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8 A SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2017 BUSINESS BEAT 541-997-3128 290 Highway 101, Florence, OR 97439 www.FlorenceChamber.com www.facebook.com/fl orenceoregon www.twitter.com/FlorenceOrCoast September 2, 2017 From the Director’s Desk Welcome to the Chamber! By Bettina Hannigan Chamber Executive Director NEW BUSINESS MEMBERS Pacifi c Northwest Hula Academy 1574 Coburg Rd. #161, Eugene 541-603-4393 Cultural Arts & Dance, Instruction & Entertainment www.facebook.com/pnwhula St. Andrews Episcopal Church 2135 19th St. 541-997-6600 To know Christ and lead others to Him through welcome, worship, and works of service. www.standrewsfl orence.org Waterfront Wine Store & Provisions 1300 Bay Street 541-590-3880 Enjoy river views, wines, cheeses, pastries and beautiful art. www.waterfrontwinestore.com When it’s TEAM work it doesn’t SEEM work. Th at’ll stick in your head for a while! But, it’s true. When we collaborate with other resources, things are easier. How’s your business? Really? When is the last time you actually thought about it? Summer is almost over and it’s been a busy one for us here at the Chamber as well as for our Florence community. It’s time to think about business, think about how to harness new resources and maximize existing ones. Every month I write this article motivated to build our business community. Many of you have heard me share my motivation to build resources in our area. It’s very diffi cult for people without resources to help others. How brutal is it Russian Submarines? UPCOMING EVENTS: Chamber Noon Forum – NOW AT THREE RIVERS CASINO & RESORT! September 14 “Hope for Housing in Florence” Presented by Kelli Weese, City Recorder / Economic Development Coordinator Th e City of Florence is at the forefront of solving our region’s housing shortage that plays into our ability to attract and retain both the area’s professional community, like doctors and teachers, as well as our all-important workforce that ignites our economy. Get an update and get your questions answered. Please arrive at 11:45 to get your food before the program starts. Noon Forums are open to the public, buff et lunch is available for $12. 2016-2017 Corporate Underwriters Driftwood Shores Resort By Bobby Jensen Jr. Chamber Board Member We’ve all heard the saying: “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know”. Alluding to the concept that your contacts off er up more potential success than your training or skills. I like to take it one step further and say, “It’s not who you know, it’s what you know about who you know”. If this is the case the more people you know and the more you know about them, the more opportunity you will fi nd in con- necting with them. I personally know that the best crew members (employees) I have worked when we see a need and have no ability to help? Well, that’s where I’m coming from. I want our community to have the assets it needs to help when opportunity presents. Since stepping into this position, I’ve had the opportunity to share diff erent grant programs (which have been successfully acquired), partnerships, opportunities, and resources. I am excited to see our members taking advantage of them. Th e Chamber’s Sponsorship Levels are an excellent way to market your business to warm leads who want to visit or move here. Visitors are looking for lodging, activities, entertainment, shopping, and eating. Movers are looking for realtors, mortgages, fi nancial managers, medical and dental providers, beauty technicians, contractors, insurance agents, and the list goes on. Th e Distinguished Sponsor level has their presence on the website prominently placed with a live link on every web page and their printed material is distributed to all the relevant mailed information packets. Th at’s some pretty valuable promotion, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Signifi cant presence in the Florence Resource Guide & Membership Directory, community events, radio and print advertising are like the cherry on top. When you consider the exposure versus the expense, it’s one wheel of a deal! I encourage you to seriously consider how leveraging this level of membership can help you grow your business and how your business can be a part of building a stronger Florence area. Th e Chamber Membership Committee put out a survey last month to members. We appreciate the feedback and are working diligently to incorporate CHANGE into our future. Some members come to us looking for direct results, we do a lot of referrals here at the Visitors Center, that’s for sure. Some members come to us to help support the community, sharing their resources to strengthen Florence. Th e Chamber is a TEAM and every member participates in the economic health of our area. If you’re on the team – work it, get your material here in the Visitors Center and update your info on the website. If you’re not, it’s time to step up to Chamber membership, for $20 a month for a business membership you’re really missing out if you don’t. Florence is truly an amazing community! with, were people I knew before they were hired. When you put people in a positive situ- ation with opportunities for them to talk about ideas and update each other on their progress, great things start to emerge. I was just talking to a friend named Ed a week or so ago out on his boat. It was a simple basic conversation where I was asking him about his profession and life. I noticed a small insignia on his busi- ness card that prompted me to ask what it rep- resented. Th is is funny; it was the design from his sub! Like a full on Russian submarine. I kept asking questions, as that’s the fi rst time I ever met someone who owned a submarine! It was interesting to learn that he found funding to purchase this submarine for a business ven- ture by simply talking to people he “knew”. Ed had to know enough about the people he knew, to know they had funds to invest. See how this works? You build friendships by being around others and asking them about themselves. Not just so you can fi nd out what they can do for you, but what you could make happen by team- ing up! You can also be the person who con- nects people who might need each other’s help or resources. You just need to get out and be in these places where these relationships can be built. If you’re building a business it’s a really good idea to be around other business own- ers or managers. Hmm, where do the business people meet up at? Chamber events, of course! Th e Florence Area Chamber of Commerce has diff erent events almost weekly where you can meet up with Florence›s greatest business leaders. Th e more people who attend these, the better they are becoming. Visit the web- site FlorenceChamber.com to know when and where these events are taking place. Hope to see you there and if by chance you have need of a giant Russian sub, I know a guy! SBM: The MBA for the Rest of Us Once you’ve started your small business—or started a new chapter in the life of your enterprise—it can feel like it’s all you can do to keep your head above the deep waters of funding, fi nances, personnel and marketing. Th e LaneSBDC (Small Business Development Center) can help. Last fall, the SBDC brought its premier Small Business Management (SBM) program to the Siuslaw Region for the very fi rst time. Th is is an incredible program for several reasons: - - - It’s based in reality and the application of the best available informa- tion to you and your business. It uses a cohort model, and going through this training together cre- ates a network of goodwill among other business owners in town that you can lean into as your business grows. Lane’s SBM program is the fl agship for the entire Oregon Small Busi- - - ness Development Center Network—our faculty and coaches are the best in the state. While you take classes once or twice a month together as a cohort, you also receive at least 15 hours of one-on-one business coaching each term. Finally, this is a world-class, MBA-level education without all that stu- dent debt at the end! Th is year, we will off er both the fi rst and second-year programs at the LCC Florence Center. Year One focuses on the basics—marketing, fi nancial and operations. Year Two adds business systems and processes. And the third year is all about employee management. Th e discounted price for an entire year’s worth of classes is $579— and we are awaiting word on a grant that may reduce the cost even further for Florence-area residents, so stay tuned. Find out more at http://lanesbdc.com/ and register now at http://goo.gl/gZUvzj. Rise above the crowd and join us today in the LaneSBDC SBM! The Korando Dental Group 7th Annual 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 Fun for everyone! Poker Walk American Graffiti Tribute Cars The Copper Caddy & Awe Inspiring Hot Rods JOIN US AROUND TOWN SEPTEMBER 8TH—10TH JOIN US IN HISTORIC OLD TOWN Fri-Sun: Great Glass Float Trail Enter to win a memorable and collectible float. A treasure hunt you’ll not soon forget! Hunt: Friday-Sunday Giveaway: Sunday 3:30 pm Friday at Three Rivers Casino— Free Show & Shine, Bring Yours Too! Saturday in Old Town—Invitational Car Show & Poker Walk Saturday Eve—American Graffiti the Movie and Costume Competition Sunday in Old Town—Raffles, Prizes & Trophy Presentation More details at FlorenceChamber.com Sea Lion Caves Saturday: Wine Trail – 2-5pm Taste from over 10 Oregon wineries! Sunday: Chowder Trail – 12-4pm You decide who the best chowder winner is! October 6, 7, & 8, 2017 6LJQ\RXUEXVLQHVVXSWREH DIORDWZLQHRUFKRZGHU KRVW&DOO presented by Shippin’ Shack Siuslaw Signs & Graphics Spruce Point Assisted Living The Siuslaw News Be sure to thank these members for their investment in our community! Chamber Aft er Hours with Western Lane Community Foundation. Stop into our offi ce on Th ursday, September 7 for refreshments, and visit with our Board members and Staff . Learn about the Foundation mission and impact in western Lane County. Feel free to discuss with any board member the wonderful contributions our donors have made, allowing us to support local non-profi ts, schools and students with grants and scholarships. Hear exciting news about the growth of our managed funds YOUR LOCAL CHAMBER WANTS YOU. NOW. Volunteers Needed Call 541-997-3128 Visitors Center Meet people from all over the world by volunteering here. to over $6 Million! Catering by 1285 Restobar. Event from 4-6pm. 491 Laurel Street West in Country Corners. Business gets done at the Siuslaw Public Library! – Business Aft er Hours! September 21, 2017 @ 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Please join us for beer, wine, pizza, and some good work at the Siuslaw Public Library. Did you know that more than 500 people in the Florence area visit the Siuslaw Public Library District every day? If your business isn’t at the library, you are missing out. We’ll be showing you all the ways the Siuslaw Public Library is here to help support your business, non-profi t organization, and employees with language learning online, tools around fi nance and business plans, classes in basic computer skills, access to paid market information for free, wi-fi , gathering spaces, and much, much more. Learn how we are here to help you go further with wherever your business is headed next. 1460 9 th Street. Fun & Rewarding Rods N’ Rhodies Car Show, Poker Walk, Raffle Sales, Merchant Awards. Lots to do!
