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Welcome to Ionia, Michigan, “More Than You Imagine!”
Saturday March 13,
9am – 3pm,
Ionia High School.
Join over 100 vendors and 2000 visitors as the community shakes off that ‘cabin fever’ with Ionia’s biggest ‘right of spring’. Free admission for visitors, $100 up for grabs each hour, lots of vendor raffles and gifts, entertainment stage all day long sponsored by Firstbank , race car drivers, dance teams, and local bands; taste of Ionia with local restaurants offering free samples and discounted treats, Fireman’s pancake breakfast, bounce house and other fun for kids. If you’re a vendor, and would like more information or an application, please select this link ( pdf application form ). Only 116 spaces available that fill up fast! Proud sponsors of Ionia Expo (logo & links to their web) Michigan One Community Credit Union, Ionia Public Schools , and Ionia Chamber of Commerce.
 The Chamber in cooperation with the Michigan Small Business Technology Development Center, Walker, Fluke & Sheldon, PLC and City of Ionia Downtown Development Authority will be presenting "Business Education Series" courses.
There are only two classes left.
Marketing Your Business 2.10.2010
Apply marketing concepts designed to grow small businesses ~ including market analysis and research, target marketing, assessing competitors, & implementation. Strategic & planned , with several examples of effective hands-on marketing techniques.
How to Finance Your Business 2.24.10
Whether starting, expanding, or redirecting a business, funding will probably be required. This seminar will review various funding sources and provide an overview of what's required to get that funding.
For more information on the series, please contact the Chamber (contact us) or the DDA at 616.527.1420. Click here for a .pdf flyer
Ionia Chamber is proud to recognize and work with these fine individuals and businesses who support our community in so many ways.
Ionia County Citizen of the Year –
Larry Brown, Pastor of First United Methodist Church
Business Woman of the Year –
Bev Clark, Ionia Free Fair
Chamber Member of the Year –
Dale Forton, eSales & Service
Ambassador of the Year –
Walt Downes, Law Practice
Business Refurbishment Awards:
Olivera’s, Route 66 Powersports, Mays Corner, Mark Jennings of the Perrone Building, Candlestone Golf & Resort, Keeper of the Crows
Best Business to Watch –
SoZo Coffee Roasting & Bakery Café
Most Promising New Business –
Pixel Tech Designs
On behalf of the Ionia Area Chamber of Commerce, allow us to extend an invitation for you to  savor the simple pleasures of life in the Ionia Area and to discover the many benefits our community has to offer.
Ionia is nestled in the heart of the Grand River Valley. We feature a modernized industrial center, a renovated downtown business district with unique finds, a picturesque countryside along the Grand River, rich farmlands, beautiful historic homes and a location that provides easy access to larger metropolitan areas as well as all types of outdoor recreation.
Please visit this site often to discover for yourself all the possibilities Ionia has to offer.
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