Weekly E-News - Friday, Feb.12, 2021
A look ahead at upcoming events and announcements by
the Dubois Chamber of Commerce and our Members
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Announcements, Events and Webinars By Date: |
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How to Write Product Descriptions For Your E-Commerce Site
Tuesday, February 16 4pm-5pm
No Cost
Join E-commerce expert, Gabaccia Moreno, for a webinar on how to write product descriptions that sell your product, inform the consumer, and aid in your marketing efforts. This webinar is perfect for your business if you haven’t seen enough activity on your e-commerce store, are opening an e-commerce store for the first time, or are joining the new Shop Wyoming platform.
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February 17, 2021 @1:30pm
Monthly Tourism Webinar
The Wyoming Office of Tourism is continuing the monthly webinar series which focuses on topics that directly affect Wyoming Partners. The monthly webinar will take place the third Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. The webinars will last approximately 45-minutes but may vary depending on the topics. To maintain flexibility and consistency, we will be announcing each month’s topic during the Monthly Industry Call.
As mentioned on the industry call, February’s topic in the series will be: 2021 Travel Content Trends. From creating countless virtual experiences to constantly readjusting your messaging, this past year has posed many challenges for content creators. But with each challenge, we learned to be adaptable and creative with our digital content strategy. Moving into 2021, we will lean on what we’ve learned, while expanding on emerging content trends. Join the Wyoming Office of Tourism’s Brand Studio team for a 45-minute webinar on 2021 best practices for video, photography, social media and editorial, and how to start implementing each on your own channels.
We ask that everyone interested in joining please RSVP through this RSVP Link or directly through the Industry Site. It is also very important to ask any questions you may have on the upcoming topics in advance of building the presentation. So, please click here to provide your questions prior to the webinar.
To view previous webinars, such as January’s 2021 a Year of Recovery, please visit the Industry Site or click here.
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How to Build a Winter Survival Shelter:
Program with Joe Brandl
Proceeds will benefit educational programs and the Center.
Saturday February 20, 2021 at 11:00
Deception Creek Trailhead
$20 per person: special program pricing
Space is limited, please register in advance
Please RSVP to [email protected], by calling 307-455-3429, or come visit us at the Center!
Joe Brandl will show how winter survival shelters can save a life. This event will include information on what to carry in a pack, how to signal for help when in need, and how to construct simple shelters that can provide protection in the event a night is spent unexpectedly outdoors in the mountains.
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Joe has worked for years honing his expertise of primitive bushcraft skills. His many years as a Boy Scout leader, vast experience as a hunter and wilderness adventurer, and his expertise in tanning animal hides have transformed him into a warehouse of knowledge and skills. In 1988, he began to operate a small tannery in Dubois, Wyoming. Since then, Absaroka Western Design and Tannery has grown in to a large tannery facility and showroom, producing western décor for homes, lodges, and businesses. Joe's expertise also led him to be the oldest participant to survive the 21-day challenge on Discovery Channel's Naked and Afraid.
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Lodging Industry Taxability Webinar
Thursday – February 25, 2021
9:00am to 11:00am
The Wyoming Department of Revenue will be holding a seminar in a webinar format on February 25, 2021; Subject matter to be covered includes but is not limited to: long term versus transient guests; front desk concerns; guest charges; meetings and banquet services; food and beverage; transportation; use tax; maintenance; exemptions; and much more!
When registering for this webinar, please use your mailing address.
Pre-submitted questions are welcomed and encouraged for inclusion in the presentation. Please email questions to [email protected] or fax to (307)777-7522.
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Small Business Cybersecurity: Feb 25
Free Webinar
Where does the internet service provider’s responsibility end and mine begin?
“We live in a world that has more dependency on the Internet than ever before, accelerated by a global pandemic. This webinar provides a perfect avenue to openly discuss challenges and concerns that will lead to a better understanding of individual roles and responsibilities of the business and ISP as related to hardware and software applications,” said speaker and Network Manager Jason Jenkins of Silver Star Communications.
Small businesses without technical help, often do not understand the equipment installed by the ISP and its purpose. Many just assume that it includes firewall protections. The webinar is designed to combat this assumption.
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Federal, state, and local governments spend millions of dollars every year to purchase products and services from small businesses in Wyoming. Many entrepreneurs aren’t taking advantage of this potential market which is constantly on the lookout for food, clothing, construction services, and now, items and services related to COVID-19. The 2021 GRO-Biz Conference is the best chance of the year in our state to learn everything there is to know about government contracting.
While the format looks a bit different from previous years, the conference still promises to deliver a robust offering of matchmaking, networking, and learning opportunities for Wyoming’s small businesses. Whether you are new to the idea of selling your goods or services to the government or you have been working in contracting for years.
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February is the Kiwanis Club "Acts Of Kindness" Month! |
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General Announcements by the Chamber and Our Members: |
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The Dubois Chamber of Commerce invites you to join us in being part of our 2021 Dubois Visitors and Relocation Guide and
Chamber Business Directory!!
Limited advertising space available!! Reserve your ad space now!
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Dr. Geoff Kraemer joins SageWest Health Care
Podiatrist provides specialized foot and ankle care and surgery services in Fremont County
SageWest Health Care is pleased to announce podiatrist Geoff Kraemer, DPM has joined its staff. Dr. Kraemer is one of several physicians joining SageWest this year growing health care services close to home.
“We are pleased to welcome Dr. Kraemer to SageWest Health Care,” said John Ferrelli, CEO of SageWest Health Care. “Specialized foot and ankle care and surgical services are important to our community, and Dr. Kraemer’s expertise and experience will be important as we continually strive in meeting our communities’ healthcare needs.”
Dr. Kraemer has five years of experience specialized foot and ankle care treatment and surgeries. He joins SageWest from Banner Medical Group in Worland where he practiced for three years and prior to that from Hutchinson Clinic in Hutchinson, Kan. where he practices for two years. Dr. Kraemer is certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery.
Dr. Kraemer completed his podiatric residency at West Houston Medical Center in Houston, Tex. He earned his medical degree from Des Moines University College of Medicine and Surgery in Des Moines, Iowa.
Dr. Kraemer is accepting new patients at Fremont Orthopaedics, for an appointment call 332-9720 in Lander or 856-7071 in Riverton.
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Restaurant Announcements: |
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Stop in at Lava Mountain lodge, fill up your stomachs and fuel up your vehicle, or snowmobile!
Starting Sunday, open for lunch, and dinner. A fully stocked bar opens at 11 in the mornings, till 10 that night. Stop in & see us anytime, we'd love to see you! Tel: 307-455 2506.
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Did someone say breakfast? Breakfast is now being served all 7 days of the week at Crooked Creek Guest Ranch!! Come on in and fill up! Hurry!!
Tel: (307)-455-2815
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Brooks Lake Lodge Offers Reservation-only Winter Lunch to the Public
Local favorite to serve gourmet snow-season lunches with new guidelines in historic hall
Brooks Lake Lodge’s popular winter lunch will open to outdoor adventurers enjoying Wyoming’s snowy back country. Lunch in the historic Great Hall will be available for limited capacity by advance reservation.
Locals and visitors can still enjoy a day trip of snowmobiling, snowshoeing or even fat biking the snowy road that leads to Brooks Lake Lodge for lunch this winter; however, they will need to make a reservation. While typically the lodge is open to the public for winter lunches on a first-come, first-served basis, to continue to put the safety of staff and guests first, the lodge will host a limited number of reservation-only daily lunch guests for this year’s December 20, 2020 – March 15, 2021, season.
Always a popular way to spend a winter day in Wyoming! Each winter season, the lodge enjoys serving its daytime guests a well-earned, hearty lunch while offering riders the comfort of warming up by one of the lodge’s giant crackling fires before heading back out to enjoy the snowy backcountry terrain. Continuing that tradition is important to the lodge, and they are asking for daytime lunch guests to call in advance at 307-455-2121 to reserve space for their party, so that the lodge can maintain a limited amount of people indoors at a time.
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The Round Up Classifieds and Employment Opportunities: |
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Looking for a job?
Wyoming at Work has a website with available jobs here in Wyoming. Updated on a regular basis.
For further information, please contact:
Jared Whitehead
Workforce Specialist
POWER Case Manager
WIN Case Manager
Riverton Workforce Center
422 E. Fremont
Riverton, WY 82501
307-856-9231 phone
307-856-3468 fax
jared.whitehead1@wyo.
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Resources and support available to businesses and nonprofits: |
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Register To Be a Retailer On The NEW Shop Wyoming Platform
As part of our expanding services within the CARES Act Recovery Program, the Wyoming SBDC Network has created a one-stop e-commerce site for the Wyoming entrepreneurs, called Shop Wyoming. This site allows customers to shop and check out from multiple Wyoming grown businesses at once and will give you an opportunity to reach new and existing customers on a local and national scale all within one unique, state-centric platform.
There is no cost to participate and we provide in-depth training on how it all works upon registration.
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COVID-19 RESOURCES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES |
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We have recently expanded our current advising team with supplemental experts in every field of entrepreneurship as part of the The Wyoming SBDC Network CARES Act Recovery Program. Armed with first-hand small business experience, our expanded team of advisors are pulled from all areas of interest and come from a wide variety of industry backgrounds. View their specialties on our resources page and contact your local Wyoming SBDC Network advisor to start creating your response and recovery plan today.
Visit our COVID-19 Resources page to learn more about these new supplemental advisors and to find up to date loan and grant guidance for small businesses.
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2021 WYOMING CYBERSECURITY COMPETITION WORKS WITH YOUR BUSINESS PLANNING
LARAMIE – Celebrating its fourth year starting on Feb 1, the free Wyoming Cybersecurity Competition for Small Businesses works with a company’s planning efforts by capitalizing on the company’s strengths to meet goals.
Small businesses and start-ups that participate in other programs throughout the State will find the competition complementary to their business planning, strategic planning, and marketing efforts.
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COVID-19 SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR
WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES
The WWBC’s COVID-19 Support Program aims to help women-owned small businesses build or enhance their online presence, launch crowdfunding campaigns, and implement accounting software at no cost. To receive free services from WWBC, follow the link below and complete our simple application.
We look forward to working with you!
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SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available to Wyoming Small Businesses
Small nonfarm businesses in nine Wyoming counties and neighboring counties in Idaho, Montana, South Dakota and Utah are now eligible to apply for low‑interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the following primary counties that began Oct. 6, 2020.
Primary Wyoming counties: Crook, Lincoln and Sublette;
Neighboring Wyoming counties: Campbell, Fremont, Sweetwater, Teton, Uinta and Weston;
Neighboring Idaho counties: Bear Lake, Bonneville and Caribou;
Neighboring Montana counties: Carter and Powder River;
Neighboring South Dakota counties: Butte and Lawrence;
Neighboring Utah county: Rich.
“SBA eligibility covers both the economic impacts on businesses dependent on farmers and ranchers that have suffered agricultural production losses caused by the disaster and businesses directly impacted by the disaster,” Garfield said.
Small nonfarm businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations of any size may qualify for Economic Injury Disaster Loans of up to $2 million to help meet financial obligations and operating expenses which could have been met had the disaster not occurred.
“Eligibility for these loans is based on the financial impact of the disaster only and not on any actual property damage. These loans have an interest rate of 3 percent for businesses and 2.75 percent for private nonprofit organizations, a maximum term of 30 years and are available to small businesses and most private nonprofits without the financial ability to offset the adverse impact without hardship,” Garfield said.
By law, SBA makes Economic Injury Disaster Loans available when the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture designates an agricultural disaster. The Secretary declared this disaster on Dec. 17, 2020.
Businesses primarily engaged in farming or ranching are not eligible for SBA disaster assistance. Agricultural enterprises should contact the Farm Services Agency about the U.S. Department of Agriculture assistance made available by the Secretary’s declaration. However, nurseries are eligible for SBA disaster assistance in drought disasters.
Applicants may apply online, receive additional disaster assistance information and download applications at https://disasterloanassistance.sba.gov/. Applicants may also call SBA’s Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or email [email protected] for more information on SBA disaster assistance. Individuals who are deaf or hard‑of‑hearing may call (800) 877-8339. Completed applications should be mailed to U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
The deadline to apply for economic injury is Aug. 17, 2021.
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Attention Chamber Members!!
Don't forget to email us your announcements for any upcoming events, promotions or special offers you have!! It's one of your member benefits. Take advantage of it! Please email information to: [email protected]
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Chamber Member Benefits:
The Dubois Chamber of Commerce supports our 125+ Chamber Members with a professional marketing mix including our website, social networks, E-news, maps, calendars, and more. We work diligently with our Members to network and gain visibility within the community and beyond.
We support the Dubois community in events that allow our member businesses to gain visibility. These major events include the 4th of July Parade, Airport Appreciation Day, Halloween events, Holiday Dubois Delights. We also publish branded events calendars and a map of the Town of Dubois.
The Dubois Chamber of Commerce creates business referrals and networking opportunities for our members through in-person meetings, phone calls, networking events, ribbon cuttings, social networking, and content and links throughout all of our electronic marketing.
The Chamber of Commerce acts as a source of reference and information for new businesses and families relocating to Dubois.
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The Dubois Chamber of Commerce is committed to stimulating the economic health of its partner businesses through promotional activities and services while promoting the unique advantage of the Dubois area as a desirable destination for new businesses, nonprofit organizations and residents.
Please let us know how we can support you and your business!!
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Dubois Chamber of Commerce
708 Meckem Street, Dubois, WY 82513 | P.O. BOX 632
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