Come and experience the many unique, talented, and creative people and businesses of Santa Cruz County who are making waves in the new economy.
Time: 4:00 – 7:00 pm Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Place: Cocoanut Grove, Santa Cruz Cost: $5.00. Tickets available at the door. Save $2 with printable coupon.
100 businesses and nonprofit organizations will be introducing their products and services to the expected 700-1,000 attendees. Exciting new businesses like Redwood Canopy Zipline Tours, Satellite Telework Centers / Cruzio Coworking Space – with gigabit fiber Internet connections, and Bike Dojo will be there to introduce their businesses. Local food, wine, and beverage companies will be serving up complimentary samples of their culinary creations, local vintners will be offering the fruits of their harvest, and brewers their latest brews. Meander through the Grand Ballroom and Sun Room to visit the exhibitor’s booths and take in the gorgeous views of Monterey Bay.
Learn the latest on what’s happening in Santa Cruz including booths featuring City economic development projects and an interactive booth asking about what you would like to see downtown and learn about efforts underway to revitalize Santa Cruz shopping areas.
Santa Cruz Chamber members are businesses, individuals, and non-profit organizations committed to improving our local economy and community. Becoming a member of the Santa Cruz Area Chamber of Commerce helps to raise your visibility and give back to the community here in Santa Cruz County.
Be sure to stop by the Chamber booth to take advantage of a one-time special offer for members who join the Chamber on the day of the Business Fair.
Special guests this year will be the Santa Cruz Derby Girls, who will be attending the Business Fair in order to share information about their league, the game, and how the community can be involved in supporting this local sport. SCDG is part of a worldwide revival of the sport of roller derby and the teams travel far and wide to compete at the national and regional levels. Several team members will be representing the league in full uniform (including skates!) and will be assisting the Chamber with the sale of raffle tickets Flag down a derby girl to buy your raffle ticket and you may get a chance to win four tickets to the Santa Cruz Derby Girls home bout in April at the Civic Auditorium. Check out a video of the action at the May 16, 2010 bout at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium (video 4:14).
We've got some great raffle prizes we'll be offering during the Business Fair! There are gift certificates, baskets of goodies, and more, plus:
Apple iPad donated by Best Buy of Santa Cruz County.
4 Tickets to see the Santa Cruz Derby Girls on Saturday, April 16 vs. Merced Rollin Roulettes. Bout Theme: Here Kitty Kitty donated by Santa Cruz Derby Girls.
Mt. Hermon Redwood Canopy Zip Line Tour for 6 people donated by Redwood Canopy Tours at Mount Hermon.
$100 Gas Card donated by Bay Federal Credit Union.
The All Shook Up Band is a group of friends who met playing ukulele in Santa Cruz. They keep the fabulous songs of the Fifties alive and vital with a fresh and new perspective using ukuleles, kazoos, and blended vocal arrangements. If you like to dance and sing to the songs of Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, LaVern Baker, Johnny Mathis, Chuck Berry, and all the great artists from the Fifties, All Shook Up are not to be missed.
John Baron DDS • Barry Swenson Builder • Bay Federal Credit Union • Best Buy Soquel/Santa Cruz • Chase Bank • City of Santa Cruz • Clean-Tec • Cocoanut Grove • Clear Channel • Coit • Companion 4 Life/Lifeline • Creme de Canna • Cruzio • CSA Junior Farmers • Dataflow Business System • DeeZign • Digital Media Factory • Dominican Foundation • Dominican Hospital • J.M. Dulaney Consulting, LLC • Ecology Action • Financial Resource Associates • Firelight Foundation • Foundation for Wellness • Friends of Santa Cruz Public Libraries • Good Times Weekly • Goodwill Industries • Graniterock • Happy Valley Conference Center • iSanctuary • Jacob's Heart • James Durbin Fan Club • Jen Norton Art Studio • KBA Docusys • Kelly Services • KSCO • KUSP • The Maynard Group • McCollum Wellness Center • Mission Linen • Monterey Signs • MPress Digital Printing • MyYp.com • The Orrell Group • Palace Art & Office Supplies • Physicians Medical Group • Rabobank • Redevelopment Agency of City of Santa Cruz • Redtree Properties • Redwood Canopy Tours • Salud Para La Gente • Santa Cruz Area Chamber of Commerce • Santa Cruz Community Credit Union • Santa Cruz Community Television • Santa Cruz Core + Fitness • Santa Cruz County Fair • Santa Cruz County SCORE • Santa Cruz Derby Girls • Santa Cruz Film Festival • Santa Cruz Hostel Society • Santa Cruz Mountain Brewery • Santa Cruz Sentinel • Santa Cruz Weekly • Satellite Telework Centers • Sawyer Chiropractic Group • Second Harvest Food Bank • ServPro • Shakespeare Santa Cruz • Shoreline WDS • Solar Technologies • Soquel Creek Water District • Sunshine Villa • Times Publishing Group • The True Olive Connection • Valley Yellow Pages • Western Dental Services • Women Homeowners Network • Yellow Book USA
The Cocoanut Grove • Fresh Choice • Hollins House Restaurant • MJA Vineyards • Sandabs Seafood & Wine Bar • Starz Cupcakes • Summit to Sea Wineries • Surf City Vintners • Tony & Alba's Pizza & Pasta • University Inn & Conference Center • Villa del Monte Winery • Whole Foods • Woodstock's Pizza
KSCO Radio will be doing a live radio broadcast from the fair.
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