A Non-Profit Corporation Assisting Businesses in Clallam County


102 E Front Street, 2nd Floor 
PO Box 1085
Port Angeles, WA 98362  360.457.7793
www.clallam.org

 

STAFF ACTIVITIES:  WEEK OF OCTOBER 30, 2006

MONDAY, OCTOBER 30th
8:00 a.m.    Linda will be meeting with Russell Wright and Vick DeLorey.
12:00 Noon    The Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce will be meeting at the Red Lion.
1:30 p.m.    Teri will be attending the PUD Commissioners meeting at the PUD office in Port Angeles.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31st 
7:30 a.m.    Pam will be attending the PABA meeting at Joshua’s Restaurant.
8:45 a.m.    Linda will be meeting with an EDC member in Port Angeles.
10:00 a.m.     Clallam County Commissioners will hold their regular meeting at the Courthouse.
2:30 p.m.    Linda will be attending the North Olympic Peninsula RC&D meeting.

WEDNESDAY, November 1st

6:00 p.m.    Pam will attend the OMC Commissioners meeting at the hospital.

THURSDAY, November 2nd

8:00 a.m.    The EDC Staff will be attending the Clallam netWorks Steering Committee meeting at the Landing Restaurant.
11:30 a.m.    The Joint Marketing Group will be meeting in Sequim.

FRIDAY, November 3rd
7:00 a.m.    Sequim Sunrise Rotary meets at Sunland.
9:30 a.m.    Linda will be participating in a telecom meeting re: Outer Coast Logistics Project.

       Small Business Development Center                                       Service Corp of Retired Executives (SCORE)
Free Business Development Service    Free Counseling Services Offered to Start-Up Businesses
For further details, please contact Kathleen Purdy    For further details, please contact the EDC   360.457.7793
at 360.417.5657 or kpurdy@olympus.net.     360.457.7793

FREE
BUSINESS TAX WORKSHOP
Presented by the Washington State Department of Revenue
November 7, 2006
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon
Port Angeles City Hall
To register:  call 360/417-9900 or online:  http://www.dor.wa.gov/

For your information….

Do you need money to start or to run your business?  Mark your calendars – Thursday, November 16th, 11:00 a.m. at the ICN Building in Forks 71 Spartan Avenue.  Representatives from both traditional and alternative funding sources will be on hand to discuss funding opportunities for existing business owners and would be business owners.  Register by call 866-208-1064 or on line at www.omwbe.wa.gov.
***************************************************************************************************** VALUE-ADDED PRODUCER GRANT PROGRAM WORKSHOP

Police Department Conference, Room, 1905 Continental Place, Mt. Vernon
Thursday, November 2                     Exit 227, College Way
 
USDA Rural Development will provide a series of Value-added and Technical Assistance Grant Writing Clinics throughout Washington State beginning in October 2006.  The purpose of these clinics is to inform potential applicants of Value-added Agriculture Producer Grants (VAPG) and Rural Business Enterprise Grants about techniques for successful grant writing.   

Who should attend? 

    Farmers and ranchers and other agriculture producers interested in evaluating an agriculture value-added business enterprise or implementing or expanding the production and marketing of agriculture value-added products.
    Agriculture and Commodity Trade Associations and other Agriculture Producer Groups whose mission includes marketing and business development for Agriculture Producers they represent.
    Non-profit Organizations whose interests include Business and economic or Community Development, Marketing, and other interests within a community.


What will be covered in this Grant Writing Clinic?

    Common errors and omissions in previously submitted proposals.
    Tips and techniques to stay focused on the business venture rather than rhetoric,
    Explanations of terms and concepts,
    How to structure a grant to increase participation and partnerships in the local community.
    How communities can best support the business development ideas in their communities.
    The role of “demographics” in grant selection.
    How to maximize local, state, and Federal political support in grant evaluation.


Where and when will clinics be held?

    October 26, 2006  Olympia, WA  1835 Black Lake Blvd SW, Willaby Conference Room,
    November 2, 2006 Mt Vernon, WA Police Department Conference Room, 1905 Continental Place,  Mt. Vernon, WA  98273
    November 7, 2006  WSU Cooperative extension, Meeting Rooms A & B, North 222 Havana, Spokane, WA 
    November 9, 2006  USDA Forest Service Bldg, Wenatchee Meeting Room, 215 Melody Lane, Wenatchee, WA
    December 6, 2006 Kennewick Library, 1620 So. Union, Kennewick, WA 
Note workshop times are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for this workshop.
    December 7, 2006 USDA Service Center, Conference Room, 1606 Perry Street, Yakima, WA 
    December 13, 2006 Kittitas Community Hall, 102 W 2nd (2nd and Pierce St.), Kittitas, WA 
    December 14, 2006  Chehalis, Location to Be Determined (SW A/O)
    December 21, 2006  WSU Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County, 201 W. Patison, Port Hadlock, WA 98339   

Check with any Rural Development Office for the location that meets your needs.

How long will these clinics last?

Morning Session: 9:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. Value-added Grants and Other Technical Assistance Funding.  The VAPG Program Coordinator will be available to meet individually with interested parties in the afternoon for a brief period.  (December 6, 2006 time is from 9:30 to 12:30)

Afternoon Session: 1:00 to 4:00 P.M. (December 6, 2006 workshop time is from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.) Potential applicants may sign up for appointments with the Cooperative Development Specialist and other Rural Development employees, subject to availability, to review individual requests for technical assistance with the Value-added Producer Grant and other Technical Assistance Requests for Cooperatives. 

                                              
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Registration Now Open for
"Hot Trends and New Strategies for Downtown Retailers" Workshop
 
OLYMPIA - Today's retail environment demands that downtown retailers have advanced training to insure their businesses remain viable, profitable, and competitive in a quickly changing market.  This interactive workshop, "Hot Trends and New Strategies for Downtown Retailers," will challenge participants to think about realities facing downtown businesses and encourage breakthrough thinking regarding innovative retail strategies and tactics.  Featured in the workshop are tips to get the most from advertising and marketing, how to deliver competitive edge service, best practices of "star retailers," and last minute ideas to boost holiday sales.  The workshop will be held November 14th in Wenatchee and November 15th in Tacoma.  Pre-registration is required.

Margie Johnson, principal of Shop Talk, will be the featured speaker.  Ms. Johnson is one of the top retail consultants in the country, receiving recognition from NBC's Today Show, the Washington Pos, Women's Wear Daily Specialty Stores Newsletter, and the National Retail Federation.

Downtown business owners, and staff and volunteers from downtown organizations, chambers of commerce, and other economic development organizations with an interest in helping downtown retailers succeed will want to attend this workshop.
The Washington State Downtown Revitalization Program, part of the state Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (CTED), is sponsoring the workshop.  CTED is the lead state agency charged with enhancing and promoting sustainable community and economic vitality in Washington State. 

For a copy of the workshop brochure including registration information, please visit our website at www.downtown.wa.gov or contact Polly Stoker at 360-725-4026.

Clallam netWorks EDC Weekly Notices

Gregoire aides visit Port Angeles to talk and listen

PORT ANGELES -- Olympic National Park shouldn't grow larger, the
state Department of Ecology should speed cleanup of the Rayonier mill
site, and Medicare reimbursements should increase.

Oh, yeah, and somebody should provide more affordable housing.

Two of Gov. Chris Gregoire's cabinet members received these
messages, among others, on Thursday during a heavily scheduled visit to
Clallam County.

Gary Robinson, director of state Information Services, and Cindi
Holmstrom, chief of the Department of Revenue, repaid the suggestion
with a wish of their own:

All communities should be as collaborative as Clallam County in their approaches to shared problems.

Robinson and Holmstrom were dispatched to Port Angeles as part of a
two-day, 14-city blitz across the state by Gregoire aides pushing her
plan for Washington's economic future.

She calls it The Next Washington.

Robinson and Holmstrom breakfasted with business people, lunched
with local elected officials and gave interviews to KONP-AM and
Peninsula Daily News.

At the PDN, they said collaborative efforts have become Clallam
County's hallmark -- and have won the county more than its share of
state and federal grants.

``What a great job your community has done taking a cooperative approach,'' said Holmstrom.

``That's one of the initiatives in the governor's plan, that approach to economic development.''

Holmstrom and Robinson cited these examples:

* The Community Advocates for Rural Elders -- CARE -- Partnership
that received a $150,000 Robert Wood Johnson grant to study health
needs of senior citizens and $750,000 more to implement solutions.

* The North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center, cooperatively run by
the county's five school districts _-- Quillayute Valley, Cape
Flattery, Crescent, Port Angeles and Sequim.

* The Olympic Public Safety Communications Alliance Network --
OPSCAN -- which will provide direct emergency radio links among 42
agencies ranging from the U.S. Coast Guard to the Clallam Transit
System.

* The Continuum of Care/Shelter Providers Network that the state has
praised for its broad approach to ending chronic homelessness in
Clallam County.

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