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Do personal stories help or hurt your business?
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Do personal stories help or hurt your business?

Posted Thursday, December 28, 2023 By The Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce

SUMMARY Telling personal stories is an effective way to engage customers and humanize your brand. Make sure the story relates to your company's values or mission. Use HubSpot's guide to business storytelling as a resource when crafting ...

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5 Content Marketing Strategies for Small Business Owners
General Business Education

5 Content Marketing Strategies for Small Business Owners

Posted Monday, December 4, 2023 By Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce

  • Small businesses can benefit from content marketing as a way to attract and engage customers.
  • Define your ideal customer's needs, motivations, and behavior patterns to tailor content.
  • Create content that provides solutions to problems and helps achieve goals.
  • Incorporate a call-to-action into your content, such as lead magnets or promotions.
  • Email marketing is an essential component of content marketing; personalize emails, segment subscribers, include CTAs.
  • Track key metrics and adjust strategies accordingly for greater success in reaching and engaging customers.

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NEPA MPO Announces Opening of Public Comment Period and Public Meeting on Draft Long Range Transportation Plan
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NEPA MPO Announces Opening of Public Comment Period and Public Meeting on Draft Long Range Transportation Plan

Posted Friday, November 17, 2023 By NEPA Alliance

The Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance (NEPA), designated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Carbon, Monroe, Pike, and Schuylkill counties, is the organization that considers and approves the plans and programs and the Federal and State funding for highway and transit systems in the four-county MPO area.  The NEPA MPO is developing its 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP).  The NEPA MPO is holding a 30-day public comment period on the draft LRTP beginning on Friday, November 17, 2023 and ending on Monday, December 18, 2023. 

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Oppose House Bill 1481
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Oppose House Bill 1481

Posted Friday, November 17, 2023 By PA Chamber of Business and Industry

Pennsylvania employers already pay some of the highest UC taxes in the entire country to finance one of the nation's more generous unemployment systems. These benefits are meant to help Pennsylvanians who lose their jobs through no fault of their own while they search for other employment; extending them to individuals who voluntarily participate in a work stoppage is wildly inappropriate.

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PROGRESS BEING MADE ON IMPROVING STATE PERMITTING
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PROGRESS BEING MADE ON IMPROVING STATE PERMITTING

Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2023 By The Sentinel, a weekly publication of the PA Chamber

PA Chamber President & CEO Luke Bernstein stood alongside Gov. Josh Shapiro during a press conference in Harrisburg last Thursday in which the governor delivered an official update on his administration’s efforts to streamline state processes for permitting and licensure, part of an initiative that Shapiro says aims to make Pennsylvania’s state government operate “at the speed of business.”

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Boost Your Productivity with These Practical Habits
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Boost Your Productivity with These Practical Habits

Posted Monday, October 30, 2023 By Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce

Unlock your potential with the power of productivity! Most of us never learn about productivity in school, but here's some good news: it's a skill you can learn, not a birthright. And productivity experts agree: it's not about your genes, it's your habits that matter. 

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Barley Snyder Adds Attorney Nichole Eisenhart to Growing Roster
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Barley Snyder Adds Attorney Nichole Eisenhart to Growing Roster

Posted Thursday, October 19, 2023 By Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce

Barley Snyder is pleased to announce attorney Nichole L. Eisenhart has recently joined the firm in its Lebanon office. With nearly two decades of legal experience, Eisenhart brings a wealth of knowledge to the firm. She worked at the Lebanon County ...

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๐–ฒ๐–ผ๐—๐—Ž๐—’๐—…๐—„๐—‚๐—…๐—… ๐–ฑ๐—‚๐—๐–พ๐—‹ ๐–ฆ๐—‹๐–พ๐–พ๐—‡๐—๐–บ๐—’๐—Œ ๐—†๐–พ๐–พ๐—๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐–ผ๐—ˆ๐—‡๐–ผ๐–พ๐—‹๐—‡๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐—๐—๐–พ ๐–ป๐—‚๐—„๐–พ ๐—๐—‹๐–บ๐—‚๐—… ๐–ผ๐—ˆ๐—†๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐—๐—๐—‹๐—ˆ๐—Ž๐—€๐— ๐–ฅ๐—‹๐–บ๐–ผ๐—„๐—๐—‚๐—…๐—…๐–พ.

Posted Wednesday, October 18, 2023 By Schuylkill River Greenways

๐–ฒ๐–ผ๐—๐—Ž๐—’๐—…๐—„๐—‚๐—…๐—… ๐–ฑ๐—‚๐—๐–พ๐—‹ ๐–ฆ๐—‹๐–พ๐–พ๐—‡๐—๐–บ๐—’๐—Œ ๐—†๐–พ๐–พ๐—๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐–ผ๐—ˆ๐—‡๐–ผ๐–พ๐—‹๐—‡๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐—๐—๐–พ ๐–ป๐—‚๐—„๐–พ ๐—๐—‹๐–บ๐—‚๐—… ๐–ผ๐—ˆ๐—†๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐—๐—๐—‹๐—ˆ๐—Ž๐—€๐— ๐–ฅ๐—‹๐–บ๐–ผ๐—„๐—๐—‚๐—…๐—…๐–พ.

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Schuylkill Historical Society Gets Maroons T-shirts
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Schuylkill Historical Society Gets Maroons T-shirts

Posted Tuesday, October 10, 2023 By Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce

Dick Yuengling and John Smolock are seen sporting the new Schuylkill Historical Society Pottsville Maroon t-shirts, now available in the Yuengling Gift Shop. Some Background on the Pottsville Maroons: The Pottsville Maroons were a ...

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Schuylkill Technology Center is Awarded Welding Grant
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Schuylkill Technology Center is Awarded Welding Grant

Posted Friday, October 6, 2023 By Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce

Schuylkill Technology Center was awarded an equipment grant from the American Welding Society valued at $25,000 for the purchase of a MIG Welder to be utilized in the Secondary and Adult Welding classes at the South Campus of Schuylkill Technology Center.

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MEMORIES OF ALI AT DEER LAKE

Posted Thursday, October 5, 2023 By Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce

On Saturday October 7th from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm we will be holding a special event at Fighter’s Heaven - “Memories of Ali at Deer Lake”. We are inviting fans who visited the Camp “back in the day” when Ali was training ...

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The SBA's Eastern Pennsylvania District Office has started to accept nominations for the 2024 National and District Small Business Week Awards.
General Business Education

The SBA's Eastern Pennsylvania District Office has started to accept nominations for the 2024 National and District Small Business Week Awards.

Posted Wednesday, October 4, 2023 By Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce

The SBA's Eastern Pennsylvania District Office has started to accept nominations for the 2024 National and District Small Business Week Awards. They are looking for outstanding small businesses that excel in innovation, growth, community ...

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Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce Foundation receives grant from PPL Foundation for IGNITE Schuylkill
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Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce Foundation receives grant from PPL Foundation for IGNITE Schuylkill

Posted Friday, September 8, 2023 By Unknown

Pottsville, Pa. (September 8, 2023) – The Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce Foundation is pleased to announce it has received an $11,000 grant from the PPL Foundation. These funds will help support IGNITE Schuylkill, an entrepreneurial development program for aspiring business owners designated to support and nurture the growth of early-stage businesses.

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Chamber โ€™s Institute Awards Samantha Chivinski of the Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce the National Institute Scholarship: A Leadership Training Program Produced by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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Chamber โ€™s Institute Awards Samantha Chivinski of the Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce the National Institute Scholarship: A Leadership Training Program Produced by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Posted Wednesday, August 30, 2023 By Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce

Institute for Organization Management, the professional development program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is pleased to announce that Samantha Chivinski, executive vice president, of the Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce, has been awarded a National ...

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