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January 7, 2016 - In This Issue:
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Submissions for next week's newsletter may be emailed to chamber@getintogrinnell.com. Submissions are due by 5 p.m. on Tuesdays.
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Did you know our office works with all types of businesses that are looking to start or grow here in Grinnell? We aim to be a resource to new businesses no matter where they're at in the start-up process.
From brainstorms over coffee to giving feedback on business plans, and from touring potential locations to connecting them with other community resources, I'm working with several prospective business ventures right now.
If you're thinking of starting a business, now is a great time to get serious about it. By getting all of your research and planning done during the winter months, you can be ready to open once the weather warms back up.
If you have any interest in opening a business, please contact our office. And if you've thought about starting a business but something is holding you back, let us know so we can try to help you and others like you overcome that roadblock.
Each business is unique, but some of the main ways we work with new businesses include:
- Identifying business opportunities
- Developing a business plan
- Researching similar businesses in peer communities
- Selecting a location
- Introducing you to people/businesses in the community
- Connecting you community resources
- Creating a marketing plan
- Promoting your new business
- Advertising your first job openings
Since our office is always working with prospective businesses and current businesses, we may be aware of upcoming changes/transitions that aren't public knowledge yet. Our policy is to let each business tell their story when they're ready, but if you come to us with an idea, we just might know of someone else starting something that could affect you. For instance, one time a prospective new business came to me looking for help finding a location. I happened to know of another new business that was interested in having sub-tenants. The two had great synergy and ended up sharing a space. If I wouldn't have been aware of both of their plans, they likely wouldn't have connected and ended up sharing their space, operating expenses, and synergy with each other.
If you are starting a business in Grinnell or exploring the possibility, please get in touch with our office to see how we can assist you. It doesn't matter if you're about to open, or if you're not even sure if your idea would work here. Let us help you get started.
~ Emily Counts
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STRAND THEATRE: Click here for this week's show times.
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ASI SIGNAGE INNOVATIONS: Marketing Coordinator
BROWNELLS: Contact Center Representative, Retail Sales Associate, Regional Sales Manager
CENTRAL IOWA FAMILY PLANNING: Accountant, Fiscal Manager
COUNTRY INN: Housekeeping
GENESIS DEVELOPMENT:Community Support Specialists
GRINNELL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Farmers Market Events & Marketing Internship, Community Events & Marketing Summer Internship
GRINNELL COLLEGE: Administrative Support Assistant (Temporary), Call-In Catering Staff, Information Technology and Audio Visual Support, Web Developer, Assistant Director of Annual Giving - Class Fund Director, Call-In Cashier, Annual Giving and Development Assistant, Associate Director of Student Health & Counseling
GRINNELL COMMUNITY DAYCARE & PRESCHOOL: Teacher
GRINNELL FIRESTONE: Full-Time Service Technician
GRINNELL STATE BANK: Full and Part time Teller-Personal Banker
INTEGRITY CLEANING & RESTORATION: Cleaning Technician
MAYFLOWER COMMUNITY: Aide and Nurse
MONSANTO: Temporary Workers
PAGLIAI'S PIZZA: Bussers, servers, cashiers, hosts and dishwashers
PREMIER EMPLOYEE SOLUTIONS/1ST CLASS STAFFING: Call Center Representatives, Production, Forklift Operator, General Labor
PRO-LINE BUILDING COMPANY:
Construction Crew Members, Payroll Clerk/HR Assistant
RELISH: Wait Staff
SPARTAN STAFFING: Forklift Drivers / Warehouse Workers TRINITY STRUCTURAL TOWERS: Assembler, Material Administrative Support, Production Supervisor, Scheduler OTHER: Forklift Workers
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This list includes events taking place in the next two weeks.
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SOCRATES CAFE is Thursday, January 7 at 6:30 pm at Drake Community Library.
FREE FITNESS JAM is Saturday, January 9 from 8 am to noon at Paul W. Ahrens Fitness Center.
BUCKET COURSE is Wednesday, January 13 at 10:00-11:30 am at Drake Community Library.
SOCRATES CAFE is Thursday, January 14 at 6:30 pm at Drake Community Library.
STORYTIME is Tuesday, January 19 at 10:30 am at Drake Community Library.
BUCKET COURSE is Wednesday, January 20 at 10am at Drake Community Library.
SOCRATES CAFE is Thursday, January 21 at 6:30 pm at Drake Community Library.
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WHEN YOU ARE READY to lose that holiday weight, Brandon Davis, Ph.D. is here to help by offering free metabolism testing during the month of January. Call 236-0632 to schedule your free assessment.
GRINNELL COLLEGE MINI-GRANTS AVAILABLE. Grants provide catalyst funding for small- to mid-scale projects to help Grinnell become a more attractive place to live, work and study. Applications are due by January 29.
GRANT APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE for the 2016 PCA/Community Fund grant round. Non-profit organizations that provide services in Poweshiek County are eligible to apply for project support. Applications are due January 22.
LOOKING FOR OFFICE SPACE? Offices of varying sizes are for rent in the Biz Nests at 821 5th Ave. Rent rages from $180 to $400 per month. For details, call 641-236-6683.
VOLUNTEERS FOR TRACK AND FIELD NATIONALS NEEDED MARCH 11-12. Grinnell College is hosting the national NCAA DIII Indoor Track & Field Championships next March. Volunteer positions range from guiding athletes to the field house, moving blocks and hurdles, welcoming spectators, counting laps in the distance races, and other similar tasks. Most positions do not require active knowledge of track and field. If interested, contact Eloise Miller via email millerel@grinnell.edu.
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