Weekly E-News - Friday, Jan. 22, 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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Upcoming events and specials at the NBHSC!!
For more information, please contact the center.
10 Bighorn Lane | P.O. Box 1435 | Dubois, WY 82513
January 30: Comp 101: Counting & Classifying Sheep According to WY Game & Fish Biologists (outdoors activity in Torrey Valley)
February: Gift Shop Sale: 10% discount on inventory February 1 - February 14 (exceptions for consignment)
February 17: State of the Herd: National Bighorn Sheep Annual Meeting (Zoom & limited in-person)
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Keys To Getting Your Money On Time: Construction Liens, Bonds, And Notices
Thursday February 4
11am-12:30pm
In this webinar focused on the construction industry you will explore the following topics with expert Carl Schweitzer:
● Notice to Owner – Why a notice helps you GET PAID
● Notice is required by WY Lien Statute
● Getting Paid Faster – A lot Faster
● Learn How to Protect Your Business
● Avoid Lawsuits
● Filing Liens – Timelines, Forms, etc.
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General Announcements by the Chamber and Our Members: |
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Happy Birthday to Chamber member the Dubois Kiwanis!!
Thank you for everything you do for our community!!
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Enter to Win: Wildest International Safaris
7-Day Hunt in South Africa Raffle
Tickets available January 9 — 29 2021
Winner will be drawn at 1:00 p.m. MST on January 29
Proceeds will support the Center, educational programs, and 2021 youth Camp Bighorn
Hunt Details:
3 hunters for 7 hunting days
Port Elizabeth, Cape Mountains
Hunters share 3 trophy species: 1 springbok, 1 gemsbok, 1 blesbok
Valued at $6,950
Raffle Ticket Details:
Raffle tickets: $30/ticket
Call the NBSC at 307-455-3429 with questions
The raffle winner is responsible for all travel arrangements, costs, scheduling and other terms and conditions of the hunt and shall deal exclusively with Wildest International Safaris in connection with the same.
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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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Join the team at WYCF!
The Wyoming Community Foundation is accepting applications for a Database Specialist.
To read the full job description and apply now,
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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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COVID-19 RELIEF BILL WEBINAR
Thank you to those that joined us for the COVID-19 Relief Bill Webinar brought to you by the Wyoming Office of Tourism and Wyoming Lodging and Restaurant Association.
A special thanks to Amy Lea, the District Director from the Small Business Administration (SBA); Rachel Stam, Certified Public Accountant at Stam and Associates; and Mike Williams, Senior Vice President at Jonah Bank, for their discussion on Payroll Protection Program, Tax Deductibility, Expanded Business Meal Deductions, Available Grants, Extension of Employee Retention Tax Credit, and the extension of Coronavirus Relief Funds.
For additional questions about the COVID-19 Relief Bill, please contact Chris Brown at [email protected].
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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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