Calendar of Events

Join us for a Ribbon Cutting at Turn5!

 

As you approach retirement, now is the time to determine how you’ll support yourself. Find out how you can optimize Social Security and know how much you can expect to receive from other income sources

Turn retirement concerns into confidence. Get positive, professional guidance from a membership organization of Christians that has been helping its members be wise with money and live generously for more than 100 years.

GAME – Growth through Action, Measurement and Engagement is a program designed to help results-driven business owners scale and grow successfully.  Each session, led by industry experts, includes practical business topics discussed and applied to your business in a workshop setting. 

If you own a business with sales in excess of $250,000, register for GAME today!

The cost is $99 for a series of 5 sessions (a $250 value). 

Register here: https://ce.jccc.edu/courseDisplay.cfm?schID=1802&product=1, using approval code ‘GAME.’

The upcoming series begins on 11/1/18, and topics include:

11/1/18 – Accounting for Decision Making – Can you take advantage of the next opportunity?

11/15/18 – Business Operations and Risk Management – Is your business protected?

11/29/18 – Finding the Right Metrics for Your Business – Let go without losing control

12/6/18 – Apply, Implement and Optimize KPIs to Motivate Employees

12/20/18 – Define 2019 – Strategic Planning

Join us for a Ribbon Cutting at Mirror, Inc.!

TIME:

4:00 – 4:30 Innovations tours for media and dignitaries

4:30 – 6:00 Cocktails/appetizers

REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Please contact Denise Antonich at (913) 375-5166 by 5pm Friday, November 2nd to register to attend.

Do you already have a working knowledge of QuickBooks but want to use the program more efficiently?  Do you have a desire to report profitability for your products and customers and use financial data to make wise decisions?  Then, this course is for you!  Topics covered include project estimates, progress invoicing, customizing form templates, purchase orders, time and expense tracking for projects, customized reporting, budgets and more!

This course is for QuickBooks Desktop users.  Bring your own questions. Participants should be familiar with QuickBooks or have completed the Fundamentals course.

Facilitated by a Certified QuickBooks® Pro-Advisor. 

Chairman's Ambassadors meet monthly to build a better Chamber through volunteer leadership.  They work to engage members in Chamber events and activities, increase retention of current members, and recruit new members.  Members of the Ambassadors are selected through a nomination process and must be active participants in a vareity of Lenexa Chamber events, programs and committees.  For additional information about this and other volunteer opportunities, please contact the Chamber.

Learn how to set up payroll items, enter employee information, create a payroll schedule, create paychecks, track and pay payroll tax liabilities, and print payroll tax returns and annual W-2s.  Participants should have a working knowledge of QuickBooks® as this course does not cover any other areas of the software. Participants should also be familiar with payroll laws and filing due dates applicable to their business for federal and state withholdings and unemployment.  Facilitated by a Certified QuickBooks® Pro-Advisor. This course is for desktop users.

FUNERAL & CREMATION PRE-PLANNING
Present by Doug Gorham, Amos Family Funeral Home & Crematory

Doug will share the benefits and problems associated with planning for the future funeral and/or cremation of a loved one.

Join us for a Ribbon Cutting at Terracon Consultants, Inc.!

Join us for a Business After Hours where you will mix and mingle with your chamber friends at Sonoma Hill!

Sonoma Hill is luxury living with convenient walkability to retail shopping and restaurants while also providing serene outdoor spaces with lush landscaping, walking paths and private ponds. The gated and fenced garden-style community offers open living designed floorplans with direct access garages, sleek finishes such as granite countertops, black stainless-steel appliances, and wood plank-style flooring.  Residents enjoy a saltwater zero-entry pool, outdoor grilling, fire pit and lounge area, private fenced dog dark with agility equipment, fitness center with cycling studio, cyber café and pub room. The inviting landscape, thoughtful design, and extraordinary first-class service come together to create an unparalleled living environment. The award-winning Oddo Development team takes pride in creating and managing this ideal community located on the Southeast corner of I-435 and 87th Street in Lenexa, KS.

Please join us for a commentary wrap up of local and national elections from Kris Ketz, News Anchor at KMBC 9 News.

This membership luncheon is brought to you by Grantham University.

Join the University of Saint Mary Overland Park Campus for an Information Session. Meet with faculty and advisors to learn about USM's flexible undergraduate and graduate degree programs. RSVP at www.stmary.edu/success or call 913.319.3003 for more information. 

GAME – Growth through Action, Measurement and Engagement is a program designed to help results-driven business owners scale and grow successfully.  Each session, led by industry experts, includes practical business topics discussed and applied to your business in a workshop setting. 

If you own a business with sales in excess of $250,000, register for GAME today!

The cost is $99 for a series of 5 sessions (a $250 value). 

Register here: https://ce.jccc.edu/courseDisplay.cfm?schID=1802&product=1, using approval code ‘GAME.’

The upcoming series begins on 11/1/18, and topics include:

11/1/18 – Accounting for Decision Making – Can you take advantage of the next opportunity?

11/15/18 – Business Operations and Risk Management – Is your business protected?

11/29/18 – Finding the Right Metrics for Your Business – Let go without losing control

12/6/18 – Apply, Implement and Optimize KPIs to Motivate Employees

12/20/18 – Define 2019 – Strategic Planning

Build your own gourmet gift basket at our first annual Deck-A-Basket event!
1) Show up!
2) Choose 5 Sunflower Food Company products
3) Pick your wrappings- ribbons & krinkle and bows, OH MY!
4) Choose a card & seal it with a kiss
5) Enjoy free sips & snacks while you shop!!

Our gift baskets make PERFECT host/hostess gifts for Thanksgiving, or save it for the holidays.

Tickets are $40 and includes everything necessary for the gift baskets. Our warehouse will also be open for the first time to the public for cash & carry shopping!

Cash or credit/debit cards will be accepted at the time of the event.

For more information or large group discounts please send inquiries to Lauren@sunflowerfoodcompany.com

Join us for a Ribbon Cutting at Gomer's of Kansas Fine Wine and Spirits!

Broaden your connections by increasing your exposure at the November 20th  Speed Networking Breakfast!  

Participants will spend time developing business relationships with three different sets of table mates in just one hour.  Think of it as business speed-dating & don't forget your business cards!

Begin with a tour of Delmar Gardens of Lenexa, we will be serving specialty appetizers, signature cocktails, and have live entertainment Follow the tour through our beautiful breezeway to Garden Villas of Lenexa.  There you will find a beautiful array of tasty treats, more signature cocktails, and finish off with a tour and either an apple or pumpkin pie! 

Chamber member representatives (those who are new to their companies that are members as well as those who work for companies that just joined the Chamber) are invited to enjoy a complimentary continental breakfast courtesy of Keith Winterhalter, Edward Jones.  Find out how to make the most of your Chamber membership, meet Chamber staff and network with other new members!

GAME – Growth through Action, Measurement and Engagement is a program designed to help results-driven business owners scale and grow successfully.  Each session, led by industry experts, includes practical business topics discussed and applied to your business in a workshop setting. 

If you own a business with sales in excess of $250,000, register for GAME today!

The cost is $99 for a series of 5 sessions (a $250 value). 

Register here: https://ce.jccc.edu/courseDisplay.cfm?schID=1802&product=1, using approval code ‘GAME.’

The upcoming series begins on 11/1/18, and topics include:

11/1/18 – Accounting for Decision Making – Can you take advantage of the next opportunity?

11/15/18 – Business Operations and Risk Management – Is your business protected?

11/29/18 – Finding the Right Metrics for Your Business – Let go without losing control

12/6/18 – Apply, Implement and Optimize KPIs to Motivate Employees

12/20/18 – Define 2019 – Strategic Planning