Spending too much and saving too little? Getting out of your current financial rut can feel daunting without the right habits and tools. Here are five ways to improve your financial plan now. 1. Set goals. What do your plans include? A car or house? An expensive getaway? Long-term retirement savings or a college fund […]
2018 Small Business Strategies With 2018 upon us, it’s time to revamp and rethink strategies for your small business. Align your goals with what’s trending to ensure you meet, or possibly even exceed, expectations. I came across a great article with 10 small business trends written by SEO (search engine optimization) and content specialist […]
13th Annual Hometown Country Fair Well, the New Year is underway and we are well into planning this year’s Hometown Country Fair. This will be the Chamber’s 13th year of putting on this event! Thank you to all the dedicated folks who contribute their time and effort into making this a festival that the entire […]
Community Award Winners Tonight we are celebrating community at our annual Community Awards Recognition Dinner. I want to continue to share information about the awards and tell you the story of why the recipients were chosen. The following three awardees celebrate the community of Montrose and why it is such a special place. Our Community […]
The Power of Networking The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce has devoted 93 years to Crescenta Valley’s economic health and well-being. As the community and local businesses grow, there is found in the Chamber a leader of economic well-being, cultural advancement and social harmony. Most businesses strive for exponential growth in the first years and […]
Insurance plans may start to follow the same trends being adopted in other industries: simpler, more convenient and personalized products – all supported by the latest mobile technology. This year, Stephanie Shields, a product marketing and development expert from Aflac (American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus and American Family Life Assurance Company of New […]
Technological Community Award Winners Our upcoming Community Awards Recognition Dinner is coming up next Thursday, Jan. 25 and there are more winners to talk about. Innovative technology and its advancements are the wave of the future – and we are spotlighting it. I want to tell you about two of our winners that started […]
Crescenta Valley Hometown Champions The Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce would like to thank everyone who attended our 93rd Installation Luncheon. It appropriately began with our flag salute, led by Dr. Cynthia Livingston, the past principal of Rosemont Middle School. Next, Reverend Beverly Craig of the Center for Spiritual Living delivered a beautiful invocation. […]
‘It Started in Glendvvvale’ Annual Community Awards Recognition Banquet If you’ve ever researched what businesses “started” in Glendale you might be really surprised. There are actually a lot of “firsts!” The idea of investigating what businesses started in Glendale was the brainchild of one of the Chamber’s directors. He wanted to create a theme […]
Riding the Wave of Momentum … in Commerce The New Year is underway. By now we all have had a chance to reflect on 2017, assess the upcoming year and adjust our intentions for a profitable 2018. As a community, the Crescenta Valley endured the Creek Fire in 2017, and now we greet 2018 […]