The Huber Heights Business Connect for September was held on Wednesday September 26th at TJ Chumps. About 25 business people stopped by for some free appetizers and lively conversation. Two of our local council members stopped by also, Richard Shaw and Glenn Otto. The Business Connect is a gathering of our local business owners and managers. The event begins at 5:30 pm and ends around 7:30 pm.There is no fee other than purchasing your own drinks. Appetizers are provided by sponsors. Bring your business cards or items to share about your business. A drawing is held at the conclusion of the evening. Stop by on your way home for just a few minutes, or stay the whole time to network with your fellow Chamber members!

Rebecca Pfiffner

Rebecca started her new job with the Chamber of Commerce on Monday, October 1, 2018. Rebecca comes to us from Columbus, Ohio and had most recently worked with Dayton Children’s Medical Center. She lives here with her husband David. Please welcome her to the area. Stop by and say hi if you are near the Chamber office in Cloud Park. Welcome Aboard Rebecca!

Please join us for the 24th Annual Chamber of Commerce Golf Scramble/Outing at Sugar Isle Golf Course in New Carlisle.

We will have a shotgun start at 9 am. Registration begins at 8 am. Golfers will receive a box lunch with water. apple, cookie, and chips along with a ham,turkey or roast beef sandwich provided by AVI. Beer, soft drinks, and water provided throughout the event. Dinner catered by City Barbecue just after the last team gets in.

Some great silent auction items will be available along with a trophy for the best team. Many holes will surprise you and give some twists.

You can pay online at our Online Shop !  Golf Registration Form2018  and  golf outing flyer2018

SureStart Huber Heights is a new project launched by the Huber Heights Chamber of Commerce. It is designed to spark new development of vacant storefront properties. SureStart Huber Heights is very similar to Dayton’s Pop-Up program. The concept of Pop-Ups is not a new one. Pop-Ups happen in the Huber Heights area every Halloween. A business will seek out a vacant building, and negotiate a lease rate with the property owner. That lease is usually three to six months. After the lease expires they move out. SureStart Huber Heights takes the concept much further.

The Chamber Board of Directors asked Executive Director Mark Bruns to research and propose a local Pop – Up program for the Huber Heights community. Research began in the winter of 2014. Bruns contacted the Activated Spaces director Scott Murphy who was instrumental in the managing of the Dayton Pop-Up program. He in turn referred Bruns to the Small Business Development Center, and the Dayton Score office. A visit to the Entreprenuer Center gave him other cities where the concept of Pop-Ups were working. Bruns contacted Cleveland, Ohio and Yipsilanti, New York among others.

The next step was to identify volunteers in the community willing to lend their expertise to this project. A five member Advisory Board was created to review the applications and make recommendations on excellent placement of these new businesses. That Board has been created and has started.

SureStart Huber Heights project will match tenants looking to launch their business with Huber Heights property owners who have storefront space available for occupancy. The SureStart Huber Heights project will require potential tenants to lease a storefront for a minimum of three to six months.

Property owners will be required to lease their storefronts below market value, to qualify as a SureStart Huber Heights participant.

Two SureStart Huber Heights businesses are already in negotiations. If you are willing to volunteer with the SureStart Huber Heights Project, please Call Mark R. Bruns at 937 233-5700 or Email him at chamber.director@hubercc.com.

Please visit www.huberheightschamber.com for details.

Interested in starting a new business?

Download the Request for Proposal Form → Sure Start Application September 2018