WELCOME TO APRIL

Here are the top FIVE things YOU need to know this month:

✨ NACM BCS Board Election Results

✨ Member Spotlight: Harbor Foods

✨ Upcoming Webinars

✨ A new season of Ask the Experts is here

✨ A B&O Tax Incentive Program You Won't Want to Miss

Read on to learn more! 💻

The results are in! Congratulations to our newly elected (and re-elected) NACM BCS Board Members!

📤 Elected to a first three-year term: 

Steve Giboney, Director of Credit, Silvaris, Inc., Seattle 

📤 Elected a second three-year term:

Jeff Borgens, Senior Manager Operations & Finance, Aiphone, Bellevue

Dan Pharris, Attorney at Law, Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson, Seattle

Thanks to all who voted. If serving on the NACM BCS Board of Directors is of interest to you, please drop an email to: feedback@nacmbcs.org

We wanted to take a second and spotlight 🔦 one of our amazing members - Harbor Foods! This year they are celebrating 100 years in business AND this Kent, WA based business was just named Family Business of the Year by the Puget Sound Business Journal. 

We are lucky to have such amazing members! Congratulations!! 🎊

You won't want to miss this member-only webinar on April 12th. Here's what YOU need to know:

👉The global economy is at a crossroads: struggling to arrest the highest inflation in a generation, higher borrowing costs, and rising big power tensions.

👉 The workshop will explore major regional economic trends, trade, and political challenges; and will examine how these trends are likely to impact global trade flows over the next 12-18 months.

This is a must-attend for anyone in the finance, credit, business, or economic sector! 

Register by clicking the QR code on the graphic or CLICK HERE.

Thursday, April 27th, 12:00-1:00 PDT

In recent months, several of our members approaching retirement age have asked for help in navigating Medicare. This Federally funded program is something we will all have to deal with someday. For our members and customers preparing for this important new chapter in life, they find that Medicare is not as easy to understand as you might be led to believe. This is especially true with Supplemental Insurance programs that you will almost certainly want to have.

While this is definitely a topic outside of the NACM wheelhouse, enough members have asked for help. So, using our professional relationships, we ae pleased to be able to put a presentation together designed to help you figure out what your needs will be in the years ahead.

The presenter is an expert in the field that cannot sell you anything! This a purely educational program for our members. There is no charge, but you do have to register so we can send you a meeting link.

Please join on us Thursday, April 27th, 12:00-1:00 PDT. Click on the button to register.

About the Speaker: 

Sara Jean Walter,

Regional Vice President, John Hancock Investment Management

Sarah is a regional vice president for John Hancock Investment Management, covering her home state of Oregon as well as Southwest Washington, Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho.  She has been in financial services since 2013

We have a number of interesting programs coming up this year. Check here in the enews for latest information or go to website's Events page.

Here's some of what is coming in 2023:

Medicare Planning

Safety in the Workplace

Managing a Remote Staff

Automation in the Credit Department - A Panel Discussion

Cybersecurity

The {First} 10 Commandments of Commercial Credit and Supply Chain Issues

"Credit is Risky Business"

The Western Credit Conference returns to Salt Lake City October 11-13, 2023. Save the date and look for more information coming soon.

We're baaaackkk!!!

Ask the Experts is back with a brand new season! This year we are answering a lot of great questions - some credit related, some business related and some not.

This month's topic was highly requested - what do YOU need to know when planning for retirement? Any by "planning" we don't necessarily mean financial.

We are talking to two recent retirees who discuss how they prepared (or wish they had) for their retirement and how they are maximizing the time.

Click HERE to watch now!

Are you a business that pays B&O tax? If so, then this tax credit incentive program may be worth looking into as part of this month's #communityfocus . 

Who: In partnership with the DOR, Washington Trust for Historic Preservation and Washington Main Street.

What: The Main Street Tax Credit Incentive Program provides a Business & Occupation (B&O) or Public Utility tax (PUT) credit for private contributions given to eligible downtown organizations. 

When: Donations are open now until funds run out! You must make the payment prior to November 1st in full to the Main Street organization you select during the application process.

How: You can make a donation to one of WA State's 37 accredited Main Street Organizations (these are 501(c)(3) organizations with a mission to revitalize historic downtowns and encourage economic vitality in our communities. 

Example: If you make a $1,000 donation to a WA Main Street city, you'll receive a $750 credit on your B&O tax the following year.

For more details visit: https://preservewa.org/taxcredit/