We are under way with acceptance of our grant proposal  by Venture Portland and now an approved banner we can improve the look and feel of our community.

Applications to support our project and a general letter to businesses are located here:

RHBA Board unanimously agreed and voted to join Venture Portland. We know that this is an opportunity to grow RHBA.

We plan on taking full advantage of  the 25 year old organization.

Venture Portland Capacity Building Training Calendar for 2012-2013 (Sept -June)

• Grants Training with Annual Certification (this puts RHBA in line for Grants)
• Spring/Summer Event Best Practices (Events)
• City Business: Taking a Stand
• Growing Membership and Support: Tools of the Trade
• City Business: Business Leaders & Libations
• Fall/Winter Event Best Practices (Events)
• Hail to the Chief: Presidential Roles and Responsibilities
• Strategically Social: Venture Out Online
• Strategically Social: Electronic Newsletters
• Strategically Social: Say What? Managing Messaging and Media Interviews
• Dr. Doctor, Give me the News: Is your Business District Healthy?
• The Buck Stops Here: Minutes, Motions and Money
• City Busienss: Budgets, Bureaus and Business Support

Since 1986, Venture Portland (formerly the Alliance of Portland Neighborhood Business Associations or APNBA) has supported Portland's unique and thriving neighborhood business districts. which together comprise a majority of the city's businesses - approximately 16,000 - and nearly 200,000 jobs, playing a vital role in Portland's economic prosperity. Througbh grants, trainings, and promotions, Venture Portland builds the capacity of and connections between business districts.

Portland's business districts, like Venture Portland, are managed by a passionate group of volunteers working hard to make their businesses and their communities succeed. Leaders from 30 diverse business districts make up the Venture Portland Board.

Venture Portland is a key partner in the city's Economic Development Plan to create 10,000 net new jobs and stimulate neighborhood business vitality. Venture Portland's city-wide fucus has a regional impact. Neighborhood business districts meet demand for local, regional, national and international goods and services. Venture Portland supports the Portland Plan's goal of ensuring access for all Portlander's to complete '20-minute neighborhood'.

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RHBA MEMBERS WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU!

If you are a member business with a brick and mortar location consider hosting an Open House Event. Usually held on the third Wednesday of the month at either the lunch hour or after work/happy hour. It is a good way to bring the membership to your door. To lessen the burden on any one business, we encourage you to pair up with a business that might not have a retail or public location. This way home/car based businesses can participate in the Open House Event too. Maybe two members' neighboring businesses might want to join together for a "progressive" gathering. We have lots of options and are flexible to hear your ideas too!

In addition, we ask our members to donate raffle items for the Open House events. The benefit of the raffle will be to add to the RHBA Beautification Fund to help pay for the "hanging flower baskets" we hope to have in place this year.

So there are three ways to support RHBA Open House

• Host an event
• Co-host an event
• Donate a raffle item

In exchange, your event and contribution will be featured on

• The RHBA website
  • On the calendar of events
• In RHBA promotional materials
• In the email reminders to the Members

TO SCHEDULE YOUR EVENT

Contact Mary Sherman

email:  andyandbaxter@msn.com or 503.297.0580