Independently owned shops and restaurants were hit disproportionately hard by the pandemic. As we all get out and celebrate the sunny days ahead, let’s commit to putting visiting small businesses on everyone’s summer bucket list. Your support is integral to the Shop Small movement – with your help, we can remind shoppers how important it is to continue to patronize local businesses. Wherever their plans take them, let’s make sure they remember to Shop Small all summer long! Click here for more information and to access free marketing materials.

Early bird discount! Register before August 6 to receive $50 off an individual ticket. Enter promo code EARLYBIRD at checkout. Click here for more info and to register.

At the end of each pay period, employers are required to provide all employees with a written statement of earnings. Earnings statements (also called pay stubs or check stubs) are important payroll records for employers and employees that document information about wages paid, hours worked, deductions made, and benefits accrued by an employee. It's important that employers review these requirements and compare them to what is currently included on their earnings statements. Regular review of pay stubs by employees is also important because catching missing wages, hours, or incorrect deductions early can be easier to fix than correcting long-term errors. Click here for more information.

Shakopee Public Schools is using an online questionnaire to collect community feedback on current district topics, ongoing performance, and current financial challenges. This is not a scientific survey but rather an opportunity for the district to gather additional information from various community members. The form includes 19 questions and should take approximately 8 minutes to complete. Click here to take the survey.

Take a look at training opportunities and business resources available through the SBA's Minnesota District Office and their partners. 

Check out Minnesota Occupational Health's newsletter for information about 2021-22 flu vaccination planning, "Reasonable Suspicion for Supervisors" seminar, DOT sleep evaluations, and more.

During times of crisis is when leadership is most needed. Erik Therwanger, former US Marine and founder of ThinkGREAT, will share the three key leadership traits most critical "to run into the fire" at a time when fear is highest and level-headed guidance is most needed. Just $25 per attendee.

Have you registered to golf yet? If not, get signed up ASAP because the tournament is filling up fast! Also - The Driving Range Sponsorship ($500) is still available, as well as two Tee Box Sponsorships ($500 each). To secure your sponsorship, email Annette Belding.

This year's fair will include all of the fun you've come to expect: great grandstand events, entertainment, horse shows, the Miracle of Birth Center, carnival rides, and delicious fair food. Plus, there will be lots of new things to see, like the Teddy Bear Band, Southwest Dairy Museum, MIW Pro Wrestling, University of Minnesota Raptor Center, Wednesday Night Eve of Destruction, and much more!

The Scott County Fair is looking for NEW vendors, sponsors, agricultural society members, and fairgoers!