Having trouble viewing this email? View as Webpage ‌ ‌ ‌ October 18 - October 22 Monday, October 18 - Monday, October 25 Arlington Restaurant Week Tuesday, October 19 LeadShare Group Virtual Meeting 8:45-10:00 a.m. Gala Committee Virtual Meeting 4:00-5:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 20 Government Affairs & Economic Development Committee Virtual Meeting 9:00-10:00 a.m. LeadShare Group Virtual Meeting 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Thursday, October 21 LeadShare Group Arlington Chamber VIDA Fitness Boardroom 8:45-10:00 a.m. Business After Business Mercedes-Benz of Arlington 5:00-7:00 p.m. VIEW EVENTS CALENDAR Business After Business Thursday, October 21 | 5:00-7:00 p.m. | Mercedes-Benz of Arlington September Business After Business at VentureX Arlington - Courthouse Metro Join us for our October Business After Business! Build your network while enjoying food, beer, wine, and soft drinks (all included in your registration). Creating connections in this relaxed setting is a great way to end your business day. Our October Business After Business will be hosted by Mercedes-Benz of Arlington! All attendees present at the event have the opportunity to win door prizes, and members also have the chance to win a cash jackpot! Members have the opportunity to donate a door prize that all attendees will be eligible to win. View our current COVID-19 Events Policy. REGISTER Arlington Restaurant Week is Here! Monday, October 18-Monday, October 25 Have you checked out all the restaurants participating in this year's Arlington Restaurant Week? We are excited to have more than 50 restaurants sign up. Make sure to plan your Restaurant Week soon and taste all that the Arlington restaurant scene has to offer. As you are dining out at our participating restaurants, do not forget to post about it using #ARLRestaurantWeek! Tag the restaurant and us, @ArlVAChamber, as well. We will choose a winner at random from patrons using the hashtag and tags in social media posts during the event. The prize will be a gift card to an amazing restaurant in Arlington. LEARN MORE Grand Sponsor Small Business Roundtable: Selling the Commonwealth Wednesday, October 27 | 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. | Virtual Event Don't miss the Chamber's free Small Business Roundtable with Christhien Tran Ley, Business Services Manager, Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity, presenting Selling the Commonwealth. This month's Small Business Roundtable is designed to educate small, woman, and/or minority business owners about opportunities to sell their goods and services to the Commonwealth of Virginia and many local governments. REGISTER GRANT 2.0 Closing Wednesday Applications Open Until Wednesday, October 20 Arlington's Small Business GRANT 2.0 program is open for applications. The program will provide direct financial assistance to 200 eligible Arlington businesses struggling from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses that have received federal and/or state financial assistance for COVID-19 relief are not eligible for GRANT 2.0. Eligible business industries include: Arts and Entertainment Child Care Hotel and Accommodations Personal Services Restaurants and Food Services, including food trucks Retail To learn more about eligibility and apply, visit the GRANT 2.0 online application form. 200 applicants will be randomly selected and awarded $10,000 each in financial assistance. The grant can be used for rent, employee salaries and benefits, and/or other capital and operating expenses related to the impacts of COVID-19. Applications are open until Wednesday, October 20. APPLY FOR GRANT 2.0 The 5 Things Your Small Business Brand Must Have! By Evelyn Powers, Founder, Design Powers What is a brand? Is it your logo, your color scheme, your content and the photos you use? It’s all of these, yet none of them alone. A brand is a perception of your business in a client/customer’s mind. To create a memorable perception, all the components including your visual brand must work together. You must understand your business and your clients really well. Branding simply means using consistent visuals and content to communicate a message. READ MORE Annual Corporate Sponsors ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Arlington Chamber of Commerce | 2009 14th Street, North, Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22201 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!