June 1, 2020
BACC2WORK & OPEN for BUSINESS
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"
You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow
by evading it today
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- Abraham Lincoln
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A MESSAGE FROM YOUR BOARD
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June 1
... it's not officially summer, but we finally have crossed over. We may even feel safe to put away our snow blowers! Looking back on the past month, considering our lockdown and stay home orders, YOUR chamber has been busy bringing you valuable content, education, and networking opportunities.
In May we hosted 10 networking events and 3 workshops. We have been invited to sit at the table crafting policies that will benefit our members (and the community) at the local, county, and State level. Our special guests have represented our US and State legislatures, and our new collaboration with EMU, A2Y, Canton and Plymouth allow us to bring Special guests to you like never before. We also hosted our first election forum, where the candidates for District 34 answered questions and introduced themselves.
Our plans for June are to continue with our virtual networking events and bring you as much relative content as possible regarding COVID weekly. Look for one more special guest or panel sometime in Mid-June (spoiler alert).
We know that the normal tendency is to slow down during the Summer, but we will still be here supporting you, your business, and advocating on your behalf!
Our only ask of you, is to spread the word about the good things the Chamber has been doing, and help us build our membership! We are over 200 strong now, and the best advertising is word of mouth. To be recommended by one of our members mean more to prospective members than anything.
See you soon,
YOUR Board of Directors
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C3 Referral Group Meeting
Tuesday June 2nd 9am
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Reminder:
We meet Tuesday at 9!
This is YOUR 2x's Monthly Business Networking Group. Meet with local business owners, share referrals, ideas, and grow your business. We do business with those we; know, like, and trust - get to know people here!
This is a
members only
event. If you are considering being a member, you can visit this group once to test it out!
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WEDNESDAY WEEKLY BRIEFING
Wednesdays at 2pm thru July 1
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NEW REGISTRATION LINK
PLEASE RE-REGISTER
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This is now a
members only
weekly briefing, chamber chat, networking session. You can attend as a non member once to sample, however we are reserving this time for member networking.
This is a new meeting link, please re-register for those that have been attending for the past 2-months.
During these meetings we have reps from local, state, and federal government and agencies. We discuss situations that are impacting you and your business and there is always a networking component!
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Although our Monday night car show is still a few weeks away, the
Central Business Community
kicks off the Farmers Market tonight at 4:30.
Come out to 4th Street Square, and support our local farmers.
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VAN BUREN TODAY IS OUT FOR DELIVERY
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The quarterly issue of Van Buren today, published by our Platinum Member "
Community Publishing
" is out and circulating in the 48111.
They do a great job promoting our community, the businesses, and providing valuable information. Great issue!
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CHECK OUT THIS NEW FREE TOOL
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Red Level
is offering a free downloadable application to help companies return to work safely while complying with the COVID-19 government requirements and CDC recommendations. The application allows employees to pre-register for access to a company site, to track and maintain maximum facility capacity restrictions and enables employees to check-in and complete their self-health declaration form when going to an office site.
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HOUSES PASSES PPP EXTENSION BILL 417-1. THAT IS WHAT I CALL BIPARTISAN SUPPORT
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- A House bill on PPP loan forgiveness eases rules around how small businesses can use their funding.
- The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act increases the length of time to use PPP loan funds and reduces the share that must go toward payroll costs.
- Businesses that don’t expect to reopen soon and those, like the self-employed, with low relative labor costs are among those who stand to benefit most.
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MIOSHA RELEASES
UPDATED GUIDANCE
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This is the Guidance you should be building your business plans on, as well as your preparedness plan. There are requirements laid out for each type of industry, do your homework folks!
This is IMPORTANT to know.
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STATE ALLOWS YOU TO EXTEND YOUR SALES & USE TAX - INSTALLMENT
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Business taxpayers who have deferred paying their Sales, Use and Withholding (SUW) taxes due to the COVID-19 pandemic can now participate in an installment payment option to satisfy their outstanding tax balance, according to the Michigan Department of Treasury.
In a
special notice
issued on May 26, 2020, the state Treasury Department is now allowing business taxpayers scheduled to make SUW tax payments for the February, March, April and May tax periods on June 20, 2020 – including quarterly filers – to either pay their outstanding balance in its entirety or pay their outstanding balance in monthly payments over the next six months. Penalties and interest will be waived on those deferred payments.
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STATE DEBATE EXPANDING SERVICE FOR BARS AND RESTAURANTS
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The MLBA will be testifying on behalf of Senate Bill 942 in Lansing this week. This bill, similar to HB 5781, focuses on allowing social districts, and expanding outdoor service in the State of Michigan. These bills are paving the way for Michigan to catch up to neighboring states, as well as provide safer ways to entertain in the era of Covid. Call, write, email, or carrier pigeon your state reps to immediately pass these bills!
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BEFORE YOU BRING YOUR EMPLOYEES BACK FULL TIME!
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Michigan’s WorkShare program will pay part of your employees wages through unemployment, and they can still be eligible for the $600 in Pandemic Unemployment Pay!
You can help your employees make up to $2,400 more per month, and it won't cost you a penny! In fact, it could save you 10% or more on their wages!
The State has several FREE webinars this week ... it will be worth your time to learn how!
State of Michigan
Work Share Webinars
Click on any of these links to join!
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This list of suppliers of PPE is growing. Our Michigan Chamber of Commerce continues to update qualified suppliers.
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As a member your benefits include promotion in the newsletter and social media. YOUR chamber is followed on FB by over 2,000 local community members, and we have 600 active readers of THIS newsletter. If you have something to communicate, let us know so we can help you with your message.
Simply email your advertisement, flyer, postcard, or message by contacting us
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Miss something from last week? Didn't download that form?
You can always find back issues of these newsletters
HERE
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