Apr 19, 2022
Greetings!

This week's "No Miss List" has you at ESABA Happy Hour at Cups and Cheers Thursday April 21st. Also, last chance to join as an exhibitor for AAPI Small Business EXPO. They've had a great response and are closing the list, so sign up now! If you're a small business and want to share tables, Paris can help coordinate. And Stand with Ukraine MN finds it's way to the East Side with a first run of posters - find out more.

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GROW-IT Center Open House today!
MN Humanities Center Cultural Heritage Grants - Open now
Check out Premier Moving Services video in the More Stories of Black Excellence series


Join our April event - Happy Hour at Cups & Cheers for all you who are cheerful and excited to raise a glass real and in-person, make new connections and relax a minute. Win some great prizes too. Notice the vintage ESABA Sanity Series logo and the throw-back Pub Crawl photo? Couldn't resist.
Stand with Ukraine MN is mobilizing resources with the Ukrainian Center. They have a poster businesses can put up coming soon. We got a few advance posters - let me know if you want one

Connect with Brandon Doan to learn more about the organization and their work.
Learn a little more about Premium Moving and owner Chester Sackie with this video from our Metro State student team.
Fistful of Deals: Win $100

ESABA is launching our next contest for you to win $100 in Gift Cards to Member businesses. When you use 5 Orbiter coupons between now and May 15th. Send us the photos and be entered to win!

Career Labs are in full swing Monday through Thursday 1-5 p.m. at Dayton's Bluff Library (645 E. 7th St.)

Connect with Paris to see how you can combine the services of BizRecycling and our Preferred Hauler Deal to maximize savings on your solid waste bill. Nobody should be paying more than they need to. ESABA members, that means you. Click the BizRecycling logo below to learn more about how to get started.

Apr 19 - GROW-IT Center Open House - Metro State and Urban Roots



May 5 - Cinco de Mayo East Side Connect! - ESABA


May 14 - AAPI Small Business EXPO @ Metro State - MN Hmong Chamber


Southeast Community Organization - Executive Director - working link!

ESFL - Executive Director

ESNDC - Economic Development Coordinator

Payne Phalen District Council - Environmental Justice Community Coordinator

East 7th - Front Mngr, Store & Deli Clerks, and more!
If you have employment opportunities and need help getting the word out, please submit them to our website here.
Board of Directors:
President:
Steve Ledin
Ledin Law PLLC

Vice President:
Juan Cervantes
Juan Cervantes State Farm Agency LLC

Secretary:

Treasurer:
Khue Yang
Hiway Federal Credit Union

Board Members:
Tonya Bauer
Saint Paul Port Authority

Randy Bloom
MSS

Chelsea Fey
Visit Saint Paul

Shateka Flowers
Family Values For Life

Taelor Johnson
Mueller Memorial

Marv Koppen
Party Time Liquor

William Schultz
Vivid Concepts

Darren Varley
DVCreative
Paris Dunning, Executive Director
651.335-0986
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