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The title of this article is supposed to be funny, but procrastination isnโ€™t a laughing matter. In fact, procrastination can be severely impacting your business. It can affect sales, revenue, and employee happiness. But when work is tough and no news sounds good, itโ€™s easy to tell yourself that youโ€™ll handle the hard stuff on a better day. The problem is there will never be a perfect day to do the hard things. So, hereโ€™s how you can tackle today, what you could put off for tomorrow.

6 Ways to Stop Procrastinating
Procrastination is an excellent way to miss opportunities, and no one wants that. If youโ€™ve found yourself procrastinating a lot recently, itโ€™s time to get it under control. Take back your tomorrow, and get things done today with these tips and mental shifts.… Read the rest

Childcare For All Survey (closes 8/24/2022)

CC4A SurveyThe City of Wilsonville has asked us to share this important information with all Wilsonville businesses and all Wilsonville Residents:

“As the Childcare for All coalition seeks to build its coalition and network of supporters, including cities within the County, we are trying to get a clear picture of how childcare issues affect Wilsonville employers, employees, and families specifically. From an economic development standpoint, lack of access and unaffordability of childcare services are major workforce issues.”

Your answers to a super short survey will really help out!

If you are a Wilsonville resident scan the resident QR code or please go here to take the survey:
https://bit.ly/childcaresurveyresident

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Childcare – Resident QR code

If you are a Wilsonville employer, scan the resident QR code or please go here to take the survey:
https://bit.ly/childcaresurveyemployer… Read the rest

5 Ways to Level Up Your Small Business Marketing (and yes, itโ€™s time) Blog Header Template

If youโ€™re interested in ways to reach more people, and youโ€™re ready to start maximizing technology, itโ€™s time to look at these business solutions:

List Building

You need an email list. Itโ€™s the best way to stay in touch with your customers, nurture them into a sale, and then remind them to come back. The other benefit to an email list is that itโ€™s yours. You wonโ€™t lose access to it if youโ€™re in Facebook jail or one of your social media platforms goes the way of MySpace (for those of you who are old enough to understand that reference). 

Here are a few ways to build an email list.

Marketing Automation

Now that you have a list, itโ€™s time to start talking about marketing automation.… Read the rest

WACC 6th Annual Charity Scholarship Golf Tournament – July 27, 2022 Green Light Green Lively Collage Mobile Banner 450 ร— 450 px Instagram Post 2

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The Wilsonville Area Chamber of Commerce invites you to join us for the 6th Annual Chamber Charity Golf Tournament, presented by Tualatin Auto Body.

Langdon Farms Golf Club, one of the premier golf courses in the Willamette Valley, will play host to our 2022 Workforce Scholarship Tournament. We are proud to feature our Gold Workforce Scholarship Sponsors, Republic Services, Eaton and DWFritz, and the Silver Workforce Scholarship Sponsors, Wilsonville Subaru, Pacific West Bank and Dick’s Auto Group. Their support helps to raise the funds for the WACC Trade & Workforce Scholarship Program that addresses current and future workforce shortages in the community.

Schedule: (May Be Modified)

6:45 AM โ€ข Registration

7:00 AM โ€ข Grab nโ€™ Go Breakfast (Sponsored by Qdoba) โ€ข Driving Range & Putting Green Open

7:45 AM โ€ข Modified Shotgun Start โ€ข Fun โ€œtest your skillsโ€ contests will be held between the end of the tournament and lunch.… Read the rest

The State of Small Business ๏ฟผ

The chamber is the Voice of Business and as the Voice of Business, thereโ€™s something we feel the need to express to everyone in this community. Inflation is being felt everywhere, from Fortune 500 companies to solopreneurs just starting out. 

However, the difference between large-scale companies and smaller ones are their reserves. According to JP Morgan Chase, the average small business runs with only 27 days of operating expenses in reserves. Increases in utilities, goods and services, real estate, and gas costs; supply chain issues impacting delivery; and employee shortages have taken a toll on businesses, especially our smaller ones.

In this challenging time, while you are dealing with your own concerns over stretching your paycheck, we want to share some things you might not realize.… Read the rest