"He that lives upon hope will die fasting"
- Benjamin Franklin
"Hope is not a strategy"
- Author Unknown
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Open Networking Meeting
TODAY 9am - ZOOM
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Our Business Referral Group is opening its ZOOM Window to any business, non member or member, Tuesday at 9am. Come meet your neighbors, fellow businessmen and women. Build your referral network through this outstanding tool!
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Chamber Chat - ZOOM
Wednesday 2pm
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We have a special guest,
CPA Rob Bovitz, a member of YOUR Chamber. Rob will open the meeting with some general information on filing for the PPP and EIDL loans & grants.
In addition, we will update you on What's new coming from DC or Lansing? Will there be more money for small business? This is an open Q&A session as we report what information we have gathered from State, Federal, and Local agencies, chambers, and business associations.
Hear what we learned from our meeting with Governor Whitmer on Tuesday! Your chamber has been invited to a Small Business Association Meeting, and the main topic is "Re-Opening Michigan"
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Things we have learned ...
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Yes, we do have a cost for life
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I am an avid Podcast listener, and found this one to be very interesting. How long can we keep the economy closed? If you were to do a cost : benefit analysis, what do you use for costs of life? Believe it or not, our government really has a number.
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Although not all of our members received loans, some did and there are many other small businesses throughout the country as well. 74% of the loans were for under $150,000. Michigan received over $10 Billion of the funds disbursed to 43,000 small businesses (under 500 employees)
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More funding on the way ...
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Your Chamber was In a meeting with US Representative Elissa Slotkin on Monday, there has been a general agreement on $300 Billion more in SBA Loans. This should be voted on Wednesday or Thursday ... Call, Email, or Carrier Pigeon your Federal Representatives to push this thru as quickly as possible!
The House is pushing for a wider disbursement of funds to smaller businesses. The theory is that the banks satisfied their largest customers first, and then moved on down the line. Lesson learned members; that is why it is IMPORTANT to have a great relationship with your financial institutions, associations like the chamber, and others. Build your network and your inner circle, so you can be 1st in line!
The key suggestion is, if you have your application in at your financial institution, you do not want to jump ship. If you start the process all over again, you will go to the end of the line!
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OSHA & Corona
US Chamber Issues Guidance
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To help you and your members better understand the recent guidance issued by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration and in coordination with the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
, the U.S. Chamber has created a
summary
outlining what employers need to know about protecting their workers as they maintain or resume operations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The summary describes OSHA's comments and addresses three of the main questions:
- How should employers protect their employees?
- Do employers have to record cases of COVID-19 on their injury logs?
- How will OSHA conduct enforcement related to Coronavirus?
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Our Library has MULTIPLE services and activities that are going on daily!
Download the full document
HERE
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Keystone Accepting Applications
2020-2021 School Year
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We all know that this will end soon, and our kids will be back in school. Keystone Academy is accepting applications for the next school year!
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Find out who is open anywhere in the 48111
Make sure your business is listed on this site!
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I know sometimes its hard to read all the news, all the time ... we have each and every newsletter archived on our web site. If you missed one, simply go to the Newsletter Link on the Belleville Area Chamber site
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In addition to the newsletters, we have blogs posted by our members and the Chamber. If you have something of interest you want to write about, please send the article to us. As a member, this is a great way to develop your brand as an expert. This is more than an advertisement, it is an article where you are providing tips, hints, ideas, and helping our readers. You can check out published articles
HERE
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Our doors may be locked, but remember we are
OPEN for Business!
If you should have any questions, comments, news, information, etc ..
Never hesitate to contact us!
(734) 516-0221
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Thank you to our corporate members
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Nobody has gotten this right. I will change the picture when someone does!
If you have read this far, here is a quiz for you.
In the background of this newsletter is a partial picture of a building of some sort ... can you name it? You may have to open this up in your web browser to get a full look at it.
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