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8 A SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2016 BUSINESS BEAT 541-997-3128 290 Highway 101, Florence, OR 97439 www.fl orencechamber.com www.facebook.com/fl orenceoregon www.twitter.com/FlorenceOrCoast October 1, 2016 UPDATE Welcome to the Chamber! and congratulations to members who recently upgraded! OUR NEWEST CORPORATE UNDERWRITER THE KORANDO DENTAL GROUP Giving people something to smile about since 1985! 1705 West 22 nd Street • 541-997-3111 www.korandodentalgroup.com NEW PREMIER PARTNERS All About Olives 1411 Bay Street • 541-997-3174 www.allaboutolives.us Central Coast Disposal 5405 Hwy. 101 • 541-902-7554 www.FlorenceChamber.com/listing/Central-Coast NEW BUSINESS PARTNERS Christina Voogd – Realtor 1875 Hwy 101 • 541-999-0239 www.CallChristina.com Florence Caring Pregnancy Center 1525 West 12 th Street • 541-902-2273 www.CaringPC.org Florence Tech Solutions Th e Florence Greater Area • 541-590-2474 www.FlorenceTechSolutions.com Fresh Harvest Café Open for Breakfast and Lunch 1677 3056 Hwy 101 • 541-997-4051 Th e J Group – Realtors Amy and Desiree Johnson 1749 Hwy 101 • 541-997-1200 www.fl orencechamber.com/listing/j-group J. Johnson Tree Service Th e Florence Greater Area • 541-999-7989 www.fl orencechamber.com/J-Johnson Maple Street Grille Welcome new owners Marinela and Lane Eubank! 165 Maple Street • 541-997-9811 www.maplestreetgrille.com 2016-2017 Underwriter Three Rivers Casino Resort TR Hunter Real Estate The Korando Dental Group Distinguished Sponsors 101 Things to Do Magazine Banner Bank Bi-Mart Beachcomber Pub Burns’s Riverside Chapel Driftwood Shores Resort Fred Meyer Stores KCST/Coast Radio Lofy Construction Oregon Pacific Bank PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center Sea Lion Caves Shippin’ Shack/Siuslaw Signs & Graphics Spruce Point Assisted Living The Siuslaw News Be sure to thank these members for their investment in our community! UPCOMING EVENTS Chowder Fest and Wine Walk – October 8 & 9 Saturday, October 8 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Wine Walk. Stroll fabulous Bay Street and sample wines from Ore- gon wineries. Purchase a punch card. It’s your palate’s passport to some of the region’s best off erings, and gets you two commemorative glasses to sample and remember your fun in Florence. Sunday, October 9 Noon to 4:00 p.m. Chowder Fest. Who makes Florence’s best clam chowder? You decide! In this election year, cast a vote that truly counts—for the Central Coast’s best chowder. Your $5 punch card serves as your scorecard and ballot. On Sunday enjoy live music at Gazebo Park and a chance to fi nd gorgeous glass fl oats hidden in the shops of Historic Old Town. You may even meet Columbus and Queen Isabella as they stroll Bay Street and beyond with valuable wooden doubloons for all. th Noon Forum – October 13 – Economic Development Report from the City, Mayor Joe Henry and City Manager Erin Reynolds will be sharing new news about our city’s economic development. Florence is open for business! Best Western Pier Point Inn at noon on Oct. 13 th , lunch is available for $14 and this meeting is open to the public, come join the Chamber and fi nd out how Chamber membership means business. Business Aft er Hours – October 6 th from 5-6:30pm at the Siuslaw Outreach Services located at 1576 West 12 th Street. Enjoy won- derful hors d’oeuvres by Marianne Brisbane, a variety of wines, sparkling cider, and tours of their building. Learn about this non-profi t, which serves low-income families, seniors, persons with disabilities, people in crisis situ- ations, victims of domestic/sexual violence, and the homeless. Last year they served 2,902 persons. From the Director’s Desk By Bettina Hannigan Chamber Executive Director Welcome Fall! I think of pumpkin bread, cool mornings, and my yard fi lled with maple leaves. Football is on the television and the days are getting shorter. Th e holidays are right around the corner and winter looms ahead. Makes you feel warm and fuzzy right? But au contraire! Th e Chamber isn’t slowing down, no way—no how, this is a perfect time for business! Successful business strategy embraces the seasons, each has its purpose and time. Many entrepreneurs I’ve met over the years take time to rest and relax. When the mind detaches from the urgent pressure of day–to-day activity, creative juices fl ow, then what I call “Witty Inventions” develop. I encourage our business community take a moment, a day, a week, and let your mind wander. How can your business perform better for you? Where do you see it in the next year, next few years, next fi ve years? How can you implement productive changes, new education, marketing, staffi ng, inventory, even succession strategies? Maybe your business needs to update Jack of All Trades Master of one By Bobby Jensen Jr. Chamber Board Member, Y Marina Th e industrial age showed us that if we can master a certain trade, it will increase productivity dramatically. Th en as a community, we will prosper much more than each citizen trying to take care of all their specialized needs its location, procedures, equipment, policies, staff training, and/or customer service. Th is season brings opportunity to grow your business. Go for it! Th e Chamber is here to help, we are Florence’s business resource. Join us for our Noon Forum October 13 at the Best Western Pier Point Inn for an economic development report from Mayor Joe Henry and City Manager Erin Reynolds. Here at the Chamber we’re going strong, our marketing team is hard at work expanding and improving the out-of-area marketing, and reaching potential visitors and customers from all over the world! Th e Chamber’s website is seeing more activity than ever, and it will only get better as we respond to member and visitor requests to meet their needs. New pages in the works include Job Resources, Wedding & Special Occasion Page, Antique Shopping and Transportation. Th e amazing volunteers at the Visitors Center welcome guests coming to Florence for our fabulous shops, food, lodging, and our astounding sand dunes. Th en they make every eff ort to direct them all around town to meet all their needs and introduce them to the many gems off the beaten path. And as they toodle all over our awesome town, they meet you, our local businesses and community. Th at’s when we hear frequently their heartwarming response to Florence—they want to stay longer and come back soon. Florence, you are truly an amazing community! themselves. Th is is called interdependence which is the highest form of productivity. When we allow others to perform their specialty and we focus on our own, you and the others will prosper. I have found one very specifi c job that requires a level of competency in about fi ve specifi c trades or skills. Th is professional is a business developer, aka, an Entrepreneur. Th ey need to know how to read and record fi nancial statements and have a strong understanding of branding and marketing. Have you ever talked in depth with a business attorney, gotta know some law as well! Technology is making advances every year, how you apply that technology to a business is also a much needed skill. To be a professional business developer you’re going to need to become good at a few other occupations. Th e key is Columbus Day Weekend Join Us In Historic Old town October 8 & 9 " "$ !"# !" ! exactly which ones. Yeah, you can always hire out professionals but you’ll have to speak their language. Th ink of yourself as the hub in the middle of a wheel and each spoke is a professional which holds up the tire. You are the connector that brings them together and the only way to do this is understand how each works. Th is kinda sounds like a daunting task when you look at all the areas of business you need to learn but there are many ways to get these skills. Lane Community College is off ering a 3 year program which covers Small Business Management, brochures are available at the Visitors Center or online. If you can’t participate in the program, copy down the list of subjects and learn them through researching and reading. Th en go to work and watch your awesome business grow! JOIN US….in honor of the Service and Sacrifi ce of our Armed Forces members and Th e parade, will be starting at 1pm, on 11/11/16 and all Patriotic Groups and individuals are welcome to participate! Th is Veteran’s Day, our nation is again reminded of the tremendous sacrifi ces endured to ensure America’s freedom. Our Veterans have bravely and proudly carried the burden of defending this country by their honorable service during war and peacetime. And for that, there are no words to express our gratitude. Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and the Coast Guard have all given their time, and many times their lives, to protect our freedoms. Th ey answered the call when our Nation needed them most. And now they deserve our honor and respect. We invite you to take this opportunity to say thanks. Great viewing from Harbor Street, the Port parking lot and Bay Street. Tributes and treats for Veterans will be available at Veterans Memorial Park. If you would like to be in the parade or would like to be a sponsor, please contact Jim Swant 541-968-3692. Learn Why You Should Vote NO on Measure 97 in November Th is fall, Oregonians will vote on Measure 97, the 2.5% tax on sales of goods and services in Oregon that would cost Oregon consumers and small businesses more. It is important to know the facts about Measure 97 before you vote. Measure 97 is a tax on total sales – not profi ts – that would increase consumer costs for all types of products and services. It has no exemptions – not even for essentials like food and medicine. Most of the $6 billion in new taxes would be passed on to Oregon consumers and small businesses through higher prices for everything from food, gasoline, electricity, natural gas, phone service, and cable TV to cars, insurance, medicine and healthcare. A study by the nonpartisan Legislative Revenue Offi ce (LRO) concluded that Measure 97 would cost a typical Oregon family over $600 per year, and would especially hurt low and middle-income families and seniors who can least aff ord it. Measure 97 would damage Oregon’s economy. Th e State of Oregon’s own study concluded that this tax would cause the loss of 38,000 private sector jobs in our state. Th ere’s no guarantee the money would go to education or anything else. Oregon’s Legislative Counsel, the Legislature’s own top legal authority, has stated the Legislature could spend the money “in any way it chooses.” It’s wrong to try to expand Oregon’s state budget with a badly designed tax that would increase costs for every Oregon family and business, put the biggest burden on the Oregonians who can least aff ord it, cause the loss of thousands of jobs - and let the politicians spend the money however they choose. Please join us in voting NO on Measure 97. Visit www.NOon97.com to join the coalition to oppose Measure 97.