Chamber Focus | August 2020

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2020

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BUSINESS 12th Annual Golf Classic Powered by Amos Electric The Temple Chamber of Commerce will host the 12th Chamber Golf Classic powered by Amos Electric on September 14, 2020 at Wildflower Country Club. Registration and lunch begin at 11:30 am followed by a shotgun start at 1:00 pm. During the tournament, participants will meet other business and community-minded players. Following the tournament, there will be an awards ceremony.​ TEAMS AND SPONSORSHIP ARE STILL AVAILABLE.

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Reach out to Josias Cary at (254) 773-2105 for more information.

COVID-19 Small Business Grant Applications Open Temple, TX (July 23, 2020) - In response to the economic hardships experienced by small businesses resulting from the COVID- 19 pandemic, United Way, the Temple Chamber of Commerce and the City of Temple have partnered together to establish a Small Business Grant Program in an effort to retain jobs and stabilize local businesses. This Program provides gap financing for businesses that have lost revenue as a result of social distancing and are at-risk of layoffs or closure. The program is funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant – Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funds.

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“The primary goal of the program is to provide support so that businesses can retain jobs held by low to moderate income persons,” said Stephanie O’Banion, United Way CEO. “We are also hoping to provide assistance to microenterprises with low to moderate income owners. We know that these businesses are vital to the economic health and wellbeing of our community.” “Together, the Chamber, City and United Way have collaborated to develop this program to provide assistance to small employers and microenterprises. This is about providing a life-line while all of us continue to deal with the economic impact from COVID-19” noted G. Roderick Henry, President, Temple Chamber of Commerce.

The program will use $90,000 of CDBG-CV funds to provide grants of up to $5,000 to businesses with up to fifty (50) full time equivalent employees at the time of application, or up to five (5) full time equivalent employees with a low to moderate income owner. The business must demonstrate a loss of gross revenue as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic to be considered for funding. Applications will be accepted starting on Wednesday, July 22 2020 at 3:00 PM and can be submitted through the United Way website. Due to the anticipated number of submissions and limited funding, applications will be processed by an evaluation committee composed of United Way, Temple Chamber of Commerce, and City of Temple staff. For more information about this program, contact the United Way by calling 211 or visiting www.uwct.org.


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