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Voluntary Paid Leave: A Different Way
DISCLAIMER: The following content was not created by, but is being shared by the Chamber Collaborative. By Brian Bouchard and Noy Kruvi COVID-19 foisted paid leave into the public conversation. Federal programs like the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) mandated periods of paid leave—short and long—for qualifying employees and offset the expense on businesses with a payroll tax credit. The FFCRA has largely been viewed as a success: both in terms of curbing the pandemic and keeping the
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Chamber Collaborative creates new membership category for sole proprietors
PORTSMOUTH—It’s not often Chambers of Commerce reinvent the wheel when it comes to their membership types. But the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth has done just that: They’ve added a category called Sole Proprietor. This new membership is specifically designed for companies of one who do business under a chosen business name rather than the name of an individual. The Sole Proprietor offering solves a problem. “Previously potential members interested in trying membership in the Chamber had
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Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth Selects its Small but MIGHTY Business of November
PORTSMOUTH—A moving company that started on a card table in an apartment in Dover has now expanded to the Eastern Seaboard. Mike Carlton, president of Calling All Cargo Moving & Storage has added two tractor-trailers to his fleet to help transport anything and everything from their Dover and Greenland facilities all the way to their brand-new branch in West Palm Beach, Fla. (a city that he now calls home.) Carlton is proud of his company, and also very proud of his military background as a U.S.
Bravo to the Small but MIGHTY Business of the Month for February
If you think business is all work and no PlAy, you haven’t met the family behind Sages Entertainment. With two and ½ members (Kali, Wayne and wee daughter Alice) the company mission is: Solutions for spreading joy and building community (for the small set, but also for corporate meetings and online parties.) And what are their tools of the trade? FoamWandsScout patchesSkillsScienceBalloonsFunCreativityWonder AND a fair dose of magic (and smarts—these guys are full of STEAM: They build puppets, but
EASY PEASY: How to Submit a News Release to the Chamber Collaborative Website
· Log on to ChamberMaster (chambermaster.com)Click "For Customers"Click Log In from drop downNavigate to Chambermaster (lower right) and click and sign into your account (Need help with your sign on or password? Email Jennifer@PortsmouthCollaborative.org and she can send you a prompt to reset it.) · In the upper right-hand corner, look for the the letters “MIC” (Member Information Center) o Click on it · Once in MIC, go to the menu column on the left-hand side o Click “News Release” from this menu ·
