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10 A SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2017 BUSINESS BEAT 541-997-3128 290 Highway 101, Florence, OR 97439 www.fl orencechamber.com www.facebook.com/fl orenceoregon www.twitter.com/FlorenceOrCoast May 6, 2017 Welcome to the Chamber! NEW PREMIER MEMBERS Buck’s Sanitary Service 3960 W. 12th, Eugene 541-342-3905 Portable Restroom Rental & Service www.bucks-sanitary.com NEW BUSINESS MEMBERS: Ocean Grinds Coff ee 87738 Hwy 101 & 813 Highway 101 541-999-7433 Espresso, Coff ee, Tea, Smoothies, Snacks, Organic Fair Trade Coff ee – WE DELIVER! www.facebook.com/ogcoff eefl orence/ Sherwood Like A Tow 83570 Hwy 101 541-999-9167 Towing, Recovery, & Roadside Assistance www.sherwoodlikeatow.com From the Director’s Desk By Bettina Hannigan Chamber Executive Director Is your business Ready to Rhody? Th is 110 th annual festival is both historic and fun! Th e Rhododendron Court is out painting Rhodies on business windows (don’t get left out, call the Chamber to get your business painted!) Rhody buttons are for sale around town and we’re busy here at the Chamber selling discounted Carnival tickets. What’s in it for you? Well, that’s a good question. Th ere’s opportunity. Are you stuck in a rut? Don’t get mad, it’s a very important question. Are you putting the right hook on your line to catch customers and do business? If you’re fi shing with bass bait and we have a salmon run, you’ll be wasting your time and missing out on the best part of fi shing – CATCHING! I’ve been your executive director for a year now and I couldn’t be prouder of our Clean Up Chamber Noon Forum – Proper Protection Planning! Is your business protected? Assets, succession strategy, legal exposure? Attorney Jane Hanawalt will be presenting must know info for small business. Find out what you don’t know at the Best Western Pier Point Inn Th ursday May 11 th at noon. Chicken enchiladas, beans, rice and salad with Chipotle lime vinegarette lunch is available for $14. Th is event is open to the public, join Chamber members for new knowledge, new connections, and new resources. By Bobby Jensen Jr. Chamber Board Member Remember your last visit to Google. com? Did you by chance notice how clean their page is? It›s not by chance that it›s so clean and simple, it›s their business model and with Google owning 65% of all the searches in the world I›m thinking they might be on to something! Now just a disclaimer before I rally on the subject of cleanliness and order, I want to admit I›m the one that needs to work on it most! community. I’ve had the pleasure of working with quite a few of our local businesses and I’m impressed by the willingness to “move with the cheese” to try new things, to do things diff erently – expecting better results. Sometimes we get so busy doing things the way we always have we miss the innovations that can make our labor more productive, our time better spent and improve the bottom line. I know that historically you may have had diff erent experiences with Rhody weekend. I encourage you to evaluate how you can modify, change up inventory, run diff erent food and drink specials, and reel in those customers. Remember, they’re the customer and they’re here to have a good time AND they’re prepared to spend money. For many years my husband and I travelled all over the country on our Harley, just the cost of our leathers and bikes would put most of us into debt these days. Don’t judge the book by its cover, there’s a reason they’re called “RUBS”, rich urban bikers. You can be a part of making their Florence experience exceptional and bringing them back again to your location. I’m looking forward to seeing you all Sunday for the Grand Floral Parade, Rosa tells me the Shriners (my favorite) in their little cars will be back this year. Together let’s make this year’s Rhododendron Festival the best ever for your business and for our visitors. Florence, you are an amazing community! So, remembering back to an opportunity I had to attend a big presentation by Bob Proctor (Google him). He explained how he professionally consulted business owners and later slipped a little, stating his very high price to do so. His fi rst and biggest step he took with these business owners was to organize and clean up in all areas of their lives and business. I mean my mom told me to do that like a hundred times growing up, in comparison that would put me in debt to her $5,678,156.00 just for that advice alone, not to mention all the other stuff I owe her for! But seriously there is a lot of business sense in this little piece of advice, but easier said than done, so I wanted to share a couple easy ways to start. Bettina Our Chamber Director told me she opens the mail over the garbage can not allowing the unnecessary mail to reach her desk. I have my kids help me by fi nding one thing that doesn›t look in its place when they visit the shop I work at, then ask if they can fi x, arrange or dispose of it. Disneyland puts full time cleaners at the entrance when you enter their park where their eff orts can be easily noticed. Visitors take notice and are proven to put more eff ort into cleaning up aft er themselves during their visit. It›s a called a social norm, and people will subconsciously make an eff ort to keep your business cleaner even though it won›t aff ect them. Cleaning up your place of business is an opportunity that will pay in savings as well as increased business. It will make room for more creativity and in some magical way, progress the business. I›ll start working on it if you do! Deal! You’re invited to the Grand Re-Opening! Florence Area Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center 290 Hwy 101 May 17th 4:30-6:30pm Come see the completed remodel. Enjoy refreshments & amazing art exhibits by Digital Dunes Photography & Lakeshore Myrtlewood! JUST TWENTY BUCKS? • Grand Re-Opening & Ribbon Cutting – Florence Are Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center! Join the Chamber as we celebrate the new remodel and artist exhibits welcoming our visitors and guests to Florence. Wednesday May 17 th from 4:30- 6:30pm. Wine, Refreshments, & Tastes Too! • Windemere Real Estate Hosts Business Aft er Hours! June 1 st 4:30-6pm enjoy good food, drinks and live music! 1625 12 th Street. Ev ent Committee Meetings – Come join the fun! Want to grow your business? Business by referral is powerful. Participating on a Chamber Committee is an eff ective way to build relationships and referrals. Contact us for upcoming meetings and times at 541- 997-3128. 2016-2017 Corporate Underwriters Th e Florence Area Chamber of Commerce announces that annual membership can be purchased on a monthly program for $20 a month! Yes, it’s true, Florence area businesses can now reap the benefi ts, rewards, leverage, connections, and resources of being a Chamber member for $20 a month! How can the Chamber help you? Th e question is, what does your business need? Th e Chamber has means beyond your wildest expectation. By leveraging resources and relationships, the Chamber has established it is prepared to partner with Florence Area businesses to strengthen, expand, streamline, update, and develop small to large businesses. Th e Chamber spends over $200,000 a year marketing Florence regionally and globally. Florence is on the map, is your business? Referral is a key benefi t of membership; website, phone, walk-in, 99% of these contacts are looking for a referral. Visitors, relocations, new businesses - Chamber members get the referrals. Business ownership and management is tough. Relevant education programs, networking events, online resources are just a few ways to make your business better. Partner with the Chamber and partner with success. Download the application and agreement at FlorenceChamber.com/blog/ VISITOR CENTER REMODEL COMPLETE! Th e Florence Area Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center underwent signifi cant renovations this spring. Lofy Construction and their team worked swift ly and effi ciently to help the Chamber improve the visitor experience. Th e Visitors Center is an anchor to both visitors and locals looking for information about the area. With over 14,000 visitors a year, the Visitors Center meets and greets people from all over the world. Renovations included relocating the “greeting” area and creating a better fl ow-through space for the dedicated volunteers that work hard all year long sharing their love and passion for the Florence Area. Th e remodel resulted in abundant wall space which has been harvested into a beautiful art exhibit experience. Table top expansion made room for three dimensional art displays. Overall the Visitors Center has been repurposed, greeting visitors and now expanding their perception of Florence. Florence does indeed have the most pristine sand and sand related adventures in the world AND it is home to a plethora of amazing art galleries and artists. Th e Chamber is pleased to present to the world Florence as an ART COMMUNITY! Exhibits will change monthly. Th e fi rst exhibitors are Digital Dunes Photography and Lakeshore Myrtlewood, both have set the bar extremely high with their beautiful artwork and presentation. Join the Chamber for its Grand Re-Opening Wednesday May 17th from 4:30pm-6:30pm. M eet the artists, enjoy refreshments, and check out the newly renovated Visitors Center! Driftwood Shores Resort The Korando Dental Group Three Rivers Casino Resort TR Hunter Real Estate Discount Carnival Tickets S AVE! Distinguished Sponsors 101 Things to Do Magazine Banner Bank Bi-Mart Beachcomber Pub Burns’s Riverside Chapel SAVE! Discounted one day unlimited ride passes are available through Wed, May 17th at 1:00 pm. Save $6 to $7 per person per day. Online: FlorenceChamber.com Call: 541-997-3128 Chamber Office ARE YOU U READY TO RHODY? Y? J oin the fun! Fred Meyer Stores 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! Banner Carriers Parade Volunteer F REE CARNIVAL TICKET D EADLINE EXTENDED G ET INVOLVED Youth Volunteers between 9 -17 years of age receive one ticket to the Davis Carnival if selected to participate as a banner carrier during the parade. Sign up online at the Chamber website or come into the Visitors Center! Be part of the fun! Enter now through Friday, May 12th! Want to action? Are you the 110th entry? We need volunteers ages 21+ to help. We will work with your schedule. The 110th entry receives 4 FREE Carnival tickets! Get your application online or contact Rosa at 541-997-3128 or events@florencechamber.com be in Contact Rosa 541-997-3128 the
