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9th Annual GWHCC Business Expo: March 16, 2018
Join the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GWHCC) at their biggest event of the year and connect with the region's leading businesses. Invest in your success by joining us for the invaluable opportunity to connect with over 1,200 new clients, elected officials and local business owners.
Why Exhibit?
The GWHCC Annual Business Expo provides the opportunity for you to showcase your business to over 1,500 potential new customers. Launched in 2010, the Business Expo is one of our region's prime events to connect multi-cultural owned businesses to companies and clients who want to do business with them. Join us for this opportunity to reach one of the fastest growing Hispanic markets in the country.
If you are an Adams Morgan business interested in participating in the Expo, please contact
Kristen Barden
(202-997-0783) for information about the AMPBID paying your registration fees.
Click here for more information and to register.
Workshop: Entrepreneur’s Pathway to Establishing a Corporation in DC
During this workshop, DCRA’s Small Business Resource Center and Corporations Division, the Office of Tax and Revenue Customer Service Staff, and DC Bar Pro Bono Center Managing Attorney will provide assistance with navigating through the regulatory environment of establishing and maintaining a corporation in the District. During this session, representatives will assist with registration, file maintenance, tax filing, and legal advice for conducting business within the District of Columbia.
Thursday, February 1, 2018
10 am - 12 pm
1100 4TH Street SW
2nd Floor, Room E200
Register Here
DCRA Launches New Website
The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) has unveiled a new
DCRA website
. They developed a new website to better assist customers when doing business with DCRA. The revamped website has a fresh look and feel and improved navigation to access agency services, as well as intuitive integrated portals, improved navigation, dedicated divisional websites, and new communications and document management websites.
The Communications Portal is a place where customers can catch up on the latest happenings at DCRA, access social media posts and check out the latest DCRA event photos and informational videos. The new Document Management website allows you to search for DCRA documents and forms by category or by simply typing in the name of the document. Now you have access to DCRA documents at your fingertips.
Be sure to visit
dcra.dc.gov
regularly to check in on what’s new, as well as, connect with DCRA on social media.
Neighbor Notification Program
DCRA is also launching a new Neighborhood Notification Program, an online tool that allows District residents to upload any documents regarding construction that will take place adjacent to their property.
Visit
dcra.dc.gov/neighborhood-notification-program
for more information about the program.
Pepco provides tips to help ward off scammers
Popular “green dot” scam targeting District of Columbia and Maryland utility customers resurfaces
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 16, 2018) – Pepco is urging customers to be aware of a scam that has been targeting utility customers across the United States for more than five years. Customers in the District of Columbia and Maryland have recently contacted the company to report they have been targeted with the popular “green dot” scam.
The scammers, who target both residential and business customers, call individuals claiming that they are behind on their account and must make an immediate payment to avoid service termination. As part of the scam, customers are asked to purchase a pre-paid debit card, such as a Green Dot MoneyPak, for a specific amount from local pharmacies, retail chains or convenience stores. The customer is then directed to contact a number to use the card to make a payment to their account. Once the information is provided to the scammer, the funds on the card are removed.
During the last five years, scammers have become increasingly sophisticated, going to extreme measures to present themselves as official utility representatives. Scammers have gone so far as to replicate utility phone numbers through caller ID, with some even replicating the messaging and prompts provided to customers through their interactive voice response system.
To help customers ward off these scammers, Pepco offers the following tips:
If a customer receives a call from someone stating they are calling to collect a bill payment for Pepco, the caller should be able to provide specific information including:
Account name
Account address
Account number
Amount of current balance
If the caller cannot provide this information, it is likely the call is not coming from Pepco. In this case, customers should not provide any information, and call Pepco immediately at 1-202-833-7500 to report the situation.
Customers should never provide their social security number or banking or credit card information by phone unless they have initiated the call.
Additionally, customers should never provide anyone access to their home who claims to be from Pepco, or a contractor working for Pepco, unless the person has proper identification. Customers can always contact the company at 1-202-833-7500 to confirm an official visit.
Readers are encouraged to visit
The Source
, Pepco’s online news room. Find additional information about Pepco by visiting
pepco.com
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ABRA Orientation Training on January 25
New and existing ABC licensees are invited to attend the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration's (ABRA) Orientation Training from 2-4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018 to learn about:
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District ABC laws and regulations (including recent changes to the law),
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Tips for working effectively with the community,
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Settlement Agreements,
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Expectations of licensees,
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Best practices, and
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Noise abatement and sound management.
Register online or contact ABRA Community Resource Officer Sarah Fashbaugh by Friday, Jan. 19, 2018 to RSVP:
sarah.fashbaugh@dc.gov
or (202) 397-3971
Attendance for this class is strongly recommended for new license holders. Training is free of charge. Requests for interpreters may be made; however, they must be submitted by the registration deadline.
Training Location
2000 14th St., NW
Suite 400 South, 4th Floor
Washington, DC 20009
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This is an update to earlier information that was inaccurate.
Beginning next week, the DC Department of Public Works (DPW) will be picking up Christmas trees and holiday greenery throughout the District. Trees will be collected on your regularly scheduled recycling collection days through February 2. Trees and greenery should be placed next to your blue recycling bins—not at the curb, unless that’s where your recyclables are normally collected. This is a change from previous years. For many residents, trees and greenery will be picked up in alleys, where their recyclables are normally collected.
