V-Tone Fitness

Located at 1550 W. Jarvis Avenue, V-Tone fitness has great workers who are open, friendly, and willing to assist you with any questions you may have. They provide a clean, open environment for you to work out in and have such a wide variety of equipment that their is something for just about everyone! 

Check out their site and sign up today!

http://www.vtonefitness.com/

Happy Birthday David Torrey!

Today is our Vice-President's Birthday! 

A L Taylor & Associates

A.L Taylor & Associates is a great accounting and tax service business that reaches out and works in Rogers Park, going so far as to travel here on their own. Started by Ayton Taylor, who still works there, and continued by his son of the same name, they are a great business that does hard, diligent work.

Visit their official site here.

Farcroft By The Lake

Farcroft by the Lake is a beautiful building that Lend Lease has been diligently working on restoring to it's former glory. 

The building is the northern-most skyscraper in Chicago and has 84 units that are being remodeled to be rented to earnest owners. 

One bedrooms will be starting at $825 and the two bedrooms at $1250 water and cooking gas included.

Tours of Farcroft by the Lake will be beginning in February of 2013. Keep your eyes out for the apartment of your dreams!

Howard Jewelry & Loan

Howard Jewelry and Loan had some beautiful items, going from guitars, to necklaces, to ipods, cameras, dolls... An interesting store who has lovely employees, they are more than worth a look around. You might find your own personal treasure.

Howard Jewelry Loan has rearranged it's interior, new photos coming soon!

The Importance of Social Media and Communication

Every day businesses and individuals promote themselves on social media sites, varying from Facebook to Twitter, Blogger, MySpace, Pinterest, LinkedIn, websites, etc.

Social Media can be a double-edged sword, doing both harm and good at the same time. When we make minor errors, like spelling a word incorrectly, it can change someone's view about us or our business very quickly.

Other issues frequently come to the surface. Having too many e-mails, for example, can make it difficult for someone to reach us.

Social Media should be fairly simple. It's not too complicated to connect the varying sites so that they post to one another. Just go to Google Search and many different ways to connect are open to you.

The Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce has the following Social Media sites:

Blogger

Facebook

Flickr

Google+

LinkedIn

Myspace

Official Website

Twitter

Youtube

Social Media is not the full extent that needs to be considered. Communication is key to any successful endeavor.

The Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce has a very quick response time. It takes us 24-48 hours to respond to all calls and e-mails.

We also send out our newsletters, filled with information, once to twice a month depending on how  many events we attend in a given month.

Lastly, we are out in the community, talking to residents and business owners frequently so that we have a keen insight to the ongoing activities of the community at large.

It takes a lot to successfully speak to another person. One has to think carefully to not insult them by using body language that is inappropriate. Poor wording choices can also harm a conversation.

I find it best to study someone you are about to approach and begin with mundane topics. If someone is staring at a balloon, ask them about the balloon. Conversations can build quickly and become fun and witty exchanges if the approach is right.

Without Social Media and Communication skills, it's difficult to approach people, and to approach them in ways that will be well-received. Pay attention to the actions you exhibit and focus on topics that keep the listener enthralled.

-Autumn Davids, Secretary

Fresh Start Monday 2013 Schedule

To Businesses and Resident,

The Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce Created it’s Fresh Start Monday Program in April of 2012 to assist businesses with issues like negative loitering and littering. Many people have attended our events from April to November of 2012, and we look forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming 2013 events!

April 1^st 6-7pm:

Robert’s Cycle

April 15th 6-7pm:

7015 N. Sheridan Road

May 6^th 6-7pm:

The former Adelphi Theater

May 20^th 6-7pm:

Alden Village North

June 3^rd 6-7pm:

Leona’s

June 17th 6-7pm:

Howard  Hoyne Plaza

July 1^st 6-7pm:

Howard Street and Bosworth Avenue

July 15^th 6-7pm:

Morse Avenue and Wayne Avenue

August 5^th 6-7pm:

Ravenswood Plaza

August 19^th 6-7pm:

Jarvis Plaza

September 2nd 6-7pm:

Jarvis Square

September 16^th 6-7pm:

Leather 64/ten

October 7^th 6-7pm:

Gallery B1e (Farwell and Glenwood)

October 21^st 6-7pm

Clark Street Pancake House

November 4^th 6-7pm

Robert’s Cycle

November 18^th 6-7pm

Loyola Beach’s Stand in the Sand

If you would like your business to be a part of our 2014 Fresh Start Monday Program, contact the Chamber at info@rogerspark.cc

Ditto Advertising- Employing Rogers Parkers

Ditto Advertising is a small business that started up in Rogers Park specifically due to Rogers Park unique history and diversity.

Ditto Advertising signed on to join the Chamber almost immediately upon it's arrival, and asked to visit us as we did our business check-in. 

Now, Ditto Advertising is looking to employ Rogers Parkers and Chicagoans. They want to expand their Sales Consultant team. 

Be sure to visit their website or fill out the application on GetHired. 

A.L Taylor & Associates

A.L Taylor & Associates is a great accounting and tax service business that reaches out and works in Rogers Park, going so far as to travel here on their own. Started by Ayton Taylor, who still works there, and continued by his son of the same name, they are a great business that does hard, diligent work.

Visit their official site here.

Snow Shovel Lottery - Insurance Brokers Inc.

The winner of our second snow shovel lottery of 2013 is local business Insurance Brokers Inc.(7547 N. Rogers Avenue).

V-Body Fitness

V-Body Fitness is a new business in town promoting core workout programing. For those who aren't sure what that means, the quickest explanation is that it's a cardiovascular workout that helps you improve agility, flexibility, and coordination.

Randy, the owner of V-Body Fitness, plans on putting some more work into the area. He plans to repaint the area and to place some turf grass towards the back door. With a smile on his face, he also mentions getting more equipment into the space that follows his current practices. 

See V-Body's Official Site

See Them on You-Tube

And Add them on Facebook

Taste Food & Wine- Tastings

Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce President, and Autumn Davids, Chamber Secretary, have attended the wine tastings and as they both agreed, the wines were delicious, unique, and the experience was well worth it. The owners were helpful and gracious, the workers checking on those looking at the wines, and the place was crowded with great people, having fun and chatting about the wines, everyblock.com and so much more. We recommend that everyone attend and explore your tastes by tasting wine!

Farcroft by the Lake

Farcroft by the Lake is a beautiful building that Lend Lease has been diligently working on restoring to it's former glory. 

The building is the northern-most skyscraper in Chicago and has 84 units that are being remodeled to be rented to earnest owners. 

One bedrooms will be starting at $825 and the two bedrooms at $1250 water and cooking gas included.

Tours of Farcroft by the Lake will be beginning in February of 2013. Keep your eyes out for the apartment of your dreams!

A.L Taylor & Associates

A.L Taylor & Associates is a great accounting and tax service business that reaches out and works in Rogers Park, going so far as to travel here on their own. Started by Ayton Taylor, who still works there, and continued by his son of the same name, they are a great business that does hard, diligent work.

Visit their official site here.