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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
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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!
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83570 Hwy 101 541-999-9167
Towing, Recovery, & Roadside Assistance
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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
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