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HomeMy WebLinkAbout112822 FW_ Join us this Wednesday at 8 am on Coffee with Colleen to hear from WA State Dept of Ecology – About new Climate Commitment Act ________________________________ From: Clallam EDC Sent: Monday, November 28, 2022 11:26:33 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Greg Brotherton Subject: Join us this Wednesday at 8 am on Coffee with Colleen to hear from WA State Dept of Ecology – About new Climate Commitment Act ________________________________ ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. 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Topics that will be covered: * Climate Commitment Act * Clean Fuel Standard * Impacts to our community * Funding Opportunities Please Join us on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89474510306?pwd=VlIrRHh5RG1nYVh3V3JXRzFSMmRodz09 <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RXdb_SgdhtYd-wUhFnPBPmQvQfUBcINhiPsG4GL5IdyTvUB6t5eJs3qchGire5tQzulwhDCaGPgwR4xUY2IfPhitPdH OzkSm57VIbtFWnjU3bhgY-zhw_hssZSiQ_g0S3JssXwme9vob9fAmasaXZj3ySoN2te4fLy5gaJv90_iFpT-lJtDz2-pjATZIydIoVpeF7-3mvbjSOGEJSy6M8QnWeS6jLjA5&c=&ch=> Meeting ID: 894 7451 0306 Passcode: 187447 One tap mobile +12532158782,,89474510306#,,,,*187447# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location - 253 215 8782 (Tacoma) Upcoming Guests: * Dec 7 - McAleer - Explains the Olympic Peninsula Small Business Boost * Dec 14 - * Dec 21 - Congressman - Derek Kilmer * Dec 28 - Christmas & New Years Break * January 3 - Photography Notice: Be aware that by participating in the Clallam EDC's event, “Coffee with Colleen,” you are automatically authorizing the Clallam County Economic Development Council and its employees and agents to use your name, photograph, voice or other likeness for purposes related to the mission of EDC including but not limited to publicity, marketing, websites, and promotion of the EDC and its various programs. <https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif> Top News... <https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif> COVID-19 Biz Rules Continue - Get Resources for 2023: Starting Jan. 1, 2023, Washington state employers will need to ensure each job posting includes a salary range, benefits and more. 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Applications open in 2023 for the 2022 tax year and are accepted through December 31, 2023. Individuals and families are eligible for the Working Families Tax Credit if they meet all of the following requirements: * Have a valid Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). * Lived in Washington a minimum of 183 days in 2022 (over half the year). * Are at least 25 and under 65 years of age OR have a qualifying child <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001N50gtFTSdhXJvOXOEepCfVrAB3LBE3NSppWRT9myaSCjwuZwHHzuBm_cHjJJGOgrqL2IGTsLJ66xlGXUJKeL5MNx0l3KxhS XU8Vy8w3wBU8cuM0C_U-HFCSZT2CGlmaRZLRQuvSmulY38sLodUFCZDL8oDgQEMV0aVxLcSmWIWKGDNU6nXpmZKtyMm3WZ-qUqYzuYJ5X6O0=&c=gPlPnye-_xE0cC_t0j34oJlN5oQy2pdMudlM2iD-F5W22Gwc30Qsqg==&ch=4nbnQylDPe5aKB7iT1_6JFZ3ym6 R6z5dMFh0nJY1x51Zk01EI7ReCA==> in 2022. * Filed a 2022 federal tax return. * Eligible to claim the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) on their 2022 tax return (or would meet the requirements for EITC but are filing with an ITIN). What are the income requirements? 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The purpose of these workshops is to provide applicants and housing developers with information about the application process and evaluation criteria to develop new affordable homeownership projects that benefit households with lower incomes. Participation in one of these online workshops is not required to apply for funding but can improve your knowledge and ability to submit a competitive application. We are also building in time to seek and receive your feedback— this will be a great opportunity to ask questions, get clarification and provide feedback to our team regarding the application and evaluation process, and program requirements. Separate registration is required for each workshop. 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That’s up $1.25 from what it is now. The 8.66 percent rise is directly linked to the cost of common goods such as housing, food, and medical care as reflected in the Consumer Price Index. 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A groundbreaking report by the Washington State Department of Commerce found that although technical assistance providers do offer the right mix of resources, minority or women business owners and those located in rural areas often do not have access to it. The study focused on micro- businesses with five or fewer employees and $100,000 or less in annual revenue. “Whether these businesses succeed or fail has a huge impact on the financial future of entire families and communities,” said Washington State Department of Commerce Director Lisa Brown. “And when they are successful, they build prosperity for our entire state – they grow faster than other businesses and build jobs, economic opportunity and financial inclusion.” A 2016 Association for Enterprise Opportunities study found that microbusinesses that receive the right mix of capital and support grow 30% faster than their peers. Commerce’s study found that three factors -- time, trust and technology – play important roles in whether or not businesses can access capital and support: * Time: Owners need between 40 to 80 hours of assistance, after business hours, on nights and weekends. * Trust: Providing in-language services from technical assistance providers that business owners already know and trust from their communities are integral to providing effective services. Although access to capital and financing was the top unmet need, minority-owned businesses and those in rural disadvantaged communities face unique, systemic challenges to capital access. * Technology: For businesses farthest from opportunity, technology access– ranging from basic broadband to computers and digital literacy -- is a crisis. Without access to the right technology, businesses can’t engage in online retailing or apply for grants and many other financial products. “In building trust, it’s about one-on-one communication, centering people first and then being accountable to them,” said Angie Hinojos with Centro Cultural Mexicano, part of the Small Business Resiliency Network. The 31-member SBRN was launched by Commerce in 2020 to partner with and support community-based organizations as they provide in-language and culturally relevant support to small businesses farthest from opportunity. “Our community can count on us time and time again,” Hinojos said. “We often see that when someone is well served, they share that positive experience throughout the community, which allows for others to find us and share in those resources.” The study surveyed small business technical assistance providers and interviewed leaders of communities farthest from opportunity. 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Many of these owners do not have access to conventional bank loans and must resort to financing their businesses on credit cards or predatory lending, which can lower their credit scores and make it even more difficult to get sustainable financing. Find the full report in English and executive summaries in nine languages—English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Russian, Ukrainian, Tagalog, Somali, Korean, and Mandarin—on the Commerce website. 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It buys all types of products and services — in both large and small quantities — and it’s required by law to consider buying from small businesses. The government wants to buy from small businesses for several reasons, including: * To ensure that large businesses don’t “muscle out” small businesses * To gain access to the new ideas that small businesses provide * To support small businesses as engines of economic development and job creation * To offer opportunities to disadvantaged socio-economic groups SBA's Contracting Guide will help you learn the basic requirements, types of contracts, and how to evaluate your small business to see if it has what it takes to win a government contract. 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