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Wednesday, April 27, 2022Happy (second) retirement to a true gem: Joan Chawziuk
PORTSMOUTH—With her ever-present charm (and omnipresent pup Lucy) seeing Joan Chawziuk can’t help but make you smile. And we might be smiling less these days, if it weren’t for the boatful of memories the long time Portsmouth tour guide has given us to buoy our spirits. You see, about February 2022, Joan Chawziuk retired (again). Joan began her tour guide time with the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth, then known as the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce, in 1998, after her roles as a teacher
Wednesday, January 12, 2022Catapult Seacoast Relaunches in 2022 in Partnership with Local Chambers
The Seacoast’s Young Professionals NetworkMonthly Events. Local Establishments. Friendly People. Catapult is the Seacoast’s Young Professionals Network. Founded in 2006, Catapult’s mission is to educate, engage, and empower young professionals who live or work in the Greater Seacoast area. Whether you’re new to the area and looking to make friends or moving back home and hoping to expand your professional network, we host a variety of events to help you thrive. As of 2022, Catapult is relaunching under the
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Thursday, December 02, 2021Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth Selects its Small but MIGHTY Business of November
PORTSMOUTH—A moving company that started on a card table in an apartment in Dover has now expanded to the Eastern Seaboard. Mike Carlton, president of Calling All Cargo Moving & Storage has added two tractor-trailers to his fleet to help transport anything and everything from their Dover and Greenland facilities all the way to their brand-new branch in West Palm Beach, Fla. (a city that he now calls home.) Carlton is proud of his company, and also very proud of his military background as a U.S.
Saturday, March 20, 2021Bravo to the Small but MIGHTY Business of the Month for February
If you think business is all work and no PlAy, you haven’t met the family behind Sages Entertainment. With two and ½ members (Kali, Wayne and wee daughter Alice) the company mission is: Solutions for spreading joy and building community (for the small set, but also for corporate meetings and online parties.) And what are their tools of the trade? FoamWandsScout patchesSkillsScienceBalloonsFunCreativityWonder AND a fair dose of magic (and smarts—these guys are full of STEAM: They build puppets, but
Sunday, August 23, 2020Huge Thanks to our Members Helping Members
When a pandemic unfurls, it's difficult to get your bearings. To say the least. This is what the past five months have felt like for many businesses (and people in general). On days when you're just trying to stand up straight again, everyday-matters come along on their pre-Covid schedule -- and you're just not ready or able to satisfy them. As Members helping Members — these three member businesses have made contributions that helped other members with their dues during a time when the services of
Friday, May 29, 2020EASY PEASY: How to Submit a News Release to the Chamber Collaborative Website
· Log on to ChamberMaster (chambermaster.com)(Need help with your sign on or password? Email Jennifer@PortsmouthCollaborative.org and she can send you a prompt to reset it.) · In the upper right-hand corner, look for the the letters “MIC” (Member Information Center) o Click on it · Once in MIC, go to the menu column on the left-hand side o Click “News Release” from this menu · After you are in “News Release,” click on “Add News Release” on the right-hand side (it is in a blue box) · Name your news
