Annual Meeting - Business Essentials Luncheon
Join us for the Chamber’s Annual Meeting as we celebrate outgoing and incoming Board Members and recognize our Committee Chairs!
Featured Speaker: ’Erik the Bike Man!’
Always Pedal…Never Coast; How Erik Became the Bike Man
Speaker: Erik Saltvold, CEO and Founder of Erik’s Bike Shop.
The year was 1977: Erik Saltvold, age 13, started Erik’s Bike Shop in the barn of his family’s home in Richfield, MN. He had one workshop and he was the only employee. Fast forward to 2010: Richfield is a developed, first ring suburb and Erik’s Bike Shop has 16 stores in Minnesota and Wisconsin. He employs 200 people and the stores carry more than just bikes.
In 33 years of business, Erik has learned some valuable lessons on the bike path to becoming “Erik the Bike Man.”
What to Expect:
A. Service, Selection and Satisfaction. Repeat business is the best advertising
B. Product Selection and Pricing: The importance of buying the right stuff at the right time for the right price.
C. Systems are the key: Integrate systems into all aspects of your business. The investment will be paid back many times.
D. Memorable advertising: Stand out from the pack.
E. Culture: Create an environment where your customers and staff can share your passion for the business and the products you sell.
Erik’s Bike Shop has received both local and national recognition. The stores consistently rank as the #1 Best Bike Shop in the Twin Cities by City Pages, Twin Cities Sports, MN Parent, MN Women’s Press, Tonka Times and more! Nationally, Bicycle Retailer Magazine has recognized Erik’s Bike Shop as a Top 100 Bicycle Dealer for the last 5 years and recently voted Erik’s Bike Shop as the Best Bike Shop in America.
In 2006, Erik Saltvold was the recipient for the “Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Consumer Products.”
---For more information on Erik’s Bike Shop, log onto eriksbikeshop.com.
---Join other raving fans on Facebook at www.facebook.com/eriksbikshop.com.
Location:
Hampton Inn
1000 Gramsie Road
Shoreview, MN 55126
Thursday, August 19, 2010
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Date and Time
Thursday Aug 19, 2010
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CDT
Third Thursday of every month.
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location
Hampton Inn1000 Gramsie RoadShoreview, MN 55126
Fees/Admission
$16 investment includes lunch.
Contact Information
Twin Cities North Chamber of Commerce
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