HRCC’S SEPTEMBER 18TH BUSINESS BREAKFAST LAUNCHES MEMBERS INTO WEB 2.O

Heights-Hillcrest Regional Chamber of Commerce (HRCC) is pleased to welcome e-marketing guru Brad Kleinman to kick off its 2008-09 Business Breakfast Series (BBS). Kleinman will teach participants the new fundamentals of web marketing and how to utilize online social networks to grow their businesses. Sponsored by Case Weatherhead School of Management and Inside Business Magazine, the series will kick off with Kleinman’s energetic presentation on Thursday, September 18 at 8:00am at A.M. McGregor, 14900 Private Drive in Forest Hills. Admission is $10 for HRCC members; $20 for guests. RSVP strongly recommended.

“The ‘New Web’ has changed the game,” says Kleinman, who is the Chief Marketing Officer for WorkSmart eMarketing, “and forced us as organizations and individuals to re-think how to approach marketing. It’s not just about having a website anymore, it’s about your web strategy.” Kleinman, a founder of WorkSmart, creates and runs a host of educational programs to empower business owners and community organization to take their message to the web with effective strategy. “We’re thrilled to give our members the opportunity to expand their visions for what business can and should be in this new technology era,” says Angie Pohlman, Executive Director of HRCC. “In order for us to grow, we need to think and do differently.” Indeed, HRCC’s Business Breakfast Series is acclaimed for inspiring big picture thinking, examining issues critical to business growth and offering practical tools and ideas to energize business owners and their staff. Participants enjoy a light breakfast and learn from dynamic local experts why success is a mindset. The series is held the third Thursday of the month, September through November and January through May.

HRCC’s Business Breakfast Series is one of dozens of programs designed to support business people and strengthen commerce in HRCC’s member cities – Cleveland Heights, Lyndhurst, Richmond Heights, Shaker Heights, South Euclid and University Heights. Members enjoy outstanding networking and marketing opportunities, exceptional business education programs and small business support, as well as valuable savings on business products and services. The collective ideas, energy and leadership of hundred’s of HRCC members create an exceptional collaboration for improving each members business as well as building a better community in which to live. To RSVP for more information, please call the HRCC Office at 216-397-7322 or visit www.hrcc.org.