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Are You Struggling with Content Creation? This AI Assistant Could Be Your Answer!

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ChatGPT - your ultimate marketing assistant

Hey there, small business owners of Wilsonville, Oregon! Are you tired of constantly struggling to come up with fresh and exciting content for your marketing campaigns? Well, let me introduce you to ChatGPT, the ultimate solution to all your content creation woes.

ChatGPT is an advanced artificial intelligence language model that is capable of generating text based on a given prompt. It’s like having a virtual assistant that can churn out content ideas for you in seconds. And the best part? You don’t have to be a technical person to use it. So, without further ado, here are 5 ways you can use ChatGPT for marketing content:

Blog Post Ideas: Are you struggling to come up with topics for your blog?… Read the rest

Going Pro: How to Reach the Top 1% of Your Profession [event with Jim Cathcart]

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Going Pro with Jim Cathcart

On April 15th, National Speakers Association Oregon will be hosting a half-day workshop with Jim Cathcart, CSP, CPAE, titled “Going Pro: How to Reach the Top 1% of Your Profession.”

This workshop is designed for anyone who aspires to reach the top of their profession, regardless of their industry or role. Jim Cathcart, one of the most respected and accomplished speakers in the industry, will be sharing his insights on how to create a vision for your career, develop a powerful personal brand, and build a network of supporters and advocates. His tips on marketing oneself and creating compelling presentations are sure to leave a lasting impact on attendees.

In addition to the presentation, participants will have the opportunity to participate in a Q&A session with Jim, getting personalized advice on how to take their careers to the next level.… Read the rest

Morning Spark at Al’s Garden Center 03/22/2023

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Our Morning Spark networking events are great for meeting and making new business connections within the community. Facilitated introductions between attendees ensure you will meet everyone.

Everyone is eligible to win great door prizes!

Guests are welcome to join us for a fun and business-building morning.

Register here

Timeline:

7:45 | Attendees are welcome to arrive early to meet and greet

8:00 am | “Free-Range”/General Networking among attendees

8:15 am | Get to know the team at Al’s Garden Center, celebrating their 75th year! https://als-gardencenter.com

8:35 am | Round the Room Introductions

8:50 am | Announcements and Business Shoutouts

8:55 am | Raffle Drawing

9:00 am | Event Concludes

Register here

* Non-members are limited to two Morning Spark events before joining the Chamber.… Read the rest

Morning Spark at Office Depot March 1, 2023

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Our Morning Spark networking events are great for meeting and making new business connections within the community. Facilitated introductions between attendees ensure you will meet everyone.

Register here

Everyone is eligible to win great door prizes!

Guests are welcome to join us for a fun and business-building morning.

Timeline:

7:45 | Attendees are welcome to arrive early to meet and greet

8:00 am | “Free-Range”/General Networking among attendees

8:15 am | Meet the team at Office Depot

8:25 am | Ribbon Cutting

8:35 am | Round the Room Introductions

8:50 am | Announcements and Business Shoutouts

8:55 am | Raffle Drawing

9:00 am | Event Concludes

Register here

* Non-members are limited to two Morning Spark events before joining the Chamber.

(WACC follows all state, county, and local safety regulations.… Read the rest

Good news: No Recession Likely in 2023

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no recession in 2023

People are worried because some people say that the economy might not do well in 2023. But there are other people like Christopher Thornberg, PhD who have a more positive view.

It’s important to know that the people who predict a downturn in the economy are often wrong. They didn’t predict the last four times the economy went down and they said the economy would go down other times, but it didn’t.

Also, just because people aren’t feeling confident about the economy, doesn’t mean it’s going to have a bad time. It just means that people are reading and hearing a lot of negative news.

There’s something called an inverted yield curve, which some people think means the economy is going to have a bad time.… Read the rest