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All Healdsburg Businesses Qualify for
SBA Disaster Recovery
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APPLICATION DEADLINES:
- Physical Property Damage: December 11, 2017
- Unemployment Benefits: December 18, 2017
- Economic Injury: July 12, 2018
The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Napa/Sonoma Small Business Development Center opened a business recovery center in Santa Rosa to provide a wide range of services to businesses impacted by the wildfires that began Oct 8, 2017.
“Due to the severe property damage and economic losses the wildfires inflicted on businesses in California, we want to provide every available service to help get them back on their feet,” said Director Tanya N. Garfield of SBA’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West. “The center will provide a one-stop location for businesses to access a variety of specialized help. SBA customer service representatives and SBDC business advisors will be available to meet individually with each business owner,” she added. No appointment is necessary. All services are provided free of charge.
SONOMA COUNTY
Business Recovery Center
The Courtyard
141 Stony Circle, Suite 155
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Mondays - Fridays, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
“SBA customer service representatives will meet with each business owner to explain how an SBA disaster loan can help finance their recovery. They will answer questions about SBA’s disaster loan program, explain the application process and help each business owner complete their electronic loan application,” Garfield said.
According to Napa/Sonoma SBDC Director Mary Cervantes, SBDC business advisors at the center will provide business assistance to clients on a wide variety of matters designed to help small business owners re-establish their operations, overcome the effects of the disaster and plan for their future. “Services include assessing business working capital needs, evaluating the business’s strength, cash flow projections, and most importantly, a review of options with the business owner to help them evaluate their alternatives and make decisions that are appropriate for their situation,” she said.
According to Garfield, businesses of any size and private, nonprofit organizations may borrow up to $2 million to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory, and other business assets. These loans cover losses that are not fully covered by insurance or other recoveries.
For small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private, nonprofit organizations of any size, SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans to help meet working capital needs caused by the disaster. EIDL assistance is available regardless of whether the business suffered any property damage.
Business owners may also apply online using SBA’s secure website at
https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela
or get help from SBA representatives at any Disaster Recovery Center in Texas. Disaster loan information is also available from SBA’s Customer Service Center by calling (800) 659-2955 or emailing
disastercustomerservice@sba.gov
. Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing may call (800) 877 8339. For more disaster assistance information, visit
http://www.sba.gov/disaster
. Completed applications should be mailed to U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
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Healdsburg Holiday Window Decorating Contest
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Downtown Healdsburg invites everyone to get downtown and vote for the best Healdsburg Holiday Window!
Downtown businesses have decked their windows with gifts and holiday cheer. It is now time to pick your favorite window and vote. Voting ends December 24th.
Instagram Contest!
Post a photo of any of the participating businesses with the hashtag #GetDowntownHBG for your chance to win gift certificates to downtown Healdsburg shopping.
Photo of One World Fair Trade by Ray Ballestero.
Participating Businesses:
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Bella... all things beautiful
302 Center Street
Copperfield's Books
106 Matheson Street
Costeaux French Bakery
417 Healdsburg Avenue
Ereloom
110 Matheson Street
Ferrari-Carano's Seasons of the Vineyard Tasting Bar & Boutique
113 Plaza Street
Fideaux
43 North Street
Gathered Healdsburg
355 Healdsburg Avenue
Healdsburg Center for the Arts
130 Plaza Street
Healdsburg Running Company
333 Center Street
Healdsburg Taproom
210 Healdsburg Avenue
Les Lunes
322 Center Street
Levin and Company
306 Center Street
Mr. Moon's
316 Center Street
One World Fair Trade
104 Matheson Street
One-O-One
101 Plaza Street
Ooh La Luxe
326 Healdsburg Avenue
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Plaza Gourmet
108 Matheson Street
Rainsong Shoes
117 Plaza Street
Rete
114 Matheson Street
Saint Dizier Home
259 Center Street
Shoffeitt's off the Square
208 Healdsburg Avenue
Susan Graf
100 Matheson Street
Swish Healdsburg
353 Healdsburg Avenue
Tamarind Clothing, Jewelry, & Accessories
418 Healdsburg Avenue
The Taste of Tea
109 North Street
Thumbprint Cellars
102 Matheson St
Toy Chest
401 Center Street Suite B
Twisst
212 Healdsburg Avenue
Two Thirty-Five Luxury Suites
235 Healdsburg Avenue
Upstairs Art Gallery
306 Center Street
Xtravagance
333 Healdsburg Avenue
Zizi
334 Healdsburg Avenue
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Remember, every $100 spent locally returns $48 to the community.
Every $100 spent outside Healdsburg returns $14 to the community.
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Thanks to a lot of hard work from Brian Kreck and his team at
Kreck Design
we have a beautiful new website at
Healdsburg.com
.
Aleena Decker
is our IT go to, and she is responsible for helping to make the site so pretty with photos from
Barbara Bourne
,
Kim Carroll,
and
Natasha McGuire
. Aleena can also help you if you want to post to the website calendar, upgrade your listing or make changes to your business profile. Our previous website served us well, but we knew that it was starting to get creaky and since it wasn’t mobile friendly it wasn’t functioning for a large segment of users. The new site is prettier and more functional. Please visit and let us know what you think. We are always open to suggestions for additions.
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The progressive three course dinner is back!
December 13 & 14
Deadline to register is Monday, December 11th
Plan the perfect three course holiday dinner and then walk around the festive streets of Healdsburg!
A portion of the proceeds benefit Healdsburg Shared Ministries Food Pantry & North County Consortium Healdsburg.
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Sign Up!
Get your Business Listed on the 2018 HERO Card
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The Healdsburg Employee Recognition Opportunity (HERO) card is designed to both say thank you to our Healdsburg employees and to encourage employees to familiarize themselves with local businesses. As a Healdsburg employer you can give HERO cards to your employees to use for special discounts and purchases at local businesses, and if you are a local business you can sign up to accept the card.
It is not too late to get your business listed on the 2018 HERO card! Fill out the
HERO Form
and return it to
Aleena
at the Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce to be listed on the card as a business offering a HERO special, to receive 2018 HERO cards for you and your employees, or both.
Deadline to be listed on the HERO card is Friday, December 22nd!
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Click
here
for full listing of 2017 HERO specials.
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Many were sad to see the
retirement of Natalee Tappin
and the closing of her long time business, The Healdsburg Dog House. But, like Natalee, we are thrilled to welcome Shelley Gilbert and the opening of her new women's athleisure wear store, Twisst. The store offers fashionable work out clothing and everyday casual wear from fun patterned leggings and skorts to comfy sweaters and head-wear.
Be sure to do the Twisst this season and head over to Twisst at 212 Healdsburg Avenue!
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Healdsburg District Hospital Hires Family Medicine Physician, Doctor Alice Tse
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Healdsburg District Hospital (HDH) welcomes Family Medicine Physician, Dr. Alice Tse, to the staff at Healdsburg Physician Group. Dr. Tse brings more than 18 years of family medicine experience, working with patients of all ages, primarily adolescents to adults.
Dr. Tse was most recently a Family Medicine physician with the Kaiser Permanente Medical Group in Santa Rosa. Her varied medical background includes numerous years working with medical facilities in rural Alaska. While working with Maniilaq Health Center, a modern 17 bed hospital located above the Arctic Circle, Dr. Tse was a critical air ambulance provider and regional emergency room director and EMS/Medevac sponsoring physician.
Board Certified with the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM), Dr. Tse is a graduate of Cornell University who then received her Medical Degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. Her residency was with Brown University, Department of Family Medicine at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island.
A physician in Family Medicine provides care to all age groups as the point of first contact, and takes continuing responsibility for providing the patient's comprehensive care. This care may include chronic, preventive and acute care. Family Medicine physicians are specifically trained to provide comprehensive primary care services through residency or fellowship training in acute and chronic care settings.
"We are delighted to have Dr. Tse join our medical team at Healdsburg Physician Group. Her Family Medicine experience working with patients of all ages will be a benefit to our patients and the communities we serve." said Joseph Herrington, Interim CEO of HDH.
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Creative Sonoma Recovery Fund
Applications Are Now Open
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Emergency relief funds are available to members of the Sonoma Creative community including actors, architects, artisans, crafts artists, dancers, designers, filmmakers, musicians/vocalists, photographers, visual artists and writers; staff of nonprofit arts organizations and creative enterprises (full-time, part-time and contract). Creative businesses and organizations that sustained physical loss directly related to the fires (props, sound gear, venue, etc.) may also be eligible for this grant: please call Samantha Kimpel at 707-565-6134 for customized instructions.
Grants will be awarded in amounts up to $1000.
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The Sonoma Love Gift Box
A gift that keeps on Giving!
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The Sonoma Love Gift Box
is a carefully curated box of locally made specialty goods used in everyday life. These products are made by several of Sonoma County’s dedicated crafts people and have been intentionally sourced to provide you with a sense of place unique to Sonoma County, known around the globe for its fine wine, but cherished by locals for our culinary specialties and unique farm made products.
Are you looking for a holiday gift that is wholesome? One that supports the local economy? Something people can actually use? A gift that supports worthy causes right here in Sonoma County? A gift that is under $50?
This gift box just might be the answer!
Conceived of by Pam Bell, who cherishes the vast array of quality hand crafted goods that we, as citizens of Sonoma County, enjoy on a regular basis, feels it is unfair to keep these all to ourselves. She is a lifelong maker of care-packages and has created this box of Sonoma Love for you to share with the people you care about too…..here, there and everywhere!
The sharing goes beyond the actual products:
$5 from every box sold goes to a worthy cause
and this season we are dedicating our efforts to help fire victims get back on their feet. The
Sonoma County Resilience Fund
is the recipient.
These goods were chosen for quality, fair-trade practices used in the making of them, and for having a great reputation. Plus, I personally use all of these products on a regular basis and can vouch for each and every one.
The
Sonoma Love Gift Box
is great for - Corporate Gifts, Client Gifts, College Students, People you Love, People you hope to Love, People who live in cold dark places. Just about everyone! Also, this gift paired with some delicious Sonoma County Wines will be everyone’s favorite gift of the season!
The
Sonoma Love Gift Box
includes:
Bella Rosa Coffee
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Morning Star
blend;
Firefly
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85% Dark Bean to Bar Chocolate
;
Gipson’s
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Wildflower Honey
;
Kozlowski’s
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Seedless Red Raspberry Jam
;
Traditional Medicinal’s
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Organic Green Peppermint or Ginger Tea
; and one of
The Goat Farm’s
wonderful seasonal inspired
Goat Milk Soaps
.
Plus, included in this gift box are: a product information sheet, three gorgeous post cards of Sonoma landscapes, a map of Sonoma County & its wineries, a note about the Sonoma County Resilience Fund, a note about why the founder created the
Sonoma Love Gift Box
, and a mini Sonoma Love Brand sticker.
Boxes shipped anywhere in Continental U.S. for $15. Local Delivery also $15.
Local Pick-up available at: Dragonfly Floral
Free local delivery for larger orders (10 or more) to one location. Advanced notice required.
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Winter 2018 Season
Registration Open
Classes start January 9, 2018
10-11:30 am
FRENCH RHAPSODY: ART & MUSIC OF TURN OF THE CENTURY FRANCE
begins on Tuesday, January 9 presented by Kayleen Asbo. Kayleen guides us from Romanticism to Modernism in the France of the last century. In music, think Ravel, Debussy, Stravinsky and more; and in art, think Renoir, Picasso, Cezanne, Van Gogh along with many other familiar names.
Click
here
for Kayleen Asbo’s website.
WAR IN THE PACIFIC: WHAT WE NOW KNOW 75 YEARS AFTER PEARL HARBOR
begins on Thursday, January 11 presented by Chris O’Sullivan.
Chris will be focusing on the war years in the Pacific Theater. Chris will explore the developments in China years earlier, the continuing public fascination with the attack on Pearl Harbor, and events in India and Southeast Asian. So much of our world today can be traced directly back to these areas.
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Click
here
for 2017 Holiday Calendar. October through December.
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Anniversaries, New & Renewing Members
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Framing Arts, our "Buck for Luck" sponsor.
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Welcome to our newest members!
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Congratulations to our NOVEMBER membership anniversaries!
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Business and Years
Max Machinery, Inc., 36
Healdsburg Tax Service, 34
Wright Realty, 33
American River Bank, 27
Regina Plumbing, 26
Alexander Valley Community Hall, 20
Fern Grove Cottages, 19
Alexander Valley Winegrowers, 19
Charlie Palmer's Dry Creek Kitchen, 16
Passalacqua Winery, 14
Sotheby's International Realty, 13
Hammerfriar, 13
Vanguard Properties, 13
Bella... all things beautiful, 13
Fowler Associates, 12
Hudson Street Design, 12
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Business and Years
Sbragia Family Vineyards, 11
America's Best Value Inn & Suites, 10
Sonoma Orchid Inn, 10
Weinstein Security, Inc., 10
Thumbprint Cellars, 9
Kokomo Winery, 8
A Plus Locksmith, 7
Michael Laird, RE/MAX Full Spectrum, 7
Bravas Bar de Tapas, 5
Healdsburg Running Company, 3
Munselle Civil Engineering, 3
ÆRENA Galleries and Gardens, 2
Good Dogs Pet Sitting, 2
Cellars of Sonoma, 1
Munselle Family Dentistry, 1
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What's all the [ HYPE ]
Healdsburg Young Professionals & Entrepreneurs
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Morning Mojo
Wednesday, December 13th, 8-9 am
Costeaux French Bakery
417 Healdsburg Avenue
Join HYPE for a cup o' jo and a morning business chat. Buy your own coffee and breakfast. Every 2nd Wednesday of the month!
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Be Updated on the Healdsburg Avenue Improvement Project
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Stay up to date on the Healdsburg Avenue Improvement Project. This mutli-faceted project has its own website with updates, scope of the project, live webcam, designs, interactive map, etc.
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Advertising Opportunities
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The Healdsburg Visitor Center located at 217 Healdsburg Avenue is open 7 days a week from 10:00am to 4:00pm assisting both tourist and locals with concierge-style service. The center averages over 1,000 walk-in visitors, plus a plethora of phone and email inquires opening the front door of Healdsburg for travelers from around the world. With Healdsburg.com as our domain, we maintain the most robust online directory of Healdsburg businesses, events, and area information to assist inquiries in finding our member businesses with between 11,000 to 20,000 website hits each month.
Here are a few ways you can maximize this exposure through our new online and digital advertising opportunities:
- Newsletter Advertising - $50/mo, to list of over 1,400 subscribers
- Digital Display Screen in Visitor Center - $100/mo, over 5,000 impresses/mo
- Enhanced Online Directory listing with priority listing & photo enhancements $200/year
- Community Happenings Email Advertising - $50/week, to list of over 1,400 subscribers
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More Ways to Get Your Business Noticed
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Thousands of visitors from around the globe start their tour of the wine country at the Healdsburg Visitors Center.
The digital signage display located in the Visitor Center which is the front door to Healdsburg and Sonoma County wine country. Your digital poster signs will be displayed 24/7 over 5,000 impressions per month for less than 2 cents per impression.
Digital signage is the most cost-effective and green way to capture the attention of visitors and drive them to your business.
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2017 Premier Corporate Members
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The Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce encourages and promotes a positive, balanced, vital economy and preserve those unique qualities that are good for business and make Healdsburg a special place in which to visit, live and work. We strive to grow the local economy, promote our community and serve as an advocate for our business members.
Sincerely,
Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau
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