Business

CHAMBER News:

The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce is facilitating two workshops Thursday, Nov. 7 at UNM-Los Alamos in the Lecture Hall in the Student Center, Bldg. 2.

From 8-9:30 a.m., there will be a presentation about the Affordable Care Act and its options and requirements for employers, Health Insurance Exchange and the SHOP program for employers. The presenter is Steve Morgan, who has extensive experience in the insurance industry.

This is a Business Breakfast, and is open to all employers, whether they are Chamber members or not, free of charge. The event is sponsored by the Association Read More

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QNM News:

ALBUQUERQUE—Quality New Mexico will conduct a workshop “Preparing for Strategic Planning – Your Approach to the Future” 8:30 a.m. to noon, Nov. 13 at CNM Workforce Training Center, 5600 Eagle Rock Ave NE, Albuquerque.  

Registration is available at www.qualitynewmexico.org. The workshop fee is $150 for non-members and special discounts apply for Quality NM Members. You’ll use the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence to guide your planning for the future.

Who should attend? This workshop is designed for owners, leaders, managers, supervisors and team leaders. Read More

Holiday Success Tips and Tricks: Part 3

Advertising

Marketing during the holiday rush is a must to really attract customers and boost business. Let’s talk about a few great ideas and best practices when advertising during the holidays.

Paid Advertising

There are time-tested ways to get the word out about your business. Radio is still a powerful medium and can get you into the ears of a highly targeted market. Search engine ads are more and more useful especially as online shopping becomes even more popular. Facebook ads are also highly Read More

ECS, LLC  owners Heather and Brady Burke with their daughter Kaity. Courtesy photo

Business News:

Did you get a piece of technology recently, a phone, tablet, DVD player or computer that has you baffled? The folks at Enterprise Computing Systems (ECS) might be the ones to help. The employees of ECS are members of four local families.

“We can set up your phone (iphone or android) to send and receive email, your DVD player to stream Netflix, cajole your computers into sharing folders and printers, clean your computer of malware, and more,” ECS Office Manager Carrie DeBurgomaster said. Read More

Holiday Success Tips and Tricks: Part 1

The holidays are approaching fast and Los Alamos Business Assistance Services is here with some great Holiday Success Tips and Tricks for your business.

Did you know that 39 percent of consumers start shopping before Halloween? Don’t fear if you haven’t started planning for the holiday season yet because 40 percent of consumers shop in November and 21 percent in December. There is still plenty of time to create a holiday planning guide for your business.

The holidays are the busiest time of the year, Read More