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NEW SECTION
Local Business News
To have news from your business included in this newsletter, email Sheila.
Deadline Friday afternoon.
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Super Supporters
$3,000-5,000 Donations
Alaska Cruise Association
Sponsoring the Season's End Celebration
ACS
Sponsoring the Sitka Golf Tournament
Primary Benefactors
$1,000 Memberships
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Chamber Board
Cory Baggen, President, Samson Tug & Barge
Craig Shoemaker - V-P, Seafood Producers Coop
Gerry Hope, Sec/Treas. Sitka Tribe of Alaska
Caprice Pratt, Member-at-Large, First National Bank Alaska
Keith Perkins - USDA Rural Development
Lowell Frank - Spenard Builders Supply
Larry Crews - Aurora Business Supplies
Seth Bone - KingFisher Charters
Olga Borland - Russian American Co.
Allen Turner - Wells Fargo
Linda Mudry - White's
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WEEKLY LUNCHEONS
April 7, 2010 - Fred Reeder, Alaska ACT & Cruiseline Agencies of Alaska, will discuss the upcoming cruise season and current efforts to increase cruise ship travel to Alaska.
April 14, 2010 - Bill Walker, candidate for governor, will discuss his ideas on Alaska Gas for Alaskans.
April 21, 2010 - Senator Bert Stedman, will give a wrap up of the current legislative session.
Please call or email Sheila for the opportunity to promote your business at a Chamber lunch, by being the door prize donor. |
THANK YOU RENEWING MEMBERS
Brenner's Fine Clothing & Gifts
Women's clothing, gifts and accessories.
Open 7 days a week. 9-6 Monday -Saturday and 12-4 Sundays
Bonnie & Stephanie Brenner, Owners, 747-3468
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NEXT BOARD MEETING - TUESDAY
The Chamber's Board of Directors will meet at a new time -
Tuesday, April 6, at 4pm, here in the Chamber conference room.
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NEW SILVER SAVER CARDS NOW ON SALE
The 2010-2011 Silver Saver cards went on sale last Friday and they're selling like hotcakes again. We have some new deals listed this year, including 15% off your entree at the Channel Club, 10% off a massage at Re:fresh, 10% off at Random House and 5% off web design at the new Sitka Office Services.
The cards can be found at:
Aurora Business Supplies,
Bev's Flowers & Gifts,
Channel Club,
Daily Sitka Sentinel,
Fishermen's Eye Gallery,
Sea Life Discovery Tours,
Old Harbor Books,
Orion Sporting Goods,
Petro Express,
Random House,
Re:fresh Salon, Spa & Fitness,
Robertson's Gallery,
Russell's,
Shee Atika Totem Square Inn,
Silver Basin,
Spenard Builders Supply,
The Cellar,
White's/Harry Race/Seasons, and
the Chamber office.
Still just $10.
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YOU COUNT IN SITKA ~ 2010 CENSUS
Sitka's participation rate is now at 47%, while the nation is at 60%. Since
some residents still may not have received their survey, we're not doing too
badly, but we want to see our rate rise significantly. Sitka's Complete Count Committee has set a goal of 80%. If we reach that, we'll have a community wide celebration.
For the sake of the funds that come to Sitka, as well as our congressional representation, we need everyone to stand up and be counted. Its EASY, IMPORTANT, and SAFE, and everyone's
participation is vital. We move forward when you send it back. To learn more, visit the 2010 Census.
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 On Wednesday, April 28, at 1:15pm, (after Chamber lunch), SEDA will present the annual State of Sitka's Economy, at Centennial Hall. This study and presentation has been done by the McDowell Group for several years. It's a good opportunity to look at how our economy has done over the past year, and to talk about how we'd like to move forward. |
BBB SETS FORTH STANDARDS OF TRUST
Anchorage,
Alaska - April 5, 2010
- Better Business
Bureau regularly reports on unethical business practices, fly-by-night
operators, and scam companies, but BBB also commends good businesses for
balancing the marketplace.
BBB Business of the
Year Torch Awards honor businesses in Alaska,
Oregon and Western
Washington; winners will be announced in April.
"BBB doesn't only
report the bad, we also report information about hard-working local businesses,"
said
Robert
W.G. Andrew, CEO of BBB serving Alaska,
Oregon and Western
Washington. "It's nice to hear about the honest role models setting
an example of ethics and integrity in the marketplace."
BBB serving Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington offers praise to ethical businesses and encourages adherence to BBB's Standards of Trust.
Build trust. Establish
and maintain a positive track record in the marketplace.
Advertise
honestly. Adhere
to established standards of advertising and selling.
Tell the truth.
Honestly represent products and services, including clear and adequate
disclosures of all material terms.
Be transparent.
Openly identify the nature, location, and ownership of the business, and clearly
disclose all policies, guarantees and procedures that bear on a customer's
decision to buy.
Honor promises.
Abide by all written agreements and verbal representations.
Be responsive.
Address marketplace disputes quickly, professionally, and in good
faith.
Safeguard privacy.
Protect any data collected against mishandling and fraud, collect personal
information only as needed, and respect the preferences of consumers regarding
the use of their information.
Embody integrity.
Approach all business dealings, marketplace transactions and commitments with
integrity.
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FROM THE DIRECTOR
Thank's for reading our weekly newsletter. Please call or email with questions or comments, to advertise, or to suggest additions to this newsletter.
Sheila Finkenbinder, Executive Director, 907-747-8604
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