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Business Matters
The City of Green's Business eNewsletter
Volume 5 Issue 4       
Business Matters is the City of Green's bi-monthly newsletter for businesses in the City of Green to share important City updates, provide information about local business assistance programs, as well as welcome and recognize local business successes.
 
If you would like to review previous editions of Business Matters, click here.
Have You Heard?
SBA Weekly Affordable Care Act Webinar Series

The Small Business Administration and Small Business Majority are launching the Affordable Care Act 101 weekly webinar series.  Each week, SBA representatives will walk through the key pieces of the law so that small business owners can understand the facts and make the most informed decisions they can about providing health insurance for their employees.

This free series will focus on both federal and state provisions to help small business owners understand how the law will affect them.  

 

The Affordable Care Act 101 will take place every Thursday from now through the opening of the marketplaces in October.  Below are the registration links for the next four presentations.  Registration for later webinars will be available shortly.

 

Click here for more information or to register.  
Summit County Launches New Revolving Loan Fund
If you missed the announcement in a previous e-mail, Summit County has partnered with Cascade Capital to offer businesses access to a $500,000 revolving loan fund.  Loans can be made from $1,000 to $50,000 and are for working capital.

Since the new RLF combines funds from two separate agencies, different lending restrictions apply.  For more information, click here or contact Holly Miller, Senior Administrator with Summit County's Department of Community & Economic Development at 330-643-8013 or Bob Filipiak, Executive Director of Cascade Capital at 330-379-3160.
Third Frontier Grants Still Available
The Third Frontier is still looking to make grants available for technology companies. The Third Frontier makes grants for various stage businesses from innovations, commercialization to capital and talent development.  To learn more about the Third Frontier and its programs as well as see whether or not your business can qualify for funding, click here.      
City Update
Meet the new Green Local Schools Superintendent - Sept. 18
Charting the Course The Mayor will host the next Charting the Course presentation on Wednesday, September 18 at the Central Administration Building.  Jeff Miller, newly appointed Green Local Schools Superintendent, will present an update to the business community about the status of the schools and discuss their new strategic plan as well as how businesses and schools can partner to create a stronger community.

Networking will begin at 7:30 and the program will start at 8:00 a.m.

Seating is limited, please RSVP to Amy Sehm at 330.896.6602 or [email protected] by Friday, September 13.  
Massillon Road North of I-77 to SR 619
Construction Barrel The City of Green is planning improvements to the Massillon Road Corridor between I-77 and just North of SR 619 to improve traffic flow. 

While we are in the initial stages of planning, we would like to invite the community and businesses to attend one of two public meetings.  These meeting will include a brief presentation about the project's scope, time frame and include input from the community.  Members of the City of Green Engineering Department and Burgess & Niple, the project's design team, will be available to answer any questions.

Meetings will be held in City Council Chambers located at the Central Administration Building, 1755 Town Park Blvd, Green, OH 44685.

Evening Meeting: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. or
Morning Meeting: Thursday, August 15, 2013 at 7:00 a.m.

Please RSVP if you are interested in attending one of these meetings to Deb Talkington at 330.896.5510 or via e-mail at [email protected] by Monday August 12.
Are You and Your Staff Looking to Have Some Fun?  How about a Co-Ed Softball Team?

USSSA Co-Ed Monday Night League will begin Monday, August 19 and continue until Monday, November 4. Game times will be 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 and 9:00 p.m. Starting times may be adjusted to accommodate teams. The cost for teams is $350.00. Teams will play double headers each week. The regular season will consist of eight weeks of play giving the teams the opportunity to play sixteen regular season games. Teams will then enter into a single elimination tournament. The managers meeting will be held at the John Torok Community and Senior Center located at 4224 Massillon Road at 6:00PM Thursday August 15th.  Registration is now open for all teams on a first-come first-served basis.    

 

For more information click here or contact Jim Hughey at 330.896.6621 or [email protected].  

News & Notes
Welcome
Regional Acceptance Corp. - 3500 Massillon Road
Ultra Nails & Spa. - 3700 Massillon Road
World Class Finish - 3630 Tabs Drive
If you have information that you would like to share in a future edition of this newsletter or have general questions about the City of Green, please contact Jessica Hyser, Community Development Administrator at 330.896.6614 or via e-mail [email protected].
 
Sincerely,


Wayne L. Wiethe, AICP
Director of Planning
City of Green
In This Issue
SBA Affordable Care Seminars
Summit County Loan Fund
Third Frontier Grants
Charting the Course
Massillon Road North
Join a Softball League
News & Notes
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