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July 2, 2020
BACC2WORK
And OPEN for BUSINESS
" We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. "
- Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY
July 4th, 1776
Regardless of what we see on the news others choose to show us or read in the headlines of those that pick to highlight , the United States of America is still the greatest country on the planet. Let us be vigilant to guarantee the rights as written in this document. Those being the unalienable rights of; Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
$50 MILLION IN GRANTS AVAILABLE
PPP EXTENDED
SOCIAL DISTRICTS APPROVED
LANSING AGREES ON SOMETHING OF INTEREST AND VALUE
Social districts, to-go cups, and many more business friendly laws were finally signed and put into place! YOUR Chamber will be working hard on getting these social districts deployed and executed in the 48111!
GRANTS APPLICATION OPEN UNTIL JULY 10TH
Only 8-days left to apply for this grant. This is available to any Wayne County brick and mortar business with fewer than 50 employees, and revenue of less than $1 Million annually! Grants up to $10,000.
CONGRESS APPROVES EXTENSION
Wednesday night, the House approved unanimously to extend the PPP Loan/Grant applications. There are still $130 Billion left to send to you. There may be a modification to the application soon to allow you a 2nd loan if you are in a business that was shuttered (or still closed).
BACC2WORK IN DOWNRIVER
YOUR Chamber was invited to the re-opening of downriver event held July 1st at Heritage Park in Taylor. Mayors, Supervisors, County representatives were all in attendance to symbolically cut the ribbon! This is an outstanding effort from our Regional Chamber, Southern Wayne, where our members can also be an affiliate member.
CHAMBER SPONSORED EVENTS
BUSINESS REFERRAL GROUP
MEETING SCHEDULE
July 7th - 9am Quirk Park
Our business referral meeting meets in PERSON at Quirk Park Pavilion on Tuesday the 7th at 9am. Bring a coffee and build your network with fellow members. Register once so you can be informed where each meeting will be held. This is a moving meeting.
COFFEE BREAK WITH THE CHAMBER - WEDNESDAYS!
July 8th - 2pm
Our weekly briefing is now a two times monthly Coffee Break. ZOOM-in at 2pm on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the Month!

We will be joined at times by members of our legislature, local governments, and business specialists. This is a MEMBERS ONLY meeting. Members, feel free to send a representative of your company if you can't make it!

Get breaking news, updates on programs for grants, loans, and special events. Be the first Chamber members to hear what is going on, and get in on opportunities to promote your businesses. There is always a networking component to these meetings as well.
WORKSHOP:
3 BLINDSPOTS IN YOUR BUSINESS AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT!
July 22nd, 2pm
This MEMBERS ONLY event will be take place during our ZOOM Wednesday Chamber Chat in July. This requires a separate registration. We will be lead by Sales & Leadership Expert Greg Coyne, where you will learn;
  • The 4 Leadership Hats and the Proper wearing of said hats
  • 3 Powerful Leadership Strategies to Drive Leadership Excellence
  • Learning to Not Just Sell, but have a repeatable Process to do so
  • What’s your common language for delivery—both to your prospects/clients and to your employees
Through Greg’s help, his clients learn how to use a system to build a business, uncover blind spots they didn’t even realize they had, and stop wasting valuable time with prospects they will never do business with. 
MEMBER ONLY MIXER
BYC - TIKI HUT
July 28th
You are not going to want to miss this event. Meet YOUR new Board, Congratulate the Award Winners (finally in person) and mingle with your fellow members.

Although this is considered a Members Only event, anyone who had purchased a ticket to the Awards dinner may attend as well.

Drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be served - Registration in advance is required for head counts!
CORPORATE SPONSORS
BELLEVILLE AREA CHAMBER
(734) 516-0221 - CELL
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