
10/28/13 E-blast Weekly Chamber Broadcast Email ~ The Chamber Means Business
Calendar of Events Day of the Dead Decorated Skull Auction and Party 11/01/2013 Craft Bazaar 11/01/2013- 11/02/2013 NV State Railroad Museum Train Rides 11/02/2013 S. Regional Cross Country 11/02/2013 Boulder City Beerfest! 11/02/2013 Boulder City Beerfest 11/02/2013 NV State Railroad Museum Train Rides 11/03/2013 Monday Night Football at Boulder Creek Grill 11/04/2013 Let's Get Together 11/04/2013 75th Anniversary Commemoration of Kristallnacht 11/04/2013 The American Legion Post 31 11/05/2013 Wednesday Worship 11/06/2013 Self Healing Series 11/06/2013 Obedience Agility Trials 11/07/2013 "Service to the Armed Forces" Charity Golf 11/07/2013 NV State Railroad Museum Train Rides 11/09/2013 Bootlegger 50K 11/09/2013 St. Christopher's Harvest Bazaar 11/09/2013 Winter Art Festival 11/09/2013- 11/10/2013 VFW Monthly Meeting 11/09/2013 Ragnar Relay 11/09/2013 Veterans Day Challenge 11/09/2013 NV State Railroad Museum Train Rides 11/10/2013 Obedience Agility Trials 11/10/2013 Veterans Day Challenge 11/11/2013 Monday Night Football at Boulder Creek Grill 11/11/2013 Wednesday Worship 11/13/2013 MONTHLY MIXER at U S Bank located in Von's 11/13/2013 Mitigation Awareness & Response Seminar CE Class 11/14/2013 Thanksgiving Party 11/15/2013 Firearms Fair and Gun Show 11/15/2013 NEW CHAMBER MEMBERS! Carole Gordon Oaklane Preschool Academy, Inc. oaklaneacademy@gmail.com Join Date: 10/01/2013 Barbara Polk Emergency Aid of Boulder City Join Date: 10/01/2013 Yolanda Bailey Boulder City Bridal & Gifts Website hollywoodbijoux@centurylink.net Join Date: 10/01/2013 Rich Shuman The Heritage Group Website rich@thgnv.com Join Date: 10/01/2013 Chris Frausto Desert Sculptors Association thecornergallerybc@gmail.com Join Date: 10/01/2013 Christmas Is Almost Upon Us Many of you have already turned in your Santa's Electrical Night Parade applications and Coloring Book ad applications. Thank you for those. If you haven't yet, please remember to get them in this month. If you are in the Historic District and participate in the King Kids Shopping Day coupon booklet, please drop your coupon form off at the Chamber office.	Affordable Care Act - True or FALSE WILL BUSINESS OWNERS BE FINED FOR NOT PROVIDING THEIR EMPLOYEES WITH NEW HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE INFORMATION? SEE BELOW FOR THE FAQ'S! FAQ on Notice of Coverage Options Q: Can an employer be fined for failing to provide employees with notice about the Affordable Care Act's new Health Insurance Marketplace? A: No. If your company is covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act, it should provide a written notice to its employees about the Health Insurance Marketplace by October 1, 2013, but there is no fine or penalty under the law for failing to provide the notice. The notice should inform employees: · About the Health Insurance Marketplace; · That, depending on their income and what coverage may be offered by the employer, they may be able to get lower cost private insurance in the Marketplace; and · That if they buy insurance through the Marketplace, they may lose the employer contribution (if any) to their health benefits The U.S. Department of Labor has two model notices to help employers comply. There is one model for employers who do not offer a health plan and another model for employers who offer a health plan or some or all employees: Model Notice for employers who offer a health plan to some or all employees Model Notice for employers who do not offer a health plan The model notices are also available in Spanish and MS Word format at http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/healthreform/. Employers may use one of these models, as applicable, or a modified version. More compliance assistance information is available in a Technical Release issued by the US Department of Labor. Member Happenings Our members have great things happening within their organizations and businesses. Please click the link for a quick summary of who is doing what in the wonderful community of Boulder City! http://www.bouldercitychamberofcommerce.com/join-the-chamber/announcements-and-press.html New Benefits For Members In the next couple of months, the Chamber will be releasing a few new benefits to our members. We will be partnering with our local SDBC on a monthly educational seminar for business owners. We will be sending you those dates and topics shortly. The Chamber website will soon host an online training syndication program that will allow you to take courses, certifications, skills tests, and more. We will let you know when this program launches. Boulder City will soon have a Visa card to call its own. The City Card will be introduced just in time for the holiday shopping and will provide an excellent way to give a gift card to all our local businesses. The new member investor levels will be released as of January 1st. This new program will start the "one ask" method of investing in the Chamber allowing each business owner to know how much to budget for each year and will provide a complete list of all the benefits you will choose in your investment package. On an annual basis, you will receive a listing of all benefits provided and a direct way to measure your return on your investment. Great things COMING SOON! Movies in the Park Thank you to all that supported this year's Movies in the Park series. It ended with quite a splash showing Hotel Transylvania at Trunk or Treat. Great times were had by all. We sure appreciate all those that participated and want to send a great big thanks to our sponsors: Dr. Eldon Clothier, DDS and his great staff, Copper Mountain Solar, Boulder Dam Credit Union, The Kendra Wright Agency~American Family Insurance, Farmers Insurance~Geoff Baughman, Agent, and Chilly Jilly'z. Next year's series will begin in May and will be the 2nd Saturday of each month through October.
Chamber Happenings - 10/28/13 E-blast