The Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce invites the community to join them for the pre-planning party for Boca Festival Days, a month-long city-wide celebration of events partnering local non-profit and for-profit organizations to benefit the community.
When Boca Festival Days was created in 1970, it was initially intended to boost business during what was traditionally Boca Raton’s “slow” month of August, but has now evolved into the Chamber’s commitment to the non-profit community. Boca Festival Days is the result of local business leaders and representatives from area non-profit and media groups working together to plan and promote events throughout the month of August. Boca Festival Days grows each year and now boasts events of all varieties and hosts thousands of participants.
“Boca Festival Days function as a way to raise mission awareness as well as much needed funds for non-profit organizations in our area. Last year, more than $200,000 was raised for participating organizations. The Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce is proud to promote the events that take place and asks that the community give their support to the organizations that in turn support our educational, cultural, and fundamental needs,” says Festival Chair Lisa Elkan, Assistant V.P., Eastern Financial Florida Credit Union, Palm Beach County.
“The community is invited to join us as we get together to plan potential Boca Festival Days 2008 events at ‘Make a Match, Make a Difference’,” adds Festival Co-Chair Linda Gove, Executive Director of Boca Helping Hands. “Our goal is to create an opportunity for local for-profit companies to get some hands-on involvement in the community for a good cause.”
Get exposure for your business and become "Socially Conscious" by supporting a charitable organization during Boca Festival Days 2008 . If you would like to be involved, please join us at “Make a Match, Make a Difference”, which will be held on Wednesday, March 19th, from 5:30pm to 7:00pm at Gatsby's Boca (5970 SW 18th St., Boca Raton, FL 33433). This pre-Boca Festival Days network will give the non-profit and for-profit businesses the ability to meet and come up with event ideas for Boca Festival Days 2008.
RSVP’s are a MUST! For more information or to RSVP, please visit our website, www.bocaratonchamber.com (events calendar), contact Desiré Salazar at 561.395.4433 ext. 235 or dsalazar@bocaratonchamber.com.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Strength Training Can Strengthen Your Business
To be at the top of your game today in an ever-changing competitive business environment, it not only takes astute business acumen and exemplary fiscal fitness, but also empowering physical fitness and unwavering self-confidence. While there are many options available for invigorating exercise regimens – from gym memberships to video workouts, Pilates, power walking, jogging and biking – that can help you achieve this, strength training should be a key component.
After the age of 25 our bodies lose a little more than half a pound of muscle each year. That is why we may weigh the same as in high school, but can not fit into the same clothes as the muscle loss in weight has been replaced with the same weight of fat.
In those who do not engage in strength training, a reduction of 5% per decade is typical, and this loss in metabolic function leads to fat gain. As our muscle mass decreases and our diets remain the same, there is less muscle mass to burn the calories so we slowly start to store the unburned calories as fat. Eventually, as we age, our metabolism decelerates, but this and other factors that accompany the aging process can be slowed with significant noticeable results with an appropriate strength training program.
In addition to gaining muscle strength, improving cardiovascular fitness and overall health, and increasing metabolism for optimum fat loss, a regular strength training program also increases endurance, stamina and energy; improves muscle tone, body shape, bone density, and flexibility; decreases tension and stress and reduces injuries. Such a fitness protocol also helps reduce the symptoms of numerous diseases and chronic conditions, such as heart disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, obesity, rheumatoid arthritis, back pain, osteoarthritis, and depression. It can even help you sleep better!
It is important to start strength training conservatively and progress slowly. Working under the supervision of a certified instructor is key as they will help ensure that your exercise form is correct for maximum results. To begin, you should ask for a sample workout.
Make a commitment to your health, and the health of your business. Start your strength training regimen today.
Gail Case, Owner, SuperSlow ® Zone, home of the SuperSlow® Strength Training Protocol located in Plum Park (141 N.W. 20th Street, Suite H1, Boca Raton)
561.392.3348
After the age of 25 our bodies lose a little more than half a pound of muscle each year. That is why we may weigh the same as in high school, but can not fit into the same clothes as the muscle loss in weight has been replaced with the same weight of fat.
In those who do not engage in strength training, a reduction of 5% per decade is typical, and this loss in metabolic function leads to fat gain. As our muscle mass decreases and our diets remain the same, there is less muscle mass to burn the calories so we slowly start to store the unburned calories as fat. Eventually, as we age, our metabolism decelerates, but this and other factors that accompany the aging process can be slowed with significant noticeable results with an appropriate strength training program.
In addition to gaining muscle strength, improving cardiovascular fitness and overall health, and increasing metabolism for optimum fat loss, a regular strength training program also increases endurance, stamina and energy; improves muscle tone, body shape, bone density, and flexibility; decreases tension and stress and reduces injuries. Such a fitness protocol also helps reduce the symptoms of numerous diseases and chronic conditions, such as heart disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, obesity, rheumatoid arthritis, back pain, osteoarthritis, and depression. It can even help you sleep better!
It is important to start strength training conservatively and progress slowly. Working under the supervision of a certified instructor is key as they will help ensure that your exercise form is correct for maximum results. To begin, you should ask for a sample workout.
Make a commitment to your health, and the health of your business. Start your strength training regimen today.
Gail Case, Owner, SuperSlow ® Zone, home of the SuperSlow® Strength Training Protocol located in Plum Park (141 N.W. 20th Street, Suite H1, Boca Raton)
561.392.3348
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Tomorrow's Profits Won't Happen Without Today's Planning
"Why do I need a Business Plan? I know what I'm doing".
Many aspiring small business owners have made that statement. Too often, their dreams of becoming successful entrepreneurs have turned into nightmares. While one may be familiar with the ins and outs of running a business, that knowledge may not cover every possible scenario. That's why a Business Plan is a must for veteran business owners and newcomers alike. This plan of action for building a successful small business examines the environment in which a business operates, including potential problems, cyclical trends, and opportunities. More importantly, the plan provides the business owner with contingencies for dealing with these situations.
Putting your ideas in writing also forces you to think realistically about sales, expenses, and short and long-term goals. The Business Plan should identify target customers and how you will attract them; timelines for adding staff and infrastructure; product and business differences between you and your competitors; and many necessary factors. In addition, if you plan to seek financing, it is all but certain that a lender will require a Business Plan as part of the application.
A Business Plan benefits startup businesses, as well as established enterprises, that need it to reassess their goals and strategies. A professional business counselor can provide confidential guidance, (sometimes even free of charge) to help you prepare and improve a winning Business Plan, and help you with any and all aspects of your business, whether it is still a dream or an established part of your life.
Also, the free workbook, "How to Really Start Your Business", provides a helpful framework for developing a Business Plan, plus key questions that will influence how your business operates.
Article provided by SCORE
Many aspiring small business owners have made that statement. Too often, their dreams of becoming successful entrepreneurs have turned into nightmares. While one may be familiar with the ins and outs of running a business, that knowledge may not cover every possible scenario. That's why a Business Plan is a must for veteran business owners and newcomers alike. This plan of action for building a successful small business examines the environment in which a business operates, including potential problems, cyclical trends, and opportunities. More importantly, the plan provides the business owner with contingencies for dealing with these situations.
Putting your ideas in writing also forces you to think realistically about sales, expenses, and short and long-term goals. The Business Plan should identify target customers and how you will attract them; timelines for adding staff and infrastructure; product and business differences between you and your competitors; and many necessary factors. In addition, if you plan to seek financing, it is all but certain that a lender will require a Business Plan as part of the application.
A Business Plan benefits startup businesses, as well as established enterprises, that need it to reassess their goals and strategies. A professional business counselor can provide confidential guidance, (sometimes even free of charge) to help you prepare and improve a winning Business Plan, and help you with any and all aspects of your business, whether it is still a dream or an established part of your life.
Also, the free workbook, "How to Really Start Your Business", provides a helpful framework for developing a Business Plan, plus key questions that will influence how your business operates.
Article provided by SCORE
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