Smart Business Resource Center Newsletter
    February 2007 1201 Placer Street - Redding, CA - (530) 246-7911  
Let us help you with your hiring needs

Spring flowers Spring Hiring Fair
March 6th, 2007
at the Smart Center
~ 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.~
~ 1201 Placer Street in Redding ~

Where the job seekers
go to look for employment.


We will provide staff assistance with your job applications, pre-screening assistance for hiring tax credits, and free event advertising. You will meet lots of job seekers, ready and willing to work!

For more information
call Betty at 245-1532

Click here to view the flyer
and access the online registration form.
There is no fee for employers.

1201 Placer Street, Redding

The Smart Business Resource Center
"Our Goal is Your Success"

Shasta Biz logo Shasta Biz Connection
The County, the Cities and local agencies have teamed up to market business and economic development services in Shasta County.

Businesses currently operating here and those considering relocating a business to Shasta County have a new resource. It’s called www.shastabiz.com.

The site highlights the financial benefits of Shasta’s new Enterprise Zone, provides information to assist with site selection, and features services to help with business startup, expansion and vitalization.

Participating are the Cascade Small Business Development Center, Cities of Anderson, Redding and Shasta Lake, Shasta County, Smart, EDC, Shasta Builder’s Exchange, Shasta College, Superior California Economic Development and EDD.

Small Business Survey
Small Business California is a proactive, non-partisan business advocacy organization whose only agenda is the well being of California’s 1,137,584 small businesses.

Working for all small businesses for a better business environment, SB-Cal is responsive to the needs of small business owners. Annually they survey California businesses to set their agenda for the year, then they work hard on those issues.

SB-Cal logo
To see the results of their 2006 survey, click here.
To make your voice heard, fill out the 2007 survey.

Smart Business Workshops

Owners, managers, supervisors, staff...
This month's workshops have something for everyone. Click on the title to view the flyer.
Effective Supervisory Communication
February 14th, 8 a.m.-noon

Learn how to clearly communicate your objectives and expectations. Learn leadership behavior, how to manage problem behavior, and more!

Developing Salary Ranges
February 14th, 1-3 p.m.

How much is a job worth? Discover how to research and set the salary range. Attract and retain great employees with competitive wages.

Developing Effective Leadership Skills
February 28th, 8-10 a.m.

Assess your leadership style. Refine your existing traits. Learn tips and techniques, and how to effectively lead and motivate others.

Sales and Relationships
February 28th, 1-4 p.m.

In this workshop, you will learn the building blocks of selling, how to foster relationships, and how the two work together to make that sale.

~ Register online now ~
www.shastasmart.com/events

woman, computer
Website Design Workshop
February 15th & 22
9-11 a.m.at Smart
A 4-hour workshop
Fee: $50

Want to advertise your business on the Internet? You can, with the website you will create in this workshop.

Your homepage will be online by the end of the first day and you'll get three months of website hosting and a domain name for one year. Call Pat at 245-1561 to learn more.

Basics of Wage & Hour Law
February 8, 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
Employment Development Dept.
1325 Pine Street, Redding

Bring a brown bag lunch and get ready to listen and learn as presenter Pat McAleer, Attorney-at-Law, discusses:
    		• Hours of work and alternative work scheduling
    		• Pay periods, meal and break periods, overtime pay
    		• Exempt and non-exempt, final wages.
    Seating is limited. Please R.S.V.P. to Susan Molyneux (EDD), 225-2168, by February 6.

    HR Risk Wizard

    The HR Risk Wizard is a new tool from the California Chamber of Commerce, created "to help you review your human resource policies and practices to assess whether they are in compliance with state and federal labor law requirements."

    California Chamber members can access all the results by logging in to HR California first.

    Non-members can access some, but not all of the results. A free 30-day trial is available.