April 2010

 SPROUTS NEWSLETTER
 Watering the Seeds of Business Development
In This Issue
Professional Consultants Corner
Downtown Valdosta
Guardian Bank Business Plan Competition
S.E.E.D.S. Center Update
Calendar of Events
Professional Consultants Corner
What comes first the employees or the handbook?
 
M. Anne Barnas, PHR
SmithBarnas & Associates, Inc.

SmithBarnas

What comes first, the chicken or the egg?  The Employees or the Handbook?  The Handbook, of course!  Employment law isn't going away and, if the new administration gets its way, it will only become more complicated.    
 
To read more, click here.
 
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Dowtown

  Downtown Valdosta
 Downtown Valdosta is the place to go for fun!  Click here to learn about the great events happening Downtown.
Is Social Media a Fad?
Click here to find out.
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Last Chance to Join the Guardian Bank Business Plan Competition
Materials for the 2010 competition are available at the Chamber, Guardian Bank, Valdosta State University, Valdosta Technical College and www.seedscenterofsga.com.  To read more about the competition, click here.
                                      
S.E.E.D.S. Center Update

FREE Resources Available

 
 On-site Confidential Consultations
 
Detailed Demographic Reports
 
 Industry Specific Data
 
Business to Business Leads
 
 Business to Consumer Leads
 
One-hour consultations with Industry Professionals
Calendar of Events
April
 
8-Federal Legislative Luncheon
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Valdosta Technical College Bldg 500
 
 12- Small Business Financing in Tough Times
10 a.m.-noon
Valdosta City Hall Annex Multi-purpose Room
Click here for more information  
 
May
 
3-Business is Booming Tour
6-9:30 p.m.
Atlanta, GA 
 
5-Leadership Instinct Simulcast
Click here to register by April 15
Click here for more information
                                       
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