Downtown Siloam Springs
The Siloam Springs Resource Team is this week. Greg, Susan & Samantha will be in Siloam all week.
Main Street Arkansas Calendar April 25 - 29, 2011
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MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY Cary – Summit on Volunteerism - LR (leading Capacity Building session); Cary, Mark & Nancy – Siloam Springs Resource Team presentation in the evening
FRIDAY Return from Siloam
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Main Street El Dorado Press
Development in Downtown Ft. Smith
New Freeware Forecasts Impact of Historic Preservation Investment
IRS Webinar: What 501c3 Organizations Need to Know
Seminar for New Restaurants
4 Grant Opportunities
Main Street El Dorado Press:
http://www.magnoliareporter.com/entertainment/festivals/article_29f07030-6b1b-11e0-988e-001cc4c03286.html
Development in Downtown Fort Smith
http://www.swtimes.com/business/article_24a1c6c8-6b53-11e0-8547-001cc4c03286.html
New Freeware to forecast the total economic effects of the rehabilitation of commercial historic buildings
http://ntcicfunds.com/services/preservation-economic-impact-model-2-0/
IRS webinar re-broadcast entitled Starting Off Right: What New 501c3 Organizations Need to Know.
The 45-minute webinar is scheduled for 2 p.m., Eastern, on Thursday, April 28. Content includes:
• Doing what you said you would - meeting your organization's "operational test"
• Five ways to avoid jeopardizing your 501(c)(3) status.
• Annual filing requirements for exempt organizations
• What records should your organization maintain?
• Tools you can use for tax compliance as your organization grows
For more information or to register, go to http://www.visualwebcaster.com/IRS/78434/reg.asp?id=78434.
New Seminar: Restaurant 101
Restaurants are among the hardest businesses to start up and to operate. This seminar covers the step-by-step details such as menu development, site configuration, personnel, financing, marketing, advertising and legal issues.
Restaurant 101 Tuesday, May 312:30 pm to 4:30 pm Reynolds Business Center, UALR Cost: $40
Resources for Current and Potential Restaurant Owners
Clients of the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center enjoy access to not just free consulting services, but also amazing resources for current and potential restaurant owners. For instance, the ASBTDC can provide its clients with a copy of The 2010 Restaurant, Food & Beverage Research Handbook. With a thorough and in-depth analysis of the $580 billion restaurant and foodservice industry, this handbook provides consumer spending data, market forecasts, trends assessments for all segments, and more.
The trends assessments include discussions of consumer behavioral trends, menu trends, daypart analysis (including snacks and late-night), and more. Comprehensive demographic data for all dayparts at full-service and quick-service restaurants as well as an analysis of restaurant spending in each state and dining statistics for 85 metro areas are provided. The handbook also assesses post-recession consumer spending, discusses restaurant strategies for sales growth, and identifies market opportunities brought on by changing consumer behaviors.
Contact an ASBTDC consultant today to setup an appointment and begin receiving your free services!
Grant Opportunities
2011 Kodak American Greenways Awards
The Eastman Kodak Company, The Conservation Fund and the National Geographic Society team up each year to present the Kodak American Greenways Awards. One major element of the Greenways Program involves "seed" grant awards to organizations that are growing our nation's network of greenways, blueways, trails and natural areas. These projects connect Americans to the outdoors and their heritage. For 2011, the Greenways Program anticipates awarding up to fifty percent of the grants to those greenways projects that demonstrate the convergence of economic prosperity and the environment. Grants range from $500 to $2,500. The 2011 application deadline is June 15th.
For more information and to download an application, visit: http://grants.conservationfund.org
Home Depot is Giving Truckloads of Merchandise to Needy Charities and Nonprofits
It's literally true. Qualified nonprofits often receive entire truckloads of Home Depot merchandise thanks to Good360’s product donor partnership. If your organization needs the types of merchandise typically carried at Home Depot, or one of our other hundreds of partners, visit Good360.org to determine if you qualify to be a recipient. If so, you could soon be receiving merchandise from the Home Depot right in your neighborhood. Visit Good360.org now to find your perfect donation partner.
Support for Community and Public Education Enhancement Projects
Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation
The Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in the communities where Lowe's operates stores and distribution centers throughout the United States. Grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 are provided for community improvement initiatives and K-12 public education projects. Funding priorities for community improvement initiatives include park, neighborhood, and community facility enhancements; outdoor learning programs; and community clean-ups. Funding priorities for public education projects include construction-related education initiatives; playground enhancements; clean-up, landscaping, and painting projects; and minor repair of public school buildings. Since schools and community groups are struggling to make ends meet in 2011, this year the Foundation will give priority to basic, one-time project needs. Requests may be submitted at any time. Visit the company’s website to take the eligibility test and submit an online application.
Department of Housing and Urban Development: Healthy Homes Production Program
Application deadline: June 9, 2011
This program provides support for coordinated efforts to address a variety of high-priority environmental health and safety hazards, including the identification and remediation of multiple housing-related diseases and injuries, with a focus on units or buildings where children and elderly reside. Priority will be given to efforts that integrate healthy homes principles and practices into existing housing rehabilitation, property maintenance, weatherization, energy efficiency improvements, and other housing improvement programs.
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