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10 DECEMBER 2-8, 2015 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Planning ahead for the new year It's that time of year again: It's time to think ahead to 2016. For many small business owners, planning out your business goals and strategies can be a daunting task. Setting your goals and budgets for the upcoming year can oftentimes be overwhelming and you may not know where to begin. A valuable asset for 2016 is considering a membership with the Chamber. Membership offers numerous benefits and keeps business owners on top of important, ever-changing issues and trends within their community and local marketplace. According to a research study by The Shapiro Group, Inc. and Market Street Services, when consumers know that a small business is a member of their local chamber of commerce, they are 44% more likely to think favorably of it and 63% more likely to purchase goods or services from the company in the future. One of the outcomes of the Chamber Task Force 2025 report was better engagement of the membership. The Chamber's Executive Committee and Board moved quickly to begin this process by reestablishing a membership committee and appointed Katy Lollis, General Sales Manager of Beasley Media Group. Katy didn't waste any time and got together a committee to begin work. Katy and her committee began reaching out to current and past members to listen and talk about the value that Chamber membership provides for businesses in our community. Through these listening sessions, the membership committee heard there was confusion over membership levels and what benefits were received as a member. Katy and her committee immediately began to put in place an education campaign for the membership as well as began reevaluating the true value of the published benefits. We can expect to see changes in the way the Chamber interacts with its members over the next few months. To learn more about membership and planning for 2016, visit www.faybiz.com. 159 MAXWELL STREET, FAYETTEVILLE | (910) 483-8133 | FAYBIZ.COM Renewing Members CALIBRE Carmike Patriot 14 + IMAX Carmike 12 Carmike MarketFair 15 Jani-King Commercial Cleaning McKee Homes, LLC Miller-Motte College Play Date of Fayetteville PNC Bank Please note, Chairman's Coffee Club & Business After Hours are not held in December. See all upcoming events for January 2016 in the next issue. Inside Update Inside UPDATE INSIDE Home Instead Senior Care Cumberland Matters Focus on Fayetteville INSIDE VOLUME 15 ISSUE 14 VOLUME 15 ISSUE 14 APRIL 7-13, 2010 APRIL 7-13, 2010 You're A Good Man Charlie Brown at FSU www . fa y ettevillebeautiful.com Fayetteville Beautiful It Starts with You. Fayetteville Beautiful It Starts with You. APRIL 7-13, 2010 APRIL 7-13, 2010 VOLUME 15 ISSUE 14 VOLUME 15 ISSUE 14 Cumberland County Library Presents The Big Read 2010 Up & Coming Weekly's Pocket Guide Pocket Guide VOL. 10 www.upandcomingweekly.com Now Online! F R E E F R E E HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! CAMP GUIDE INSIDE! HEY! THIS PAPER BELONGS TO : PROUDLY SPONSORED BY FUN FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE OF CUMBERLAND & HOKE CO.• MAY 2010 3 Pocket Guide Reasons to market and advertise your business with us! Now online: www.upandcomingweekly.com Call 484-6200