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| January 2013 | |
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Upcoming Events
Wednesday, January 16th - Harbor Freight Tools Ribbon Cutting at 11am Thursday, January 31st - Marin History Museum History Center Ribbon Cutting 5-7pm Wednesday, February 6th - AT&T Ribbon Cutting 9-10am Wednesday, February 13th - Drake Terrace Mixer 5-7PM Thursday, March 14th - State of the City Dinner 6:30-9:30PM Click here for detailed calendar. In this Issue |
| Message from the Board Chair |
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Sailing into Profitability in 2013 Welcome to the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce. Our theme for 2013 is “Sailing into Profitability”, taking advantage of America’s Cup and the fact that the chamber is close to being profitable for the first time in over five years. I’ve been a chamber board member for 9 years, first from 2000-2006 and then again starting in 2010. During this time, the chamber has had three different leaders and our current President/CEO, Rick Wells, is doing a great job ‘righting the ship’ since he took over in 2010. more -> |
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| Strengthening the Local Economy |
| Add Member2Member Discount Plan Into Your Business Strategy for 2013 The San Rafael Chamber Member2Member Discount Savings Program supports our Chamber members' businesses and keeps shopping dollars in our Community. More businesses are signing up every day - we have over 75 businesses offering significant discounts right now! Members can sign-up for free. |
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Member2Member Spotlight: Lotus Indian Cuisine - 15% off all orders! View All Member2Member Deals |
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| Chamber News |
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Website Banner Ads Now Available - Drive Traffic to Your Business Sign up NOW for a banner ad and get 2 Months FREE. Sponsorships start at just $125/year! Click HERE to get started. |
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Nominate San Rafael's Business of the Year Nominations are open for the San Rafael Business of the Year Award. This is your chance to nominate a large, small, and/or green business that has demonstrated leadership, given back to the community and made a significant contribution to strengthening our local economy. Nominations are due by January 15, 2013. Winners will be announced at the State of the City/Taste of San Rafael Dinner on Thursday, March 14, 2013 at Embassy Suites. Click here for nomination form |
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Required 2013 Employment Posters Now Available - Avoid Unnecessary Fines! You MUST post a compliant Employment Poster in a conspicuous place in the workplace where all employees and applicants can see it. The poster also must include information about your workers’ compensation benefits, payday schedule and emergency contacts. Click here to download the order form. |
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Last Chance to Complete the Economic Vitality Survey The Chamber is reaching out to key businesses in San Rafael, yours being one of them, on behalf of the Economic Vitality Committee. The Chamber would like to identify any obstacles or common themes for businesses operating in our city. This information will help us build awareness of the issues that impact economic vitality in San Rafael. Please share a few minutes of your time to help us better serve you and our community. This survey is different from the recent annual membership satisfaction survey. We value your feedback and we take it seriously. The survey should take no more than 5-10 minutes. Click here to take the survey. |
Education Committee Recognizes Educator of the Month The San Rafael Chamber of Commerce Education Committee recently selected educator, Rebecca (Becky) Rosales as one of the recipients of the San Rafael Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Education Awards for 2012-2103.Becky is the San Rafael City Schools Deputy Superintendent with over 25 years experience in education. Her outstanding contributions are Curriculum Improvement, Personal Involvement and Leadership, Overall Program Improvement and Exemplary Support to the Classroom. “Becky is the consummate professional in every way. She is well versed and on the cutting edge with regard to curriculum, assessment and data related models and instructional strategies, and state wide standards. She represents the interests of all children and to that end does everything to ensure our district is doing what it takes to successfully prepare all students to be college and career ready,” says nominator, Judith B. Colton. more -> December educator of the month is sponsored by Louis Napoli, Attorney at Law. |
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Marin Economic Forum Focus Group Planning on Transportation - TODAY, 1:00-2:30pm at the Chamber Offices Marin Economic Forum (MEF) is partnering with Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) to investigate the commute patterns and use of incentives by small and medium enterprises (companies with fewer than 50 employees) for alternative transportation modes. Carpool, vanpool, electric vehicle, public transport, cycling to work are some of the options. Because San Rafael has a lot of options in terms of public transport and other commute alternatives. Some local businesses are likely using a mix of transport methods. Our study is looking at the knowledge (What does your business know about incentives for alternative modes of transport?), attitudes (Does your firm believe that your employees using multiple modes of transport is a good thing for your business, employees, the environment?), and behaviors (Are your employees using alternative modes of transportation? Is your firm providing any incentives to use alternative modes of transport?). Your input will be very valuable for our study; your information will remain confidential and anonymous. Please call the Chamber at 415-454-4163 or email at frontdesk@srchamber.com if you are interested in participating in the focus group. |
| City and County News |
| Business License Renewals are Due February 15, 2013 more -> Marin County Restaurant Month more -> Regional Foreign Trade Zone Seminar more -> |
| Promoting and Connecting the Community |
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Experience a Celtic Winter Event in Marin - Fans of the Irish or Scottish heritage won’t want to miss a rare opportunity to see Men of Worth for one performance only at Marin Center on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. more ->
32TEN Studios Hosts Three New Tenants - 32TEN Studios is now hosting three new tenants at its San Rafael site. These new tenants include companies working within the film, video and animation sectors. more -> Andree Jansheski of Bellam Self Storage one of Pacific Sun's Heroes of Marin - Congratulations to Andree Jansheski of Bellam Self Storage and Boxes, for being named one of Pacific Sun's Heroes of Marin for 2012! more -> Eric Fischer Named CFO at Homeward Bound of Marin- Eric Fischer of Novato has joined Homeward Bound of Marin as chief financial officer, bringing more than 20 years of experience in community nonprofit organizations to his new position. more -> Presidio Bank Expands Its North Bay Location - Presidio Bank (OTCBB: PDOB), a Bay Area business bank, today announced that as a result of continued growth, it is expanding its San Rafael office by relocating to a premier ground floor space. more -> |
| Chamber Members |
NEW MEMBERS
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JANUARY MEMBER MILESTONES 28 YEARS! Goodman Accountancy Corporation 26 YEARS George H. John Attorney at Law Bolds Insurance Brokerage 11-20 Years Blake's Auto Body Bullseye Creative Services, Inc. 5-10 Years Thrust Marketing Law Offices of Susan Marchant Angel Bonnie Ayers Namkung, SEO Copywriter Henley Photography 1-4 Years StorQuest Self Storage Atria Tamalpais Creek First Federal Savings & Loan Association of San Rafael Law Offices of Scot Candell ACE Printing & Mailing Services |
| About Us |
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Emily Maloney Office Manager Joanne Webster Director of Marketing and Community Promotion Leonard Weingarten Business Development Rick Wells President and CEO |
Our Core Values - Strengthening the Local Economy, Promoting and Connecting the Community, Providing Quality Networking Opportunities, Representing Business to Government, Political Action. Find out about how to join the Chamber. |
