January 23 - January 28   Tuesday, January 24 Education & Workforce Development Committee 3:00-4:00 p.m. Virtual Membership Engagement Committee 4:30-5:00 p.m. Virtual Wednesday, January 25 Small Business Roundtable: Must Have IT Solutions for Small Businesses 12:00-1:00 p.m. Virtual Saturday, January 28 99th Annual Arlington Business Gala 6:30-11:00 p.m. The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City VIEW EVENTS CALENDAR   99th Annual Arlington Business Gala Saturday, January 28 | 6:30-11:00 p.m. | The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City Grand Sponsor Arlington’s Best Night Out is here! Party 'Cause it's '99 this Saturday at the Chamber’s 99th Annual Arlington Business Gala.  Get ahead of the crowd and start placing your bids on the 99th Annual Arlington Business Gala silent auction items! This silent auction is open to anyone, whether or not you are attending the Gala on January 28. Auctions items include tropical vacations (with extended booking timeframes!), restaurant gift certificates, hotel stays, gift baskets, and more. The silent auction closes at 9:45 p.m. on January 28. Sign up and start bidding today! VIEW OUR SILENT AUCTION Your chance to win the best item at our 99th Arlington Business Gala is now twice as good! No more than 100 raffle tickets will be sold for our Best of Raffle tickets where the winner will pick their prize from our top auction items. Any of our Live Auction items are available to choose from: 9 Nights at the St. James Club & Villas, Antigua (Elite Island Resorts Caribbean) Private Concert from local band Ladywood Live (Greg Hamilton) A Rosslyn Weekend to Remember (Rosslyn Business Improvement District) Four lower bowl Washington Nationals Tickets and jersey signed by pitcher Patrick Corbin (Washington Nationals) Two lower-level Washington Capitals Tickets and jersey signed by #19 Nicklas Bäckström (Washington Capitals) BUY A RAFFLE TICKET   Grand Sponsor Small Business Roundtable: IT Solutions For Small Businesses Wednesday, January 25 | 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Virtual The Chamber's free monthly Small Business Roundtable is an important educational and networking opportunity for small businesses. This month, attendees will hear from Roshan Patel, Managing Partner at HPMA Solutions. Roshan will share the must-have IT solutions for small businesses including how to adapt to the needs of a more remote workforce, how to reduce security threats and protect your business, how to navigate inflation and supply chain disruptions, and more. REGISTER Are you a member interested in speaking at a Small Business Roundtable? Please contact Kaniya Harris at (703) 525-2400 or [email protected] for more information. Grand Sponsor Breakfast Connection Combined with the Northern Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce Thursday, February 9 | 8:30-9:30 a.m. | Crystal City Sports Pub Promote your business before the workday even begins! Breakfast Connection gives attendees a chance to bring their business to the table, literally. This event focuses on roundtable power networking and provides attendees the chance to exchange business cards, develop new prospects and share a 60-second pitch with each table. Double your connections this month at our combined event with the Northern Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce. Bring plenty of business cards - you'll need them! REGISTER Chamber Supports Commercial Market Resiliency Amendments to County Zoning Ordinance The Arlington County Board adopted amendments to the Zoning Ordinance at their Saturday meeting permitting the creation of urban universities, animal boarding, urban agriculture, artisan beverage facilities, and workshops. The Chamber strongly supported the amendments, which are part of the Commercial Market Resiliency Initiative. The Initiative is a necessary step in modernizing the Zoning Ordinance to attract the businesses of the 21st century that weren’t foreseen when zoning regulations were originally written. READ OUR LETTER Retirement Benefits that Put You First As an Arlington Chamber member, you can rely on us to connect you to solutions that make a meaningful impact on your business—and help make your job easier. The Arlington Chamber 401(k) program delivers Because a 401(k) program gathers many tasks involved in operating a retirement plan and hands them over to third parties—often at a competitive group rate—joining the Arlington Chamber 401(k) program means you get all the advantages of offering a retirement plan to employees without having to own all the responsibilities. And you can expect personalized service that puts you first. Helping you meet your goals, on your terms Maybe you want to maintain a certain level of control and oversight. Or you may want to hand off many of the details. Regardless of the level of support and guidance you choose, you’ll have the partnership of an experienced, knowledgeable team who is easy to do business with and has your best interest in mind—one that: Ensures the plan follows all the rules and regulations associated with sponsoring a retirement plan Manages the day-to-day details and overall strategy Explores opportunities for improvement in performance and cost savings  Your 401(k) department A leading recordkeeper, third-party administrator, and financial professional maximize strength in numbers and put their combined expertise to work for the plan on behalf of members who join the Arlington Chamber 401(k) program—meaning you don’t have to be an expert to get the benefits of offering a retirement plan to your employees. And there’s nothing like knowing your retirement plan is in capable hands. Schedule 15 minutes with Barry Seymour with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management to find out more about how the Chamber 401(k) program can work for you. And check out this video to learn more about the value of group 401(k) programs. LEARN MORE Annual Corporate Sponsors   Having trouble viewing this email? View as Webpage Share This Email Share This Email Share This Email   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!