Poster Welcomes Customers to Your Business
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Use this poster to welcome customers back and inform them about the measures you are taking to ensure everyone's health. It also outlines the expectations of those entering your business.
Designed as an 8.5" x 11" poster, it can easily be posted in your window, on your door, at your point of purchase, and other prominent locations.
The Chamber will soon produce a video promoting the "We Can Do It" campaign, featuring Chamber members replicating the iconic image from the Second World War.
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Delaware County Travel Guide Released
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We were very excited to produce the 2020-2021 Delaware County Travel Guide this year. We were thrilled to roll out a new design, size and format. We had finished the content in March and were just finalizing the printing options when the stay at home orders went into place. As a result of the pandemic and the general pause we are experiencing in spending and marketing to visitors,
we have decided to launch the travel guide in a digital format only at this time
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When we are permitted to market again and we feel confident that the content in this guide will be as accurate as possible, we will proceed with printing and distributing. We anticipate updating this book before we go to print, realizing we may have many changes and we anticipate this version will be a guide that can promote our area through 2022.
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New PPPL Forgiveness Guidance is Coming
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SBA, in consultation with Treasury, will promptly issue rules and guidance, a modified borrower application form, and a modified loan forgiveness application implementing these legislative amendments to the PPP. These modifications will implement the following important changes:
- Extend the covered period for loan forgiveness from eight weeks after the date of loan disbursement to 24 weeks after the date of loan disbursement, providing substantially greater flexibility for borrowers to qualify for loan forgiveness. Borrowers who have already received PPP loans retain the option to use an eight-week covered period.
- Lower the requirements that 75 percent of a borrower’s loan proceeds must be used for payroll costs and that 75 percent of the loan forgiveness amount must have been spent on payroll costs during the 24-week loan forgiveness covered period to 60 percent for each of these requirements. If a borrower uses less than 60 percent of the loan amount for payroll costs during the forgiveness covered period, the borrower will continue to be eligible for partial loan forgiveness, subject to at least 60 percent of the loan forgiveness amount having been used for payroll costs.
- Provide a safe harbor from reductions in loan forgiveness based on reductions in full-time equivalent employees for borrowers that are unable to return to the same level of business activity the business was operating at before February 15, 2020, due to compliance with requirements or guidance issued between March 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020 by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, related to worker or customer safety requirements related to COVID–19.
- Provide a safe harbor from reductions in loan forgiveness based on reductions in full-time equivalent employees, to provide protections for borrowers that are both unable to rehire individuals who were employees of the borrower on February 15, 2020, and unable to hire similarly qualified employees for unfilled positions by December 31, 2020.
- Increase to five years the maturity of PPP loans that are approved by SBA (based on the date SBA assigns a loan number) on or after June 5, 2020.
- Extend the deferral period for borrower payments of principal, interest, and fees on PPP loans to the date that SBA remits the borrower’s loan forgiveness amount to the lender (or, if the borrower does not apply for loan forgiveness, 10 months after the end of the borrower’s loan forgiveness covered period).
- In addition, the new rules will confirm that June 30, 2020, remains the last date on which a PPP loan application can be approved.
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We've Achieved Phase Three of Re-Opening
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The guidelines below apply to non-essential businesses in regions that are permitted to reopen, essential businesses throughout the state that were previously permitted to remain open, and commercial and recreational activities that have been permitted to operate statewide with restrictions. If guidance has not yet been published for your specific industry, but you are permitted to reopen, please refer to the
NY Forward Safety Plan template
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For help determining whether or not your business is eligible to reopen, use the reopen lookup tool. You can also scroll down to find the guidance for each phase.
Guidance for Phase Three includes:
FOOD SERVICES
PERSONAL CARE
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Reminder: Phase Two Guidelines
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The Phase 2 guidelines apply to non-essential businesses in regions that are permitted to reopen, essential businesses throughout the state that were previously permitted to remain open, and commercial and recreational activities that have been permitted to operate statewide with restrictions. If guidance has not yet been published for your specific industry, but you are permitted to reopen, please refer to the
NY Forward Safety Plan template
For help determining whether or not your business is eligible to reopen, use the reopen lookup tool
HERE
Guidance for Phase 2 Include:
Business Owners must read the detailed guidelines and provide their digital signature affirming that they have read and understand the document.
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Delgado Receives US Chamber Award
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U.S. Representative Antonio Delgado (NY-19) was recognized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce with their inaugural Jefferson-Hamilton Award for Bipartisanship. The award recognizes members of Congress who in their actions have demonstrated a willingness to work across the aisle in support of common objectives. This year’s award was given to twenty members of the House of Representatives and ten Senators.
“As our small businesses manage through a deeply difficult time during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever that our elected officials seek common ground and work on a bipartisan basis to support the engines of our local economies. I am grateful for this recognition by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and I will continue to do all I can to take a solutions-oriented approach grounded in building consensus across party lines,” said Rep. Antonio Delgado, member of the House Small Business Committee.
“Now more than ever, our nation needs elected leaders with the courage to pursue common ground and bold, bipartisan solutions to America’s greatest challenges,” said U.S. Chamber President Suzanne Clark. “These awards honor the deserving members of Congress that are forging common-sense sense solutions, working across the aisle, to enact lasting and meaningful reforms. In the days ahead, Congress must work together and support our nation's free enterprise principles that will help bring our economy back to strength and put our people back to work.
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Face Masks and Hand Sanitizer Available
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Face masks and hand sanitizer are available at no cost for use at businesses and non-profit organizations, through donations by Delaware County Electric Cooperative and Rotary International.
Items will be distributed by Delaware County Emergency Services at the County Public Safety Building, 280 Phoebe Lane, Delhi, Mondays through Fridays, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
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Get Latest Reopening Information from New York State
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Prepare for the phased reopening of our economy.
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Listen to Crisis Management and Recovery Workshop Recording
GrowthWheel for Crisis Management is a tool designed to help you make good and helpful decisions during a crisis. These tools encourage you to identify personal challenges, look for financial warning signals, and establish a solution plan. It includes decision sheets specifically designed to improve the operational aspect of the crisis.
Chamber member GrowthWheel is a worldwide recognized visual tool to help entrepreneurs make decisions and take action.
All webinar participants will receive 20 one-page worksheets at no cost for your use. Additionally, we have created a team of trained volunteers who have offered to guide you through the worksheets to find the ones that are most useful to your business.
This workshop is for business owners and managers, and will help guide participants through how make the best decisions in business during these stressful times.
Register to receive a copy of the recording
here.
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Local Advertising Offers for Chamber Members
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Bold Gold Media Group, broadcasting at Thunder 104.5FM in Hancock, is matching dollar-for-dollar advertising from businesses affected by the crisis. Bold Gold is also offering a special package for restaurants including digital advertising, live mentions on morning program, and on-air interview opportunities. Packages start at $50 per week. Call Dawn Ciorciari, General Manager at 845-794-9898 x301.
The Mountain Eagle
is offering a chance to honor our 2020 graduates and let the people of the area know that you're reopening! They will mail editions with special graduation sections to every home in Schoharie County on June 19 and to every home in Roxbury, Grand Gorge, Davenport, Stamford, Margaretville, Hobart, Bloomville, Fleischmanns, Andes, and Shandaken on June 26. Congratulation ads for graduates start at $25. Email
mountaineaglenews@gmail.com
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FREE Workforce Training Available
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CDO Workforce
has made Metrix Learning® available to all unemployed and underemployed residents of Chenango, Delaware, Herkimer, Madison, Oneida, and Otsego counties. Metrix Learning® is a comprehensive platform that delivers career exploration tools, career pathways, job search tools, assessments, and online skill training. Customers will have the ability to virtually register, update job skills via e-learning courses, track their progress (e.g. course completions, hours, skill badges, etc.) and explore careers.
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SUNY Delhi
is offering 10 free non-credit classes through the online education platform Ed2Go. These are available from April 29 - June 30, 2020. Topics include website development, customer service, marketing, personal finance, fundamentals of supervision and management, job search skills, and individual excellence. Each class is a self-paced tutorial with 24 hours' worth of content that you can complete on your own time. Classes are for personal/professional development and cannot be applied toward a SUNY Delhi degree.
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Tips, Techniques and Exercises for Stress Relief and Self Care
The Chamber has partnered with Maia Wilde of
Maia Wilde Consulting
in Treadwell to provide stress relief tips and techniques for use in a business setting or at home.
This three part video takes you through a variety of poses, exercises and planning tips created to release tension from the body and the mind and help us navigate the uncertainties we are facing due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The New York State Office of Mental Health Emotional Support Helpline provides free and confidential support, helping callers experiencing increased anxiety due to the coronavirus emergency. The Helpline is staffed by volunteers, including mental health professionals, who have received training in crisis counseling. Call
1-844-863-9314.
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The Chamber has partnered with New Haven Consulting Group, Inc. to provide our members with an online
“Preventing Sexual Harassment"
workshop that meets the requirements of the new law.
This program is available at a Chamber-member reduced price of $20 per participant.
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FREE WORKSHOPS
Our partners at New Haven Consulting Group are also offering two FREE online workshops:
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FREE (Virtual) One-on-One Business Counseling Sessions
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The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is offering FREE comprehensive programming to provide management and technical assistance to small businesses in Delaware County!
Specializing in direct one-to-one counseling, the SBDC offers assistance in the following business areas:
- Start-up assistance
- Business Plan Development
- Accounting and Financial Projections
- Sources of Financing
- Marketing
- Business Expansion
- Relocation and Agribusiness
There is no cost for the counseling services of the SBDC.
Reservations are required for the one hour appointments. To make your reservation for
Tuesday, June 30 (10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. or 2:30 p.m.) email us at info@delawarecounty.org.
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The Delaware County Chamber is a private, non-governmental, not-for-profit membership organization. We believe that healthy communities begin with healthy businesses. By focusing on key areas–community and economic development, advocacy, tourism promotion, and business engagement–we partner with municipal leaders, community organizations, and local companies to present a unified voice of business for the improvement of our communities.
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5 1/2 Main Street
Delhi, New York 13753
Give Us A Call: 607.746.2281
DelawareCounty.org
GreatWesternCatskills.com
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