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Los Angeles County Public Works Small Business Opportunities

15/04/2019  |  No comments

Los Angeles County Public Works recognizes the significance of collaboration and community partnerships in supporting local economic development. Public Works is dedicated to expanding business opportunities for Local Small Businesses (LSBEs), Disabled Veteran Enterprises (DVBEs) and Social Enterprises (SEs). Small businesses help recirculate local dollars back into communities and add to the overall economic stability in Los Angeles County.

Public Works is committed to awarding 25% of our contracts to local small businesses by 2020 and they strive to purchase from local small businesses whenever possible. They have a variety of business opportunities available, ranging from building and infrastructure projects, construction, traffic signal modifications, janitorial services, purchasing opportunities, and more. All Public Works Business Opportunities are listed on their website, DoBusinessWithPublicWorks.com, along with other helpful resources for small businesses.

In addition to the Business Opportunities page, they also maintain a Small Business Event Calendar where they post small business related workshops, events, and trainings (most of which are free or low cost).

You may sign up by clicking here to receive weekly emails from them,

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“WHERE’S MY EMAIL??”

01/03/2018  |  No comments

GMAIL FILTERS HAVE CHANGED, so you may not be getting news from us and your list might not be getting yours. Here’s the fix.

*We are grateful to Zoey Smith of Zbra Studios for giving us the answers.

Recently we ask Zoey Smith of Zbra Studios [Design. Develop. Market.] to help us. Emails we WANTED were not coming in. Here’s her explanation and fix.

Gmail has filters that allow you to ensure that particular senders are never sent to the spam box. Here’s what you do:

1) Click on the small down arrow found in the search bar that is at the top of all pages in Gmail, shown here: https://d.pr/i/WK2qwc

2) This will open up an advanced search menu. Enter the “info@silverlakechamber.com” email address in the “From” field, and then hit the “create filter” with this search link, as shown here: https://d.pr/i/1bZYOu

3) Check the “never send it to spam” button and then create the filter, as shown here: https://d.pr/i/Q7yaPN

You should be all set!

Cheers,

Zoey Smith
Web Design & Marketing

Phone: (323) 661-9272
Email: zoey@zbrastudios.com
www.zbrastudios.com

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PESTS: EXCLUDE, DETER, REPEL

01/03/2018  |  No comments

Silver Lake Neighborhood Council is working with the City to implement a ban on rat poisons. This would protect the animals who feed on them, including our local mountain lions. Yes, it’s important to keep them away from your business, and there are other safer methods.
In other municipal locations, businesses that block entries and keep trash clean are able to control the rodent population. (Read more about Malibu) and terriers and cats on patrol keep rats at bay (Read more about Washington DC and New York).
No matter how clean you keep your place, neighbors—homeless and not—can determine the growth or abatement of rodents in our ‘hood.
Here is more information on how to protect your property and let nature’s predators prevent population explosion: http://www.scvas.org/pdf/FrontPage(Rodenticides)_15_0102.pdf

 

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The Klub Gymnastics Launches New Klub Ninja Program!

03/11/2017  |  No comments

Klub Ninja is a FUN new program at The Klub Gymnastics for ages 5 and above that provides students a safe space for physical and mental development through obstacle course work with a focus on strength training. 
 
Classes Include:

Lil’ Ninjas – (5 to 6) WHITE BANDS (45 min. class) 

Core Ninjas – (7-11) ORANGE BANDS (60 min. class)

Power Ninjas – (11-15) GREEN BANDS (60 min. class) 

Adult Ninjas – (16+) BLACK BANDS (75 min. class)

To learn more please click here.

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Best of Silver Lake 2017 – Winners Announced

01/11/2017  |  No comments

Arts, Entertainment & Music: Vintage Cinemas. Runner Up: Rockaway Records
Food & Drink: Casita del Campo. Runner Up:Michelangelo Ristorante
Financial & Legal: Wells Fargo. Runner Up:Water & Power Community Credit Union
Fitness & Beauty: One Down Dog. Runner Up: Silver Lake Yoga
Health & Wellness: Hollywood Sunset Free Clinic. Runner Up: Silverlake Optometry
Home: Barbara Bestor Architecture. Runner Up: T-Man Construction
Kids & Pets: Camelot Kids. Runner Up: Healthy Spot
Marketing: The Uprising Creative. Runner Up: Silverlandia & Websites Depot
News: The Eastsider LA. Runner Up: Los Feliz Ledger
Non-Profits: Silver Lake Reservoirs Conservancy. Runner Up: Neutra Institute Museum
Real Estate: Tracy Do. Runner Up: Brittany Sells LA
Services: Strommen Language Classes. Runner Up: Box Brothers
Shopping: Silver Lake Wine. Runner Up: Baller Hardware

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS AND NOMINEES FOR ROCKIN’ THE VOTE!

Taste of Silver Lake: Fat Dragon won at the event 

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What you need to know as City of Los Angeles Minimum Wage Increase Takes Effect July 1st

28/06/2017  |  No comments

Updated June 29, 2017:
On July 1, 2017, the City of Los Angeles minimum wage rate will increase for all Employees and penalties for the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance will begin. Employers with 25 or fewer Employees must also provide Sick Time Benefits.

For information on how to determine the size of an Employer, see Rules and Regulations #7 and the MW-2 Small Business Deferral Eligibility Worksheet.

Employers with 26 or more Employees
Minimum Wage Rate: $12.00/hour
Sick Time Benefits as of July 1, 2016		 Employers with 25 or fewer Employees
Minimum Wage Rate: $10.50/hour
Sick Time Benefits as of July 1, 2017

Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance: Starting January 22, 2017, Employers with ten (10) or more Employees can NOT inquire into a job Applicant’s Criminal History unless and until a Conditional Offer of Employment has been made to the Applicant.

Originally posted June 28, 2016:
Some important changes to minimum wage requirements will take effect on July 1st for businesses operating in Los Angeles. The City of Los Angeles will require a minimum wage of $10.50 for businesses and employees that meet the eligibility criteria. Paid sick time requirements may also be effective as early as July 1, 2016.

The Silver Lake Chamber is sharing the new requirements from the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Contract Administration (BCA), and the City department which is implementing the Ordinance, to help spread the new requirements.

The Poster which needs to be at each place of business
Questions & Answers on the regulation
Fact Sheet

The Los Angeles Minimum Wage applies to all employers who have employees performing work in the City of Los Angeles, regardless of the employee’s city of residence. Any full time and part time employee, temporary employee, employee who performs at least two hours of work in a particular week within the city of Los Angeles is entitled to be paid the Los Angeles Minimum Wage.

If you are not sure whether you are within the Los Angeles city boundaries, you check out zip code areas are within the Los Angeles city boundaries at http://zimas.lacity.org/ as a reference.

Information and tools for businesses, including deferral applications and mandatory workplace posters, are available at www.wagesla.lacity.org.

Questions can also be directed to 1-844-WAGESLA or wagesla@lacity.org.

Raise The Wage LA

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