5-4-21
New Members in April
Your Chamber is partnering with the Louisiana Small Business Development Center to bring you this series of webinars in 2021, that are aimed to help you grow or start your business. Attendance is limited for these sessions so make sure to sign up ahead of time!

Upcoming trainings:

Wednesday, May 5th, 9AM-10AM
Business, Accounting & Taxes - Where do I start?
This is great webinar for those considering starting their own business. It will put you on the right track towards getting your business open and operational. This is a basic level course designed to address many questions that business start-ups often have.

Thursday, May 6th, 9AM-1PM
Foodpreneur Accelerator Summit
Foodpreneur Accelerator Summit educates managers to understand food safety risks faced in food service operations. This course will help keep food operations, staff, and customers safe. The topics deal with food safety issues from the basics of hand washing, cross contamination, and more complex topics such as foodborne pathogens and the challenges faced in preventing illnesses.

There are many more workshop opportunities available than the ones listed here. To view a complete list of upcoming trainings, click here.
Are you ready for some FOOTBALL? Wait, it's May - it's almost Mother's Day... isn't it? That's right... get to know the Women's Football Alliance League, Acadiana Zydeco Spice  football team... right here in Acadiana! Join New Iberia’s own Blair Whipp Slaughter, Player Relations Coordinator/Running Back; and Defensive Coordinator/Middle Linebacker Ayana Slaughter as they fill us in on the excitement of women's professional tackle football!
…and for your last minute Mother’s Day shopping… get the latest scoop on Saturday’s (5/8) Mother's Day Market on da Bayou (over 40 vendors!) presented by Chamber member, Glamour Closet, with Nichole Wallace and Dat Scent Tho, Karen Trahan.
Plan to join Marti and Jeff on Teche Matters - KANE 107.5FM/AM1240 at 10:00AM Thursday (5/6/2021) Listen streaming LIVE at www.kane1240.com; via the TuneIn app or ask ALEXA to "play K.A.N.E."
Positively Iberia!’s programming in May holds a couple of surprises! Learn about women’s professional tackle football with the ladies of the Acadiana Zydeco Spice team; get to know former Governor Blanco better from those who knew her best; celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and find out how you/your company can support the Healthy Iberia Coalition’s “Little Free Pantry” project as it launches in Iberia parish.
Join Marti Harrell and Jeff Boggs on Positively Iberia! every Thursday morning during the 10 o’clock hour of “Teche Matters” on KANE 107.5FM/AM1240 (you can even ask Alexa to “play K.A.N.E.”!) Follow Positively Iberia on Facebook where you’ll find the video archive of past shows available on demand!

 -ICYMI – April featured spring events from City of New Iberia Parks and Recreation; the Books Along the Teche Literary Festival; New Iberia Spanish Festival’s “Running of the Bulls and updates from the New Iberia Downtown Alliance; celebrated Earth Day 2021 with T.R.A.I.L. and the TECHE Project; and once again rode our “CoronaCoaster” mental health segment and details on the upcoming “Bayou Side” 5k run for awareness.
Stay connected to this important initiative, like/follow www.facebook.com/positivelyiberia and join the Positively Iberia Bulletin Board Facebook group just by clicking blue “Visit Group” button at the top of the page (under the header photo.) It’s the is the place to share positive news and announcements every day! If you have an idea for a feature, send us a private message from our page/group or email: positivelyiberia@iberiachamber.org
Thanks again to Positively Iberia! underwriter, The First National Bank of Jeanerette.
The American Rescue Plan Act established the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) to provide funding to help restaurants and other eligible businesses keep their doors open. This program will provide restaurants with funding equal to their pandemic-related revenue loss up to $10 million per business and no more than $5 million per physical location. Recipients are not required to repay the funding as long as funds are used for eligible uses no later than March 11, 2023.
Applications will open on Monday, May 3, 2021, at noon ET. See How to apply for more details.
Webinar: Grants to Train Your Team
Thursday, May 6th, 2021, 8:30AM-10AM


This FREE webinar brought to you by SLCC, LEDA, and Louisiana Workforce Commission will cover:
  • Incumbent Worker Training Program
  • Small Business Employee Training Program
  • On the Job Training Program
  • Work Opportunity Tax Credit
  • Business & Career Solutions Center
  • South Louisiana Community College Business Services
Information: 337-521-6639, nancy.roy@solacc.edu
For other events and activities taking place within Iberia Parish, click here.