The Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce recognizes Sallis Associates Incorporated as the May Small Business of the Month. Established in 2006, Sallis Associates, Inc. is a premier architectural firm specializing in custom design of public and private buildings. Sallis employs an architect, project manager and CAD technician.

Owner Scott Sallis opened his business with 15 years of experience working with some of the most successful architectural firms in Pensacola before starting his company. "Bill Graves, John Klein, Brian Spencer, Randy Maxwell, Keith Bullock, Walt Smith, George Williams, Steve Jernigan- each of them taught me more than I can explain and showed great patience and support during my time with each respective firm," says Sallis.

The Chamber chooses Sallis Associates Inc. not only because of their business excellence, but also because they are dedicated to giving back to the community. In the past year, Sallis has given volunteer time to the Downtown Improvement Board, Big Brothers Big Sisters, I LOVE Science Program and the City Planning Board.

Sallis Associates, Inc. is located at 213 S. Baylen St. and can be contacted at 850.470.6309.

Appriver has been ranked among the top 100 private technology companies in North America. The Red Herring 100 winners and another 100 finalists were chosen by the editors of Red Herring from more than 800 applications by companies based in the U.S. and Canada. They were selected on the basis of technology innovation, quality of management, breadth of partners and customers and depth of financial backing.

Source: redherring.com

Willie Farrow, President of YouthBiz2015, has been appointed to serve on the Entrepreneurship Advisory Council for Florida’s Great Northwest, Inc. Representing 16 counties in Northwest Florida, Florida’s Great Northwest is a regional economic development organization that strives to improve economic life in the region.

"The mission of my organization, YouthBiz2015, is to promote business and entrepreneurial skills to the youth," said the president of the nonprofit youth mentoring program in Northwest Florida. "I look forward to working with Florida's Great Northwest to support entrepreneurial development and small business growth in Northwest Florida."

In this new role, Farrow will join the ranks of this private, non-profit organization's efforts that affect approximately 70,000 jobs to Northwest Florida. The Chamber congratulates Willie Farrow.

Source: Ideaworks, Pensacola

Take a look at Multi Print Media. They have a creative team of people with a single goal: helping you achieve higher results.

Multi Print Media is more than just a print company. Multi Print Media brings to the table a host of products and services that companies can rely on to boost their mage and effectively market and grow a business.

All this is supported by their unique ability to leverage technology and stay ahead of the curve. Technology is a key component in their business, both in managing costs and delivering satisfactory results to clients. Multi Print Media can handle the entire job, from layout and design to production and mailing. Utilizing the latest technology in graphic design and printing, allows them to significantly bring down the design and printing costs, which is a savings they pass on to clients while delivering the highest quality in short and long print runs.

Clients can either provide them the design files or they can oversee the project from start to finish. The company supports marketing plans, whether it's a drip-marketing plan, a one-off or seasonal mailer. Multi Print Media helps companies reach their target market and lower print and postage costs while offering higher rates of return to company marketing budgets.

Technologies such as VDP (variable data publishing) and PURLs (personalized URL) in conjunction with a marketing campaign can offer dramatically higher response rates, and provide measurable results.

They can create customer portals on line, where commonly ordered products are stored. All of materials are editable by you and orders can be placed 24/7.

Call to request information at 412-875-9004 or visit their business website to find many business and marketing related articles and helpful hints.

 

 

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Pensacola is throwing one of the longest parties in history to celebrate having the longest history in North America. To commemorate its 450th anniversary, Pensacola will celebrate for 450 days from May 23, 2008 to August 15, 2009. Pensacola was founded in 1559, six years before St. Augustine. Celebrate Pensacola, Inc., a non-profit organization managing the celebration, is planning numerous special events and programs such as parades, art exhibits, heritage walks, historical reenactments, educational programs, a Spanish wine festival and possibly a visit from Spanish royalty. The 450th celebration will culminate on August 15, 2009 with a national birthday celebration. Visit CelebratePensacola.com for more information.

At Office Depot, Chamber members receive discounts on office supplies, furniture, business machines and much more. Take advantage of the perks through the Office Supply Discount Program.

Chamber member benefits include:

- Up to 60% off of Office Depot's prices
(save up to 90% on the manufacturer's list price)
- Choose from 15,000 items
-Full-line catalog
- Free next day delivery of in-stock items
- Office supplies may be ordered via private, password-protected website
- No enrollment fees or contracts are required

Don't pass up this great opportunity to save time and money.

Please contact Aaron Hawetry at aaron.hawtrey@officedepot.com
or call 850-390-4146 to start receiving your discounts.

The Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for the 2008-2009 Board of Directors. If you would like to submit your name for consideration, please e-mail Kerry Langley, Executive Assistant. Only individuals from Chamber member companies in good standing are eligible.

Your Chamber now offers a link on our homepage for members that provides a connection to a nonpartisan website offering access to information about the 2008 election. With a presidential race, 25 congressional seats, 140 of the 160 Florida legislative seats, and countless local elected officials up for election in November, the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce is encouraging local businesses and employees to learn about the candidates and vote.

We are providing this service to ensure that employers and employees have easy, one-stop access to information about the candidates and issues that will be on the ballot. We encourage everyone to take action and become informed before going to the voting booth.

The site offers a variety of election tools, including:

• Zip-code-to-district matching to connect site users to information about their candidates and polling places
• Bipartisan candidate biographical information
• A voter registration tool
• Links to election resources

Take a look by clicking here or on the button on our homepage.

Our fabulous branding banners are still available in limited quantities for pick up at the Chamber. We are asking members to proudly display our wonderful descriptors of Pensacola. Call 850.438.4081 to reserve your banners.

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