It’s simple for companies to know the significance of promoting as a result of you might want to make customers conscious of your services or products. However quite a lot of components make it tough for small companies to market themselves. Chief amongst these limitations is value.

It could be tougher than ever for small companies to be seen or heard within the swirl and noise of the promoting world round us. Advertising is not so simple as shopping for promoting. We now face a mess of platforms together with conventional media akin to print, radio, and tv, whereas quite a few social and video platforms have additionally been added to the combo. Fortunately, a few of these new media platforms additionally imply it’s simpler than ever to inform your small business story.

Now, due to a brand new collaborative effort of the County of Chautauqua Industrial Improvement Company, the Small Enterprise Improvement Middle at Jamestown Neighborhood Faculty, and the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce, small native companies might be able to lower by means of among the noise and carve out a advertising and marketing technique that works. Collectively, our organizations have introduced a small enterprise advertising and marketing grant program by means of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds acquired by Chautauqua County. Companies with 50 or fewer workers are eligible for as much as $10,000 in advertising and marketing help. These funds can assist you inform your story and can be found for a broad vary of enhancements and initiatives.

What story does your small business inform when somebody visits or is contemplating a purchase order? Maybe you want improved signage or so as to add primary eye-catching objects like an open signal or flag. What does a client see as soon as they’re in your retailer? Perhaps you need to discover methods to spotlight particular merchandise or direct customers to sure companies. Maybe your small business is seeking to begin a brand new chapter or launch a contemporary picture. Grant funding might be able to assist together with your branding effort. In fact, funds may additionally be out there for growth and execution of promoting campaigns, from creation of supplies, to purchasing advert placement be it on tv, radio, newspapers, social media, or on-line.

companies ought to start with the Small Enterprise Improvement Middle at Jamestown Neighborhood Faculty. To study extra or to use go to www.sbdcjcc.org. A Enterprise Advisor will assist develop and overview your software. Subsequent, the Chamber of Commerce will attain out to satisfy with candidates, conduct a web site go to if relevant, and provide extra concepts and suggestions. Functions will get a last overview and awards will probably be issued.

Producers with 500 workers or much less may additionally be eligible for funding to conduct an ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) evaluation which can assist entice and retain workers. Insyte Consulting can also be a companion on this necessary workforce growth effort.

Full program data is accessible at www.ccida.com. Our organizations are excited to companion and provide this program to proceed our mutual work to assist our native enterprise neighborhood!

THE MAYVILLE WINTER FESTIVAL IS BACK, FEB. 18-20

The Mayville Winter Competition is again this yr for President’s Day Weekend! This annual celebration of all issues winter started in 1987 with development of the primary Mayville Ice Citadel. Since then, the occasion has grown right into a weekend-long competition that goes on whether or not an ice citadel is constructed or not – apart from final yr when the pandemic curtailed the plans. This yr’s occasion has been months within the making due to the efforts of quite a few volunteers, particularly the Mayville-Chautauqua Neighborhood Chamber of Commerce Committee.

The Mayville Winter Competition is a enjoyable and thrilling occasion for the whole household with quite a lot of occasions scheduled at Lakeside Park on Route 394.

Development of an ice citadel is underway this yr, so the principle attraction needs to be full in time for the lighting ceremony at 6pm, Friday, February 18. Opening ceremonies that night will even embrace the crowning of the Winter Competition King and Queen.

The Winter Competition will proceed by means of the weekend with a meals tent, meals truck alley, beer & wine tent, vendor tent, KidZone actions that includes a picket ice citadel, horse-drawn carriage rides, chainsaw carving demonstration, warming fires, hockey and skating on the lake (climate allowing – convey your individual skates), ice fishing demonstrations, and extra. Saturday will function a cold-water rescue demonstration by the Dewittville Fireplace Division at 11:30 a.m., the Polar Plunge at midday, a classic snowmobile present and snowmobile rides from 1-4pm by the Chautauqua Lake Snowmobile Membership, a snowball distance throwing contest at 2:30 p.m., a pet parade at 3:30 p.m., a chili cook-off from 3-5 p.m., reside music by In-Crowd from 5-8 p.m., a flare parade at nightfall, and fireworks at 8pm. Sunday’s line-up contains the Winter Fest 5-Ok at 10am and a snowman/animal constructing contest at 2:30.

As well as, we urge everybody to go to native companies and sights within the Mayville space all through the weekend. Eating places will probably be open to serve guests, the Mayville Library will maintain a guide sale, the Chautauqua Historic Society will maintain an open home on the Depot Museum, and you’ll see Impressed By Winter: Works by Audrey Dowling at Portage Hill Gallery.

The thirty sixth Annual Mayville Winter Competition wouldn’t be attainable with out many volunteers and sponsors. Platinum Sponsors are: City of Chautauqua, Lictus Oil & Propane, Douglas Crane Providers, Jeff Lang Enterprises, Andriaccio’s Restaurant & Catering, and Webb’s Captain’s Desk & Carry-Out CafÈ. Gold Sponsors are: Chautauqua Marina, Chautauqua Establishment, Pepsi Bottling Firm, Empire Vitality, Chautauqua Ironworks, Chautauqua Lake Dental, Sorena Gilkinson Affiliate Dealer with ERA Workforce VP Actual Property, Basil Chevy Buick, A-Manner Self Storage, Casella Waste Providers, Jamestown Awning, Mayville VFW Submit 8647, ROCK of WNY, ROCKTerra, and Shults Hyundai. Silver Sponsors are: Freay Funeral Residence, Professional-Forma A Trusted Title, The Better of Buffalo by Byron, Northshore Specialties, Greenbriar Property Administration, The Inexperienced Door Tavern, Chautauqua Belle, DFT Communications, Lighthouse Level Grocery, Northern Chautauqua Neighborhood Basis, St. Elmo Spa, Uptown Mall, Arthur R. Gren, 360 Graphics.

The competition is free to attend, with a $5 donation for parking at quite a lot of close by parking tons due to Chautauqua Suites, Chautauqua Lodge, and the Village of Mayville.