Our search for a Marketing and Communications Manager is finally over! Please welcome Sarah Hillebrand as the Chamber’s newest team member. Sarah brings a wealth of knowledge and fresh ideas to her new position. She comes to us after working at Standard Rule Promotions in Belleville since 2007. When she’s not here in the office, she’s hanging out with her husband at their home in O’Fallon and is mom to two teenagers. We are excited to have Sarah come on board. Please introduce yourselves at the next Chamber event! You may contact Sarah at marketing@bellevillechamber.org or call her at the Chamber office 618-233-2015.
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WASHINGTON – Today, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s 33 million small businesses, announced the Agency will waive the interest rate for the first year on new disaster loans and extend the initial payment deferment period automatically to 12 months. “We must ensure that communities struck by disaster have the help they need to recover in the wake of natural disasters, and the Biden-Harris Administration is 100 percent focused on finding more ways to assist,” said Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman. “Our zero-interest disaster loan and payment deferral solutions add new tools to our toolbox to help small business owners gain flexibility as they work to invest, reopen, and get back to business. Disaster-impacted residents in Florida, Puerto Rico, and others…
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A Message from the SBA…. WASHINGTON – Low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) areavailable to businesses and residents in Illinois following the announcement of a Presidential disasterdeclaration due to a severe storm and flooding that occurred July 25-28, 2022. “SBA’s mission-driven team stands ready to help Illinois small businesses and residents impacted bythis disaster in every way possible under President Biden’s disaster declaration for certain affectedareas,“ said SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman. “We’re committed to providing federaldisaster loans swiftly and efficiently, with a customer-centric approach to help businesses andcommunities recover and rebuild.” The disaster declaration covers St. Clair County in Illinois, which is eligible for both Physical andEconomic Injury Disaster Loans from the SBA. Small businesses and most private nonprofitorganizations in the following adjacent counties are eligible to apply only for…
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Co-hosted by Greater Belleville Chamber of Commerce member’s Stephen Sedlak (Schmale Insurance Agency, Inc.) and Erik Huber (BOS Metro East Banking Center) to help highlight, promote and enlighten people, businesses, and community events in the Greater Belleville Area. Ep 21, 39 minutes: In this episode we sit down with Scott Schmelzel and Sean Martin of Big Daddy’s 618 and discuss: – How Big Daddy’s 618 helped start the transformation of restaurants and bars to downtown Belleville– How the Belleville Main Street Committee is working to continue the success of all the business on main street– How all the bars, restaurants and retail establishments downtown Belleville work together to promote each other– How downtown Belleville has become a hot spot for class reunions including to 20 year class reunion of the 2002 Althoff class this weekend…
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Co-hosted by Greater Belleville Chamber of Commerce member’s Stephen Sedlak (Schmale Insurance Agency, Inc.) and Erik Huber (BOS Metro East Banking Center) to help highlight, promote and enlighten people, businesses, and community events in the Greater Belleville Area. Ep 20, 25 minutes: In this episode we discuss the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) with Cheryl Brunsmann of St. Clair County Health Dept. and discuss: How her retirement lasted just a little longer than Tom Brady’s, what the Medical Reserve Corps is how to get involved with the MRC, the importance that the MRC plays in the community, how the MRC was deployed during COVID and much more YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/HsLSHjKBd-I ITUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/growing-belleville-thru-community-chats/id1579571466 SPOTIFY: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/growing-belleville-thru-community-chats/id1579571466 ANCHOR: https://anchor.fm/belleville-chamber GOOGLE: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82NjJhYmRhYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==
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