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Come out tonight to our Wednesday Market Down- town. Amazing local pro- duce and great vendors will be featured and EBT and credit cards are accepted. Kids activities are of- fered every 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays during the market, facilitated by the Red Bluff Parks and Recre- ation Department. Come listen to great live rock music from the LTD Band on the court house lawn. GoodMorning,Red Bluff The Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Com- merce invites you to the best networking meeting in the county, Good Morn- ing, Red Bluff. The next one will be 7:50-9 a.m. Thursday, July 30 at Tehama Tire, 525 An- telope Ave. in Red Bluff. Coffee, juice, fruits and pastries are provided. Please feel free to come and bring guests to this fantas- tic meeting. Renewing members Alsco, Inc., AM/PM North Main St., Cheryl A. Forbes, Attorney at Law, Dutch Bros. Coffee Com- pany, Foothill Distribut- ing, Gager Distributing, Girl Scouts of Northern California, Gumm's Opti- cal, John M. Elko, Moore & Pascarella, A Dental Group, PATH, Pepsi Cola Bottling, Red Bluff Inte- riors, Super 8 Motel Red Bluff, Tehama County Cat- tleWomen, Tehama County Department of Education, Tom's Glass & Muffler, Walmart Store and Welch Enterprises, Inc. REDBLUFFCHAMBER Corning in the Evening is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Farmers Market at North Side Park, on the West and Tehama streets. We hope you will all turn out for this month's meet and greet and bring a friend. The market actually starts at 5 p.m. every Thurs- day, so you can come early and do some shopping. If you haven't been to the mar- ket you don't know what you're missing. Come see what the market has to of- fer. For the business card drawing we have a great prize that everyone will en- joy; a tote bag filled with samples from our vendors, so don't forget your busi- ness card. We will have some seating in the shade or you can bring your own lounge chair if you like. Re- freshments will be served. See you there. Olive Festival It's time to start think- ing about the Olive Festival Parade and Corning Does it Bedder Bed Races. Your business can have some fun and advertise at the same time by participating in the parade or having a team compete in the bed races. We have a bed available for anyone who would like it. Just call the chamber at 824-5550 to let us know you would like a bed. Parade entries will be sent out soon. If you have never been in the parade and would like to partici- pate call and we will send you one. Corning Community Foundation Fundraiser The Rodgers Theatre marquee is a fundraiser for the theater and is available to anyone wanting to in- form the community about an event you or your orga- nization may be having. For $25 a week you may have a message on both sides of the marquee from Monday evening to the next Mon- day. To make reservations you may call the Corning Chamber of Commerce at 824-5550. We cannot put up any off-site advertising for businesses but we will put up your event information or message that is for the whole community. The Community Founda- tion is still working to raise money for the theater. A lot of work has been completed but more needs to be done. They would like to have it open by the end of the year. Free energy workshop Attention Tehama County businesses, do you want to lower your energy bill? Attend a free energy workshop 1-3 p.m. Thursday at the Job Training Center, 718 Main St. in Red Bluff. Now is a perfect time to lower your energy costs. As temperatures reach 100 and above, many businesses have no choice but to keep the doors open and the cool air blowing. Learn what you can do to reduce your en- ergy usage now. Many ideas are low and no cost. All industries welcome. Call 529-7000 to reserve a seat or email kgarcia@job- trainingcenter.org. CORNING CHAMBER Ev en in g me et a nd g re et T hu rsd ay COURTESYPHOTO Fresh flowers are available at the Wednesday night farmers market in downtown Red Bluff. LTD Band to perform at market tonight The Butte College Small Business Develop- ment Center will offer the following workshops. All workshops will be held at the Butte College Small Business Development Center, 2480 Notre Dame Blvd., Chico unless other- wise noted. New Venture Entrepre- neurial Series, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, July 8-29. The cost for the se- ries is $50 per person pre- paid or $60 at the door. This 4-part training se- ries provides essential in- formation for individuals thinking about starting a new business and new business owners. Topics include: Legal Require- ments and Market Anal- ysis, Cost Analysis, Fund- ing Your Small Business and Business Plan Over- view. You will learn the legal requirements for business start-up, how to assess your market and calculate start-up costs, and how to plan for direc- tion and to obtain fund- ing. Call or log onto our website for detailed flyer. How to Finance Your Start-up Businesses, 9-10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 21 at Business Con- nection, 332 Pine St., Red Bluff. Free, but you must register to attend. The Small Business Ad- ministration offers a va- riety of loan programs for start-up businesses. You will learn about SBA guaranteed loan pro- grams, traditional bank loan options, step-by-step loan requirements, appli- cation process, types of bank loans, lines of credit, lenders that fund start-up businesses, how to pre- pare your loan package for approval and alterna- tive sources of funding. Retail Store Manage- ment, 9-11 a.m. Thursday, July 30 at Medical Spe- cialty Center, 284 Spruce St., Gridley. The cost is $30 pre-paid or $40 at the door. Effective retail store management is crucial for ensuring ongoing profit & sustaining your retail store. Timeliness is key! You will learn how to read and use your retail business financial state- ments; understand how to calculate and main- tain your inventory, and the impact your inven- tory has on your profit; discover techniques to identify warning signs to be more proactive in solv- ing issues before they be- come problems; and stra- tegically plan ahead for success. QuickBooks I, II, III & IV Series — Intro to Us- ing Advanced Features, 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays, Aug. 5-26. The cost of the workshop is $120 prepaid or $130 at the door. This 4-part Quick- Books series includes: how QBs works, getting around, learning common accounting terms used by QBs, creating a new com- pany file; setting prefer- ences; entering new cus- tomer, vendors accounts, items, bills, budgets, and sales information; back- ing up your data and ba- sic accounting; reviewing the basic Balance Sheet, P&L, and Cash Flow re- ports; working with bank accounts; handling Pay- Pal and Square; recon- ciling accounts; using credit cards, loans & fixed assets; receiving pay- ments & making depos- its; generating customer statements; paying bills; downloading bank and credit card activity; issu- ing 1099s, and memoriz- ing transactions; running related financial reports; analyzing financial data; setting up inventory; tracking & paying sales tax; tracking time; cus- tomizing forms/letters; syncing contacts; sharing files electronically with your accountant; export- ing to Excel; using the Doc Center; and sugges- tions on solving technical problems. The trainer is a CPA and QuickBooks ProAdvisor. Training in- cludes manual. 17th Annual Women in Business Conference 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22 at the Chico Ma- sonic Family Center, 1110 W. East Ave., Chico. Early bird special is $79 per person if received by 5 p.m. Friday, July 10. How to Price Your Products and Services to Maximize Profit, 9-11 a.m. Tuesday, July 28 at 202 Mira Loma, Oroville, behind Butte Commu- nity Employment Center, Truckee Room. The cost is $30 pre-paid or $40 at the door. Most business own- ers do not understand how to price their prod- ucts and services. Learn how to make money for your business by ensur- ing that you have the proper price for your product and services. You will learn how to use fixed and variable costs, and materials, la- bor and overhead costs in your pricing strate- gies to meet your profit requirement; track re- sults based on outcome and measurable goals; and develop sales fore- casts to increase your profit. Register online at www.bcsbdc.org or call 895-9017. TRAINING Workshops offered for small businesses Tehama County busi- nesses are invited to a free workshop 1-3 p.m. Thursday, July 9 at the Job Training Center, 724 Main St. in Red Bluff. The workshop, "Habits of an Energy Smart Busi- ness Owner" will cover lighting,LEDvs.Florescent fixtures and a list of hab- its to adopt to help lower your energy bill and more. The Job Training Center works closely with Richard Heath and Associates and PG&E as part of the North Valley Energy Watch pro- gram. RHA is based out of Chico and specializes in energy efficient retro- fits and installs for small to medium sized commer- cial businesses. The com- pany's energy advisors are available to perform a free on site audit of energy us- age and suggest options. The workshop will feature Alex Blease, an energy ad- visor for RHA. Call 529-7000 to reserve a seat or send an email to kgarcia@jobtrainingcen- ter.org. JOB TRAINING CENTER Free energy workshop for businesses July 9 Thankyou! PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. Market Watch U DowJones 17,776.91 +93.33 U S&P 500 2081.34 +12.58 U Nasdaq 4997.46 +5.52 TheJobTrainingCenterisanequalopportunityemployer/program.Auxiliaryaidsandservicesareavailableuponrequestto individuals with disabilities. 7-1-1 CRS for TTY Users. A proud partner of Americaís Job Center of CaliforniaSM network. Attention Tehama County Businesses LOWER YOUR ENERGY BILL Thursday, July 9 Time: 1pm to 3pm Job Training CenteróLarge Conference Room 718 Main Street, Red Bluff Nocosttoattend. Call 529-7000 to reserve a seat or email kgarcia@jobtrainingcenter.org Habits of an Energy Smart Business Owner Attend a Free Energy Workshop July 9 th Now is the perfect time to lower your energy costs. As temperatures reach 100 and above, many businesses have no choice but to keep the doors open and the cool air blowing. Learn what you can do to reduce your energy usage now. Many ideas are low and no cost. All industries welcome. Meet the Presenter: Alex Blease of RHA Alex Blease is an Energy Advisor for RHA, an Energy Design and Management Program based in Chico. North Valley Energy Watch The Job Training Center works closely with Richard Heath and Associates (RHA) and PG&E as part of the North Valley Energy Watch program. RHA is a local company, based out of Chico, that specialize in energy efficient retrofits and installs for small to medium sized commer-cial businesses. RHA's Energy Advisors are available to perform a free on site audit of energy usage and suggest options for your particular needs. 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