Go Green at March 1 First Thursday
Join us for a sham-rockin' First Thursday networking reception March 1, 5:30-7pm at Legacy Clinic of Chiropractic, 1950 Laurel Manor in The Villages. Enjoy a little luck o' the Irish, chair massages, refreshments and festive beverages. Admission to First Thursday is free for Chamber members, and RSVP is not required. |
Sharin' of the Green:
Cash Mob at Wildwood Growers' Market
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Come participate in a cash mob on Saturday, March 17, 10am at the Wildwood Growers Market, 100 N. Main Street in Wildwood, Florida. Support local growers and producers. Bring $20 to spend. Check in at the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce table and receive discount coupons for local businesses. Join us for a post-mob celebration at nearby restaurants. Click the graphic above to see a video, and call the UF/IFAS Extension Office at 352-793-2728 or tweet us at @SumterCoChamber for more information.
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Leads Groups Grow Your Client Base
LEADS LUNCH
every Monday (except holidays) at noon
Beef O'Brady's, 2586 W. CR48, Bushnell
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LEADS SUNRISE
every Tuesday at 7:30AM
Steeplechase,
12029 County Road 103, Oxford
These groups are active networking and referral groups of local business people, providing a variety of products and services.You are invited to attend a meeting. Bring business cards, brochures, etc. For details call the Chamber office at 352-793-3099. |
Sparr Building and Farm Supply is Getting Valuable Exposure on the Chamber's Website.
You Can Too!
Traffic on the website (www.sumterchamber.org) jumped 400% in the past year and continues to grow. That makes advertising on the site an even greater marketing tool for your business.
The chamber has new advertising opportunities available on the website, and on this newsletter. Ad prices fit any business' budget but availability is limited. Contact Andy Cripps at the chamber at (352) 793-3099 or via e-mail.
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 Sumter County Chamber of Commerce Passport Sponsors
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Bronze Level
For more information about sponsoring chamber events, contact Andrew Cripps, Executive Director at 352-793-3099 or e-mail him at director@sumterchamber.org.
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Sumter County Chamber E-News
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
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Sumter Workshops Designed to Help Businesses Boost Sales
 The Sumter County Chamber of Commerce and Lake Sumter Community College will offer a series of workshops designed to help businesses boost their sales and profits. The first of three workshops in the series, presented by the Delfin Group of Yalaha, Fla., is scheduled for Thursday, March 15, 8:00 to 9:30am at the Sumter County Schools Professional Center, 200 Cleveland Avenue in Wildwood. Registration is $30 for each workshop or $75 for all three in the series. Space is limited, so advance registration is required. Contact the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce at (352) 793-3099 for information and registration. Read More Here>> |
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Real Estate Panel to Discuss Market Outlook at March Lunch Exchange
 Sumter County has weathered the burst of the national real estate bubble better than most areas. In fact, Forbes magazine recently named The Villages as America's fastest growing small town. But where will it go from here?
The future of Sumter County's real estate market will be the topic of the Chamber Lunch Exchange on Wednesday, March 14, at Wildwood Country Resort. The Lunch Exchange begins at 11:30am. Connie Mahan of Connie Mahan Real Estate Group, Kelly Rice of Century 21 Prime Property Resources, and Danny Smith of Smith and Smith Realty will provide insight into the market's ups and downs and will give their best guesses on its future path. Wildwood Country Resort is located at 1504 Heritage Blvd. in Wildwood. The cost to attend is $12 for members and $18 for non members and RSVP is required. Lunch will be provided by Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q in Bushnell. Email assistant@sumterchamber.org or call 352-793-3099 to reserve your seat. Don't forget to ask how to get premium exposure in the Member Midway. |
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Sumter County 2012 Visitors Guide Now Online
 The Sumter County Chamber of Commerce's official 2012 Visitors Guide and Business Directory is now online. The new edition is the first produced in-house by the chamber, with graphic design by tangent media! The guide features information about Sumter County landmarks, golfing, parks and recreation, fishing and boating, shopping, dining, and the Scenic Sumter Heritage Byway. The printed guide will also be distributed to potential visitors and new residents. Access It Here>>
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Revised Payroll Tax Form Now Available to Employers
 The Internal Revenue Service Thursday released revised Form 941 enabling employers to properly report the newly-extended payroll tax cut benefiting nearly 160 million workers.
Under the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, enacted last Wednesday, workers will continue to receive larger paychecks for the rest of this year based on a lower social security tax withholding rate of 4.2 percent, which is two percentage points less than the 6.2 percent rate in effect prior to 2011. Read More Here>> |
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Events and information from your fellow chamber members.
Registration is now open for Lake Sumter Community College's Career Fairs. The fairs will be held Wednesday, March 28, 9:30am-noon at the Leesburg Campus, 9501 U.S. Hwy. 441, Leesburg, and Thursday, March 29, 9:30am-noon at the South Lake Campus, 1250 N. Hancock Rd., in Clermont. Registration deadline is March 15 or until capacity is filled. Read More Here>>
The Sumter County Republican Executive Committee will host its annual Lincoln Day Dinner on Saturday April 28, 6pm at the Savannah Center in The Villages. Attorney General Pam Bondi will be the keynote speaker. Tickets are $75.00 and tables of 8-10 are available. Space is also available in the Program Book: $30 for a quarter page, $60 for a half page and $100 for a full page. Space is limited. Contact Rich and Barbara Cole, Dinner Chairs, at (352) 753-2055.
The Florida Economic Gardening Institute will present a free SBA Lending Webinar: "How to Utilize the SBA Loan Programs To Improve Cash Flow and Grow Your Business" on Monday, March 5, 9-10am.
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Young Performing Artists (YPAs), Inc. will celebrate their 14th anniversary and their third annual fundraising Golf Tournament entitled 'Golf For Art' on Saturday, March 10, at Continental Country Club, 50 Continental Blvd., Highway 44 East in Wildwood. Sign up and breakfast at 8am. Shotgun start at 8:30am. Read more here>>
Lake-Sumter Community College Foundation is accepting applications for student scholarships for the Summer 2012 semester. The Foundation will award $84,975 in scholarships for all types of students. Applications are online starting March 1 at http://lscc.scholarships.ngwebsolutions.com. The deadline for submitting applications is Friday, March 30. Classes begin Monday, May 7.
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South Sumter High School's Project Graduation is holding a 50/50 reverse raffle. Tickets are $100, with a cash prize of up to $10,000. The drawing will be March 22 at 6pm at the Sumter County Fairgrounds. Dinner will be provided, and there will be a cake auction and other fun activities. Call Shannon at (352) 303-0775 for details
Mark your calendars for the Annual Low Cost Vaccination Clinic on Saturday, March 31, from 8:30am-noon at the Animal Care Center of Wildwood (in the Wildwood Shopping Center on SR 301. This saves pet owners from an additional office visit charge. Read more here >>
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Remember, our chamber of commerce is here to serve you and your business. If you have a suggestion for how we can help, please call us at 352-793-3099 or e-mail us at sumter-coc@sumterchamber.org.
Sincerely,
Andrew Cripps, Executive Director
Sumter County Chamber of Commerce
 
Visit our website at
www.sumterchamber.org
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