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April 24, 2020 ~ Chamber, Local & Regional Business News

Elite Members Submit a Legislative Issue for Consideration

Newsletter Sponsor Tired of Being Cooped Up At Home?!? Plan something to look forward to and play in the 60th annual Chamber Golf Outing! The date right now is Tuesday, June 16th, but we do have a tentative, make up date set for Tuesday, September 29th! Register today by clicking on the image below. 60th Annual Golf Tournament - GSTCCC 10:00am - Registration and Lunch 12:00pm - Shotgun Start 5:00pm - Awards, Drinks and Buffet Dinner Read more www.gstccc.com

Chamber U Business Education Series - Succession... Business Succession and business exit strategy. Presented by Justin Schulz of the SBDC. Register today to participate in our virtual class. Read more www.gstccc.com

News You May Have Missed

Curves is Now Online While there was no way to anticipate this situation or have a roadmap of how to handle business in this unprecedented time, our system and services have allowed us to transition the traditional Curves supportive community experience from being... Read more www.gstccc.com Publicly traded companies have 2 weeks to give back... The Treasury Department is asking publicly traded companies to return their loans from the federal government by May 7, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Large companies who drew from the fund intended for small businesses were... Read more www.businessinsider.com #BuyMO to help struggling local businesses - Missouri... As more and more Missourians practice social distancing to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, small businesses are feeling the pinch. There are several ways you can continue to support local businesses during this time. Above all, be mindful... Read more mochamber.com Missouri Business Development Network Free webinars on “Business Funding During COVID-19” are scheduled from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Thurs., 4/23; Tues., 4/28; and Thurs, 4/30 by the (SBDC), a partnership between the U.S. Small Business Administration and the University of Missouri Extension. Read more missouri.ecenterdirect.com Uniting For Recovery: The Missouri Chamber's COVID-19... https://mochamber.com/recovery Read more www.youtube.com FOX2now on Twitter St. Charles County Executive hopes to reopen restaurants and bars by end of May https://t.co/OXgIKgsmME Read more twitter.com LinkedIn Publishes Data on Latest Content Engagement... In what will come as absolutely no surprise, LinkedIn has reported that it's seeing a massive increase in company posts mentioning 'COVID-19' and 'working from home' at present. That's no revelation, but what is interesting is noting the... Read more www.socialmediatoday.com How To Manage Personalities During Times Of Change -... Have you thought about which personality types are represented within your team? And have you ever considered how you would manage these personalities during hard times or rapid changes? Here's why it's important. Managing various personalities - ... Read more www.insperity.com Home | StCharlesAllTogether It's a Win - Win - Win! "WIN when doctors and nurses can focus on their patients Local restaurants WIN with your support You WIN because you've helped keep our community strong" "Your contribution creates a ripple that will be felt immediately... Read more stcharlesalltogeth.wixsite.com One month later, some St. Louis restaurants are... Some of the restaurants that closed their doors entirely last month are now returning from temporary hiatus. For some, the Paycheck Protection Program funding has been the catalyst. Others needed time to work through all of the questions that... Read more www.stlmag.com Missouri Department of Conservation launches podcast for ... The Missouri Department of Conservation [MDC] recently announced the launch of its new podcast, Nature Boost, with a focus on getting individuals excited about going outdoors and exploring nature while remaining safe and socially distant. Read more midriversnewsmagazine.com Dettol And Lysol Maker Warns Against Drinking And... Reckitt Benckiser, the makers of Dettol and Lysol, have been forced to issue a strong warning telling people not to inject or drink disinfectant, after President Donald Trump contradicted experts and wrongly suggested it could be ingested to... Read more www.forbes.com

Fighting Back Against Covid-19 (IMPORTANT) We understand that there may be changes in the way your organization works. I'm reaching out to let you know that we can help keep you and your team stay productive and connected while working at the office.Many organizations are facing... Read more www.gstccc.com ST. CHARLES COUNTY REMAINS UNDER GOVERNOR'S STAY-AT-HOME ... ST. CHARLES COUNTY, MO - St. Charles County remains under restrictions set by Gov. Mike Parson who, yesterday, announced the extension of the state's "Stay Home Missouri" order to May 3. On March 23, St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann... Read more www.gstccc.com The Paycheck Protection Program & Economic Injury Disaster Loan funds. The House passed $484 billion in paycheck protection yesterday. Find out everything you need to know in this free 18-minute on-demand webinar, learn about your options & what to consider when applying. Many Missouri businesses to reopen in May after COVID-19 ... JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Many Missouri businesses will be reopening their doors next month after the state lifts social distancing restrictions. Gov. Mike Parson said that of 2:00 pm today there have been 6,137 positive cases of covid 19 including... Read more fox2now.com COVID-19 Survey Thank you for helping to flatten the curve, practicing social distancing and being mindful to help others in need as we all live through COVID-19 together in St. Charles County and metro St. Louis. Right now, the Economic Development Center (EDC) ... Read more www.surveymonkey.com How to Run Facebook Ads for Local Businesses: Driving... Do you own a local brick and mortar business? Want more walk-in customers? Facebook ads expert Paul Ramondo shows you, step by step, how to run Facebook ads ... Read more www.youtube.com The Key To Effective Communication And Performance -... For any business, the power to motivate your people effectively is worth its weight in gold. The challenge is figuring out how to draw out the best possible performance from your employees on a consistent basis. The secret is having conversations ... Read more www.insperity.com Five Ways to Supercharge Your Email Marketing [Infographic] With new social and messaging platforms emerging every day, it's natural to wonder whether email is still relevant. The data shows that even with the myriad ways to communicate with customers today, email is still going strong. In fact, over 90%... Read more www.marketingprofs.com 30 Creative Alternatives to 'Unprecedented' in These... These days, you've probably received emails from every brand you've ever interacted with over the past 20 years, telling you about what they're doing for their community and customers in these "unprecedented" times of the COVID-19 pandemic. If... Read more www.marketingprofs.com Two Alternatives to PowerPoint For-I don't know, 200 years?-the standard for presentations has been Microsoft's PowerPoint. Ever since we dropped the overhead projector/transparency model, we've emphasized key points of our educational sessions with hard-to-read, badly... Read more yournerdybestfriend.com How Slack's VP Aligns His Remote Teams and Encourages... In 2020, working remotely is now more popular than ever. In fact, over 60% of U.S. employees between the ages of 22 and 65 say they work remotely at least occasionally - and 99% of people would choose to work remotely, at least part-time, if they ... Read more blog.hubspot.com

Video of Chamber University Business Education Series

Virtual Morning Brew Registration Open Now

VIRTUAL - Morning Brew - April 2020 Networking Event - A perfect blend of friends and conversation! Stop by for a cuppa jo, a warm smile and new connections. You ll meet friendly chamber members from various industries. Bring your business cards to swap you ll leave with a... Read more www.gstccc.com

Resources

Uniting for Recovery: Lawmakers must shield COVID-19... During the COVID-19 crisis, Missouri health care professionals have dealt with extraordinary challenges and placed themselves in harm's way to serve the sick. In addition, manufacturers across the state rapidly altered their operations to help... Read more mochamber.com

ToGo / Take Out / Delivery We've compiled a useful list of restaurants throughout the region who offer take out. This is a very crucial time during this unprecedented event- which is why our local businesses, especially our restaurants, need us now more than ever. Restaurants are welcome to complete the form to be added to the list. Virtual Retailers Small businesses will be some of the first to feel the effects of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). We want to do what we can to help them. Please consider purchasing product or gift cards from the following businesses to help them weather the current pandemic. Use the button above to visit the website and check out the list of online stores. If you are a business that has an online presence, click the button and complete the form to be added to the list.

Post A Job The Greater St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce has made posting and finding a job easier for our community! If you are an EMPLOYER, you can create a job posting on our jobs board by visiting  www.GSTCCC.com  and clicking the yellow image. You do not need to be a member of the Chamber to utilize this free tool. Feel free to include a detailed job description and a business logo. Temporarily Out of Work? Check out our Jobs Board. Do you have friends or family that have been temporarily laid off due to the Covid - 19 pandemic? Feel free to share the website above and check out all the jobs posted for immediate hire on our jobs board.

COVID - 19 Updates A state of emergency about the public health crisis COVID-19 ("coronavirus") has been declared in March 2020 by U.S. President Donald Trump, Missouri Governor Mike Parson and St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann. All residents and... Read more www.edcscc.com

Billboard Available

Billboard Space Available Just a FEW Billboards left for 2020! Cycles are 28 days long, $100, If you didn’t secure yours yet, you have a last chance before they’re gone! This is what’s available, if you’re interested for Hwy 364/94, contact Lori by email or by phone at 636-946-0633 x 103. Due to a cancellation by a business who had 10 spots, we have 8 spaces available on Hwy. 364 for the May 25th cycle . Dec 7 – 7 left *Availability on a first come, first serve basis & subject to change without notice .

Call Lori Tainter to reserve your space at 636-946-0633 or email her at Lori@GSTCCC.com

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