November
18: Beaujolais & Beyond Food and Wine Festival

Traveling this year?  Check out the FACC National Network Calendar of events and attend an event in another state!

 

 

Veolia Environnement, based in Paris, France, is the parent company of Veolia Transportation On Demand.  Veolia Transportation works under public-private partnerships to design and operate public transportation systems. 
In Colorado, the Veolia Transportation brands include Yellow Cab, SuperShuttle & ExecuCar.  We offer a various modes of transportation services across the front range to serve your needs. 

Yellow Cab offers safe, friendly, reliable point-to-point on demand transportation 24 hours a day.  Our vehicles are equipped with state of the art computers, dispatching software & GPS.  In addition to our first class taxi service, we also serve persons in our community with disabilities with our Yellow Cab Mobility Plus fleet.  In compliance with the ADA, 
                                we offer certified minivans with E-Z ramps & provide
                                Sensitivity Training for our drivers.

Our SuperShuttle brand offers affordable shared ride service to and from Denver International Airport.  SuperShuttle provides door-to-door airport transfers servicing hotels, residences and businesses alike. SuperShuttle also offers private chartered vehicles for
                                        weddings, concerts & sporting events.

In addition to our Yellow Cab & SuperShuttle operations, Veolia Transportation, offers ExecuCar, our luxury sedan service.  Our ExecuCar fleet includes Lincoln Town Cars, as well as, sport utility vehicles to accommodate the whole family.  Our professional drivers and impeccable service set ExecuCar apart from our competitors in the black car market. 

Book Online at SuperShuttle.com and enter the group code "FACC1" to receive a discount on SuperShuttle & ExecuCar for being a member of the French-American Chamber of Commerce.  This Code will extend a $2 one way & $4 round trip discount per person on the SuperShuttle & $10 off per direction on our ExecuCar Service.

Please contact Amy Ciezadlo at 303-669-4953 with any questions or email at amy.ciezadlo@veoliatransportation.com.

Yellow Cab- #303-777-7777 www.denveryellowcab.com
SuperShuttle- #800-BLUE-VAN www.supershuttle.com
ExecuCar- #800-410-4444 www.execucar.com
Download our SuperShuttle & ExecuCar iPhone app at
http://www.supershuttle.com/IPhoneApp/

We would like to recognize our newest members who have joined FACC in the past few months:

Associate Level:
Lacey Donley
Ehrhardt, Keefe, Steiner & Hoffman PC
CPA firm offering audit, tax and business consulting


Dan Merwin
Sales & Consulting at Lewan & Associates
Design, sales and provisioning of voice, internet and WAN services.  Plus office technology including servers, storage, copiers and printers.
www.lewan.com
dan.merwin@lewan.com

The FACC has implemented a new membership policy that will include a one-time registration fee for all new members.  This same fee will be applied to any late renewals (30 days or more past renewal date) for processing involved to reactivate the expired membership account. 

A $10 one-time registration fee will be assessed for all new members at levels Non-profit, Associate and Small Business, and $25 registration fee for Corporate levels and above.  All members up for renewal will be notified approximately 30 days in advance of their expiration date.  Renewals received later than a 30 day grace period will assess the above listed fees for processing involved in reactivating the membership account.

 

Colorado Rhône-Alpes Economic Development Partnership.

Mission: To facilitate crossborder investment between Colorado and the Rhône-Alpes region.  No other European region and US state have as much in common! 

Learn more about this FACC initiative >>>

If you are looking for a job, want to submit your resume or have a job opportunity to post, please visit our Job Board.  FACC members may post jobs and candidatures at no cost.

All-inclusive animal care. Available days, nights, weekends, and holidays.  Services include: dog walking, pet sitting, overnight stays, transportation, dog/cat massage, treats.

Planning a getaway?  We are available during the holidays to care for your pets!  
Book early and save!  
 
FACC members receive a 15% discount!Contact: Johnna DiStefano-VanDyke
Tel: 303-241-3236
Email: bringabiscuit@gmail.com
Website: www.bringabiscuit.com

Our showroom houses some of the most professional ski, hike & climb supplies in the industry. You will find brands such as: Stöckli, Patagonia, Mountain Hardware, Skins, POC, Grivel, G3 to name a few. 

We invite you to celebrate our grand opening with us at 12567 West Cedar Drive, Lakewood, CO 80228.  Call (303) 984-4649 to schedule an appointment or just drop by.  If you cannot find the item you are looking for in our showroom, we can pull it up on our website at www.123Mountain.com and special order it just for you.

We are offering 2 hours free in the showroom by appointment, and a Free Standard Membership to all FACC members.  Please contact 123Mountain directly for details at the phone number listed above.

 

"France is on the move": this assertion quoted from an IMF report in 2007 still holds true, particularly as far as taxation is concerned: a large number of recent tax reforms have served to promote business competitiveness, innovation, talent and sustainable development in France.

France holds high international rankings with regard to corporate taxes.
The French tax system fosters competitiveness through a broad range of reforms encouraging Productive Investment, Innovation, Financial Activity and more.

Spotlight: Taxation for Expatriates
Since 2007, several measures have addressed the income tax liability of expatriates resident in France. Click here to read the full article >>>

Excerpts from the document "The French Tax System: Promoting Competitiveness and Investment" published by Invest in France Agency.

The German-American Chamber of Commerce (GACC) is pleased to announce the return of our networking luncheons. We anticipate having quarterly luncheons featuring speakers on international business topics.
Foreign currency has received a lot of news coverage recently. While Greece and Spain are struggling with budget deficit crises, Germany's economy is growing. China's Yuan is appreciating and their trade surplus is also growing. And, there is confusion about the future role of the US dollar in foreign exchange. The resulting uncertainties have plagued Greece's and other European markets despite the joint IMF-EU plan,
as many fear austerity programs will not succeed and the adverse effects on growth in the EU could be dramatic.

Speaker: Charles Williams, Managing Director Wealth Management and Foreign Exchange Director at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC
Location: Avenue Grill, 630 E. 17th Avenue, Denver, 80203
Cost: $25-$30
RSVP: reservations@GACCO-CO.org

The Colorado Cleantech Industry Association is pleased to announce the inaugural Colorado Cleantech Awards Celebration. This celebratory luncheon will honor the companies and entrepreneurs driving Colorado's thriving
cleantech industry. Nominations are now closed.

Register to attend the luncheon and honor the creativity and dedication to our new energy economy put forth by entrepreneurs, educators, corporate innovators, volunteers and policymakers.

 
Visit www.coloradocleantech.com for more information.

HB 09-1105 created the Colorado Innovation Investment Tax Credit (CIITC).  CIITC provides an income tax credit (against Colorado income taxes) for investing entities that make investments during calendar year 2010 in small, innovative Colorado companies that are involved in research and development or manufacturing of new technologies, processes, and/or products.  Note that the investing entity cannot be a C Corporation.

The tax credit is equal to 15% of the investment up to a maximum tax credit of $20,000 for investments in any one business. The $20,000 credit is limited to each investor for each small business. (In no event can an individual/investing entity receive more than $20,000 worth of tax credits for investments made in the same business.) The maximum tax credit amount for the entire program for the 2010 tax year is $750,000.  


 Learn more >>>

Enjoy an exhibition of paintings and photographs created in France by students of Amy Metier, Painting Professor at the Metropolitan State College of Denver.
Gallery Hours: Monday to Thursday, 9am to 6:45pm
Friday, 9am to 5pm / Saturday 9am to noon.

Learn more at www.afdenver.org