** Member Spotlight **
Dry Town Tavern
The Chamber shines this week's member spotlight on Dry Town Tavern located at 1825 County Highway 6 in Bovina.
Dry Town Tavern has five unique, individual rooms with ensuite bathrooms. Available for rent individually or as a whole house. Coming soon - Farm to table restaurant!
Respecting those that came before them and those that will come after, the simultaneous preservation and modern renovation of Hilson's Store is currently underway.
For more information call 607.821-0391 or visit them online by clicking here.
Please support the small businesses that support our communities! #strongertogether
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Teams Sought for 2021 Business Links Golf Tournament on June 9 in Delhi
** FINAL CALL ** Registration closes Monday, June 7!
Join us for a great day of golf fun!
WHERE: Delhi College Golf Course
85 Scotch Mountain Road
Delhi, NY 13753
WHEN: June 9, Noon registration, 1:00 p.m. scramble start
COST: Team of Four $300
Tee-Box Sponsor $100
Contest Sponsor $300--SOLD!
Captain and Crew Format
Hole in One Contest!
Prizes!
Invaluable Networking!
To register a team or to become a sponsor click here.
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Third Thursday:
Chamber Connects with Assemblyman Joe Angelino
Start your day with a productive and potentially profitable virtual learning opportunity! Stay current on what’s happening in Delaware County and the region, and learn how to effectively pivot toward a sustainable and thriving business model.
Our FREE monthly Third Thursday : Chamber Connects interactive, virtual
Q & A webinar on June 17 from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m., is a terrific opportunity to participate in a leader-led conversation focused on building a better business and better business climate!
The featured speaker for this event is Assemblyman Joe Angelino, representing the 122nd Assembly District, including the towns of Colchester, Deposit, Franklin, Hancock, Masonville, Sidney, Tompkins and Walton in Delaware County.
Assemblyman Angelino is a member of the Banks, Corporations, Authorities and Commissions; Oversight, Analysis and Investigation; People with Disabilities; and Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development Committees.
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DelCo Chamber Partners With GetThere NY for Micro-Transit Initiative
The Chamber has been awarded a grant by Rural Health Network of South Central New York Getthere Mobility Management to plan and implement a micro-transit program to address unmet local transportation needs.
The two-year grant allows the Chamber to form public-private partnerships which will provide transportation for unserved and underserved populations who are without transportation for employment as well as for those who are not eligible for Medicaid, Medicare or senior transportation programs currently available through other outlets.
“We are excited to partner with the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce. It is important that we have a strong local partner that can share information and also pull together a comprehensive planning team as we look to develop new transportation resources for the county,” Getthere Director Bill Wagner said.
The grant allocates $20,000 per year, for up to three years, and will be used to support costs of researching sustainable rural micro-transit systems, route planning, community outreach, and promotion of Getthere services.
“We welcome the opportunity to work with the Getthere team and our local partners to develop transportation solutions for employers and employees,” said Delaware County Chamber of Commerce President Ray Pucci. “Chamber members have long told us that transportation is a major barrier to maintaining a consistent workforce. We look forward to working with a broad spectrum of private business owners, social justice organizations and local government to develop real world solutions to a problem that has nagged Delaware County for decades.”
Getthere offers Rural Mobility Management funds it receives from the New York State Department of Transportation to a local nonprofit as a sub grant in an effort to form a strong collaboration and meet local needs.
Getthere currently offers transportation assistance to residents of Delaware County for access to food, prescriptions, health appointments, as well as other health related needs. In addition to those services, Gethtere will soon offer its transportation to employment program in Delaware County.
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FREE Transportation to COVID Vaccination Appointments
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NYS: $800 million COVID-19 Grant Program for Small Businesses Opens June 10
Empire State Development, the state’s primary business-aid agency, will open the online application portal on June 10 for the COVID-19 Pandemic Small Business Recovery Grant Program. The funding was included in the 2021-22 state budget that was adopted last month.
Besides small businesses, the grants will be available to small for-profit arts and cultural organizations.
The maximum grant amount is $50,000 per applicant and will serve as reimbursement of employee wages, rent and mortgage payments, taxes, utility bills and other operating expenses from the pandemic. The minimum grant is $5,000.
The grant amount will be based on the applicant’s 2019 gross receipts and serve as reimbursement for expenses incurred between March 1, 2020, and April 1, 2021. The expenses may include the purchase of masks, gloves, face shields and other personal protective equipment and improvements to ventilation systems to slow the virus' spread.
The Small Business Council is hosting a informational webinar on how to apply, guidelines and required documentation on June 8 from 11 a.m. - noon. To register for the FREE webinar click here.
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Delaware County Travel Guide Now Available
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The printed version of our travel guide is now available. Rather than the typical endless lists of most guides, ours is more of an experiential guide to our many assets. It’s really a lifestyle publication and can assist you in your recruitment and on-boarding efforts.
Distribution of the guide started earlier this week, bringing a little bit of Delaware County to information centers from Albany to Utica to Binghamton to Northern Jersey and along the New York State Thruway.
If you want some of the 50,000 guides we just received, contact us by calling 607.746.2281 or email info@delawarecounty.organd we can arrange a time for you to pick them up.
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FREE (Virtual) One-on-One Business Counseling Sessions
The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is offering FREE comprehensive programming to provide management and technical assistance to small businesses in Delaware County!
Specializing in direct one-to-one counseling, the SBDC offers assistance in the following business areas:
- Start-up assistance
- Business Plan Development
- Accounting and Financial Projections
- Sources of Financing
- Marketing
- Business Expansion
- Relocation and Agribusiness
There is no cost for the counseling services of the SBDC.
Reservations are required for the one hour appointments. Schedule your appointment at by clicking HERE.
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Chamber Online Learning Center
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As part of the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce ongoing initiative to respond to member needs, an online learning center has been opened to help businesses meet their training needs in three key areas:
- Leadership, Management, and Supervisory Skills
- Sales and Customer Service Skills
- Human Resource Compliance Skills
In a self-paced, online learning environment, your staff can learn and enhance various skills including how to create a productive working environment, effective delegation, conflict management, working in a remote environment, working post-COVID and much more.
Sales and customer service modules focus on handling client or customer attitudes and objections, negotiating styles and effective sales negotiation and the dos and don'ts of effective customer services.
Human resources modules include diversity and inclusion training, micro-inequities, process of stereotyping and methods of exclusion, among other topics.
Each module is priced at a reduced rate of $45 per person.
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Annual Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
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The Chamber has partnered with New Haven Consulting Group, Inc. to provide our members with an online “Preventing Sexual Harassment" workshop that meets the requirements of the new law.
This program is available at a Chamber-member reduced price of $20 per participant.
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The Delaware County Chamber is a private, non-governmental, not-for-profit membership organization. We believe that healthy communities begin with healthy businesses. By focusing on key areas–community and economic development, advocacy, tourism promotion, and business engagement–we partner with municipal leaders, community organizations, and local companies to present a unified voice of business for the improvement of our communities.
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5 1/2 Main Street
Delhi, New York 13753
Give Us A Call: 607.746.2281
DelawareCounty.org
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