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Local HR expert, Carolyn Taylor, helps your small business avoid costly personnel mistakes during COVID-19. She addresses important issues, such as: Employees Returning to Work Employee Safety Employees Working from Home View webinar video HERE. View the presentation slides HERE. Return to Work Checklist Cares and FFCRA Q&A

Can’t conduct business the usual way right now? It’s time for a pivot in your business plan! Unlike Ross in the classic Friends episode where he tries unsuccessfully to get an oversized couch up a narrow stairwell by yelling “pivot” to his two friends, you can succeed in creating a new business model for your…

Did you apply or have you already received funds related to the COVID-19 pandemic? Leslie Leerskov will walk you through the rules and guidelines to ensure you are spending appropriately! Leslie Leerskov is the Director of Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Navarro College. The local center serves Ellis, Navarro, Freestone and Limestone Counties. Watch…

Most entrepreneurs know that a well-conceived business plan is critical to the success of a new business. It should be just as clear that a business resiliency plan will be critical to the sustainability and success of your business. Every business will face an unexpected disruption at some point. The planning you do now can…

FROM: Leslie Leerskov Director of Small Business Development Center Corsicana Campus   Small Business Owners: I hope that all of you are staying safe. I wanted to touch base with each of you and provide an update as best I can regarding the SBA Disaster Programs. If you applied online for the SBA Economic Injury…

Watch the video HERE. This webinar featured Ahmad Goree the Lead Economic Development Specialist/Public Information Officer for the Dallas/Fort Worth District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration. He offered an in-depth look at applying for the emergency assistance loans offered to small businesses and non-profits, then answered a variety of specific questions.

Did you know that most customers will spend more than the value of the gift card when they enter your store to redeem? Gift Cards also give you a way to promote customer loyalty and new customer acquisition. There are several ways to create online and physical gift cards quickly for your business! From Visually.…

Dear Chamber Members, I know it may have been a difficult couple of weeks as the COVID-19 virus has spread across the country impacting businesses and events. However, I want to assure you the Chamber is here to help — we are all in this together and we will get through it! The Chamber is…

Gerdau plans an $80 million investment in solar power on existing land.  Project Description: Ellis Solar, LLC, a subsidiary of 174 Power Global, proposes to construct and operate a solar photovoltaic (PV) generating facility, on behalf of Gerdau, on approximately 700 acres of land within the city limits of Midlothian, Texas, in the northwest…

Included in this issue find: A year in review from our President, how to optimize your membership, your spot to plug in, and information about a local non-profit.