business retention and expansion peer network gathering - may 28, 2015
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GREEN your Business
FREE conservation services to help: 1. REDUCE utility bills
Water footprinting and metering
Waste audits
Irrigation and cooling system audits
Energy assessments
Renewable energy alternatives and green power purchasing
2. MEET regulatory obligations
Pollution prevention kits
Training on required BMPs and waste disposal
Educational signs and bin labels
3. LOWER operating costs
High efficiency fixture rebates
Kitchen and processing equipment rebates
Financial analysis of opportunities
GREEN your Business
Seattle Locations • SPU Surface Water
& Solid Waste • Pay into King
County LHWMP • SCL Electricity • PSE Gas • Saving Water
Partnership
Kirkland • PSE Electric/Gas • Cascade Water
Alliance & Saving Water
• City of Kirkland Surface Water & Solid Waste
• Pay into King County LHWMP
Bellevue Location • PSE Electric/Gas • Cascade Water
Alliance • City of Bellevue
Surface Water & Solid Waste
• Pay into King County LHWMP
Example of Resources for Businesses with Locations Throughout the Region
Coming Soon...A Regional GREEN Business Program
[email protected] 206.684.3698
Referral via Executive Pulse
• Services Centralized in an easy-to-use portal
• Coordinated outreach, marketing and assistance
• Increased utilization for existing programs
• Enhance recognition and rewards for business environmental accomplishments
Contact:
The Issue
Businesses are being impacted by major construction projects, resulting in: • Street and sidewalk closures • Reduction in on street parking • Loss of Revenue and customers • Limited access to businesses
Access Seattle
Access Seattle Key Components
Access Seattle
Business Outreach Component
Business Relations Manager leads by: • Establishing direct lines of communication with
businesses and property owners with business tenants;
• Providing businesses with connections to training and capacity building; and
• Managing marketing and promotion campaign for
neighborhood and impacted businesses
Access Seattle
Case Studies
• West Seattle Junction Business Association, sidewalk and alley blockage
• Thrive Café, side closure and loss of access to the facility
• The Crypt, reduction in parking and revenue
• SweatBox, street closures and significant revenue loss
Access Seattle
Construction Hubs
Access Seattle
Example: Tracking Projects
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Next Steps
• Assessing all project schedules together – identify conflicts to minimize impacts to mobility and maintain access
• Mapping systems to show planned and current mobility impacts from all hub-area construction, in all phases
• Establishing reliable lines of communication with impacted communities
• Responding to concerns with on-site enforcement--monitoring schedule impacts and resolving conflicts and coordination issues
Access Seattle
James A Kelly, Small Business Advocate Seattle Office of Economic Development [email protected] (206) 684-8612
Access Seattle
Restaurant Success
http://www.growseattle.com/restaurant
Restaurant Success Resources:
• Online web portal
• Informational brochures
• Restaurant Advocate
• Single point of contact
• Navigation assistance
• Resource connections
Restaurant Success
Have Questions? Contact our Restaurant Advocate for assistance
Jennifer Tam, Restaurant Advocate
Seattle Office of Economic Development [email protected]
(206) 684-3436
