Check out what is happening this month in the Diamond Business District!
APRIL 2017
DIAMOND RECAP
ACCESS TO CAPITAL WORKSHOP
We partnered with Civic San Diego and the Small Business Development Center and invited several lenders including LiscSD/KIVA, Accion, and the International Rescue Committee. O ver 20 people attended the workshop and four attendees applied for loans!

If you missed the workshop and would like more information about our Access to Capital Program, please contact Francisca Orellana, Small Business Community Initiative Officer, at francisca@sdbd.org.
DIAMOND NEWS
LET'S GO BIKING

National Bike Month is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling and educate and encourage more folks to giving biking a try.

Check out for our new biking banners along the Imperial Avenue and Market Street corridors.  These stunning banners were designed by Jessie Zelayandia, one of the students from the Jacobs Creative Industries Program. This banner program has been made possible in part by a SANDAG iCommute GoByBike Mini-Grant.

  

SAVE THE DATE:  Bike To Work Day is  Thursday, May 18th. Register now   to receive a FREE Bike to Work Day   t-shirt at a local pit stop on Bike to Work Day!
In This Issue:
Committee Calendar
Economic Development Committee
Tuesday 4/11 | Noon

Executive Committee
Tuesday 4/11 | 5:30pm

Marketing & Promotions Committee
Wed. 4/12 |11:30am

Board of Directors
Tuesday 4/18 | 5:30pm

Diamond Street Festival
Wednesday 4/26 | 4pm

All Meetings are held in the Tubman Chavez Community Center.
Partner Resources
Workshops





Helpful Blogs





Templates 


PRINTED BUSINESS DIRECTORY



Our first Annual Printed Business Directory is almost here! All Diamond BID members receive a free listing. We have business card (2"x3.5"), half page (4"x5.5"), and full page (5.5"x8.5") ad spaces available.  To view prices, click HERE . Early Bird Special ends April 7, 2017!

I f you would like more information, please contact our office by email at info@sdbd.org or call 619-255-3604. 
DINE DIAMOND DELIVERS

These days there are numerous Apps that deliver food to your house or office! Check out these four Apps that delivery food from several of our best eateries!

Amazon Restaurants
UberEats
Eat24
Grub Hub
Mariscos Altata Wings & Fish BVM Grill & Pizzeria
 Mariscos Altata

Imperial Fish Market Pete Mayo's Orginal Waffleburgers
 Bonnie Jean's Soul Food

Wings Empire

STRAIGHT OUTTA DISTRICT 4 FUNDRAISER

One of the objectives of the Diamond Street Festival is to build and increase community pride. We know that a lot of amazing people and organizations have come out of Southeastern San Dieg o's District 4. We wish to celebrate all the positive people that have come out of our community as a FUNDraiser to help cover the cost of bringing The Delfonics, an R&B/S oul vocal group that were most popular in the late-1960s and early-1970s, to perform at the festival.

The FUNDraiser consists of your name or organization appearing on a "STRAIGHT OUTTA DISTRICT 4" T-Shirt. The front of the shirt will say "STRAIGHT OUTTA DISTRICT 4" and all names will be listed on the back of the shirt. Shirts will be white with black ink.


VILLA ENCANTADA APARTMENTS


The  Metropolitan Transit System broke ground on 67 affordable apartments adjacent to the Encanto/62nd Street Trolley Station.  The Villa Encantada Apartments will include two and three-bedroom units affordable to families earning between 30% and 60% of the local median income. The apartments will be about 20 minutes from downtown via the Orange Line.

The $30 million development replaces a parking lot, but trolley riders will have access to a new parking structure. There will also be 1,000 square feet of retail space.  The apartments are being developed by  AMCAL Multi-Family Housing , which has leased the property from the MTS for 55 years.

UPCOMING DIAMOND EVENTS
NOTICE
Diamond Business Association's
 Board of Directors Meeting

When: 
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
5:30pm-7:00pm

Where:
Tubman Chavez Community Center
Conference Room
415 Euclid Avenue
San Diego, CA 92114

What:
Join us for our monthly board of director's meeting. 
ANNUAL CLEAN UP
NEW MANDATORY REGULATIONS 
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES


BIKE-IN MOVIE NIGHT


NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN
for the

Would you like to join our Board of Directors? Nominate yourself or another Diamond BID member! Click here to download the nomination form. 

Nomination guidelines for the Shine Bright Awards will be posted on our website www.sdbd.org soon and will be announced in our May newsletter.
THIRD ANNUAL DIAMOND STREET FESTIVAL
NEW DIAMOND BUSINESSES
 
Metro PCS
Services - Cell Phone Provider
4708 Market Street
San Diego, CA 92102
619-383-5123

CJ's Ice Cream
Ice Cream Distributor
619-729-1596
Home-based business.
Spice It Up
Wholesale Distribution of Spices 
619-494-6066
Home-based business. 
True Hustle 
Screen Printing
619-721-0696
Home-based business.
SAN DIEGO 4 LIFE 

Meet Rocio! She is the business owner of San Diego 4 Life, a company that sells natural products that improve one's health. 

Location: 4973 Imperial Avenue
                 San Diego, CA 92113
Phone:     619-884-2932
Email :      rociorebollar@yahoo.com
DIAMOND PARTNER EVENTS
OUTDOOR OUTREACH
 

DIAMOND RESOURCES
EcoChoice Is A Productive Choice For Businesses

SDG&E's EcoChoice program gives customers the option to purchase up to 100% clean, renewable energy. The program may be a good option for those who lease or don't have the ability to adopt solar due to costs or the inability to put panels on their rooftop. With Ecochoice, there's no upfront installation cost and you're supporting clean, renewable energy in our community. Those who enroll will pay a small premium every month depending on their subscription level. Customers can visit our  online calculator  to estimate how much it will cost each month to purchase renewable energy through the program. Customers can also enroll online. For more information, visit  sdge.com/ecochoice .
A New Energy Analysis Tool For Medium-Sized Businesses

Try SDG&E's newest online energy tool, the Business Energy Analyzer, designed to help medium-sized businesses. It can help you make sense of complex energy data and guide you in creating an action plan to save money. It also tracks your energy-efficiency efforts and offers high-level reports on bill and energy use patterns for multiple meters and accounts. Enrollment is free. Learn more at  sdge.com/bea .


Diamond Business Association, Inc. (SDBD) 
619-255-3604 | info@sdbd.org  | www.sdbd.org