OneRedmond is proud to partner with Business Health Trust to offer affordable health, vision and dental plans to our members. Learn more about the benefits of membership in OneRedmond or request a quote from Business Health Trust here.

Our OneRedmond team proudly serves Redmond's business and nonprofit community. We have been outreaching to business owners and non-profit leaders to learn more about the challenges they face. We recognize that many of you continue to be impacted by the pandemic, in addition to challenges like last Friday's Marbella Shopping Mall fire that created yet another hurdle for five of our Redmond businesses.

Our goal in the year ahead is to provide the support, programs and services you need to not only recover, but build resiliency. As you work to meet your organization's goals for 2022, keep in mind the many no cost programs and services we provide to help you via our initiative OneEastside SPARK including:

I'm always listening to small business owners, corporate and nonprofit leaders and partners regarding what we can provide to help to help Redmond's business and nonprofit community recover. I welcome your suggestions for new programs and services to support your organization in the year ahead. Email me at kristinah@oneredmond.org.

We are saddened by the Marbella Shopping Mall fire last Friday, January 14th, that destroyed Tropea Ristorante Italiano and damaged several other businesses including Redmond Pilates Center, Namasthe Indian Restaurant - Redmond, Sip Thai Bistro, and Ocean Optical Redmond. A member of our OneRedmond staff was able to visit the site and meet with business owners on Friday. We stand ready to assist our small businesses in need as they work through their options.

Your help is needed! We invite our Redmond community to join us in supporting these small businesses, if you are able. The following are links to their GoFundMe fundraising pages:

Spark Pizza Redmond is also hosting a special Spark of Kindness fundraiser this Thursday, January 20th, from 3:00 - 8:00pm - take out, delivery and in-house. For every pizza sold, $5 will be donated to support Tropea's hourly staff. They will also be accepting donations to pass along.

SIgn up today to receive your free at-home COVID test kits from the federal government. The program that is set to distribute one billion test kits. Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order up to four free at-⁠home tests at no cost. Orders are being processed by the U.S. Postal Service and will usually ship within 7-12 days. Orders are limited to one order per residential address.

February is Lunar New Year and Black History Month. If you are a Black-owned business or business that offers Asian food and products, please email events@oneredmond.org by Monday, January 24th for a possible promotion with Yelp Eastside Instagram: @YelpWashington.

20% on insurance and a wide a variety of other employee benefits from providers including Premera Blue Cross, Kaiser Permanente, Delta Dental, VSP, Archbright, Wellspring, Passport Corporate and more.

Want to learn more about Business Health Trust and how they are able to keep costs low for our members? Watch their new short video that explains what they offer, how it works, and more. Visit www.bhtquote.com to get a free quote.

Don't miss OneEastside SPARK's upcoming webinars and programs:

On-demand videos of past programs may be viewed on the OneEastside SPARK YouTube channel

OneEastside SPARK offers no cost one-on-one advising with marketing and accounting specialists as well as general business advisors for organizations. Learn more and access services here.

Subscribe to the monthly OneEastside SPARK newsletter for funding opportunities, re-opening updates, and expert insights. Sign up here or by emailing media@oneeastside.org

Receive discounts up to 30% off when you purchase tickets here.