Rancho Cordova hosts second annual business resource fair on Tuesday

YOUR BUSINESS? OR MAYBE YOU JUST WANT TO CONNECT WITH OTHER LEADERS TO EXCHANGE IDEAS? IF ANY OF THAT APPLIES TO YOU, RANCHO CORDOVA SECOND ANNUAL BUSINESS RESOURCE FAIR IS THE PLACE TO BE TODAY. AND THIS MORNING WE WELCOME DIANE ROGERS. SHE’S THE PRESIDENT OF RANCHO CORDOVA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. JOINING US NOW TO TALK MORE ABOUT THIS FAIR, DIANE. GOOD MORNING. THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. OF COURSE. EXPLAIN WHY HAVING THIS BUSINESS RESOURCE FAIR IS SO IMPORTANT. WELL, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE ARE THE PERFECT VEHICLE TO CONNECT BUSINESSES WITH TOOLS AND RESOURCES. AND WE FOUND THAT THERE’S A LOT OF SMALL AND INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES WHO HAVE LOTS OF PASSION AND DREAMS FOR WHAT THEY WANT TO DO, BUT THEY SIMPLY NEED ACCESS TO MORE TOOLS, MORE RESOURCES, MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO JUST MAKE THEIR OWN BUSINESS PROSPER. AND THAT’S WHAT WE’RE TRYING TO DO. AND YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WHAT WILL BE THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT YOU’RE DOING THIS YEAR AND WHAT YOU MAYBE DID LAST YEAR? WELL, THAT’S A GREAT QUESTION. WELL, LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR WE DID IT, AND WE SIMPLY BROUGHT TOGETHER ALL THESE DIFFERENT RESOURCES. AND THEN THIS YEAR, IN ORDER TO SHOW FOLKS THAT THERE ARE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES WE’RE WORKING ON ACCESS TO CREDIT FOR HIRING. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU WORK WITH SOME OF THESE ENTITIES, THEY MAY HELP PAY SOME OF THE SALARIES OF SOME OF THE EMPLOYEES WITH THE IDEA THAT YOU WOULD GET A CHANCE TO WORK WITH THESE FOLKS AND SEE IF IT MIGHT BE A GOOD FIT FOR YOUR BUSINESS AND HELP OFFSET SOME OF THE COSTS. AND EXPLAIN FOR PEOPLE SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT THEY CAN EXPERIENCE IF THEY DO ATTEND TODAY, WELL, WE’RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH OUR UTILITIES. WE’VE GOT STATE AGENCIES, WE’VE GOT ELECTED OFFICIALS. THEY CAN FIND OUT ABOUT INCENTIVES, THEY CAN FIND OUT ABOUT PROGRAMS, FOR EXAMPLE, SOME OF THE UTILITIES WILL COME AND DO AN ASSESSMENT OF YOUR BUSINESS TO SEE IF IT’S WORKING EFFICIENTLY AND IF THERE’S WAYS YOU CAN SAVE FUNDS THERE. SO THERE’S GOING TO BE A LOT OF DIFFERENT RESOURCES. WE PROBABLY HAVE. I THINK WE’RE PUSHING ABOUT 35 DIFFERENT EXHIBITORS TODAY. THAT’S AWESOME OKAY. SO TELL US MORE ABOUT WHEN IT IS WHERE IT IS AND IS IT A FREE EVENT. IT IS A FREE EVENT. WE’RE TARGETING OUR RANCHO CORDOVA AREA BUSINESSES, BUT ANYONE IS WELCOME. IT’S AT THE RANCHO CORDOVA CITY HALL, WHICH IS 2729 PROSPECT PARK. OUR DOORS OPEN AT 4:00 AND WE’RE GOING TO GO TO ABOUT 6:00. ALL RIGHT, DIANE, THANK YOU TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS