SILVERDALE CHAMBER BUSINESS BRIEF
October 7, 2021
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Countywide Chambers
of Commerce Survey
How much does your business
use Google My Business?
Answer Below
Don't know what that is
Know what it is, but don't use it
Claimed my profile, but don't use it
Claimed my profile, but rarely check/update it
Claimed my profile and check/update it often
The 6 Chambers of Commerce in Kitsap County are asking the same question of our members to provide both local and countywide insight into what our business community is experiencing. If you are a member of multiple Chambers, please complete only one Chamber's survey for your business each week.
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Results from Last Week's Survey:

As a Kitsap County business owner, do you think that requiring proof of vaccination to enter your business would be beneficial or harmful?
The Silverdale Chamber is committed to learning how best we can
engage and work for our business membership. Your participation in poll
questions like these help us to work better for you!
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Health District Delays Taking Action on COVID Mandates
Elected officials on Kitsap County’s board of health have received swaths of emails opposing the idea of local COVID-19 vaccine mandates, and nearly all of the hour of public comment at the board’s Tuesday meeting was filled with opposition to the idea and some opposing vaccines generally.

The possibility of local vaccine requirements had been raised as an option by Dr. Gib Morrow, health officer for the Kitsap Public Health District, and the health board had an initial discussion on the topic at a special meeting last week where they, for the most part, shied away from the idea.

At Tuesday's meeting, Bremerton Mayor Greg Wheeler proposed a motion that would signal the health board wasn’t immediately going to pursue a vaccine requirement for patrons of businesses and wasn’t going to push for a requirement for employees of local government to be vaccinated, while simultaneously endorsing the importance of vaccinations, but the board eventually opted to push a discussion to a future meeting.

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Should I Make the
E-Commerce Jump with
My Business?
These days it feels like everything is online and if you don’t have an online presence you’re being left in the dust. But there are plenty of businesses existing only on a Facebook page. Some feel like they don’t have the time to create a website while others don’t even know where to start. 

With the retail landscape having changed dramatically over the last year due to pandemic restrictions, now might be the right time for your business to add an e-commerce component.

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Shop.Eat.Spend.Kitsap Promotes Local Shopping Ahead of Holiday Season
Here in Kitsap, we LOVE our small businesses and now, more than ever, they need us to show that love by shopping local! Every dollar makes a huge difference!
 
Here's how you can help:
 
KEDA and our local chamber and downtown partners are joining forces to promote #Shop.Eat.Spend.Kitsap and showcase local businesses, while helping you with all your holiday shopping and gift-giving needs.
 
KITSAP BUSINESSES: You are invited to join the Shop.Eat.Spend.Kitsap group on Facebook and Instagram and share info about your shop, restaurant, or service.
Let us help more customers find you!
 
COMMUNITY MEMBERS: We would love to hear from you and invite you to post and share info on your favorite stores, local dining, experiences and services.
 
Shop local and shop small to support our community this year!
#ShopinKitsap #EatinKitsap #SpendinKitsap
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