Discover the entrepreneurial resources available to American Chemical Society Division of Small Chemical Businesses Members Presented on the Entrepreneurial Small Chemical Businesses Track at the 39th Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society #NERM2013 in New Haven, CT October 24, 2013. 1. Jennifer Maclachlan1 , Jennifer, ACS Division of Small Chemical Businesses, Public Relations 2. Bonk1 , Peter, ACS Division of Small Chemical Businesses, Past Chair ACS Division of Small Chemical Businesses 3. S. Chorghade1 , Mukund, ACS Division of Small Chemical Businesses, Immediate Past Chair ACS Division of Small Chemical Businesses

1. DISCOVER THE ENTREPRENEURIAL
RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF
THE ACS DIVISION OF SMALL CHEMICAL
BUSINESSES
By: Jennifer Maclachlan, Mukund Chorghade and Peter Bonk
Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society
New Haven, CT Thursday October 24, 2013 #NERM2013

2. ABOUT SCHB
The American Chemical Society Small Chemical Businesses
Division (SCHB) garnered ACS full status approval in 1980
In our thirty-third year our mission remains the same: to aid in
the formation, development and growth of small chemical
businesses
SCHB continuously provides relevant programming at National
and Regional ACS Meetings for those who currently own and
operate their own small chemical businesses as well as to those
budding entrepreneurs amongst us.

3. TO QUOTE BILL CARROLL IN A 2011
NESACS LECTURE: “ACS IS YOUR
PROFESSIONAL NETWORK”
I couldn’t agree more.

4. SCHB IS THE PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL NETWORK YOU WANT TO UTILIZE

5. THE ACS DIVISION OF SMALL CHEMICAL BUSINESSES
OFFERS MANY ENTREPRENEURIAL RESOURCES TO ITS
MEMBERS
 In this presentation we will discuss numerous networking
opportunities at Local Section, National & Regional Meetings
 Social media connnectivity with other business-minded
chemists via SCHB social media platforms such as Facebook,
Twitter, Linked-In and to members only content on the ACS
Network
 Find out what member benefits this small division of ACS has
to offer you with your startup or growing small chemical
business.

6. SCHB MEMBER BENEFITS
 Membership
is free for the first year then $15 annual dues
 Deeply discounted booth exhibit space at National Meetings
$500.00
 Business listing on our website with a link to your website
 Outstanding programming at National, Regional and NEW! In
2012 at Local Section Meetings
 At the heart of it all: amazing networking opportunities
 NEW! in 2013 utilizing an Innovative Project Grant fund (IPG),
SCHB began participating in other scientific society meetings
such as AAAS Meeting, APS March Meeting and CLEO
Conference

7. PATRON MEMBERSHIPS

Corporations or organizations wishing to become Patron Members
are those that wish to foster the Division’s objectives as defined in
the SCHB Bylaws II, Section 3. These objectives include the
following:
• To aid in the formation, development, and growth of small chemical businesses.
• To address the legal, social, educational, legislative, regulatory, and economic needs of
self-employed chemists and ACS members who are employed by small chemical
businesses.
• To encourage, promote, and organize personal interaction among members of the
Division and other chemists, institutions, or organizations interested in the promotion
of free enterprise among chemists.
• To serve as a clearinghouse for information about services available to members
engaged in or planning to start small chemical businesses.
• To provide liaison between small chemical businesses needing part-time employees
and chemistry students needing income and experience.
• To provide the expertise and experience of its members to the SOCIETY and for the
betterment of the public.

8. new
Annual dues for Patron Members are
$200. Ask any SCHB Officer on how
your organization can qualify for
Patron Membership.

10. • This is a new program we started
at the Fall National Meeting in
Indianapolis
• The Monday lunch we co-hosted
with the ACS Division of
Professional Relations (PROF)
• We invited SCHB sponsored and
co-sponsored National Meeting
speakers to networking lunches
• We used social media to
promote these lunches
• We expect to continue to these
lunches at National Meetings

11. Here’s an example of
how SCHB promotes
sponsors on event
signage:
Patron Member Osha
Liang and PID
Analyzers.
#ACSNOLA

12. SCHB used IPG funds to plan entrepreneurial
programming at our sister scientific society
meetings
Mukund Chorghade, SCHB Past Chair and
Jack Driscoll, PR Chair, NESACS spoke about
Satisfying Entrepreneurial Career Cravings at
the AAAS Meeting Career Pathways
Workshop in Boston February 2013
Additionally, the Division together
with the Local Section (NESACS),
with materials supplied by the
MOS Boston, coordinated a
chemistry outreach table at the
AAAS Meeting Family Science
Days

13. The American
Physical
Society
Meeting was
the 2nd of 3
“other
scientific
society”
meetings
SCHB
programmed
at in the first
half of 2013.
Joe Sabol, SCHB Program Chair at APS, Baltimore, MD
2013

14. This was the third in the installment of pre-identified
*other scientific society meetings* that we
organized entrepreneurial programming for in
2013.
CLEO Conference in San
Jose, CA June 2013: SCHB rep
Anis Rahman planned
Entrepreneurial Programming
and staffed an SCHB booth

15. SCHB OFFERS A FULL &
COMPREHENSIVE TECHNICAL
PROGRAM AT ACS NATIONAL
MEETINGS
#ACSindy

16. Tool Kit and Success Stories a half day
technical program at #CERM2013 including
our flagship American Chemical Society
programming: Trues Stories of Success,
Resources for Start-ups and Best Practices for
Chemical Entrepreneurs rolled into a half day
program at the Central Regional Meeting of
the American Chemical Society.
REGIONAL MEETINGS: CERMACS

17. ACS Division of Small
Chemical Businesses
(SCHB)representative
s Michael Haukaas
and Joseph Sabol at
the ACS Great Lakes
Regional Meeting GLRM 2013Awards
Reception June 6,
2013. #GLRM2013 —
in La Crosse, WI.
#GLRM2013
Regional Meetings: GLRM

18. Small Chem Biz is a semi-annual publication that is released before the National Meetings
SCHB sends out monthly eblasts to keep members informed
about Division news and events

19. CM&E is a topical group of the New York
Section, ACS. SCHB sponsored this group's
December meeting (Thursday, 12/6/12 at the
Yale Club in midtown Manhattan). This was
the first CM&E presentation of Awards for
(Chemical Industry) Leadership as well as a
topical meeting (Third Annual M&A Outlook),
which supported STEM education. In addition,
local high school student Chris Hillenbrand.
2012 Chemistry Olympiad Gold Medalist, was
recognized at the meeting. SCHB Members
David Deutsch and George Ruger were in
attendance.
In fact, one of our True Stories of Chemical Entrepreneurs speakers
tomorrow at NERM is, Neil Burns, Director at CM&E

20. #WRM2013 Meeting Planning Session at #ACSNOLA
Joe Sabol, SCHB Program Chair with Natalie McClure and Lee Latimer,
Co-Chairs of the 2013 ACS Western Regional Meeting

22. Joseph E. Sabol was a speaker at the Younger
Chemists' Committee "Career Day," sponsored by
the Milwaukee Local Section of the American
Chemical Society, Milwaukee WI, November 10,
2012.

23. At the Florida Section
of the ACS
Meeting #FAME2013op
ening reception with
Stan Seelig, SCHB Chair
and Dr. and Mrs. Dean
F. Martin PhD,
Distinguished University
Professor Emeritus,
Department of
Chemistry, University of
South Florida, Tampa,
Florida.

25. As seen in C&EN
October 14, 2013
issue: Saluting
Team Spirit

28. Connect with SCHB
“Like” the SCHB Facebook page for frequently updated information
facebook.com/SCHBD
SCHB tweets:
twitter.com/ACSSCHB
Members only content on the ACS Network
Monthly eblast to members
Linked-In Discussion Group

29.  True Stories of Success from Chemical Entrepreneurs, George Ruger
 Best Practices for Success in the Business Innovation
Environment, John Newsam
 SCHB Poster Session, George Ruger
 SCHB Sci-Mix, George Ruger
 Chemical Angel Network: Chemists Investing in Chemical
Companies, Sid White andMark Vreeke
 All in the Family: Pros and Cons of Running a Business with Members
of your Family,Daniel Kazhdan
 The Intersection of Intellectual Property and Energy, Kirby Drake
 Incorporating Intellectual Property into Your Business Decisions:
From Start-Up to Exit, Keisha Hylton- Rodic
 Avoiding Legal Headaches: A Primer for Start-ups and Small
Businesses, Keisha Hylton-Rodic
 Innovations in Materials: Properties Solving Problems, Joe Sabol

30. Lastly, join SCHB for The
Entrepreneurial Event of 2014
Early stage chemical startups, investors &
partners
Are invited to participate in the ACS
Entrepreneurial Resources Center Showcase East
Wednesday April 9, 2014 in Waltham, MA
For more information about this
event, please use the email sign up
sheet