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GO-Biz California Comeback Guide

The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development just posted the California Business Comeback Guide, which is an index of all current and forecasted state incentive programs for businesses both for recovery and for success. This guide is intended to help businesses and for-profit entities identify relevant new and existing state funding resources for recovery and success. Access the guide here.

Orange County Employment Fair

The Office of Senator Tom Umburg and America Works is hosting an Orange County Employment Fair on January 7th, 2022 from 10pm-2pm at 1000 E. Santa Ana Blvd in Santa Ana, California. To register your business to join this employment fair, please call (714) 202-0138. Registration is free and includes advertising to over 1 million residents, employer raffle with gift card and food voucher giveaways and space for on-site interviews. To learn more, click here.

California Indoor Mask Mandate Returns

· The Governor announced the return of an indoor mask mandate from December 15th to January 15th. To view the updated guidelines for masks, please visit the California For All website by clicking here.

SBA Orange County/Inland Empire District Office Seeks

Nominations for Small Business Week 2022

The U.S. Small Business Administration is proud to announce that the SBA’s Orange County/Inland Empire (OCIE) District Office is ready to accept nominations for its 2022 National and District Small Business Week Awards, including the annual Small Business Person of the Year award. Deadline to submit applications is January 11th, 2022. To download forms, criteria, and guidelines for submitting a nomination, visit SBA’s dedicated website here.

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Happy Holidays from the Orange Chamber of Commerce!

Hello Chamber Members!

We here at the Orange Chamber of Commerce would like to express our sincerest gratitude and thank you for all of the support that you have given us this year. Our office will be taking a little break from December 20th to January 2nd , but we are excited to come back in January and continuing serving our amazing community of Orange!

Free Labor Law Posters from Payrunner Payroll

& the Orange Chamber of Commerce

CHAMBER MEMBER EXCLUSIVE

Employers must display up-to-date State and Federal Labor Law Postings at a location in the workplace where they can be viewed by all employees.

All In One State and Federal Labor Law Poster
Attorney-approved (at time of purchase)
Fully Laminated High-Quality Print Poster
Posters are free for Active Members of the Orange Chamber of Commerce only. Non-member pricing is $59.99.

Click here to request your poster from Payrunner Payroll today!

Ribbon Cutting Requests

CHAMBER MEMBER EXCLUSIVE

The Orange Chamber of Commerce is excited to start doing ribbon cuttings again!

If you are an active chamber member and want to celebrate a grand opening or a grand re-opening, please fill out this request form here.

Business Networking Group

January 5th @ 12:00 pm

Business Networking Group occurs on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at Noon. All attendees will have an opportunity to share information about their business and also hear about what other local businesses are doing.

To register for this event, click here!

O Sea Ribbon Cutting

January 6th @ 5:00 pm

Please join O SEA on Thursday, January 6th at 5pm for their ribbon cutting ceremony followed by their very first dinner service as a full-service restaurant. That's right, the ordering counter is gone - instead replaced by a full service team, an expanded menu with new offerings and increased portions, and a new executive chef in Carla Arce.

Reservations for dine-in for January 6th and beyond are encouraged and can be made via Opentable by clicking here.

O Sea: 109 S Glassell St.

Business Networking Group

January 19th @ 12:00 pm

To register for this event, click here!

An Evening of Wine with Villa Antinori & Da Bianca Trattoria

January 31th @ 6:00 pm

Attention Chamber Members!

Join us for an evening of wine with Villa Antinori and enjoy a five-course gourmet meal by Da Bianca Trattoria on January 31st, 2022 at 6pm.

Da Bianca Trattoria is located at 7448 E. Chapman Ave in Orange.

Event Pricing is $135 per person.

To register for this event, click here!

Health Care Experts, Scientists Discuss Vaccine

Hesitancy and COVID-19 Treatment

“Health care workers are exhausted,” a hospital pharmacist said during

Chapman University’s Ask the Experts Virtual Town Hall.

Will I need a COVID-19 booster shot? Are there good treatments for the virus now? Can I get natural immunity from an infection? Those questions were among the topics discussed at Chapman University’s most recent Ask the Experts Virtual Town Hall, a series launched in the early days of the pandemic to bring scientists together to talk with the public about the crisis. The town halls have expanded to include other timely topics, but COVID-19 continues to be a focus.

To read more, click here!

Nothing Bundt Cakes

1503 E. Katella Ave.

Orange, CA 92867

(714) 769-2000

http://nothingbundtcakes.com

At Nothing Bundt Cakes our goal is to bake a cake that not only reminds you of home but also opens you to a new world. Each recipe uses the finest ingredients real eggs, butter and cream cheese to bring you Bundt Cake perfection. Enjoy!

Orange Clover Holistic Center

1327 E. Katella Ave.

Orange, CA 92867

(714) 771-3127

https://www.orangeclovercenter.com/

Orange Clover Holistic Center was opened as a USA branch from South Korea in 2015 to spread the benefit of oriental medicine to Americans who needs alternative medicine needs for their health and make a positive impact in the community.

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Restaurant Marketing Offers Free Social Graphics and Photo Shoot in January 2022 for Orange Chamber Members!

Restaurant Marketing combines experience in technology and the food and beverage industry to help hospitality businesses beautifully and effectively communicate their brands through food photography, social media, marketing strategy, website design, email marketing, and more

Click here to schedule a consultation call with Jessica Cavanaugh from Restaurant Marketing today!

Tokyo Automotive Pints & Pistons

January 6th @ 5pm

Tokyo Automotive is having a Pints & Pistons event on Thursday, January 6th, from 5pm-7pm. They are having a FREE Car Care Clinic, so come to learn how to jumpstart your car, check your fluids, and much more!

RSVP by calling (714) 993-7300.

Tokyo Automotive is located at 380 E. Orangethorpe Ave. in Placentia, CA 92870!

As a friendly reminder this holiday season, please show kindness and gratitude to those who work in the service industry. Everyone is trying their best during these trying times and the one thing we can do as individuals is to treat each other with respect and appreciation.

Happy Holidays!

Orange Chamber Continues PPE Pick Up Program

Since our participation in the PPE Unite N95 program, the Orange Chamber of Commerce has helped out 185 businesses and almost 6400 of their employees.

If you need N95 masks, surgical masks, or hand sanitizers, find our site under PPE Unite OC and make an appointment to pick up your supplies today.

There are pick-up times every Monday. We will not be doing pickups on December 20th or December 27th since our office is closed for the holidays, but we are excited to continue providing these supplies for the businesses in Orange and our surrounding communities when we return on January 3rd!