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New Committee Works on Five New
Benefits
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A new group is working to add more
benefits to being a business in Fortuna. The "Member Benefits Committee" is a
sub group of the FBID Board and is looking for interested business people to help work on
their projects for 2003.
The group's goal is to have at least one or two group benefits in place before June 2003.
Some of the ideas they are preparing now:
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Card" credit card with perks for the
user.
-Group rate discount with one or more web design or hosting firms.
-A side-by-side comparison of FBID with other cities economic development groups' costs
and projects (updating a survey of two years ago)
-A group plan for credit card processing
-A group rate for high speed Internet service
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-The Goods and Services Guide (already
underway)
While some of these ideas may not pan out, at least one or two will be in place this
year. If you have another idea that you'd like to see worked on, would like to help
the group as a committee member or would like to put in your vote for the benefit you like
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SBA Help for Small Business Exporters
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While certainly not news for everyone, a
letter from Senator Barbara Boxer's office could be a big help to small manufacturer's
considering doing business overseas.
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cash flow problems when dealing with
overseas buyers.
Designed to help small business cope with the longer payment demands of foreign buyers,
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grow.
Programs also can cover up to 100 % of up-front costs for export orders, give support to
stand-by letters of credit for performance bonds, and offer loans up to $250,000 for trade
promotion expenses.
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contact:
Sondra R. Edwards, USEAC
11150 West Olympic Blvd ste. 975
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Tel: 310-235-7203, Fax:310-235-7220
Email: Sondra.Edwards@sba.gov
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Sign Up Early for Daffodil Window
Decoration
To get your business signed up for school
kids' daffodil decorations in mid-March, drop us a line at fbid@sunnyfortuna.com.
We will make more notifications in February, but why not get signed up early?
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(Continued
from page 1)
Take a look below
for a voided version of a $20 certificate. A negotiable certificate will have a
stamped signature in the lower left corner and should have the recipient line filled out
and the purchaser line and phone number filled out. Actual certificates also have
bank routing numbers just like a check. If you ever have a question about a Fortuna
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boldt Bank Fortuna 725-7474. You may
also call the FBID office for general questions.
There are still some "first series" gift certificates circulating with an
expiration note in the upper right corner. Please accept these certificates!
It is not legal in California to cancel gift certificates paid for in legal tender.
All subsequent printings of Fortuna Bucks don't have an expiration date or note.
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Businesses should stamp or write in their
business name on the "Redeemed at" line. Filling in the "Redeemed
at" line helps the FBID office track what types of business are seeing more
certificates and where marketing efforts should be focused.
New, "We Accept" counter cards are available by calling 725-9261.
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