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,,- r -.. ..- - ... Page 16 - Tri.City Newsletter, September/October 1985 Ii. ~ ~ For each issue of the Tri. City Newsletter, Anoka Com., munity Development Director Robert Kirchner will use this column to update Anoka area businesses on publications, financial programs 'and other related items of interest from Anoka City Hall, the State of Minnesota and the Federal Government. If he can be of any assistance in your de- velopment plans or answer any questions, please call Bob at 421-6630, ext. 134. ANNUAL BUSINESS SURVEY COMPLETED The City of Anoka has re- cently completed its annual business survey, which identi- fied over 500 local businesses. The survey is part of Anoka's ongoing participation in the Minnesota Star City Program for Economic Development. The survey was conducted by Randy Stacy, a summer in- tern, who has developed a computerized data base for the Community Development Department. This survey pro- vides a current measurement of local employment and new business development. As a result of this survey, a list of the names and address- es of all businesses within Anoka has been compiled. Copies of this business list may be obtained for $2 from the Community Development 'Department at Anoka City Hall. For information call Bob Kirchner at 421-6630, ext. 134. EMPLOYEE CHECKLiST AVAILABLE Business owners who hire an employee for the first time often face a new and bewilder. ( .1. ~ Continued from front page Halloween Festivities plans to see the Anoka Jay- cees' Haunted House at the Anoka County Fairgrounds! Thursday, October 31 is ten- tatively planned to feature a Pre-Schoolers Costume Con- test and a Little People's Parade. There is also expected to be entertainment at the Anoka Elementary Schools. Saturday, November 2 is the Grande Day Parade at 2 p.m., which follows the visiting Royalty Pre-Parade Luncheon. The Queen's Pageant and Cor- onation is scheduled for later that evening at Anoka Senior High School. Festivities for the week con- clude with the "Grey Ghost" footraces for area runners on Sunday, November 3. More activities and events are scheduled, or being plan- ned, for Halloween week. These will be announced, along with firm dates and times, in the Anoka County Union, the Shopper, and over KANO radio. Watch and listen for more details as Halloween Week approaches! More information on pro- grams and events during the week can be obtained by ca'll- ing Lois Dullinger at 427-3658. Left: 1984 Halloween Chairperson Bruce Johnson. Right: 1985 Halloween Chairperson Lois Dullinger. Business Briefs ing array of state and federal laws and regulations govern- ing the employment relation- ship. A new publication of the Small Business Assistance Office of the Minnesota De' partment of Energy and Economic Development is de- signed to assist employers in understanding these require- ments. The publication, Checklist of Hiring an Em- ployee, presents a step-by- step outline of the various federal and state req u ire- ments, including payroll taxes (FICA,.FUTA and state unem- ployment 'compensation), withholding and workers' com- pensation insurance. The publication covers such topics' as whether an individ- ual is an employee, where to obtain employer identifica- tion numbers and when to withhold and pay employment taxes and fi Ie tax returns. It identifies forms to be used, where they may be obtained and where and how often they are filed. Sources of additional information on'each topic also are identified. The publication is available without charge from the Small Business Assistance Office of the Minnesota Department of Energy and Economic Devel- opment, 900 American Center Building, 150 East Kellogg Boulevard, St. Paul, MN 55101, (612) 296-3871; Minnesota Toll Free 1-800-652-9747. POCKET DATA BOOK AVAILABLE AGAIN Minnesota's 1985-86 Pocket Data Book is now available. , This handy desk-top reference "" contains 384 pages of the most current statistical infor- mation about Minnesota's population, housing, busi- ness/employment, govern- ment, energy, education and much more. The book is $29.95 plus tax and can be purchased at the Map Stores, the Minne- sota State Document Center, the 13 B-Dalton Stores, or can be ordered from the publisher: Blue Sky Marketing, PO Box 17003, St. Paul, MN 55117, 612-77 4-2920. HAN DBOOK FOR SMALL BUSINESS AVAILABLE The Small Business Assis- tance Office has available a limited number of copies of the Handbook for Small Busi- ness prepared by the Com- mittee on Small Business of the U.S. Senate. This 230-page booklet is designed to be a guide containing the high- lights and a description of selected federal programs de- signed to assist small busi- nesses and an indication of how and where further infor- mation can be obtained about these programs. 'Copies can be obtained without charge form the Small Business Assistance Office of the Minnesota Department of Economic Development, 900 American Center Building, 150 East Kellogg, St. Paul, MN 55101, or phone 612-296-3871. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT STUDY UNDERWAY The City of Anoka has con- tracted with Pryde Roberts and Company, a business de- velopment consultant, to undertake a Business Devel- opment Feasibility Study. The I ~ first phase of the study will be to determine the market for new business development within the City. If phase I indi- cates a favorable market, a venture analysis will be con- ducted to determine the feasibility of establishing a "small business incubator center" within the City. A business incubator, or enterprise, center provides a sheltered environment for the generation of new home grown businesses. An incu- bator facility generally offers low rent, centralized services, flexible leases and manage- ment advice to new business owners. Once a new business has become established in the market place, it "graduates" from the facility and moves to other locations within the community. . Economic development studies indicate that approxi- mately 80% of new jobs within a community are generated by existing businesse~. With this in mind, the Anoka Economic Development Commission is pursuing policies which will foster business development within the community. This study is designed to identify opportunities for business development within Anoka. If you, or someone you know, is considering starting a business and is interested in becoming a tenant in the "business incubator center", please contact Bob Kirchner' at Anoka City Hall, at 421-6630, ext. 134. SCORE NEWS SCORE, The Service Corps of Retired Executives, is a non- profit organization that pro- vides free individual counsel- ing to small business owners. The local SCORE office, locat- ed in Anoka City Hall, opened just over one year ago. Since then, it has provided free counseling to numerous area busi nesses. Mr. Wayne Hultquist, retired president of Thermo Serv Inc., who manages the office, says that he conducts one or two counseling sessions per week. Since last May, he has com- pleted counseling with nine business owners and is cur- rently working with four addi- tional businesses. Mr. Hult- quist says about one-half of his counseling is with persons who are considering' going in- to business. He advises such persons to attend the "going into business workshop" sponsored by SCORE several times a year. For information call the Minneapolis SCORE office at 370-0839. The Anoka chapter of SCORE is open on an appoint- ment basis only. To receive more information on how to receive SCORE services, please contact Robert Kir- chner, Anoka Community De- velopment Director, at 421- 6630, ext. 134.