May 21, 2020
BACC2WORK & OPEN for BUSINESS
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"Ask not what your country can do for you,
ask what you can do for your country
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- John F. Kennedy
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Memorial Day Weekend
Celebrate - Honor - Remember
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NEXT WEEK'S FEATURED EVENTS
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MEET DISTRICT COURT CANDIDATES
Forum for our Judicial Candidates
Wednesday May 27th, 6pm
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Meet the Judicial Candidates for 34th District Court as they introduce themselves in this interactive ZOOM Meeting. You must register in advance, and please note that seating is limited to the first 100 that are registered.
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WEDNESDAY CHAMBER CHATS
Every Wednesday at 2pm
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Over the past 2-months we have had guest speakers from Lansing, Washington DC, local governments, and YOU! This is the last regularly scheduled Chat for May.
As we open up, these meetings are going to be used for you to voice what you need in DC, Lansing, and locally! In June, this will become a Members Only event.
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DISC WORKSHOP - COMMUNICATION
Tuesday May 26th, 2pm
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Have you ever wondered why you butt heads when communicating with people? Do you ever say, "they just don't get me?"
Learn why on Tuesday, via ZOOM Webinar!
After this workshop you will have the key to communicating more effectively with EVERYONE, by simply asking 2 simple questions!
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MEMBERSHIP - BUY NOW PAY LATER
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For the past 3-months the Chamber has provided; news, information, networking, education, and advocacy to any and all businesses that needed the support. Many of these will become
Members Only
events in the next month or so. If you have enjoyed the benefits now is a great time to become a member.
Sign up for any level of membership through May 31st, with payment not due until September. Review the levels of membership at
this link
, and then contact us with an
EMAIL!
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PREPAREDNESS & RESPONSE
TEMPLATE - NEW!!!
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This
new Template
from the Small Business Association should help guide you! This covers all the sections required by the Governors new Executive Orders, and businesses will need to have this on file wit the Government within 2-weeks of re-opening!
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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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PREPAREDNESS &
RESPONSE PLANS
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Governor Whitmer signed
Executive Order (E.O) 2020-91
requiring all businesses that are open or about to reopen to develop “a COVID-19 preparedness and response plan, consistent with recommendations in Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19, developed by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration.” The E.O. requires a business to make its plan readily available
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UPPER PENINSULA & TIP OF THE MITT ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS
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May 19, 2020
Retail businesses, office work that cannot be done remotely, and restaurants and bars with limited seating will be allowed to reopen Friday in regions 6 and 8 (the Upper Peninsula and Northern Lower Peninsula) as outlined in the Governor’s
MI Safe Start Plan.
Cities, villages, and townships may choose to take a more restrictive course if they wish. The order does not abridge their authority to restrict the operations of restaurants ...
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MAY SALES, USE, WITHHOLDING TAXES!
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The Michigan Department of Treasury delayed sales, use and withholding (SUW) tax payments one month for both quarterly and monthly filers. The delay excluded accelerated filers. May SUW taxes will be due June 20
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. Penalty and interest will not apply for the duration of the extension.
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SBA LOAN FORGIVENESS APPLICATION AVAILABLE
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The SBA has released the loan forgiveness application. There may be changes, but if you received a PPP Loan, download this at least as a reference. You will need to turn this into your bank.
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DOWNLOADS AVAILABLE
MERC Material (STATE)
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View and download these presentations from the (MERC) Michigan Economic Recovery Council
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GOVERNMENT AND MLCC WORKING FOR YOU!
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MLCC is now streamlining the application process for:
- Outdoor service expansions or new requests for the 2020 summer season
- Adding a Specially Designated Merchant (SDM) license to an existing Class C license, allowing for unopened beer and wine to be taken off-premises for consumption, and
- Additional bar permits.
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THE 5P'S OF BUSINESS, LEADERSHIP, AND LIFE
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There are numerous examples of how businesses are re-opening all over the country. We have guidance from the CDC, MERC, US, State and our own local Chamber. If you are not ready when the Governor presses the go button, who's fault will it be?
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5-REMEDIES FROM ZOOM EXHAUSTION
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This is a great blog on how to avoid this REAL issue ... Contribution by Janelle Reichman,
Ellanyze
- Ann Arbor, MI
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