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Edited by ReKasa Deen May 10, 2010
Vol. 2, Issue 18
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| Courtesy Tip of the Week | Business Dinning Etiquette: Know your lunch partner's business. It's especially key when your tablemate is someone you'd like to impress, but the rule holds true regardless. The fewer times you have to say (or think), "I didn't know that!" the more impressed the other party will be. How to steal this idea: Take a few minutes to do a Google search before you leave for lunch.
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| Upcoming Events |
Ribbon Cuttings & Ground Breakings- May
17 Inspired by Elegance
At the Chamber
11 a.m.
Upcoming Events- May
13 Business <2> Business Showcase Rainwater Conference Center 5 - 7 p.m. Click here to RSVP20 Business After Hours-
Summit Pointe 5-7 p.m. Click here to RSVP27 Member Crashers At the Chamber 10 a.m.
June14- Georgia Chamber Power Lunch 11:30 a.m. - 1p.m. Valdosta Country Club No Cost Click here to RSVP |
Member<2>Member Savings
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| Community Leaders Gather for SGPRD Event |  Community leaders and business owners from our region attended the South Georgia Partnership for Regional Development dinner at Horse Creek Winery in Nashville, Ga. on May 4. Commissioner Vance C. Smith, Jr., Georgia Department of Transportation, expressed how strong regional partnerships can lead to abundantly successful communities.
For more information on this event or the regional partnership, contact Courtney Ruttinger.
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State Representative Shaw Honored at SGPRD Event
|  State Legislative Chair Darrell Wilder (Georgia Power) said thank you and farewell to Rep.Jay Shaw, our Georgia State Representative of the 176th District, "Shaw has sponsored a variety of legislation to support small business over the past 16 years. We commend you on your service to the state and especially to South Georgia. Thank you Jay for being an advocate for business. It is certainly sad for us to see you leaving the House but we are very much looking forward to working with you as you serve on the Board of the Georgia Department of Transportation."
Wilder presented Shaw with a small memento in appreciation of his service, an orange GDOT vest and a gift certificate for a weed eater. Wilder jokingly stated, "You've had an entire weekend off from the House, it's time for you to get busy taking care of our roads."
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Ribbon Cuttings & Ground Breakings
|  Tax Doctor M.D.
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850-973-2251
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| Parks & Recreation Authority's Hahn Speaks at CEOs Unplugged |  MetroOne presented "CEOs Unplugged" on May 3. The CEO guest was Eric Hahn (Valdosta-Lowndes Parks & Recreation Authority). Hahn shared his journey to becoming Director of the Valdosta-Lowndes Parks & Recreation Authority with MetroOne. He advised the young professionals to never give the response, "that is not in my job description." He also answered questions from the group.  CEOs Unplugged is designed to give future entrepreneurs, executives and CEOs the opportunity to learn from those who have already seen success in their fields and to interact with these professionals. For more information about MetroOne, contact Courtney Ruttinger or visit www.MetroOneValdosta.com. |
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| Rackley Named Financial Services Champion |  Judson Rackley (Brandon, Rackley and Dukes, P.C.) has been selected the 2010 Financial Services Champion of the Year for Georgia and the Southeast Region by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Rackley received his SBA award from Terri Denison, SBA Georgia District Director, at the Atlanta luncheon on May 5 hosted by the Georgia Lenders Quality Circle. Rackley has been very active in community work by supporting legislation on the local, state and federal levels that help small businesses. He helped develop the S.E.E.D.S. Center, which has served more than 2,000 clients, and the Guardian Bank Business Plan Competition, which was the first ever community-wide business plan contest in Valdosta. In addition, Rackley served as Chairman of the Chamber's Home Grown Entrepreneurs Program. He was also the creator and first chairman of the Chamber's Targeted Business Expansion Committee (TBEC), which has as its primary goal the creation of jobs for college and university graduates. Click here to read more. |
| Boot Camp Equips Supervisors with "Grab & Go" Tools |  "Grab & Go Tools" was the theme at Boot Camp for Supervisors on May 6 at the Georgia Department of Labor Career Center. The subject matter experts discussed: "New Realities for Today's Supervisor," Bob Ganzak (Dale Carnegie-Folkner Training Associates, Inc.); "Contextual Management," Dr. Clemente Hudson (Valdosta State University); "Who Stole Our Meeting?," M. Anne Barnas (SmithBarnas & Associates) and "Effective Time Management," Michael Jetter (ActionCOACH). This session of Boot Camp was designed to provide essential tools to supplement on-the-job training with a crash course in relevant issues for professional development. Through the Chamber's IMPACT 2012 initiative, Boot Camp for Supervisors aids our commitment to strengthening the current and future workforce. For more information, contact Keyara Hamilton. |
| Chamber 101 |  Chamber 101 is an informational session that provides new and existing Chamber members 25 different ways the Chamber can help your business grow. Members are given the opportunity to network their business through a "two-minute commercial" and through passing out business cards to other business professionals. Take advantage of this great opportunity of networking your business. The next Chamber 101 will be June 2 at 8 a.m. at the Chamber.
Pictured Front: Michael Jetter (ActionCOACH), Anne Womack (Necessary Details Mobile Spray Tanning), Cindy Hotchkiss (E-Travel Anytime), Chris West (C-Tech Water) Middle: Anthony Felder (Dream America), Lisa Register (Comfort Keepers), Vickie Godwin (Commercial Banking Company), Jesse Cole (Imperial Auto Sales), Back: Matt Douglas (Georgia Probation Management), Will Womack (Necessary Details Mobile Spray Tanning), Don Wright (Colonial Life Insurance Company), Lyndi Soles (LAMAR Advertising), Allan Dear (Allan Dear Real Estate) and Lisa Beckham ( Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center).
 At this session, the Chamber's Ambassadors Committee honored Ambassador Lyndi Soles (LAMAR Advertising) for her hard work. Soles was named Ambassador of the Quarter for her volunteer work at Chamber events. Soles is the 2010 Chairman of the Ambassadors Committee. |
REMINDER: Electronic Invoices and Statements
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 Reminder: All Chamber
members with e-mail addresses on file in the Chamber database now receive
invoices and statements electronically. Please check your e-mail inboxes for all
Chamber billing. If you have questions, contact Mike Stalvey. |
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