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8A | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2019 | SIUSLAW NEWS BUSINESS BEAT 541-997-3128 290 Highway 101, Florence, OR 97439 www.FlorenceChamber.com www.facebook.com/fl orenceoregon www.twitter.com/FlorenceOrCoast November 9, 2019 Welcome New Members! NEW BUSINESS PARTNERS Dunesday Gaming 375 Laurel St. 541-305-9123 Dunesday Gaming brings the classic arcade experience and the newest console gaming systems together in beautiful Florence. Enjoy unlimited arcade play and access to 65” 4K TVS with your favorite console games. dunesdaygaming.com Th e Gutter Guy Florence Area 541-991-1637 Serving the Florence Area. Prevent water damage and fi re hazard – have Th e Gutter Guy clean your gutters today! Oregon Integrated Health - Primary Care Providers 1441 7th St. Suite B 866-972-0235 Oregon Integrated Health Florence location currently is accepting new patients and has one Primary Care Provider – Dr Mario Tarasco a Naturopathic Physician and one Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner – Nancy Feltner. We are looking forward to growing in Florence as well as providing mobile services for home bound patients. www.oregonih.com Mari’s Kitchen – Serving Breakfast, Lunch & Diner 1277 Bay St. 541-305-2041 With years of experience cooking in the fi nest restaurants, our chef is excited to present their vision to you and all our guests. Our caring and committed staff will ensure you have a fantastic experience with us. mariskitchenfl orence.com 2019 Photo Contest - $250 Cash Prize! Th e Florence Area Chamber of Commerce is looking for the best amateur or professional photos of the fun, frolic, famous attractions, iconic buildings, and beautiful scenery of Oregon’s Coastal Playground. Th e winner will collect a $250 cash prize and have their submitted photo featured in the Chamber’s resource guide and other printed marketing pieces, on their website, and in social media. A panel of Chamber members will decide the winner. Th e winner will be announced the week of January 15, 2020. Deadline for entry is January 3, 2020. For more contest information, entry forms, and image release waivers visit fl orencechamber. com/2019photocontest, call 541-997- 3128, or e-mail info@FlorenceChamber. com. We call this place Oregon’s Coastal Playground for a reason, so we’re looking for outstanding amateur or professional photos that convey our coastal playground theme. So download your best photos from you smartphone or camera and send us your highest resolution photos showing the best of Oregon’s Coastal Playground with you and your family having fun here. Photos must be taken within 25 miles of Florence to be eligible. Th e contest is open to Florence area residents and visitors from all over the world. Amateurs and professionals alike are encouraged to enter. Portrait-oriented photos stand the best chance of being used in print media, though landscape- oriented photos are just as encouraged. Ideal photos will be in .jpg format, color, vertical in orientation (but horizontal will be accepted). We prefer 1920x1080 pixels, and 8MP, if possible. For more contest information, entry forms, and image release waivers visit fl orencechamber. com/2019photocontest, call 541-997- 3128, or e-mail info@fl orencechamber. com From the Director’s Desk By Bettina Hannigan Chamber Executive Director It’s time for giving! Holidays are a perfect time for giving gift s and treasures to those we appreciate and we feel fondly for. We ponder, shop, wrap, ship and wait expectantly for the “I love it!” “You shouldn’t have” and “Th ank you”. Givers love to give and hopefully we have some good receiv- ers to make the fun complete. Shopping Small is critical for our small town and I’m thrilled to see the success of our fi rst Cookie, Cocoa and Cider Trail and the super fun Sami the Sea Lion’s “Sea Lion on a Shelf ” at 35 businesses all over town. We’ve already been receiving completed passports – that’s the Cham- ber in action. Bringing business to our Business Matters: 2020 Vision By Russ Pierson Chamber Board President With the New Year staring us in the face, let’s talk about your busi- ness. As small businesses move from startup to success, several things change. We tend to move from a culture of innovation (even if our small busi- ness staff consists only of “me, my-self and I”) to a culture of command-and- control where we build an infrastruc- ture to support and sustain our busi- ness. A command-and-control structure off ers several benefi ts: - Clear direction from the owner or manager - Specialization, as the sole proprietor begins to farm out aspects of the op- era-tion. - Scaling up as we add roles and re- businesses! Another quick Toot of the Horn – room tax revenue was up almost 19% for October! October is the beginning of our slow season and the chamber’s Wine & Chowder Trail along with oth- er community events and promotions made a signifi cant impact! (Patting our shoulder visual.) So kudos to us! Th e season for giving… Wait a min- ute, I mean FORGIVING. Don’t quit, let’s talk for a minute about how un- forgiveness aff ects business. Th ere are many legitimate reasons to be angry or hurt, we perceive we’ve been off ended (many times we have). But how does that aff ect our ability to move forward? Do we avoid the business or personnel because we don’t want to “make up” or maybe we just don’t know where to start? Th is is one of those good advice is truly good for you concepts. Our com- munity has suff ered this past year with heated disagreements and confronta- tions. Social media continues to break down the kindness standards most of us were raised with. THINK – Is it TRUE, HELPFUL, INSPIRING, NECESSARY, KIND? Maybe it was a contract that didn’t work out well, or a proposal that didn’t get accepted. How about a pas- sionate exchange that included personal attacks, deals gone bad, and every other opportunity to tear down our ability to work together to make Florence strong. I heard a sermon once about “Harden- ing of the Heart”. It’s a survival tactic that works temporarily, but not in the long run. Blood can’t fl ow through a hardened heart, sooner or later we’ll lose our ability to be vulnerable, loving, or giving as we shut down to protect ourselves. For-Giving in action; 1) Ask for it, be the fi rst to reach out. 2) Give it, even if it hasn’t been asked for. 3) Share it, encourage those around you to make the leap. Give the best gift you can this holi- day season, give the gift of forgiveness. From my heart to yours, Merry Christ- mas and Happy New Year! sponsibilities. - Th e effi ciency and incremental im- provement that comes with clear lines of au-thority. - Consistency and predictability, with an emphasis on repeatable processes. - Accountability, with a typical org chart that shows the pecking order up to the owner. But those things also come with a price, due to the inherent weaknesses of a strong command-and-control system: - Change comes ever more slowly as we build a bigger ship that takes much more time to turn. - Agility is compromised, with more moving parts that make “turning on a dime” nearly impossible. - A sense of shared purpose—the es- sential story of the business—can become di-luted, little more than a vision statement on a plaque. - Learning can become diminished across the organization as we focus on spe-cialization at the expense of Big Picture growth. - Empowerment is diluted with hard boundaries and division of labor. - Innovation suff ers as we move from a nimble startup with grit and a great idea to an organization more intent on survival than growth. Harvard’s John Kotter suggests that our growing small business is better served by making room for “dual op- erating systems” that incorporate the benefi ts of both a hi-erarchy and an organbic network. One distinct way to do this is to make room for en-tre- preneurship inside our successful busi- ness. Th is kind of continues innovation re-quires: - High levels of employee motivation— opportunities to think outside the box and grow the organization. - Wide-spread “change leadership” ca- pability. - Access to resources for piloting new practices, new products, new lines of business. - Creation and stewardship of a high- functioning organizational context with a compelling business story that inspires our employees and custom- ers. Here’s a proposal for your small business New Year’s resolutions in 2020: Make room for entrepreneurship inside your established business. You won’t be sorry. Noon Forum Lunch & Learn December - Tax Tips & Tricks for 2019 and 2020 Th ursday December 12 th - It’s not too late to get your 7 P’s in order - proper prior planning prevents (BLANK) poor performance! Join Karla Holloway of Holloway & Associates for an informative program with new news and information that will equip you to be better prepared for 2019 and planning into 2020. Knowledge is power and you’re invited to get empowered at the fi nal noon forum of 2019. Delicious lunch is available for $14. Join us at Best Western Pier Point Inn; eat, learn, connect and get empowered! Th is event is open to the public, come out and fi nd out how the Chamber does business! Celebrate 40 Years with Oregon Pacifi c Bank – Business Aft er Hours, December 19, 2019 from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM We welcome our Florence community to stop in and celebrate with us! We are so proud to have served the Florence area since December 17th, 1979. Join us for wine, beer, light appetizers, and, of course, cake to celebrate our 40th! We look forward to seeing you. 1355 Hwy 101. Ärtêfacts’ Host Business Aft er Hours, February 6, 2020 from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Ärtêfacts’ new store owner Shelly is a self-taught wire and leather wrap artist. Supporting artisan jewelry lovers, one piece at a time. Featuring handcraft ed jewelry and handbags as well as distinctive décor. We make and fi nd beautiful accessories for your personal style and inspiration. Th ese genuine pieces are fun and unique! Located at 1255 Bay Street. Th is is a catered event, food, refreshments and adult beverages will be provided. Come discover one of a kind items that make great gift s for any occasion! Business gets done at Business Aft er Hours! Th ese events are FREE and open to the public. Connect – Develop – Grow Chamber December Art Exhibit News – Welcome Rodger Bennett Photography! Th e eye-popping work of local photographer Rodger Bennett is featured in the monthly art exhibit at the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce’s Visitor Center in November, and is scheduled to carry over, with changes, into December. Th e Chamber features a diff erent local artist’s exhibit each month. “Th is year we’ll have a collection of local scenes with some new ones to follow later in the month. All will be shown as metal prints, some with vibrant colors, some with stark contrasts in black and white. Th e Siuslaw waterfront is the major backdrop for the work and includes some unique shots of the McCullough bridge over the Siuslaw River,” says Bennett. “Th ere are a couple of familiar local scenes on display as well; although the images are not the frequently seen angles of the locations we all know and love,” he adds. Bennett’s photos on high-gloss metal feature sharp-as-a-tack detail and brilliant color. All are available to purchase aft er the exhibit ends in December. 2019-2020 Corporate Underwriters Drift wood Shores Resort Th ree Rivers Casino Resort TR Hunter Real Estate Distinguished Sponsors 101 Th ings to Do Magazine Aileen Sapp, Broker TR Hunter Real Estate Banner Bank Bi-Mart Burns’s Riverside Chapel Christina Voogd, Principal Broker Berkshire Hathaway Coast Radio Fred Meyer Stores John’s Construction and Painting Korando Dental Group Lofy Construction Oregon Pacifi c Bank PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center Sea Lion Caves Spruce Point Assisted Living Th e Siuslaw News Be sure to thank these members for their investment in our community!