New York State Senate District 51 event, featuring candidates Jim Barber (D) and Peter Oberacker (R), will be held on Wednesday, October 21, starting at 12 noon. The 51st Senate District is comprised of all or part of nine counties. In Delaware County, the district includes the towns of Andes, Bovina, Davenport, Franklin, Harpersfield, Kortright, Meredith, Middletown, Roxbury, Sidney, and Stamford.

New York State Senate District 42 forum, featuring candidates Jen Metzger (D) and Mike Martucci (R), will be held on Thursday, October 22, starting at 10:00 am. The 42nd Senate District includes parts of Delaware, Sullivan, Ulster, and Orange counties. In Delaware County, the district includes the towns of Colchester, Delhi, Hamden, Masonville, Tompkins, and Walton.

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DCMO BOCES is offering a 4-week fast-track business workshop as part of its newly launched Entrepreneur Academy aimed at start-up businesses, beginning Oct. 27. A combination of in-person and facilitated workshops will be offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m. at the BOCES Harrold Campus in Masonville and the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce in Delhi.

Participants will explore business consultant and coach-led online marketing and promotion tools and learn business planning techniques and strategies.

Cost is $240 per participant and includes workshop materials and online access to Growthwheel business success tools. Scholarships are available.

For more information, email ryanm@dcmoboces.com.

Help us to understand your business needs and how we can help you achieve your business goals by completing this Business Check-In Survey for members - and not-yet members!

The Chamber Board of Directors is committed to ensuring that our organization responds to the needs of our members. Your answers to this brief survey will shape the Chamber's future and our program offerings.

Chamber staff have been busy this week working for members! Click the video to see what we've been up to and what we have planned!

Meet 19th Congressional candidates Antonio Delgado, Democrat incumbent, and Kyle Van de Water, Republican challenger, who will speak and take questions during a Facebook LIVE watch party on October 20 from 9 to 10 a.m.

Mark your calendar and visit the Chamber's Facebook page on October 20, where Chamber staff will screen your questions to be forwarded to the candidates.

"Like" and "Follow" the Chamber on Facebook and Instagram for information, events and videos that will help your business succeed!

The Delaware County Chamber, along with the Commerce Chenango, will sponsor a FREE online workshop hosted by the United States Small Business Administration on October 15 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. where business owners can learn about COVID-19 relief and recovery programs.

The town of Meredith was found to be moderately fiscally stressed in 2019, according to a report released by the New York State Comptroller's Office last week.

The towns of Davenport and Stamford, as well as the villages of Margaretville and Delhi failed to file required annual financial reports for 2019 with the Comptroller's Office.

Municipalities are scored for fiscal stress based upon data they provide to the Comptroller's Office, which is used to determine a municipality's ability to maintain a solvent budget.

According to the report, the one thing all stressed municipalities have in common is low fund balance, which reduces their capacity to deal with revenue shortfalls and expenditure overruns. Nearly all stressed municipalities identified in the report have been running repeated deficits.

Registration is now open for the ninth annual Business Class LIVE: Summit for Success, a unique, complimentary virtual event designed to help empower small business owners for what comes next – and to inspire them to continue to invest in their businesses, their communities, and themselves.

Business Class LIVE: Summit for Success is an entirely virtual experience that takes place from 9 am to 5 pm ET on October 20, 2020. Learn more at ShopSmall.com and encourage small business owners in your community to register now.

For more information and to register, click here.

Phyto Active Foods, headquartered in Walton, New York, has introduced low sodium, dried vegetables and fruits to the growing national nutri-foodie market. These extra-crunchy vegan snacks, featuring produce sourced from respected American farms, reflect increasing consumer interest in convenient, healthy single-ingredient foods.

Currently marketing dehydrated broccoli, grape tomatoes, red pepper strips, Brussels sprouts, beets and blueberries, Phyto Active Foods prides itself in offering delicious natural foods with no additives. Collaborating with Cornell University nutritionists, leading researchers and food processing scientists, the Delaware County company utilizes a vacuum-assisted microwave drying process that removes the water while it retains the food’s nutrients and flavor. These phyto-nutrient rich snacks are currently available through online ordering at: www.phytoactivefoods.com.