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Economic Development Retail Sales Tax Board <br />6801 Delmar Boulevard*University City, Missouri 63130*314-505-8500*Fax: 314-862-3168 <br />QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE REPORT <br />Project Number:Training6040Quarter:2 nd QuarterFY17 <br />Applicant/Sponsor:UCity Chamber of Submittal Date:January 30, 2017Name of Person Completing Report: <br />CommerceMary Adams <br />Project Title:U City Chamber of <br />Commerce <br />Activity Progress Narrative. Please describe milestones achieved during this reporting period: <br />Our Small Business Workshop series launched on October 5, 2016, as soon as funding for FY2017 was released. We <br />conducted five of our 18 scheduled workshops in Q2, and secured presenters for all remaining 13 workshops for FY17. <br /> <br />More than 80% of our presenters represent University City businesses; the remaining are seasoned business speakers from <br />the region. As a result, the workshop series is maximizing value by promoting both the existence and expertise of our <br />business community, and by reaffirming U City’s reputation for its enduring commitment to education, while alerting other <br />business leaders, owners and entrepreneurs from the region about the workshops. <br /> <br />Workshop topics includethose identified by SCORE as the most critical for business success: legal, insurance, operations, <br />advertising/marketing, accounting and finance. Attendees come largely from U City, but also the City of St. Louis and <br />nearby suburbs. New attendees appear weekly. We’re continually increasing awareness and attendance due to consistent <br />scheduling, advertising through a variety of print and digital media, verbal promotions at all area events, and referrals from <br />past attendees. Presentations from past workshops are available on the new Chamber of Commerce website under the <br />business resources tab so people who were unable to attend can access information provided. A plan is in place to advertise <br />the existence of this page through digital media in Q3 and uploading future presentations to the website. Also planning to <br />research the possibility of video-taping workshops for uploading. <br /> <br />Attendees report they are pleased with the relevance and quality of our workshops and speakers. Surveys show average <br />satisfaction ratings of 4.7 out of 5 for Q2. <br />% Complete:100%complete <br />Budget Performance: <br />EDRST Approved Requested this Previous Funds Cash/Non-Cash MatchRemaining <br />Activity <br />FundsQuarterRequestedExpended this QuarterEDRST Funds <br />Trainings$10,000$2,500$2500$5,000 <br />6040 <br />Additional Information: <br /> <br />