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Bainbridge Island Police Officer Zach Burnham

Meet Zach Burnham, Bainbridge Island’s Community Resource Officer

As part of our series of articles helping residents and business owners know more about the resources on our Island, the Chamber is delighted to introduce you to the Bainbridge Island Police Department’s, Community Resource/K-9 Officer, Zach Burnham. Officer Burnham moved to Bainbridge Island from …

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Bainbridge Vineyards - Agriculture and Agritourism

New Business Recovery Support: $4 Billion For Agriculture & Agritourism

Citing lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and recent supply chain disruptions, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to invest more than $4 billion to strengthen critical supply chains through the Build Back Better initiative. Agriculture and Agritourism are the focus of …

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Thank you essential workers by spurekar

Business Grants & Loans Update: Restaurant Recovery + Federal, State and Local Opportunities

With President Biden signing the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act into law last week, new sources of business support are springing into life, paired with extensions and updates to many pre-existing programs. The act adds new funding to both the Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) …

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PPP Loans Update and Other SBA Funding Changes

Apply, Apply, Apply is Key Take-Away from The Kitsap Digital Hour This week’s presentation from Jaime Forsyth, Certified Business Advisor with the Kitsap Small Business Development Center, issued a heads up that applications for the special round of First Draw PPP loans for very small …

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City of Bainbridge Island

City Council Approves Business Recovery Grants

It’s official! The much-rumored, oft-mentioned COBI small business grants are now coming soon. Get ready – applications for business assistance grants will become available in association with KEDA (the Kitsap Economic Development Alliance) starting on Friday, March 12. Businesses may receive between $5,000 and $10,000 …

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