Plates for 8 are Great!

If you are a Chamber member and have never attended one of our "Plates for 8" Small Group Networking Luncheons, PLEASE try one! These have become our most popular and productive networking event. As Chamber Member Stan Quinn put it in his Twitter posting this morning...

A screen shot (even 140 characters) is worth a thousand words. But in case this screen shot is too small for you to read, Stan was saying "Oside Chamber Plates for 8. One of the best networking functions I attend." Thanks Stan!

What is a Plates for 8? Well, here's how we describe them on the Chamber website: "Plates for 8 Luncheons provide a chance for 8-10 Chamber Members to join for lunch and learn more about each other’s businesses. A Chamber representative hosts and facilitates the “Plates for Eight” luncheon at a local restaurant in order to provide an in depth networking opportunity for a small group of members."

We have two terrific Members Services Representatives, Joanne Harris and Sue Pixler that facilitate these luncheons for us. They each typically run one every month. The feedback we receive on the quality of networking is tremendous. Joanne facilitated one today and apparently an hour and a half was not enough time to contain all the networking that needed to occur. Three of the attendees came back to the Chamber office to continue doing business in our conference room.

What more can I say. You have to eat lunch, so why not do it with 7 or 8 other people who could potentially be great business connections for you. Worst case scenario: you get a great lunch at Hunter Steakhouse and make some new friends.