July 17, 2017

ENEWS
A bi-monthly newsletter to keep you informed.

UPCOMING  EVENTS
July Business Meeting
Stephen F. Dougherty 
Executive Director
South Jersey Transportation Authority


Harbor View Restaurant
July 20, 2017
Check-in 11:30am | Program begins at 12 Noon
Homeland Security Initiative
The New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, in collaboration with the US Department of Homeland Security, the Cape May Chamber of Commerce, and the Cape May Prosecutor's Office , invite you to attend a  Hometown Security Seminar  to help local businesses and their employees support the safety and security of the communities they serve.

NJOHSP's Hometown Security Initiative is designed to train and educate Main Street owners and operators of facilities like restaurants, cafes, theaters, stores, boardwalks, and entertainment venues. Using the "Connect-Prepare-Train-Report" model, this initiative is intended to inform the public on intelligence awareness, likely threat scenarios, protective security, risk mitigation, and suspicious activity reporting. The program is being implemented statewide to increase community resilience, readiness, and overall security.
Avalon Community Hall
August 2, 2017
Check-in 10:00am | Program begins at 10:30am
CHAMBER  NEWS
2018 Jersey Cape Vacation Guide Advertising Now Available!

While we continue to market the Jersey Cape this summer and into the Fall, now is the time to get the best rates on advertising packages for the 2018 Jersey Cape Vacation Guide. Existing advertisers have been sent renewal materials and new advertisers are encouraged to sign-up today to secure positioning in the 2018 Guide.  The Early Discount period ends Sept. 8th.
 
All advertisers are included in the online guide website, found at www.jerseycapevacationguide.com, and can send email blasts to thousands of visitor subscribers!
 
Contact John Kelly to advertise your business and for more information.
Trenton Watch




IN  OTHER  NEWS
New Jersey Tourism Industry Association Statement on the New Jersey Government Shutdown

New Jersey's 3rd largest industry is tourism and contributes $44.1 billion in revenues to the state.  With the busiest weekend of the year in sight - the July 4th Holiday - our elected officials failed to pass a budget, forcing a shutdown of state government.  This shutdown caused state parks, state beaches, and state attractions to close costing millions of dollars in lost revenue to the local businesses who support these facilities. State run visitor information centers closed leaving much of the traveling public at a loss for information and options for making alternate plans after they had already left home.

 

To inform the public of what was and was not affected by our state government closure, local governments and tourism organizations were forced to invest unbudgeted marketing dollars to inform visitors that not all beaches along the New Jersey shore were closed due to reports of a weekend visit by Governor Christie to the Governor's residence in Island Beach State Park.

Read more here...
OP-ED: In Budget Aftermath, Time to Restore NJ'S Reputation
Tom Bracken | July 12, 2017
Tom Bracken is the president and chief executive officer of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce.
How many business executives who were thinking of moving or expanding here changed their minds after seeing what transpired in New Jersey up to and during the state shutdown?

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Respect
Leadership
Unity
Pride
Affordability
Competitiveness

All of those words are important to every citizen and every business in New Jersey. They are also crucial to our state's future. However, when it comes to New Jersey, all of these concepts need an enormous amount of improvement.

The budget impasse and the state shutdown did nothing but further diminish the perception of the state in all the above items.
New Jersey Division of Taxation Survey
We would like to invite you to please take a quick survey about the New Jersey Division of Taxation's website.The NJ Division of Taxation would like to gather feedback on ways to improve their site to encourage voluntary tax compliance:
 

If you have any other questions or issues, please feel free to email Alexander King. 

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