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Monday, December 05, 2022Free Web3 Courses Courtesy of EconAlliance
Ryan Williams, CEO of The Blockchain Academy, has partnered with EconAlliance to provide stakeholders with a course that is the building block of blockchain technology. This technology is driving development of key processes and financial functions of key industries. Two valuable Blockchain Academy courses are sponsored by EconAlliance. The first, Web3 Foundations (3 Hours) can yield an EconAlliance Certificate of Completion as well as the BCA Web3 Foundations Microcredential (must pass the Blockchain
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Thursday, October 13, 2022Save big when you order your required 2023 Employment Notices through the Chamber!
Did you know that every California employer MUST display a CURRENT California and Federal Labor Law poster at each company facility? Businesses that don't comply can face fines and penalties. The Santa Maria Valley Chamber is offering these posters and other HR items at a discounted cost! Simplydownload this form, complete and return it to madison@santamaria.com. Be sure to submit your orders before December 8th to receive your materials by January 2023!
Thursday, August 11, 2022BizFile Online Offers Centralized Resource for Businesses
CalChamber President and CEO Jennifer Barrera joined California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D. and other officials at a hybrid news conference on August 4 to highlight the BizFile Online portal providing online secure services for California businesses.Located at https://bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov/, the web center pulls together in one location links to the many services businesses new and old need to conduct operations in California, including filing required statements or lien notices, searching
Thursday, August 11, 2022Free 2022 Midyear Employment Law White Paper
As we move into the latter half of 2022, California employment law continues to move along — and employers should make sure they’re complying with the new regulations, court rulings, local ordinances and other employment law developments that have occurred thus far in 2022. Luckily, one of CalChamber’s employment law experts has highlighted the significant updates and changes in our free 2022 Midyear Employment Law Update white paper, which includes information on:All COVID-19-related developments, such
Tuesday, June 28, 2022Santa Maria Valley Chamber Partners with California Paid Family Leave Grant to Get Money into the Hands of Small Business
The Santa Maria Valley Chamber is pleased to announce its partnership with California Paid Family Leave Grant (CPFLG). CPFLG allows eligible small businesses in California with 1-100 employees with at least one (1) employee utilizing California’s Paid Family Leave program to apply for grants up to $2,000 per employee to offset the increased costs associated with the employee out on leave. California’s Paid Family Leave program allows California workers to take paid leave to bond with a new child (through
Friday, May 20, 2022California can be Safer When Alcoholic Beverage Servers and Managers are Trained
Alcohol servers and managers at over 56,000 businesses must be trained by August 31, 2022, it’s the law California has one of the largest alcohol markets in the United States with over 56,000 businesses in California that sell alcohol on-site. These businesses have a sizable impact on the California economy. Beginning July 1, 2022, the Responsible Beverage Service Training Act will go into effect. The law requires that anyone who serves alcohol, manages servers, delivers alcohol, takes orders, or
Monday, May 09, 2022Review Expense Reimbursement Policies for Relevance to Remote Work
The unexpected and rapid growth of remote workers since 2020 has changed the workplace permanently. Amid the chaos, employers needed to think about increased use of home internet, more personal cell phone usage, home office enhancements and other expenditures necessary to work from home successfully. Remote work is not going away.Under California Labor Code Section 2802, employees are entitled to be reimbursed by their employers “for all necessary expenditures or losses incurred by the employee in direct
Monday, April 18, 2022Restaurants Care: Resilience Fund
A Relief Fund with Heart! 2022 Application Open April 15 - 30 Restaurants Care is proud to once again partner with SoCalGas, PG&E, SDG&E to offer $3,000 grants to independent restaurants at the heart of our communities. We’re investing in two things that keep a restaurant running—kitchens and crews. Grants will be awarded to restaurants for kitchen equipment upgrades or retention bonuses. And we’re not stopping there. Wells Fargo is powering one year of small business support services. Restaurants will
Wednesday, January 26, 2022USDA: Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program Info. Session
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development (RD), Fresno State Office of Community & Economic Development (OCED), and USDA Office of Partnerships & Public Engagement (OPPE) are partnering to host a Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program Info. Session on Tuesday, February 15 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. The Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant program provides affordable funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas. An essential community facility is
Monday, January 24, 2022EconAlliance 2022 Ag Forum - Agriculture: The Future in Focus
February 3, 2022 Radisson Hotel Santa Maria (Indoor Mask Requirement) 8:15 a.m. Check-In/Coffee & Snack 9:00 a.m. Program 12:30 p.m. - Networking Lunch Program Featured Speaker: Walt Duflock VP Innovation, Western Growers Also includes: County Ag Update Ag Tech: Innovation Snapshots Anticipating Opportunity/Responding to Change: Stories from the Field 2022 Recognition: Ag Sector HR and Safety Leads Register here: www.EconAlliance.org/Upcoming-Events
Monday, January 17, 2022eCommerce as an SEO Strategy
If you have spent any time on Amazon you are already familiar with verbose descriptions of each item for sale, product reviews from verified purchases, and the ability to search by product name, product description and category. These elements are some of the secret sauce that has made Amazon so successful. They provide their shoppers plenty of information to make a confident purchase decision and at the same time this data is structured in a way that Google can gobble the information up. Google is not a
Wednesday, January 12, 2022On National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Attorney General Bonta Highlights Resources to Support Survivors of Human Trafficking
OAKLAND – As part of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today highlighted resources available to businesses and members of the public to help combat human trafficking and support survivors. California law requires certain businesses and establishments to post notices that provide information and resources for survivors and the public regarding human trafficking. The Attorney General urges businesses and members of the public across the state to use these
Monday, January 10, 2022CalChamber: COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rules Update
Below is a condensed summary of the CalChamber podcast, which can be found here. To hear the full discussion of each topic, visit the time stamps noted in the article below. New Isolation, Quarantine Guidelines Time Discussed: 01:35 On December 27, 2021 the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new COVID-19 guidelines on quarantine and isolation periods for asymptomatic cases. Moutrie explains that the timelines have been shortened for asymptomatic cases only and in cases where
Monday, January 10, 2022SEO you shouldn’t trust
SEO advice and services have been offered since Search Engines started crawling the internet. I still see Marketing Agencies offering SEO services that employ tricks that lost relevance almost 2 decades ago. These SEOs offering low-cost SEO are selling nothing but Snake Oil. My hope is to educate you on what to look for so you can protect yourself. Think of your SEO Agency like a personal trainer, a trainer thinks about everything at every level, not just the machines you use in your workout, but also
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Monday, January 03, 2022SCO/City of Santa Maria Small Biz Webinar (January 12, 2022)
Free Small Business Webinar! Hosted by: State Controller Betty T. Yee and the City of Santa Maria Hear from federal, state, and local agencies about programs available to small businesses. January 12, 2022 10:00 - 11:30 am Register at: bit.ly/3sfa9O1
