Business After-Hours 

July 26 

Business Matters

June Business Matters was sponsored by First Citizens Bank.  Jason Kizer of AmeriClear Rx was the guest speaker.  Al Oliver and Donny Bearden of AmeriClear Rx were also in attendance.  The company was founded by a community pharmacist and an insurance industry colleague who discovered a tremendous amount of unnecessary costs in the traditional pharmacy benefits system and realized the negative impact on the bottom line of American businesses.  AmeriClear Rx has developed a pharmacist-driven PBM model with the sole purpose of delivering the best value for our clients' prescription drug benefit dollar while providing their members with an outstanding pharmacy network and a hassle-free experience. AmeriClear Rx welcomes the opportunity to prove to their clients that there is simply no better way to provide cost- effective pharmacy benefits to their members.

Join us on July 19 for our next Business Matters.   We will see you at the next Business Matters and bring a friend!  Like us on FaceBook!

Farmer's Market in Full Swing

Customers were steady on Thursday afternoon at the Farmer's Market, which is located at the Obion County Chamber of Commerce on Church Street in Union City.  Hours are 2:00pm - 4:00pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays and 7:00am - noon on Saturdays.

Obion County Chamber Makes It Easy to Get Business Advice

Take advantage of the opportunity to get one-on-one business consulting from Erik Markin, Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) at the University of Tennessee at Martin.  Markin will be at the Obion County Industrial Training Center, 1:00p.m.- 5:00p.m., Thursday, July 28.  He will be available to help aspiring entrepreneurs and existing business owners with advice on a business plan, financing options, marketing, customer service, cash flow and other issues.

The consultations are one-on-one, confidential and FREE. Appointments may be made by contacting the Obion County Chamber of Commerce at 731-885-0211 or by contacting Markin directly at 731-587-7333.  For additional services offered by TSBDC, go to www.tsbdc.org.

Learn How to Sell on eBay and Ship With USPS

Tennessee Small Business Development Centers (TSBDC), United States Postal Service (USPS) and eBay are partnering together in a collaborative effort to offer a FREE one-hour seminar to teach businesses how to sell on eBay and ship with the USPS. The seminar will also provide insight into the many factors eBay sellers need to know, including:

·          How to sell on eBay - first steps

·          How to list items on eBay

·          How to take better photos - layout & lighting

·          How to use shipping labels

·          USPS online shipping solutions

Two sessions will be held on August 18, 2011 in the Learning Resource Center at Dyersburg State Community College in room 121. The first session will begin at 6 PM and the second will begin at 7 PM. For more information or to reserve your seat, call TSBDC Director Maleia Lee at  (731) 286-3201 or email her at lee@dscc.edu.

The TSBDC is a network of professional business consultants with 14 centers, including Dyersburg State Community College, and 7 affiliate offices throughout the State of Tennessee. . The Tennessee Small Business Development Center Network is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.  Additional funding is provided by the Tennessee Board of Regents and the State of Tennessee.  All opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA.  All TSBDC programs and services are nondiscriminatory and available to individuals with disabilities.

2011 PRIDE OF OBION COUNTY NOMINATIONS BEING ACCEPTED

The person you are nominating MUST be a resident of Obion County.  Please make your nomination based on a person's leadership, community involvement, and concern for other people. The award committee cannot accept posthumous nominations. The committee will automatically reject a nomination if the contributions of the nominee are directly related to work that he or she is paid for.  

Nominations forms can be picked up at the Obion County Chamber of Commerce.  Please submit nominee name, address, and telephone number with 3 copies of your typewritten nomination information. In order to keep the nomination confidential, please submit as much information as possible. List the reasons why the person you are nominating is qualified to receive the award, using the selection criteria below as your guideline. Be specific as to how the nominee has contributed to the welfare of fellow Obion Countians and the improvement of our quality of life.

SELECTION CRITERTA

·                     Motivation

·                     Civic Leadership

·                     Community Involvement

·                     Community Enrichment

·                     Respect by Peers

·                     Dedication to Area Growth and Development  

The nominations will be turned over to a selection committee, which will make the final decision. The award winner will be announced in early September and honored at the Corn Fest Pride of Obion County Luncheon to be held on September 14, 201.

Deadline for nominations is Friday, August 1, 2011. Please send your nomination to: Pride of Obion County Award, P.O. Box 381 Union City, TN 38281. For more information, call (731) 431-8132.

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Thank You to Our 2011  

Golf Tournament Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors: 

Commercial Bank

Griffin Industries

Baptist Memorial Hospital

Kohler

Reelfoot Bank

Higher Ground/Terry Petty

Gold Sponsors: 

West TN Industrial Association

First State Bank

Union City Electric System

Gibson Electric Membership Corp

Silver Sponsors: 

Union City Carpet Center

Waymatic

Hunt Brother's Pizza

Tyson Foods

Forcum Lannom

Barker Brothers

WLJT

Hamilton-Ryker

First Citizens Bank/FP

Hole In One Sponsor: 

Westan Insurance  

Gibson Electric Membership Corporation Annual Meeting

Join Gibson EMC for its 75^th annual meeting, which will include entertainment featuring the bluegrass bands Jargon and Stone County Connection on August 13, 2011, at Gibson County High School in Dyer. GEMC will have face painting, inflatable jumpers and costume character Louie the Lightning Bug. Other activities will include a business meeting, bingo, door prizes for adults and kids, health and energy exhibits, misc vendors, delicious barbecue, hotdogs ice cream and more! Call 731-562-1610 for details.

Support the Local 913th

The 913th Engineer Unit located in Union City is going to deploy in August 2011.  The 913th Family Readiness Group (FRG) is collecting items for care packages for the soldiers to take with them.  If you would like to donate or know someone that would, the following items are requested:

• Phone Cards
• Baby Wipes
• Beef Jerky
• AA Batteries
• Baby Powder
• Gum
• Toiletries for men and women

Donations can be dropped of at the National Guard Armory on Reelfoot Avenue in Union City.  For more information, contact Sarah Kay at (731) 885-0462.