HEADLINES: APRIL 11, 2022 |
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DON'T MISS A THING
QUICK LINKS IN THIS ISSUE
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Leadership Contra Costa Program
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April
Chamber Orientation
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Free Virtual
SBA Summit National Small Business Week
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EIDL COVID
Loan Deferment
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DON'T LET THIS CROWD PASS YOU BY
FACE-TO FACE MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES
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The 39th Annual Walnut Creek Art & Wine Festival
returns to Heather Farm Park
Saturday June 4 & Sunday June 5, 2022
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Wine / Beer Pouring Booth
Promote your business or organization while pouring beverages to attendees over the festival weekend. Chamber provides the booth and wine/beer. You provide the staff and branding/decorations.
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Questions? Contract Shawn Filardi
at sfilardi@walnut-creek.com or (925) 934-2007.
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Event Sponsorships
Target your market with an Event Sponsorship. Please contact Chamber President Bob Linscheid or Shawn Filardi at (925) 934-2007.
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Commercial Exhibitor Applications
Promote your product or service directly to festival attendees from your company branded 10 x 10 Commercial Exhibitor Booth Space.
As space is limited and sells out quickly, please contact Shawn Filardi for an application. sfilardi@walnut-creek.com | (925) 934-2007
Additional information coming soon!
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Leadership Contra Costa
Presented by Kaiser Permanente
Coordinated by the
Walnut Creek Chamber
and East Bay Leadership Council.
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Applications Being Accepted
The East Bay’s premier countywide Leadership program is accepting applications for the
September 2022- May 2023 class.
For a full description of the
Leadership program, including the application, click here.
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Want to post more on Instagram? Struggling to come up with exciting content ideas to market and promote your business? In this video, an Instagram expert gives you over 20 easy, yet engaging post ideas to grow your business. You’ll discover several unique ideas you can use to create content for any of the primary Instagram channels, including Lives, Reels, Feed, and Stories. Plus, you’ll get some handy tips to encourage engagement on each of your posts. Click here.
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If you missed the District 4 Supervisor Candidate Forum last week, here is a link to the recording. Five candidates are competing for one open seat. The June election will narrow the playing field to the top two who will compete for the seat in the November 2022 election. Listen to what they have to say about their priorities for Walnut Creek, Concord, and Pleasant Hill.
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Walnut Creek Downtown is excited to announce an Earth Day project in conjunction with the City of Walnut Creek. The project is to beautify and cleanup the downtown. This volunteer effort is scheduled for Saturday, April 23, from 8:30 to 10:30am. The Earth Day Celebration hosted by Broadway Plaza follows at 11:00AM. If you'd like to support this effort by volunteering, please sign-up here.
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Broadway Plaza will be hosting its first annual Earth Day Celebration on Saturday, April 23 from 11am to 2pm! This event will focus on raising awareness about the importance of protecting our planet and best practices on how to turn a sustainable lifestyle into a reality. We are inviting our community partners to join the celebration to educate attendees on how to make choices that will positively impact our planet. For a flyer, click here. For a participant application, click here.
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SBA Administrator Guzman Announces Key Policy Change: Existing COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program Borrowers to Receive an Additional Deferment |
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Starting immediately, Agency extends additional relief to small businesses
Key information regarding deferment:
This deferment extension is effective for all COVID-EIDL Loans approved in calendar years 2020, 2021, and 2022. Loans now have a total deferment of 30 months from the date of the note. To read on, click here
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NATIONAL
SMALL BUSINESS WEEK
FREE 4-DAY VIRTUAL SUMMIT
Hosted by
the U.S. Small Business Administration and SCORE
May 2 – May 5, 2022
For more details & register
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For more than 50 years, the U.S. Small Business Administration has celebrated National Small Business Week (NSBW), which recognizes the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. Attend this free, virtual summit to access critical federal resources, learn new business strategies, meet other business owners and chat with industry experts! This 4-day, action-packed event will include honoring small businesses around the country, educational sessions, online business resources, and exciting speakers.
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PLACES TO GO AND PEOPLE TO SEE |
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Chamber Orientation Meeting
Wednesday, April 27 4pm - 5pm
Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce
1280 Civic Drive, Suite 100
Chamber Board Room
Join us at our orientation for new members, existing members and prospective members. This meeting offers an overview of the Chamber, programs, and events, public policy initiatives and activities, sponsorship opportunities, networking and ways to get involved.
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APRIL BASH
1960 N. Main Street
Walnut Creek
Thursday, April 28
5:30pm – 7:00pm
Free to Chamber members.
Guests are $20 and a business card at the door. Cash or check only.
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Join us up on the rooftop of AVE Walnut Creek to network and connect with staff, Ambassadors, Board Directors, and members of the Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau. See you there!
Proud members of the Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau since 2017
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To learn more about these
Chamber Member businesses, visit their websites, or better yet, visit their location and introduce yourself.
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Elliot Kallen
Victor Abu Ghaben
Conrad Jansz
Hosein Pedramfard
Amy Palmer
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Think there's nothing to do? You just may be surprised what's happening. Upcoming events include:
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County Connection
DOG ON THE STREET
HOPE Solutions
These member businesses are all looking for team members. Click here.
Chamber member benefits:
List your events, job opportunities, and press releases on the Chamber website. If you need assistance, contact Linda Vesneski at lvesneski@walnut-creek.com.
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Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau
1280 Civic Drive | Suite 100 | Walnut Creek | CA | 94596
925.934.2007
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