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SUMMARY:Veterans Business Network February 2023 Meeting- Meet the new VBN Leadership!
DESCRIPTION:The VBN is pleased to share that Sean Dion (Mr. Electric of Queensbury) has moved to our Chair position and that Chris Thomas (Elite 9 Talent Acquisition) is joining the VBN as Vice Chair. \n\n\n\nJoin us for our ARCC Veterans Business Network February Meeting to engage with our VBN leaders and Veteran members for a casual gathering exclusively for Veterans to connect\, collaborate and to receive valuable information on Veteran resources. \n\n\n\nPlease come out to meet the new leadership and show your support for our Veteran community! \n\n\n\nVBN Chair:\n\n\n\nSean Dion-  President\\Business Owner at Mr. Electric of Queensbury\n\n\n\nVBN Vice Chair:\n\n\n\n\n\nSergeant Major Christopher Thomas (U.S. Marine Corps\, Retired)\n\n \n**Veterans in attendance will have a chance to win a GRUNT STYLE goody bag!!! \n\n\nThis is a FREE event exclusively for Veterans Only who are also ARCC Members or who are employed by an ARCC member in good standing.\n\nIf you are not a Veteran but are interested in supporting the VBN\, please contact the ARCC VBN Liaison\, Carol Ann Conover\, at 518-798-1761.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Veterans Business Network:\n\nThe purpose of the Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce's Veterans Business Network is to promote and to serve the affinity group of Veteran and military service personnel\,  veteran and military member sole proprietorships\, and veteran and military service professional members of the ARCC and to encourage increased business and collaboration among its ranks.\n\n \n\nBy promoting the ARCC's four pillars of advocacy\, education\, connection and collaboration\, we will have the ability to attract more veterans and military professionals to the ARCC with an intent to develop and track metrics that can be used by the ARCC to promote its support for veterans military service members in business\, to support in collaboration the educational and mental health outreach and mission of other local veteran business communities\, specifically\, neighboring chambers\, and to develop mentoring\, educational and entrepreneurial opportunities for veterans and military service members while fostering growth opportunities with a focus on performance (revenue growth\, employee growth\, etc.) of service member-owned enterprises\, military-owned sole proprietorships\, and post-military professionals in the ARCC service area.\n\n\n\nInterested in joining the VBN but are not an ARCC Member yet?\n\nYou're welcome to join us\, meet some current members and learn how the ARCC works for businesses and Veterans in our region!
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#333333\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">The VBN is pleased to share that Sean Dion (Mr. Electric of Queensbury) has moved to our Chair position and that Chris Thomas (Elite 9 Talent Acquisition) is joining the VBN as Vice Chair.&nbsp\;</span></span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 16px\;">Join us for our ARCC Veterans Business Network February Meeting to engage with our VBN leaders and Veteran members for a casual gathering exclusively for Veterans to connect\, collaborate and to receive valuable information on Veteran resources.&nbsp\;</span><br style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\;" />\n<br style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 13px\;" />\n<span style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\; font-size: 12px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><span style="font-size: 16px\;">Please come out to meet the new leadership and show your support for our Veteran community!&nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#333333\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong>VBN Chair:</strong><br />\n<img alt="" height="214" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1842/Image/SeanDionPhotoJuly2021.JPG" style="width: 175px\; height: 214px\;" width="175" /><br />\nSean Dion-&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0.9)\; font-family: -apple-system\, system-ui\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, &quot\;Segoe UI&quot\;\, Roboto\, &quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\, &quot\;Fira Sans&quot\;\, Ubuntu\, Oxygen\, &quot\;Oxygen Sans&quot\;\, Cantarell\, &quot\;Droid Sans&quot\;\, &quot\;Apple Color Emoji&quot\;\, &quot\;Segoe UI Emoji&quot\;\, &quot\;Segoe UI Emoji&quot\;\, &quot\;Segoe UI Symbol&quot\;\, &quot\;Lucida Grande&quot\;\, Helvetica\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">President\\Business Owner at Mr. Electric of Queensbury</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#333333\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong>VBN Vice Chair:</strong></span></span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#333333\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><img alt="" height="136" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1842/Image/ChrisThomasHeadshot.png" style="width: 175px\; height: 136px\;" width="175" /></span></span></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:garamond\,serif\;">Sergeant Major Christopher Thomas (U.S. Marine Corps\, Retired)</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><strong style="font-size: 16px\; font-family: arial\;">**Veterans in attendance will have a chance to win a <a href="http://www.gruntstyle.com/" target="_blank">GRUNT STYLE</a> goody bag!!!&nbsp\;</strong></div>\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span background-color:="" font-size:="" style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; box-sizing: border-box\; font-weight: bolder\; outline: 0px\; font-family: Raleway\, sans-serif\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;" trebuchet=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; outline: 0px\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; outline: 0px\; color: rgb(178\, 34\, 34)\;">This is a FREE event exclusively for&nbsp\;</span></span></span><span color:="" style="font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, " trebuchet=""><span background-color:="" font-size:="" style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-weight: bolder\; outline: 0px\; font-family: Raleway\, sans-serif\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;" trebuchet=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; outline: 0px\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; outline: 0px\;">Veterans Only</span></span></span></span><span background-color:="" font-size:="" style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; box-sizing: border-box\; font-weight: bolder\; outline: 0px\; font-family: Raleway\, sans-serif\; letter-spacing: 0.5px\;" trebuchet=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; outline: 0px\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; outline: 0px\; color: rgb(178\, 34\, 34)\;">&nbsp\;who are also ARCC Members or who are employed by an ARCC member in good standing.<br />\nIf you are not a Veteran but are interested in supporting the VBN\, please contact the ARCC VBN Liaison\, Carol Ann Conover\, at 518-798-1761.</span></span></span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<u><strong>About the Veterans Business Network:</strong></u><br />\nThe purpose of the Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce&rsquo\;s Veterans Business Network is to promote and to serve the affinity group of Veteran and military service personnel\,&nbsp\; veteran and military member sole proprietorships\, and veteran and military service professional members of the ARCC and to encourage increased business and collaboration among its ranks.<br font-size:="" trebuchet="" />\n&nbsp\;<br font-size:="" trebuchet="" />\nBy promoting the ARCC&rsquo\;s four pillars of advocacy\, education\, connection and collaboration\, we will have the ability to attract more veterans and military professionals to the ARCC with an intent to develop and track metrics that can be used by the ARCC to promote its support for veterans military service members in business\, to support in collaboration the educational and mental health outreach and mission of other local veteran business communities\, specifically\, neighboring chambers\, and to develop mentoring\, educational and entrepreneurial opportunities for veterans and military service members while fostering growth opportunities with a focus on performance (revenue growth\, employee growth\, etc.) of service member-owned enterprises\, military-owned sole proprietorships\, and post-military professionals in the ARCC service area.<br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#0000FF\;"><span background-color:="" color:="" font-size:="" trebuchet=""><strong>Interested in joining the VBN but are not an ARCC Member yet?</strong></span></span><br background-color:="" font-size:="" style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, " trebuchet="" />\n<strong background-color:="" font-size:="" style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, " trebuchet="">You&#39\;re welcome to&nbsp\;join us\, meet some current members and learn how the ARCC works for businesses and Veterans in our region!</strong><br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:The Queensbury Hotel - ARCC VBN Venue Sponsor Albany Room 88 Ridge Street Glens Falls\, NY 12801
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URL:https://www.adirondackchamber.org/events/details/veterans-business-network-february-2023-meeting-meet-the-new-vbn-leadership-4334
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