Community Business Connections

Good Morning CBC Community! We had a great meeting this morning at the Harding Center.

Rich Herb set the stage with a tip on solving complex problems. He said it all comes down to 2 things.
1. Agree on definitions (define the problem)
2. Set a goal (without a goal or end you cannot solve the problem)

Dianne Krumnow with Living Well Resources gave us some tips on what to look for on packaging of skin creams and other health and beauty items to verify they are not contributing to skin cancer. It is Skin Cancer Awareness month, look for the Skin Cancer Foundation labels on your products!

Pat Case with Great Impressions is busy helping people with their kitchen remodels. Are you planning a kitchen for your forever home or your starter home? She can help you find products that work in every budget.

Rich Herb with North Central Ohio Action Business Coaching talked about business tips and how many times it just takes a fresh set of eyes and new perspective to help business owners move to the next level and achieve goals.

Carolyn Asher with American Family Insurance talked about the rise in glass claims. She said she has seen an increase in glass claims over the last few months. Insurance is no fun to talk about, but it sure is great for peace of mind when a rock hits the window.

Brian Blair with the Marion County Board of Elections talked about the May Primary/Special Election and the upcoming August Special Election. He discussed the cost of elections and how taxing authorities pay for ballot questions and issues, the need for poll workers (Independents, Democrats, and Republicans). Ohio has a great history and practice of bipartisan elections, it takes Democrats and Republicans in order to hold fair elections.

Have a great week!

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Have a Safe and
Happy New Year!!!

What to know about Community Business Connections.
1. We are a small group of motivated business professionals in and around Marion County.
2. We meet biweekly on Wednesdays.
3. We tour and donate to local charities.
4. We enjoy learning about our members businesses so that we know how best to help them grow.
5. We refer business to our members.

If you or anyone you know is interested in this type of networking group, feel free to reach out to us on FB or to any of our members.

Richard C. Herb
Patricia Binns-Case
Brian Blair
Carolyn Asher
Dianne Krumnow
Christy Neff
Keith Adams

Our member Brian Blair created this card while learning Zentangle from our member Dianne Krumnow on Wednesday.

Our member, Dianne Krumnow led our group in a Zentangle class on Wednesday. Here is our member Carolyn Asher - American Family Insurance Agent’s artwork from that class!!

Our member Dianne Krumnow with the cardinal she painted for the Cardinal Project in downtown Marion!

Our member Keith Adams with Generations Realty presented to the group on the market conditions in Marion, Ohio. He gave stats for the peaks and valleys and the seasons that are best to buy and sell. He offered so much insight to the specifics of Marion, Ohio real estate and how to navigate the market. He talked about the need to make sure your budget is not leaving you with little or no emergency fund. He helps first time home buyers find the house they love at the price they can afford.

www.generations-realty.net

Real Estate | Generations Realty Generations Realty uses the latest technology to help our clients quickly and effectively buy or sell their next home. Our Realtors pride themselves on superior communication and industry knowledge in their local Multiple Listing Service.

Thank you so much to Dianne Krumnow with Living Well Resources for your presentation today at our CBC Meeting! It was great to learn about the amazing benefits of the vitamins and the skincare products that you use personally!! It is always awesome to see someone that believes in their products and uses them themselves. The household products you spoke of seem very convenient and you stated they work well in your home! The need to shop local has never been more needed with the price of transportation. Being able to order online and not leave the house is always great!
All orders made online for over $100 include free shipping!

https://www.amway.com/en_US/myshop/diannekrumnow

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Wednesday, June 8th, 2022 we met in the Garden Room of the Harding Center. We discussed our visit to Safety City and decided to make a group donation to them.

Pat Case with Great Impressions talked about the issues she has had with suppliers and how communication can make such a big difference especially when waiting on 3rd parties. She was able to find a new custom cabinet guy when her usual guy was unable to help with a new project.

Carolyn Asher with American Family Insurance talked about the delays in roadside assistance. Many call centers dispatch from further distances and if you need to call, give them some ideas of how far away you are from a major city.

Brian Blair with the Board of Elections discussed the upcoming August Primary Election. The election will be held on August 2nd, 2022. Early voting begins on July 6th, in the County Building at 222 West Center St.

Dan Price with A1 Printing talked about the making of banners for graduations and family reunions. They can help you create the design that works for you and your family!

Dianne Krumnow with Living Well Resources has all of the supplements you need for living your best life!

Rich Herb with North Central Ohio Action Business Coaching was our featured speaker. He discussed with us the universal principles.
-Actions
-Mindset + Actions = Results
-Thinking + Doing = Results
He had us draw an iceberg, only 25% of the iceberg was above water. These are the Actions and Behavior portions of our lives. The 75% of the iceberg that was below the water line are your Skills, Beliefs, Values, Identity, Environment.

A couple weeks ago we had a great visit with Safety City in Marion Ohio.

Thank you to Carolyn Asher with American Family Insurance for your presentation to our group! It was so nice to hear your thoughts on the insurance process and how you handle customers from the beginning to the end. Talking to your potential clients and learning their needs and recommending how they can reach those goals while protecting themselves from the unknown. Check out her website and start yourself on a journey to dream fearlessly!
https://www.amfam.com/agents/ohio/delaware/carolyn-asher

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Member of CBC Jay Walker will be playing drums! Stop by and support local musicians in Marion, Ohio!

Happy Friday Everyone! We would like to thank Christy Neff with Buckeye Ridge Habitat for Humanity for giving our group a tour of their facilities! It was great to see her passion for helping people find a path to home ownership!! The ReStore has so many new items and many more items that are able to be repurposed to the needs of a new owner! Check out the ReStore next time you have a home project or want to do a little redecorating. You can help out a local charity and save money at the same time.
www.buckeyeridgehabitat.org

On a side note: Christy Neff has been named as a finalist for the 2022 Athena Award from the Women's Business Council! Our group is very excited for you Christy and we appreciate all you do in our community.

Home | Buckeye Ridge Habitat for Humanity | Marion, OH Buckeye Ridge Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization located in Marion, Ohio. We serve residents in Marion, Hardin, Wyandot, and Morrow Counties.

It was great to see everyone after so long in-between meetings! Our next meeting will be at 8am on 03/02/2022 at the Habitat ReStore with Christy Neff presenting.

Rich's business tip was to keep focus locally, plan locally, don't let world events change your focus.

Christy Neff with Habitat talked about how appreciative she has been to see the Marion Community support Habitat. The ReStore is always getting new to them inventory and the Marion Community is seeing, buying, and repurposing many of these items.

Pat Case with Great Impressions discussed her traveling the state to meet the needs of her clients. She has previous clients purchasing new homes and rehiring her to come and help them make the most of their new homes.

Rich Herb with North Central Ohio Action Business Coaching discussed some tools he uses to help his clients with marketing their businesses toward individuals, pop up chat boxes on websites, and video social media trends.

Jay Walker with LPL Financial told us some of the current market challenges, market is high, interest rates rising, supply chain issues raising prices on goods and services.

Dianne Krumnow with Living Well Resources advised us that there will be a price increase starting in March and Amway has a new line of organic products coming soon. She is very excited to let us know more shortly!

Brian Blair with the Marion County Board of Elections discussed the need for poll workers for the May Primary Election! If you know any registered voters in Marion County looking to serve the community have them call the Board of Elections office!

Carolyn Asher shared a story about when the worst possible things happen such as a house fire it is so important to have an agent that is there to help navigate through this process. Being a local agent, she is able to be there for her clients in person, not just on the phone.

Dan Price with A1 Printing was our featured presenter today and was able to share how most people think a printer is just there for their day to day consumables ie: Business cards, Envelopes and such. A1 Printing is so much more!
A1 Printing can service your Direct Mail needs, especially when clients are not wanting to meet face to face because of the pandemic. Mailers are a great way to keep in touch with your customer base!
A1 Printing can help target your customer base to help keep down the costs postage and supply costs increase.
A1 Printing is using technology to keep customers connected, they can put a QR Code on your business card to help drive customers directly to your website!
Many large corporations are investing in large digital downloads to Google to give information to customers through Alexa when asked their specific businesses.
A1 Printing is helping their clients stay in touch with their customers through all marketing means.
Direct Mail remains the best option to make sure you are reaching your customers.
Visit their website at www.A-1Print.com

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Pat Case with Great Impressions talked about how she has been doing some reorganizing and came across some hidden treasures from the early 1990's when she opened her business! It is so much fun to see the progress you make in your business over the years.

Dan Price with A1 Printing talked about the supply chain issues for printing companies, however A1 has taken some precautions and will be able to fulfill your printing needs! He also discussed how sales have definitely changed during the pandemic with fewer actual in person meetings with clients and more phone calls and emails. However you would like to do business A1 is the printer you can count on to get the job done.

Rich Herb with Ohio Action Business Coaching talked about how connected the personal life and business life of a business owner. He can help business owners define the line a little more clearly.

Christy Neff with Habitat for Humanity discussed the Rehabs they are currently working on and the Restore and how the sales at the Restore are a huge benefit to the projects they work on for their clients. Habitat appreciates their customers and team members!

Carolyn Asher with American Family talked about the option of a Virtual Assistant and decided it was not for her. She is currently looking for a part time employee if you have a passion for helping people this may be something you would like to do part time! Her agency is located in Delaware Ohio.

Brian Blair with the Marion County Board of Elections discussed the 4 year cancellation process for non active voters. Marion has only 62 voters that will be removed due to no activity over the last 4 years. This is a very low number considering Marion has over 39,000 registered voters. Still the Board of Elections would prefer everyone participate in our elections every year.

Happy New Year! We had our first meeting of the year at the Harding Center in the Presidential Room on the 2nd floor.
Our President Rich Herb set the stage with some advice on reaching goals. Mindset + Actions = Results. Break your plan down to the next actionable step. This will help you to keep moving forward toward your larger objectives.

Dianne Krumnow with Living Well Resources gave a fantastic presentation on the benefits of different colors in foods and how they are necessary for a balanced nutrition. She has some plant based vitamins that will help you supplement your regular diet and help you reach your 5-9 servings of fruits and vegetables that are recommended daily. Visit her website for more information! Don't forget to sign up for AmPerks! It's like a Kroger Plus card for your healthy lifestyle. www.livingwellresources.com

www.livingwellresources.com

Thank you so much for the shout out! We are glad to be of service to our community. 💙💚💛🧡❤️

Huge shout out to Community Business Connections for their kind hearts. They helped 15 people have a brighter holiday season by supplying Thanksgiving meals and presents for the holidays! The season may be over, but our gratefulness for our community never ends.

It was great to see everyone on Wednesday last week. We started off with our mission statement. It is our mission to assist fellow business members of Community Business Connections (CBC) to grow their businesses by referring individuals and businesses to one another. We believe in our community. It is our desire to be of service to local charities while promoting our members' businesses.

Rich Herb filled us in on a new business that he read about in an article. It is a Cat Cafe called Catfinated in Tacoma, Washington. Customers pay a monthly fee of $15 for 1 hour sessions with the cats in the cat lounge and it includes a 12oz coffee. Great for cat lovers that can't have a cat of their own.

Pat with Great Impressions went to Washington, OH to meet with a client and left with a total of 3 clients! That speaks volumes about her business!!

Dianne with Living Well Resources has been using a new Artisan skincare system for daily use. She has products for Very Dry, Dry, and Oily Skin options.

Carolyn with American Family Insurance is discussing options for a virtual assistant later today. She is not sure about it as she prefers her personal interactions with her clients.

Brian with the Board of Elections discussed the public audit of the 2021 General Election. The Board audited 3 races and all 3 races were 100% accurate.

Keith with Generations Realty discussed the rising cost of homes and the market being very high for buyers. Appraisals are also coming in very high. It is more of a sellers’ market currently.

Rich Herb with North Central Ohio Business Coaching was our feature presenter this week. He discussed how at the end of the year it is important to assess the goals that had been set for 2021 and to create goals for 2022.
There are 2 types of people, those that hate goals and those that love goals. The purpose of goals is to keep focus, not necessarily to hit every goal, but to aim for it to see how far you can get. How will the goal help push business forward?
Start with a big picture
Set steps to achieve goals: Use the acronym SMART.
Specific goals, Measurable goals, Achievable goals, Results, Timestamp (Deadline to goal)
Commit to smaller goals to reach larger goals.
Retain Employees – Create professional development opportunities, employees are more likely to stay if they feel valued and that they are developing professionally.

Rich is a business coach. He helps business owners figure things out. If you are interested please reach out to him via email at [email protected] or via phone at 419-569-5669

We are so lucky to have this playground in our community!

We just want to take a moment to thank the area businesses, groups, and individuals who helped feed the installers while they were working so hard to get our new playground open. Peacock Water, NACHURS® Liquid Fertilizers, Buckeye Ridge Habitat for Humanity, Modern Woodmen of America, Community Business Connections, and Whetstone Financial. Danielle Landon Christy Neff Lori Lundquest Seckel Becky Stiltner-Worley, Ashley T***s and anyone else that We might have missed. It’s the little things that help make all the difference.