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BUSINESS BEAT
541-997-3128
290 Highway 101, Florence, OR 97439
www.FlorenceChamber.com
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July 1, 2017
From the Director’s Desk
Welcome to the Chamber!
By Bettina Hannigan
Chamber Executive Director
NEW BUSINESS MEMBERS:
A Taste of Hawaii – Food Truck
Florence Area 541-991-1071
Hawaiian Food Truck & Catering
Butterfl y Eff ect
584 Winchester Ave, Reedsport
541-361-6469
Off ering named brand clothing, gift s and
collectibles.
www.bttrfl yfx.com
Ixtapa Family Mexican Restaurant
1015 Hwy 101 541-997-4499
Proudly serving fresh Mexican food since
2006
www.ixtapafamilyrestaurant.com
Jerry’s Place
88274 Rhododendron Dr. 541-997-3815
Friendliest neighborhood bar & grill in
town.
On Spot Security
Florence Area 541-997-9092
Alarm system monitoring and installation.
www.onspotsecurity.com
Petersen Auto Detail
Florence 541-999-6078
We off er a wide variety of services here
at Petersen Auto Detail, from Interior
detailing, to High Quality Machine
Polishing, and anything in between!
Turell Group
800 Willamette St. #770, Eugene
541-685-5000
We’ll work with you to build and carry out
a marketing, digital and communications
plan to achieve your goals.
www.turellgroup.com
Chamber Noon Forum – NOW AT THREE
RIVERS CASINO & RESORT!
How to be an
EMPLOYEE
MAGNET! Join
the Chamber for
lunch and discover
how your business
can become an Employee Magnet - learn
the top three tips you need to do in these
diffi cult days for recruitment and retention
of the talent you want and need. Presented
by Gary Smith from Lane Small Business
Development Center. Noon Forums are
open to the public, buff et lunch is available
for $12.
2016-2017
Corporate
Underwriters
Driftwood Shores Resort
The Korando Dental Group
Three Rivers Casino Resort
TR Hunter Real Estate
Distinguished
Sponsors
101 Things to Do Magazine
Banner Bank
Bi-Mart
Beachcomber Pub
Burns’s Riverside Chapel
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!
Are you getting
enough bang for
your buck? When’s
the last time you
got more than you
expected? Last month
I wrote to you about
the importance of
customer
service.
Th is month I’m going
to share with you how
the Chamber serves
its members. Every
member has diff erent expectations. Some are
members by default, it’s just what they’ve always
done. Some come in for specifi c resources;
only to fi nd there is a plethora of opportunity
to build business. Let’s get real, for $225 a year
or $20 a month, an average business receives a
minimum value of over $800. If the member
uses Chamber resources, the sky’s the limit!
My passion is to see our local businesses thrive
and be able to support our community. Th e
Chamber board came together with a facilitator
to set Chamber goals and priorities. Aft er fi ve
hours and a lot of hard work, we drilled down
through many ideas, events, and purpose. Th e
Chamber’s number one top priority is bringing
ONCE AND FOR ALL
By Bobby Jensen Jr.
Chamber Board Member
In the Boating in-
dustry, we’re competing
with corrosion like rust
and electrolysis, espe-
cially in a saltwater en-
vironment. We careful-
ly seek corrosion from
the start and take steps
to remove or stop it be-
fore it destroys the boat. Boating is for mak-
ing lifetime memories and having fun. We
want the boat to last a long time, which it can
if proper steps and investments are taken. In
our organizations, we are challenged with the
same types of “corrosion” issues which are
slowly deteriorating away the amazing orga-
nization its founders set out to build. It needs
to be stopped as soon as it is noticed. Th e
A brief business update from the Oregon
State Chamber of Commerce. “Last week was
a classic good news, bad news week for our
businesses.
Th e good news? Th e legislative leadership
scrapped plans to pursue a major tax increase.
At issue was House Bill 2830, which for weeks
looked like it would be passed out of committee
as a new gross receipts tax on businesses with $3
million or more in Oregon sales. HB 2830 will
not advance.
Th e bad news? Th e House totally switched
gears and re-focused on taxing small business.
Upon the failure of HB 2830, the House
abruptly took up consideration of House Bill
2060 which eliminated the ‘small business tax
cut’ passed by the 2013 legislature. Th e House
took a particularly egregious tact by cancelling
the tax cut for all employers with fewer than
10 employees, raising the ire of small business
groups including OSCC. HB 2060 is a $200
million tax increase on small business, and it
squeaked through in a special Friday session
with a 31-28 vote. ACT NOW – Contact your
Senator to reject this bill!
Don’t be surprised if another tax bill pops
up in the waning days. In particular, OSCC
is paying attention to legislation that would
disallow the deduction of the wages of highly
compensated management employees and
owners.
As of now, the legislature really does not
need any additional tax money to balance the
state budget. Th e small business tax increase
was a tactic of the progressive House leadership
to appeal to its progressive support base. Th ere
is absolutely no reason why the legislature
cannot produce a balanced budget and adjourn
by the July 10th deadline.
Predictive Scheduling: SB 828 is now
moving forward with bipartisan support due
to fi nalized negotiations between business and
labor. Th e bill has been watered down t o only
apply to food service, retail and hospitality
businesses with 500 or more employees.
Business groups gain a statewide preemption
on all local scheduling ordinances. It is OSCC’s
belief that the negotiated bill is a ‘best case’
scenario for Oregon businesses.”
VALUE to the members. We have partnered
with a new Website Maintenance/Marketing
company – Turell Group. Th ey’re well versed in
our industry as they also do Eugene Cascades
& Coast/Travel Lane County. You can see some
of the improvements already. Member’s website
listings will be updateable by each member
and can literally be used as a business website
if desired. Update with pictures, events, deals,
promotions, brochures, etc. Th e remodeled
Visitors Center is a tremendous resource for
referral. Business cards, brochures, and other
materials are shared daily. Th e new Chamber
Resource Guide and Membership Directory
is fl ying off the table and being distributed
by other Chambers, businesses, and partners.
It has been extremely well received; which is
good news since we printed 5000 of them! Th at
alone is worth membership cost.
Th e Chamber is kicking off our new year
which starts July 1st. Membership renewals
are out and we’re excited to welcome returning
and new members. I have had the pleasure
of presenting the “Heart of the Chamber” to
diff erent groups around town. Th e Annual
Meeting held at the Florence Senior Center
was packed, the new board was installed, and
the 2017-18 vision shared. Th e Chamber is
making a diff erence for its members and the
economic health of our community. If your
organization would like a presentation, please
give me a call.
sooner issues are addressed the easier they are
to fi x. Th e best way to stay ahead of issues is
to stop them before they start! Policy hand-
books tell everyone what is expected of them
and how to participate in the organization. By
letting one employee train the next, can cause
corrosion of your culture as they slowly add or
take away from the original role. My personal
favorite is the company videos. Record your-
self training your “new” person in the organi-
zation. Take that video and shazam! Your vid-
eo is now training the future employees ex-
actly how you would like it done. Th is works,
really, I even proved it with my kids!
It was time for the three oldest chil-
dren to have standardized chores and the big
one cleaned the kitchen. Aft er many attempts
to get a well performed job, I fi nally thought:
why don’t I do what I learned to do in busi-
ness. Aft er all, the concept of running a family
is not much diff erent. I called a family meeting
and sat the children to watch as Mom did her
fi nal kitchen cleaning. I recorded a video of
her explaining the details; from the sequence
of tasks to the quality parameters of a fi nished
job. Th e children asked questions. Th e video
took 15 min to record. Th ey knew what was
expected and learned each step on how to
do the job like Mom. Now, this is where the
magic happened! Th ey still did a sub-par job
and attempted to get away with it. Th ey said:
“What? Th at wasn’t part of the job”. Th e so-
lution was easy, we handed them the iPad,
pushed play and said; watch this and please
redo the job. Quickly the excuses were gone
and the kitchen was cleaned almost like Mom
had cleaned it. As the younger ones grow, they
will get to watch the video and training will be
minimal. Th en years later, the chore of clean-
ing the kitchen is still performed step by step
to a standard set by the person who wanted
things to be a certain way. I bet that small
video has already saved ten hours of exhaust-
ing explaining!
Florence Tech Solutions Hosts Business Aft er
Hours July 6. Founded by Jolene Medeiros in
April 2016, FTS Internet Lounge is a computer
repair and tutoring support company. Th ey
happily fi x whatever you bring into the shop.
Th ey are dedicated to be the best Computer
Repair Service in the area. FTS will be
opening their doors to host business aft er
hours. Th is is a catered event, refreshments
and adult beverages will be provided. Come
discover how FTS is serving the community
and learn about all the great services they
provide! Feel free to ask questions about your
devices and pick Jolene’s brain while you are
there. Enter to win a kindle fi re and other door prices! 1431 Bay Street from 5-7pm.
Siuslaw Outreach Services (SOS) Hosts Business Aft er Hours July 20. Meet new Executive
Director Bob Teater and learn about the diff erence services SOS provides to our community.
Delicious food by Marianne Brisbane along with refreshments and adult beverages.
EVENT 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.
Thank you to our Special
Independence Day Sponsors!
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