the Brainerd Lakes Chamber, was awarded for being the top individual membership sales person for the year in her chamber budget category, selling 128 members for $45,085. She, along with some of her peers, participated in the MCCE Members Sales Excellence Award Program. Dale Barnett, chairman of the National Economics Commission; Arrie Larsen Manti, president of the Edina Chamber of Commerce; and Robert Madden, assistant director of economics at The American Legion, participated in The American Legion Hiring Our Heroes veterans job fair August 27 in Minneapolis. The event was sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and several other local chamber partners. Brad Gruhot, membership director for the SouthWest Metro Chamber of Commerce, was recognized as the top individual membership sales person for the year in his chamber budget category, selling 118 members for $42,227.  He, along with some of his peers, participated in the MCCE Members Sales Excellence Award Program. Local Minnesota chamber executives, along with their board members, visit with U.S. Representative Michelle Bachman during the MCCE's Washington, D.C., event.



 

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MCCE Membership Directory and Resource Guide:

An annual book put out by MCCE with contact information for all local chambers in Minnesota. It also includes the MCCE directors and officers, business plan and resource guide.

MCCE How to Hire Guide:

A guide to help select and hire chamber executives. It was developed to provide guidelines and procedures to hire the best qualified candidate to administer the affairs at the local chamber.

MCCE Dues and Non Dues Income Survey:

A summary of the income survey handled by MCCE in 2004. It contains information summaries for all sizes of chambers and also prodices examples of chamber investment schedules.

MCCE Executive Handbook:

A handbook for local chamber executives that was designed to provide new executives with an outline of the basic elements of chamber operations. Each of the 10 chapters were written by talented and seasoned chamber professionals.

2010 Six State Compensation, Income and Benefits Survey of Local Chambers:

A summary of data gathered from six different states including: Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. A total of five hundred thirty-three chambers of commerce, in the Midwest region. It contains information about salaries and benefits of chamber of commerce staff.

Access is Power Marketing Support Guide:

A guide for using the Access if Power campaign in the everyday business of local chambers. it contains a variety of marketing pieces that help communicate member benefits to the public.

Many of these publications are on the Web site. To inquire or request one of these publications, contact Lisa Thompson at (651) 292-4699 or (800) 821-2230.

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