Connections - January 2009 - (Page 19) www.lancasterchamber.com to hold company meetings, trying to find a way to collaboratively work on a project or trying to keep abreast of ever-changing Spyware, all of the featured products prove they are worth the time and money to invest in these office products. ■ Help Your Bottom-Line with The Chamber’s Energy Savings Programs Not only is Chamber membership the best investment you can make in your community – it also provides tangible bottom-line savings through these member-exclusive offerings. LOCAL PERSPECTIVE THE COMPUTER WHIZ VALERIE AUBRY Twenty-four year industry veteran Valerie Aubry knows high caliber computer software improves the quality of the users’ lives. If it’s quick, easy and professional then it gets the gold star from Aubry. As the president of Main Street Software, Inc., she comes in contact with a myriad of programs. Here are the products she can’t live without. Aubry’s recommendation for a cost-effective program: Get a contact management package from circledog.com. It’s easy enough to use for entry-level computer users. The program allows you to import clients into the software and then allows you to characterize clients by industry. From there, clients can be broken down further into prospective or current clients and allows you to assign marketing documents to the respective customers. It’s effortless software that allows you to create mailing documents and mail merges. The best free utility on the market: Whenever I’m working on a PC for a client, I make sure to install a print screen utility. It allows clients to print the screen and then select just the area they want to capture. The Chamber is partnering with Shipley Energy to offer the Natural Gas Savings Program to provide a discount on Shipley’s already competitive natural gas prices exclusively for Lancaster Chamber member businesses. By combining the purchasing power of Chamber members who use natural gas to heat or operate their business, The Chamber is able to leverage this volume and secure a guaranteed discount off current Shipley prices. The Chamber is partnering with Utility Solutions, Inc. to offer an electricity procurement program and assistance to our members in understanding and navigating the post-rate cap period. By leveraging group buying power and USI’s experience in monitoring market conditions members will be presented with the opportunity to lock in prices when the market drops. To learn more about these bottom-line enhancing opportunities, contact Membership Director Beth Gerber at members@lcci.com today! 100 South Queen Street Lancaster, PA 17608 (717) 397-3531 January 2009 | Connections | 19 http://www.lancasterchamber.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware http://www.mssinc.com/ http://www.circledog.com http://www.lancasterchamber.com http://www.printdesktop.com/
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