In this week's newsletter:



• Withdrawal Option for IRS Employee Retention Tax Credit
• Pharmacist Sets Up Apothecary in Gearhart
• The Unconventional Marketing Tactic Businesses Need to Try
• 5 ChatGPT Prompts To Achieve Financial Freedom Faster
• Upcoming Small Biz Education: Small Business Management Program
• Tip of the Week: Don't Forget to Breathe
• Leadership Resource: Visual Merchandising Techniques for Retailers

Withdrawal Option for IRS Employee Retention Tax Credit

Kate Dore, CNBC.com

The IRS has announced a special withdrawal process for small businesses that wrongly claimed a pandemic-era tax break. If you’ve neither received an employee retention credit refund nor cashed your ERC refund check, there’s still time to withdraw your filing, according to the agency.

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Pharmacist Sets Up Apothecary in Gearhart

Jasmine Lewin, SeasideSignal.com

Nestled in the rustic former post office of Gearhart, Mike’s Compounding Apothecary offers a softer alternative to the fluorescent lights of chain pharmacies.

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The Unconventional Marketing Tactic Businesses Need to Try

Jason Miller, Entrepreneur.com

If you haven't tried this marketing strategy, your business is missing out on gaining maximum exposure, causing word-of-mouth hype and showing your audience your ingenuity and creativity. 

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5 ChatGPT Prompts To Achieve Financial Freedom Faster

Jodie Cook, Forbes.com

If you want to be free from the need to earn money, get help in making your plan. With the help of ChatGPT, you can understand your numbers and visualize the exit happening. Outline the steps that take you there then figure out how to do it faster.

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Small Business Management

Begins November 29th | 3:00-5:00pm

Are you an existing small business owner looking to improve your business management skills? The Clatsop SBDC’s Small Business Management (SBM) program is designed to help you level up your entrepreneurial skills.  In SBM your business is the textbook, and what you learn in the classroom is designed to directly be applied to your business. 

Applications open for Level I & NEW Level II Small Business Management Program. 

 Fee: $200 | Thank you to Northwest Oregon Works for their generous scholarship which allows us to provide a $900 program value at an affordable price for students. 

Register Here

Don't Forget to Breathe

Entrepreneurship can be challenging. With everything on your plate, it’s easy to ignore your own needs. But beware: the cost of not taking care of yourself now is much greater in the long run. Breathing happens naturally, whether you’re thinking about it or not, right? But how are you breathing? Short panting puffs? Holding your breath subconsciously? There are proven benefits to controlled and mindful breathing, including staving off stress. Where shallow breathing contributes to anxiety, full abdominal breaths help slow the heart and stabilize blood pressure. If you have trouble remembering to breathe deeply, practice yoga or other guided meditation or breathing exercises through an app or podcast until it comes naturally.

Visual Merchandising Techniques for Retailers

Heart on Main Street