BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT SURVEY RESULTS

Survey Started: 132

Surveys submitted: 36

What areas in your business do you feel you are struggling with?

Top 4 Aanswers:

Would you be interested in participating in a one-on-one business coaching program?

Yes-11 No-25

Would you be interested in a weekly virtual networking opportunity?

Yes- 16 No-20

Would you be interested in attending a one day business education conference?

Yes -27 No- 9

Based on these results we will now be working on establishing the programs and writing grants to help provide these opportunities to our business members in 2024.

GIVEAWAY TIME! Anyone that buys a ticket now through August 17 will be entered to win a custom pair of Nike Air Force 1 from Sole Co. Any help pushing this would be appreciated. -

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Content Creation Studio - AUGUST 23

2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

NEW The Barn At Aspen Acres, A-Frame Social House

Discover how to maximize your content. This experiential workshop will help you identify impactful content and the overtime adaption.

Learn how to take one piece of content to use in strategic ways across multiple platforms. Kelsey Ruzicka with Moxie Marketing and the SD CEO West team will help you create ready-to-use content during the workshop. Develop content and a method that is efficient and enduring.

TICKETS - $59

Preregistration is required. Limited spots.

BRONC PROGRAMS 2023-24!

We are gathering up sponsorships in our ACTIVITY PROGRAMS for the coming year to support our Belle Fourche Booster Club and Bronc students. We also want to highlight our seniors. We’ have a senior spotlight section to the program, be sure to grab one as a keepsake!

We would love to have you again in the programs and feature your business as a proud local sponsor. Great way to get your business in front of lots of eye balls, and support our Broncs at the same time!

I have attached our rate card and a link below to the prior year publication.

Last year you did a 1 spot or 2x2 ad size for the $250 total for Fall & Winter/Spring programs.

We can help you build the ad, or you can submit a camera-ready ad. Please let Kelsey @ Moxie Marketing know by August 10, 2023.

TAKE THE PLEDGE!

South Dakota Department of Tourism launches new stewardship campaign to remind citizens and visitors to travel respectfully. Read their full media RELEASE HERE.

TIME FOR LAUGHS!

Wyatt’s Hideaway Campground is having comedian, Joe Caliz out to perform August 7,8, and 9th at 7:00PM. Dinners available for purchase during the show.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a new version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification Employers mus use Form -9 to verify the identity and employment authorization of their employees.

Employers may begin using the new edition beginning Aug 1, 2023, or may choose to continue to use the 2019 version of the form through Oct. 31, 2023. Beginning Nov. 1, 2023, only the new Form I-9 dated "08/01/2023” may be used. The version date can be found at the lower left corner of the form A revised Spanish Form I-9 dated "08/01/2023” s available for use in Puerto Rico only

Overview of Form I-9 changes

• Reduced Sections 1 and 2 to a single sheet. No previous fields were removed. Multiple fields were merged into fewer fields when possible, such as in the employer certification.

• Moved the Section 1 Preparer/Translator Certification area to a separate Supplement A that employers can use when necessary. This supplement provides three areas for current and future preparers and translators to complete as needed. Employers may attach additional supplemen s as needed.

• Moved Section 3 Reverification and Rehire to a standalone Supplement B that employers can use as needed for rehire or reverification. This supplement provides four areas for current and subsequent reverifications. Employers may attach additional supplements as needed.

• Removed use of “alien authorized to work” in Section 1 and replaced it with “noncitizen authorized to work” and clarified the difference between “noncitizen national” and “noncitizen authorized to work.”

• Ensured the form can be filled out on tablets and mobile devices by downloading onto the device and opening in the free Adobe Acrobat Reader app.

• Removed certain features to ensure the form can be downloaded easily. This also removes the requirement to enter N/A in certain fields.

• Improved guidance to the Lists of Acceptable Documents to include some acceptable receipts, guidance, and links to information on automatic extensions of employment authorization documentation.

• Added a checkbox for E-Verify employers to indicate when they have remotely examined Form I-9 documents. Overview of Form I-9 Instructions changes:

• Reduced length from 15 pages to 8 pages.

• Added definitions of key actors in the Form I-9 process.

• Streamlined the steps each actor takes to complete their section of the form.

• Added instructions for the new checkbox to indicate when Form I-9 documents were remotely examined.

• Removed the abbreviations charts and relocated them to the M-274.