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Feb 1 - Chamber of Commerce 
Business Connection Breakfast

Feb 2 - Historic Mounds Theatre -
East Side's Got Talent!

Feb 3 - Little Mekong
Night Market

Feb 6 - ESABA Lunch Bunch - Marquez Grill


Feb 9 - 
Lower Phalen Creek Project - 
Dakota Winter Walk

Feb 24 - Gala4Goals Sanneh

Mar 23 - ESABA Fish Fry
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ESABA Member Position Postings 
 
- Communicatio n Specialist and More
 

including- Direct Support Professional

If you have employment opportunities and need help getting the word out, please email us at info@esaba.org
ESABA 2017 
Board of Directors:

President:
Steve Ledin
Ledin Law PLLC

Vice President:
Juan Cervantes
State Farm Agency LLC

Secretary:
Tom Cook
Metro State University

Treasurer:
Liz Lambrecht
Coulee Bank

Board Members:

Tonya Bauer
Saint Paul Port Authority

Taelor Johnson
Mueller Memorial

Julie Johnson
Midwest Special Services

Tammy Klinkhamer
Member At Large

Marv Koppen
Party Time Liquor

Laura Olson
Health East Medical Transportation

Doug Swalboski
Culver's St. Paul

Seanne Thomas
ABC Realty, LLC

Board meeting: Second Wednesday, 3:00pm ESEC

Member Meeting: 2nd Thursday, 11:15-12:30pm, TBA
Jan 30, 2018 
 
 
 
Big things on the horizon. In addition to the lunar event of the century, and a new parking record for personal jets at the St. Paul Airport due to the Super Bowl, East Side friends will make a little noise of their own. Check out the opportunities coming your way. 

We'll also give you a chance to make the positive reverberation last for longer than an epic (but brief) lunar eclipse and perhaps even longer than Big Game Impact (but I can't say that out loud or I might get run out the state). The long game on the East Side that you're probably getting well acquainted with, is what we offer 365. 

Really shooting for immortality is joining the ESABA Board. Check out who is on the slate for this year and consider what role you are willing to take to push us to be the best that we can be. And hey, don't keep that to yourself... If greatness is for you, claim it.

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East Side Lunch Bunch - Marquez Grill 

Tuesday Feb 6
Anytime 11am - 1pm 

Sometimes you just need to reconnect. ESABA welcomes you to join with your colleagues for amiable lunch with one of our restaurant members. No agenda but the one you bring with you. Meet, eat, repeat.

This month at Marquez Grill, a new Member!

28th Annual ESABA Board Election
Click here to register for this year's Annual Meeting with our sponsor and host St. Paul Federal Credit Union.

Here's a peek at the short bios for our Board election. Thinking about digging in to the positive story of the East Side? ESABA's Board could be for you. Contact Paris about joining the Board.

Tonya Bauer  has been with Saint Paul Port Authority since 2008 and is the director of strategic development.  overseeing business attraction, retention, and expansion activities. She serves on the Saint Paul Mayor's Business Review Council (BRC) and is an active board member for both the Midway Area Chamber of Commerce and East Side Area Business Association. 

Juan Cervantes has o ver 20 year's insurance experience serving diverse customers.  In 2003, he established the first Latino-owned Multi-lingual, State Farm Agency in Minnesota. The agency serves a diverse customer base, and is Multi-lingual in English, Spanish, and Hmong. He currently serves at Vice President of ESABA's Board.

Darren Varley specializes in the creation and execution of business-to-business marketing tools. As principal of DVCreative, he has contributed greatly to the marketing and design of ESABA campaigns as marketing sponsor. Though already actively involved, he would like to deepen his commitment by joining the Board.  
ESABA's 28th Annual Meeting

February 8th 
11:00am - 1:00pm
St. Paul Federal Credit Union

Awards. Board Elections. And yes... Finally a preview video from our East Side 50 Favorites Campaign. Don't miss this. 
Announcements and News
Thursday, February 1st. Join members of the Twin Cities business community for the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce's speed networking-style breakfast event and expand your network! 

The morning will begin at 7:30 at Union Gospel Mission with a continental breakfast and three rounds of structured networking, followed by open networking at the end of the program.

$20 Members | $40 Non-Members

Go to St. Paul CC's website to register! 
Thursday, February 1 at 7:30 AM at Union Gospel Mission, 435 University Avenue E, Saint Paul MN 55130.
MirrorTake a Look in The Mirror
Johnson High School's artistic and literary magazine, The Mirror, is looking for partners to help them go to the next level. 

Purchase an ad spot with this year's publication to help them raise the money to raise the bar. They are poised to become nationally recognized. Now that would be another great asset for the East Side!

$50 listed as Sponsor
$70 business card size (3.5"x2")
$150 half page ad
$300 Full page ad
$500 Full page and listed as Benefactor

Join the effort! Contact John Boyt
English Teacher Johnson Senior High School
Office: 651.293.8890 * Room: 651.744.3626

Take a peek in last year's edition here: 2016-17 The Mirror  
Worksite Wellness Minigrants are Back!

Just in time for New Years Resolutions, we're proud to announce that the team of Ramsey County Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) and the Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce (SPACC) are once again offering Workplace Wellness grants.
 
Please click below for resources and details on applying for grant funds. You do NOT have to be a member of the Chamber to apply, but the business/organization does need to reside in Ramsey County.
 
Please let us know if you have any questions, and we look forward to seeing your Wellness Resolutions in action in 2018!
 
Click here to learn more or apply!
Construction Trades Training
Merrick offers construction trades training. Find out more here.

Major step forward for long-awaited East Metro transit line
FTA gives green light for Gold Line BRT to begin project design and engineering

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Gold Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project an important approval, one of the first steps to a transit line which would connect thousands of East Metro residents with jobs and opportunities throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan region. The FTA officially granted Gold Line entry into the project development phase of the federal New Starts program, which funds major transit projects across the country. The designation means local spending will now be eligible for potential matching federal funds in the future.
Women Venture Continues Support for Businesses
 
Consultations last 20-30 minutes minimum (longer if no other walk-in is waiting), no appointment necessary.Cost: free.
 
What can people generally expect:
  • We listen to your business idea and or your current business's needs
  • We answer general questions about entrepreneurship; we follow up
  • We briefly assess what is needed to go from that great idea to a great business
  • We explain WomenVenture's Entrepreneurship Pathways
  • We suggest viable next steps (training, business plan development, financing options)
  • A culturally focused consultation (offered in Spanish if desired)
  • A short but valuable consultation and if time permits consultations can be extended few more minutes
  • And a lot of encouragement!
ESABA Greatly Appreciates the Support of Our Sponsors!

Paris Dunning, Executive Director
651.621.2766
paris@esaba.org

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