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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

                   

Shawnee Mission Health presents the 3rd Annual 

Joy to the World: A Christmas Concert with the 

Kansas City Symphony

Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018
7 p.m.
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

To show its appreciation for the Kansas City community, Shawnee Mission  Health has once again partnered with the Kansas City Symphony to present  an evening of Christmas music at the iconic Kauffman Center for  Performing Arts. Joy to the World: A Christmas Concert with the Kansas  City Symphony. 

Reserve your free tickets by calling the Kansas City Symphony Box Office at 816-471-0400, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Up to four tickets can be reserved. Seating is on a first-come,  first-served basis and doors open at 6 p.m. Parking is available in the  Arts Center Garage for $10. Valet is available for $18 in advance or $20  night of.

The Caregiver Summit is open exclusively to caregivers of people with Parkinson's disease - such as a spouse, parent, child or friend. The Summit will have bilingual sessions which will include Intimacy and Parkinson's, Communications and Coping Strategies, and Collaborative Caregiving in Action. The Caregiver Summit will be broadcast live from Phoenix, AZ to satellite locations. The content will be recorded and archived for later viewing. Simultaneous Spanish translation will be available through your cell phone and headphone. No fee, but registration is required as seating is limited. Lunch is included. For further information, please contact Kim Nitz with  Parkinson Foundation at (913) 416-4116.

Connect & network with fellow Chamber Members while supporting an organization that provides life-changing services to those living in our very own community!

Up to 20 volunteers will either work to set-up the shop (if not yet open for clients) or assist clients with their shopping, staff a variety of the shop’s departments, help load cars, etc. Volunteers must be at least 16 years of age to participate and will be registered on a first-come basis.

The JCCB is a grass roots agency that provides holiday assistance each year to 10,000-12,000 low-income residents of Johnson County, Kansas. The JCCB runs a 10-day Holiday Shop in December where pre-qualified clients shop by appointment. All clients are below 150% of the poverty level and reside in Johnson County. The Holiday Shop is similar to a much smaller version of a department store. Each client may pick out: groceries personal care items (items such as soap, shampoo, diapers, toilet paper, hygiene products, toothbrushes and much more) holiday gifts (often it is the only holiday gift a child receives) books children’s clothing hats, gloves and scarves a gift for themselves winter coats (for many children it will be their only winter coat).

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.

Quick Start your day with a delicious hot breakfast buffet!

Get in, get out and get informed at this popular event where you will hear the latest from Chamber President Blake Schreck; make brief comments about your business and meet other chamber members who may just be your next customers!