INITIATIVES
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1 BACK TO BUSINESS
RECOVERY CONCERT //
Coastal Bend United is pleased
to present the "Back to Business"
Harvey Recovery Concert on
Friday and Saturday, November
2-3 at the Community Park
(Festival Grounds) in Aransas
Pass. In addition to the
concert, a carnival will take
place November 2, 3 and
4. The vibrant and diverse
entertainment lineup includes
Rotel & the Hot Tomatoes, The
Last Bandoleros, Derek Spence
"A George Strait Tribute Band
and more! Attendees will enjoy
a variety of food choices from
some of the finest food trucks
in the Coastal Bend and special
commemorative t-shirts will be
available for purchase.
A year after Hurricane Harvey
made its way onto the Coastal
Bend we are still feeling the
impact on our local businesses.
It will take years before our small
businesses get back to providing
the outstanding goods and
services we have come to know
and love, but we are confident
that we are on the right course
restoring our area to be bigger,
better and stronger than ever
before. Together, United we will
help restore our communities
Back to Business!
For "Back to Business" Recovery
Concert pricing, information
and tickets, click here to visit
coastalbendunited.com.
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2 MEMBERSHIP EVENT
COMING SOON TO A
"RING" NEAR YOU //
Planning is fully underway for
a membership recruitment
initiative like none other. The
Chamber has partnered with
Your Chamber Connection
(YCC) to conduct a membership
event from November 13-16,
2018. Intentionally referred to
as an "event" verses the typical
membership "drive," this unique
and high-energy membership
campaign will increase
community awareness of the
Chamber's role while building
the membership base. Stay
tuned for more information on
"The Main Event!"
3 GOVERNOR'S SMALL
BUSINESS WOMEN'S
FORUM //
The Governor's Small Business
Forum for Women will take place
in Corpus Christi on Thursday,
October 25 at the Holiday Inn
Downtown Marina. The
event aims to provide small
business owners and aspiring
entrepreneurs with timely,
relevant, actionable advice
on how to start, grow and
sustain their businesses. The
conference will feature private
and public small business
resources, practical solutions,
best practices and expert
assistance on a broad range of
business topics and challenges.
Tickets to attend are $20 and
include both lunch and parking.
For more information, and to
register online, click here!
4 EMPLOYER SURVEY
FOR BRIDGING THE
TALENT GAP //
The Citizens for Educational
Excellence, United Corpus
Christi Chamber of Commerce,
Corpus Christi Independent
School District, Corpus
Christi Regional Economic
Development Corporation,
Del Mar College, Education
to Employment Partners
(Regional P16 Council), South