SBA Loans for API-owned Businesses

The CalAsian Chamber has partnered with SmartBiz to help API-owned businesses grow and reach new markets.

By visiting http://www.smartbizloans.com/calasian, SBA-backed loans can be obtained in as little as seven business days.

The online application process can be completed quickly with approval notification in minutes. Once approved, businesses can borrow between $5,000 and $25,000 at affordable rates.

Creating a Healthy Workplace Seminar

Federal and state OSHA laws protect California workers from unsafe working conditions. However, the federal and state statutes and regulations are complex and can be difficult to understand. This seminar is designed to assist you in your compliance.

When: Thursday, October 16, 2014, from 9:30 am to 11:30 am
Where: Weintraub Tobin, 400 Capital Mall, 11th Floor, Sacramento, CA.

For more information or to register, contact Ramona Carrillo at 916-558-6046.

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Oct 8th - FREE Business Seminar - 401(k) & HCR

Florin Road Feasibility Study Underway

The Florin Road Partnership (FRP) has teamed up with engineering consultant Wood Rodgers, Inc. on the Florin Road Utility Undergrounding Project feasibility study.

FRP advocated for many years to convince the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) and the City of Sacramento of the need for this project to improve both the aesthetics and accessibility of the Florin Road business corridor. A portion of the Partnership’s annual budget was set aside each year for the past several years in anticipation of this study.

Wood Rodgers will prepare the feasibility study for converting approximately 7600 linear feet of existing overhead electrical power delivery system, cable television and telephone fiber optic lines to underground. The proposed project is located on the north side of Florin Road between Tamoshanter Way and Franklin Boulevard.

The feasibility study will include the following:
1. An estimate of the capital costs of converting the overhead dry utilities to underground,
2. A conceptual alignment for converting these facilities to underground and their potential impact to the existing infrastructure and associated services,
3. An estimate of the right of way impact, time and resources to bury overhead lines,
4. Identification of potential additional costs to customers, the City of Sacramento, and other utilities that may be impacted by the project, and
5. Investigation of potential funding sources to cove the cost of undergrounding these dry utilities.

This proposed project is a potential catalyst for future streetscape improvements. However, no construction work will be done as part of the feasibility study.

For more information about the study, please contact Mark Rayback, project manager for Wood Rodgers, Inc. at 916-440-8131 or Larry Carr, executive director of the Florin Road Partnership, at 916-424-4230, ext. 2.

What’s Happening on Florin Road?

Want to know more about the Florin Road Partnership and the Florin Road business district? Be sure to visit the many informative pages of our website at www.florinroad.com. And for the latest news and events, check us out on Facebook and Twitter @FlorinRdPtshp.

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