Our Business Directory is Hot Off the Presses!

It's here and it's FREE!  

Our 2013-2014 Business Directory is now available, featuring shops, restaurants, and service providers from three Sacramento business districts:  Florin Road, Oak Park, and Stockton Boulevard.

Copies are available from our office, as well as the Oak Park Business Association, the Stockton Boulevard Partnership, and participating merchants in each district.  Be sure to use the enclosed Boulevard Advantage Card for special savings when you shop and dine at local establishments.

You can also view an online version of the directory at http://en.calameo.com/books/002472136c860393faa2d.

New to the Neighborhood?

Did you recently open a store or restaurant in the Florin Road business district? 

Maybe you expanded or moved just down the block? 

Be sure to let us know your new contact information so we can update our records.  We want to keep you informed of important meetings and events as well as the many FREE resources we have to help promote your business.

All In The Family

Here are some resources to help your family-owned business thrive in 2013:

Business Families Foundation:  Educational programs, online courses, and apps to empower family enterprises to address & resolve their strategic issues. http://www.businessfamilies.org/

The Capital Region Family Business Center:  Special educational workshops, round-table discussion groups and relationship building social events to assist family businesses in meeting their unique challenges. http://www.capfamilybus.org/

Center for Family Business - CSU Fullerton: Workshops on topics of special interest to family business owners, confidential discussion groups, and informative events. http://business.fullerton.edu/centers/cfb/

The International Family Business Network:  Share best practices and knowledge within a worldwide network, support the next generation of business-owning families, and promote the case for family business to governments & tax decision-makers.  http://fbn-i.org/

The National Center for Family Business Inc.: Products and services to avoid the common pitfalls & mistakes of family businesses and closely-held companies.  http://fambizadvice.com/

SCORE - Service Corps of Retired Executives:  Low-cost and no-charge business education and mentorship services. http://www.score.org.

Win Pro-Hockey Tickets!

It's all fun & games until someone loses a tooth...then it's hockey!

Tell us why you're a hockey fan & you'll be automatically entered into a drawing to win a gift certificate from Stockton Thunder Professional Hockey.  Valued at $56 & good for four (4) lower end zone or upper premium tickets to a Thunder home game in March 2013.

Post your comment on our blog or on our Facebook page by midnight PT on Sunday, March 3, 2013.  Must be 18+ to enter.  No purchase necessary. Winner will be randomly selected & notified on March 4, 2013.

Special Advertising Opportunity

The Florin Road Partnership Property & Business Improvement District is collaborating with the Stockton Boulevard Partnership and the Oak Park Business Association on a special advertising project. 

The 7^th Annual Business Directory will include maps of each business district, free listings of businesses in each area, and advertisements from local businesses. 

The goal of this directory is to increases visibility of your business, encourage new and return customers, and increase your sales.  10,000+ copies of the directory will be printed in April 2013 for free distribution at local businesses and community events. The directory will also be available for free on the Florin Road Partnership’s website which receives 15,000+ hits per month. 

You can view the 2012/2013 Directory and Advantage Card on the Stockton Boulevard Partnership’s website at http://www.stocktonblvdpartnership.org/#!directory.

Space is available as follows for print-ready ads:
Business Card Ad (full color, 2 1/8 in. height x 3 1/5 in. width)      $  75.00

Half Page Ad (full color, 3 ½ in. height x 4 ½ in. width)                     $150.00

Full Page Ad (full color, 7 ½ in. height x 4 ½ in. width)                      $300.00

Don’t have a print-ready ad?  We can design one for you!  The fee is $50.00 in addition to the above stated ad rates.  The design fee includes one (1) layout using information you provide and one (1) revision.

All ad space (including any design fee) must be paid for and print-ready ads (JPEG or PDF) submitted along with a signed advertising agreement to the Florin Road Partnership by February 25, 2013. 

The Florin Road Partnership reserves the right to refuse any advertisement for any reason and to edit any advertisement for space limitations.  For more information, please contact our Associate Director by email at florinroad@aol.com.

Planning and Development Code project meeting

The City of Sacramento Community Development Department has initiated a zoning code update--something that has not been completed in more than 50 years. The proposed update, referred to as the "Planning and Development Code," will result in a user-friendly document that provides predictable, clear and consolidated direction for development. Key components of the update include:

• Reorganizing the code by individual zones for ease of use, 

• Creating a consistent citywide site plan and design review process,

• Providing flexibility in development standards to facilitate development of smaller urban infill lots,

• Updating development standards to recognize urban and traditional development patterns identified in the General Plan,

• Updating parking standards and identifying alternative parking compliance to facilitate urban infill.

This process will help manage Sacramento’s growth over the next 20 plus years, as identified in the 2030 General Plan.

 

Got feedback or want more information?

• Attend the Planning and Design Commission meetings on Thursday, January 17 and Thursday, January 31 at 5:30 p.m. in New City Hall located at 915 I Street in downtown Sacramento.   

• Request a presentation by e-mailing SacPDC@cityofsacramento.org.

• Contact Associate Planner Teresa Haenggi at 916.808.7554.

Visit the project website at www.sacgp.org/pdc.html.

Biz Licenses to Help Fund Accessibility

Starting January 1, 2013, new business licenses in California will cost $1 more.  Seventy percent of the funds collected from this increase will cover the cost of recruiting and training certified access specialists to help business owners make their locations more accessible to persons with disabilities.  This program will be administered by local governments.  Thirty percent of the funds will be used by the office of the State Architect to oversee testing and certification of these local specialists. 

There will also be new language on the business licenses to educate about what programs are available for business and property owners and to reinforce the importance of making all businesses accessible.

For more information, visit one of these sites:

Division of the State Architect
www.dgs.ca.gov/dsa/Home.aspx

Department of Rehabilitation
www.rehab.cahwnet.gov

California Commission on Disability Access
www.ccda.ca.gov