This is the group hub for the Division of Small Chemical Businesses of ACS, which consists of Scientists interested in starting their own small chemical or consulting businesses.
Call to Service Do you want to help shape ACS through the work of internal governance and member service? SCHB members are invited to submit their online preference for ACS committee assignments in 2021. If you are an officer in a local section or have part in a regional meeting, you should have an ACS Yellow Book entry. Go to https://www.yellowbook.acs.org to complete the online preference form, include the requested biographical information, and review/update your contact information. If you do not have a Yellow Book database record, one can be created for you. Contact secretary@acs.org Each member is encouraged to submit no less than two, but no more than four committee preferences and qualifications (500 character limit) for each of their choices. The deadline is June 5, 2020. Although not all can be appointed to committees, all applicants will be reviewed and considered. A list of committees is at https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/about/governance/committees.html Some committees are restricted to councilors, but many are not. The only committees that are restricted to councilors are the Standing Committees (Constitution and Bylaws; Divisional Activities; Economic and Professional Affairs; Local Section Activities; Meetings & Expositions; and Membership Affairs). Membership on Elected Committees (Committee on Committees, Council Policy, and Nominations & Elections) is determined by vote of the Council. All other committees are open. Committee work can be at any time, but most is on a regular schedule, including at ACS national meetings. Many committees will reimburse their non-councilor members for expenses to attend a national meeting at an amount equal to 50% councilor reimbursement; for 2020, this is $752.
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New Benefit for SCHB Members Are you missing the opportunity to "discuss business" with your SCHB colleagues, due to the cancellation of the Philadelphia meeting? SCHB wants to keep its members engaged, in spite of the void left after Philadelphia. SCHB will begin scheduling weekly conference call times for members to talk about whatever is on their mind. Just like you would have done in Philadelphia at the Expo Booth, Reception, or Coffee Break. If you have questions on coping with supply chain disruptions, working at home interruptions, disaster relief, or anything else on your mind, join other SCHB members and share your dilemmas, how you fixed your problems, ask others for opinions on what to do, etc. In the upcoming weeks, SCHB can devote calls to specific topics, but for starters, it's open discussion and anything is on the table. SCHB Members “Discuss Business” conference call Friday, April 3, 2020 2:00-3:00 pm EDT Open Topics Attendees: Joe Sabol, Marquette MI (moderator) Nicolas Gerst, Evanston IL, Laboratory Instrument Services Jennifer Maclachlan, Cape Cod MA, instrument manufacturing Mukund Chorghade, Hillsboro NJ Adam Sussman, Chicago IL, IP attorney (notes) Neal Langerman, San Diego CA, water treatment Pete Bonk, Rhode Island Agenda: 2:00 pm Welcome and pleasantries 2:05 pm Introduction, where are you from and what’s on your mind? 2:15 pm 10-15 min each on the highest priority items 2:55 pm Wrap-up (notes posted on SCHB Group on ACS Network) 3:00 pm Conclude Discussion: 1. Not a good idea to have a single source of raw materials. 2. How to keep in contact with customers and scheduling when restrictions lifted 3. Disaster recovery funding, CARES Act See sba.gov and commercial banks for regulations and applications, submit by on-line portal, not email or snail mail. Loans available up to $1 million, no interest for 6 months, loan forgiven if used for wages. Continue to pay your employees on regular schedule. There will be ongoing supply chain issues from China. Recommendation for reservation system on first-come first-serve basis for subsequent to remain-in-place conclusion. Service GMP customers, essential businesses, during shut-down and charge at premium. Stay in contact with customers. Be quick about filing for SBA loan, because there is a limited bucket of funds; once funds are depleted, you will wait much longer. Work with vendors on payment deferral or forgiveness. Next SCHB Members “Discuss Business” conference call Wednesday, April 8, 11:00 am - 12:00 noon EDT COVID Safety Moderators: Neal Langerman and Jennifer MacLachlan Week of April 13: Computer and IT security when working from home (tentative). --
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Please be sure to attend SCHB's symposium International Chemical Business: Best Practices, Wednesday afternoon, November 13, 2019 at RMRM/SWRM in El Paso TX, theme: Chemistry in Transition. http://www.swrm.org. Advance registration closes on October 14. SCHB will also have an expo booth at RMRM/SWRM. If you want to help, contact expo-booth at http://acs-schb.org/contact-us/
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