West Chamber Board Chair, Timothy Wolfe talks about the importance of making connections in business, especially in economically challenging times.

1. West Chamber’s Chairman’s Inaugural Luncheon Friday, January 30 th , 2009 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities 6901 Wadsworth Blvd in Arvada

2. Warm, Comforting and Connecting

3. Partners beyond the “norm” + =

4. Partners beyond the “norm” + =

6. 2. Partnerships that support the brand experience

7. 2. Philanthropic Partnerships New ones?

9. 1 = 1 1 + 1 = 3 True sustainability and social responsibility will result not in a single bottom line but triple bottom line: Economic, Social and Environment

11. Bloggers: Level of Hosting Capability http://compete.com/ http://www.alexa.com/ http://www.quantcast.com/ http://www.xinureturns.com/

12. Claim Your Listing www.yelp.com www.google.com http://maps.yahoo.com www.tripadvisor.com

13. Claim the Conversation www.google.com/alerts www.filtrbox.com http://technorati.com/watchlist www.tripadvisor.com

14. Claim Your Name - Business & Personal http://twitter.com www.flickr.com http://friendfeed.com www.identica.com http://delicious.com http://digg.com www.stumbleupon.com

15. Social Networks: Get Connected! www.facebook.com www.linkedin.com www.plaxo.com

16. Facebook Video http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =nrlSkU0TFLs

18. Whether you can or think you can’t, you’re right. - Henry Ford