Phishing scams, malware, and viruses, oh my! You don't have to be the Wizard of Oz to protect your business. Our panel of experts, Todd Huffstickler, Executive Vice President, Vann Data, and Bruce Caldwell, Director of Information Services, AdventHealth Daytona Beach, will share tips and techniques to prevent devastating digital attacks at the next Business Smarts program on Wednesday, October 23 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. at Daytona State College, Building 150, Room 101.

The Business Smarts Education and Training Series provides a venue for the local business community to access the training and education they need with input on what those subjects should be. Topics include leadership development, sales training, social media and internet marketing, and much more. 

Admission is $10 for Chamber members with advanced registration, $15 on the day of the event, and $20 for future members. The Business Smarts Education and Training Series is sponsored by AdventHealth, Daytona Beach News-Journal, and SunTrust Bank.

Open exclusively to non-profit members of the Chamber, these roundtable workshops are provided monthly and designed to address the specific needs and issues related to nonprofit organizations.

To RSVP or learn more about the non-profit roundtables, please contact Ken Phelps via email or phone at 386-523-3675.

Florida's minimum wage is currently $8.46 per hour and is adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index. A citizen's initiative i underway to place raising the minimum wage on the Noveber 2020 ballot. Join us at the next Eggs & Issues to hear both sides of the discussion. Dan Kurczi, Volusia Flagler Central Labor Council, will speak in support, and Ed Connor, an independent public policy professional, will speak in opposition.

Eggs & Issues is the premier venue for discussion of public and legislative affairs in the Daytona Beach region. Join us to gather strategic information for your business and be part of the conversations that better our community.

Price is $15 for Chamber members, $20 day of event, and $30 for non-members. For program questions, please contact Jim Cameron, Sr. VP government relations, at 386.523.3673.  Eggs & Issues is sponsored by Charter Spectrum and The Daytona Beach News-Journal.

Food, fun, and fellowship...all the ingredients necessary for a fantastic opportunity to grow your circle of influence! Join us at Foundation Risk Partners for Business After Hours on November 19. Pricing for Chamber members is $10 with advance registration and $15 for registration on the day of the event. Price for non-members is $35.

Additionally, we will host new members for Chamber 101 from 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. For more information on or to attend Chamber 101, please contact Jennifer Pipes at 386-523-3678.

Enhance your personal and professional network in a relaxed environment by joining other busy professionals after hours.  Held on the third Tuesday of every month at Chamber Member business locations, these social gatherings are focused on connecting members with each other.  Local businesses open their doors to these sponsored events which feature networking, food, drinks, and prizes.  Bring plenty of business cards and come ready to have fun!

Interested in hosting a Business After Hours? Contact Ken Phelps, Vice President of Resource Development, at 386-523-3675 or ken@daytonachamber.com.

The Business Smarts Education and Training Series provides a venue for the local business community to access the training and education they need with input on what those subjects should be. Topics include leadership development, sales training, social media and internet marketing, and much more. 

Admission is $10 for Chamber members with advanced registration, $15 on the day of the event, and $20 for future members. The Business Smarts Education and Training Series is sponsored by AdventHealth and the Daytona Beach News-Journal.

Open exclusively to non-profit members of the Chamber, these roundtable workshops are provided monthly and designed to address the specific needs and issues related to nonprofit organizations.

To RSVP or learn more about the non-profit roundtables, please contact Ken Phelps via email or phone at 386-523-3675.

Everyone who has ever thought that fairy tale endings are just a bit too sunny will enjoy this tuneful, sophisticated, ironic, and darkly funny send-up of “Cinderella,” “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “Rapunzel,” and “Red Riding Hood” in which we learn to “Be Careful the Things You Say, Children Will Listen.” A Sondheim gem, the original Broadway production won the 1988 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award and the Drama Desk Award for Best Musical; as well as a Grammy award for the original cast recording. The show was nominated for ten Tony Awards, and won three including Best Score (Stephen Sondheim) and Best Book (James Lapine). Don’t miss it! Thursday-Saturday shows at 7:30pm. Sunday Matinees at 2:30pm.

Wednesday Addams and her ?normal? boyfriend Lucas arrange a dinner at the Addams? mansion to announce to their families their plans to marry. The idea is jarring to both the families, and when the entire groups winds up locked in overnight, secrets come out and revelations abound.

THE ADDAMS FAMILY features an original story, and it’s every father’s nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family – a man her parents have never met. And if that weren’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before – keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s ‘normal’ boyfriend and his parents.

We are preparing for the future and we want input from you - our residents. Every 10 years the city updates its Vision Plan to prepare for the future. Resident input is crucial to ensure that future residents enjoy a quality of life that is as good or better than what we have now.

The Yappy Hour of the year is on October 23rd from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at Bistro 424, 424 Luna Bella Ln STE 111, New Smyrna Beach FL 32168 in the Venetian Bay subdivision. BYOD- Bring your own dog (well-behaved and leashed) dressed up for the Halloween costume contest! A raffle will be available with some great prizes! Cost is $15.00 that gets you 2 drinks and light appetizers. Children ages 3-10 are just $5.00. All proceeds go to benefit our community’s animals. To preregister go to www.halifaxhumanesociety.org and then to events.

The Rotary Club of Deland and MainStreet DeLand Assn. present an epic Haunted House Experience. There is a Mild Side for families and a Wild Side for those who are looking to be scared, really scared! It'll run Oct. 23-31, EXCEPT Sunday, Oct. 27.

Grand opening of Woodland & Rich, formerly Four Townes Embroidery & Sportsanity.
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 5:30 pm. 

Come celebrate the Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting ceremony for Amabella Anti-Aging & Aesthetics and Womens Health!  

Monthly After Hours    

20th Annual Trunk or Treat...bring your own Trick or Treat Bag

Food-Drinks-Music and PLENTY OF CLASSIC & OLD CARS    

TCT Advantage Ribbon Cutting

Monthly Business After Hours

Entertainment and visit with Santa

Welcome to the Wilson Family Lights annual Halloween Display and Charity Drive. This is our 4th Halloween here in central Florida and our 11th year over all. Our display has thousands of lights, blowups, blow-molds, synchronized spooky music and video. The show runs from 7pm to 10pm Sunday thru Thursday & 7pm to 11pm Friday and Saturday night’s thru November 3rd. Please feel free to enter the display through the lighted arch so you may take in the grandeur of our Electric Halloween madness! The music is also simulcast throughout the neighborhood on 100.1Fm. We are also holding our annual charity drive during display hours. Once again we are collecting dog and cat food for Sophie’s Circle and other local animal adoption centers. Wet, dry, canned, bagged and treats are gladly accepted. Gift certificates or cash donations are also happily accepted. 100% of the proceeds are donated to local shelters and adoption centers. Please drop donations into the Tan and Maroon Box located near the lighted archway. As always, donations are not required to come and enjoy our display. But, please remember even the smallest donation goes a long way. The Pooches and Kitties are eternally grateful for all your heartfelt generosity. We are located at 1121 West Willow Run Drive, Port Orange, Florida 32129 We hope you will stop by and help us enjoy the spirit of All Hallows Eve!

Ribbon-cutting

Invite a group of friends or co workers for a glass of wine and a Prime Rib Dinner! Our Prime Rib Buffet will begin at 4:30 pm until 7:00 pm. Call 386-756-5450 today to make your reservations.

ribbon-cutting 

Be a part of this special networking event in partnership with the Volusia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Sanford Chamber of Commerce. We are bringing back our popular roundtable networking format to facilitate making powerful and fast connections with business women from throughout Volusia and Seminole Counties. Attendees should come prepared with loads of business cards, a 60-second elevator pitch, and an appetite for good food and fun. Lunch included!
Partnering Chamber Members after you put in the Promo Code, please remember to hit "Apply" for the promo code to work.

 

 The West Volusia Regional Chamber of Commerce annually honors businesses for their significant role in driving the region’s business community and economic growth.  To be considered for a Business of the Year award, the organization must be setting the standards for excellence and innovation with their business practices and community involvement.
 
 Winners will be announced at our Business Awards Celebration, an "Academy Awards"  style event for the West Volusia Business community.  

Our 2019 Nominees are:

ACE Hardware of DeBary
Air Care of Central Florida
All Things Catering, LLC
Allen Thompson, Realtor, EXIT Realty
Alternate Design Plumbing
CareerSource Flagler Volusia
Central Florida Home Pros
Central Florida Pregnancy Center
FRM Professional Services
GWN Securities
iBuild Academy
Jacob Heating & Air Conditioning
Landis, Graham & French
Performance Tire & Wheel
Still Some Good