From Wagon Wheels to Wireless! Let’s Make History!
Building on the 250th celebration of the founding of Fort Bedford, this year’s Expo is a must whether your business has been around since the turn of the century or if it is a millennium-made venture.
Let’s Make History is the theme of the day and business is the name of [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Beginner’s Blogging
Posted in Events on July 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
If you start seeing a bunch of blogging going on, you might want to blame this morning’s Beginner’s Blogging program. Art Costigan, Global Network Security Consultants, and Lynn Corbett, Home Nursing Agency, did a great job inspiring and educating the Business @ Breakfast attendees on why and HOW to blog. Here is the slide presentation of the program. Thanks to all [...]
The Manual
Posted in Director's Comments on July 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
First it was the Personnel Policy and Procedure Manual. Then it was the Employee Handbook. Now it is the Human Resource Policy Manual. We are blessed to be an organization made up of people with many talents who are generously willing to give of those talents to better the organization. The Manual is a prime example. [...]
Leadership Bedford County Alumni
Posted in Director's Comments on July 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending the annual Leadership Bedford County alumni picnic at the home of 2004 LBC grad, Nancy Pyle and her husband Dr. Greg Pyle. She and Helen Sickle, class of 2002 grad and LBC Alumni Coordinator, put together a beautiful afternoon gathering full of food and wonderful conversation.
Although not a [...]
Is blogging for you?
Posted in Director's Comments on July 10, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Maybe it is and maybe it isn’t but a very good way to find out would be to come to the “Why Blog?” Business @ Breakfast next week. Lynn Corbett and Art Costigan were in this morning to put the final touches on the presentation they will be making. It is a good one. You will [...]
Meet Bedford County
Posted in Director's Comments on July 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today we polished some of the rough edges of a new program called Meet Bedford County that will premier this fall.
What is it? There are new folks coming to our community all the time. New people that will be calling Bedford County home. Meet Bedford County will be a full day that will jump start [...]
Shift Happens
Posted in Director's Comments on July 2, 2008 | 5 Comments »
A friend sent me this video link this morning. I generally don’t open these things nor take the time to watch them. But the title was intriguing and once it started, I could not turn it off until the end. Grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and take a look. It is a mind-boggling [...]
July 17th Business Breakfast – Why Blog?
Posted in Events on July 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Are you boggled by BLOGS?
Learn how to take advantage of this virtually free technology to reach more of your customers and clients. With marketing and advertising channels becoming more fragmented every day (with satellite radio, expanded cable TV channels, internet options) you can maximize your internet and reach targeted customers with customized information.
You don’t [...]
The Trattoria
Posted in Director's Comments on July 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last Saturday evening my husband, Bill, and I enjoyed a wonderful new experience that Bedford County has to offer. Sarah and Stefano Ferrari at LIFeSTYLE in Bedford have brought a true Italian experience home to us. We gathered with twenty other folks around an artfully arranged table to enjoy with friends, acquaintances and total strangers a [...]
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