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Schedule for the Tennessee Small Business Development at VSCC

5 Steps to Marketing Success workshop of Volunteer State Community College's Tennessee Small Business Development Center, 9-12 p.m. Thursday, November 20, 1480 Nashville Pike, Gallatin, TN in Building 300. Registration Required at tsbdc.org/vscc or call 615-230-4780 Location: . Volunteer State Community College's Tennessee Small Business Development Center 1480 Nashville Pike, Gallatin, TN in Building 300;  $25, payable at the workshop. 

 Quickbooks Introduction for Small Business

Friday, December 05, 2014 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

This QuickBooks workshop is designed for basic users and small business owners that operate a for-profit business. Therefore the course description below is focused on that group of learners.

Speaker: Rachel McCrary - Greeno CPA

Location: TSBDC @ Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin, TN

Fee: $ 45.00

Starting a Small Business

Tuesday, December 09, 2014 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

This workshop provides basic information on starting a small business. *TSBDC services *Personal Considerations *Business Planning *Financing *Requirements

Location: TSBDC @ Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin, TN;

Free

Social Media Digital Marketing Course

Friday, December 12, 2014 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

You will be permitted to bring your own laptop or tablet for this course. There are also computers available for this hands-on course This course will cover the following: *Deciding on Your Platforms - Learning the Functions and Business Uses for Social Media Platforms Covered: o Facebook o Twitter o LinkedIn o YouTube o Instagram o Pinterest o Other o How to run effective campaigns that combine both offline and online marketing. o Tracking - effective use of free/paid tools to streamline you social media efforts and tracking *Social Media Plan Building, Building an effective Social Media Plan (3 Hours - Hands On) o Who and where are your best customers o Define your voice o Why would someone want to connect with you on social media o What are the big ideas that are going to drive your campaign o Content allocation - who will implement your social media projects * Who - Who is going to do the work on your social media marketing * When - developing a calendar / schedule * Where - Office? Outside resources? Mobile? Computer? * What - What pieces of content do you need? Do you need an image repository? Videos? * Develop a detailed calendar to structure your social media activities

Speaker: Transparent - Jason Elkins;

Location: TSBDC @ Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin, TN;

Fee: $ 99.00

Charles Alexander - Director, TSBDC - Volunteer State Community College 

1480 Nashville Pike - Gallatin, TN  37066 - Phone - (615)230-4780

NOVEMBER

No Gallatin Networking Power Lunch for November 25th

Chamber Office Closed; Happy Thanksgiving!

Thursday, November 27th - Friday, November 28th

Shop Small Saturday

Saturday, November 29th, All Day; Local Businesses; www.shopsmall.com

DECEMBER

Gallatin Networking Power Lunch

Tuesday, December 2nd, Noon; Suggested Arrival Time: 11:45am; Painturo's, 1483 Nashville Pike in Gallatin

TSDBC: QuickBooks Introduction for Small Business

Friday, December 5th, 9:00am-12:00pm; TSDBC @ Volunteer State Community College, 1480 Nashville Pike, Gallatin

Registration required; register at www.tsbdc.org/vscc

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Howard's Vitamin Store

Friday, December 5th, 12:30pm; 331 West Main Street, Gallatin

Gallatin Christmas Tree Lighting

Friday, December 5th, 5:00pm; Gallatin's Historic Downtown Square

Chamber Membership Luncheon

Monday, December 8th, 11:30am; Hampton Inn

Reservations required; Call 615.452.4000 or email info@gallatintn.org

Gallatin Networking Power Lunch

Tuesday, December 9th, Noon; Suggested Arrival Time: 11:45am; Buffalo Wild Wings, 1109 Nashville Pike in Gallatin

TSDBC: Starting a Small Business

Tuesday, December 9th, 4:00pm-6:00pm; TSDBC @ Volunteer State Community College, 1480 Nashville Pike, Gallatin

Registration required; register at www.tsbdc.org/vscc

Christmas Parade Participant Meeting (Must Attend 1 if Participating)

Tuesday, December 9th, 5:00pm; Gallatin City Hall, 132 West Main Street

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Grand Opening Celebration at Super Slow Zone

Wednesday, December 10th, 12:00pm; 1238 Nashville Pike, Suite 301, Gallatin

Christmas Parade Participant Meeting (Must Attend 1 if Participating)

Thursday, December 11th, 10:00am; Gallatin City Hall, 132 West Main Street

Thursday, December 11th, 6:00pm; Gallatin City Hall, 132 West Main Street

TSDBC: Starting a Small Business

Friday, December 12th, 9:00am-4:00pm; TSDBC @ Volunteer State Community College, 1480 Nashville Pike, Gallatin

Registration required; register at www.tsbdc.org/vscc

"A Winter Wonderland Christmas" Parade, presented by the Gallatin Area Chamber of Commerce

Saturday, December 13th, Noon; Downtown Gallatin

Applications are available at the Gallatin Chamber office and Online at /www.gallatintn.org/Upcoming_Events/Gallatin_Christmas_Parade

Chamber Office Closed; Merry Christmas!

Wednesday, December 24th - Friday December 26th

Holiday Hours at Chamber Office

Monday, December 29th, 10:00am - 2:00pm

Tuesday, December 30th, 10:00am - 2:00pm

Chamber Office Closed; Happy New Year!

Wednesday, December 31st - Thursday, January 1st

January 2015

Holiday Hours as Chamber Office

Friday, January 2nd, 10:00am-2:00pm

March 2015

Gallatin Shamrock Run 5K Run/Walk and 10K Run

Saturday, March 14th, 2015; Registration: 6:30am; 

10K starts at 7:30am; 5K starts at 8:00am

Registration is now open on Active.com or entry forms 

are available at the Gallatin Chamber office.

Date: Tuesday, December 2nd

Time: 11:45am - 1:00pm

Location: Painturo's, 1483 Nashville Pike in Gallatin

Cost: All attendees are responsible for the cost of their own meal. Gallatin Chamber members are free to attend; Future members may attend twice at no cost. 

Tired of eating lunch alone or with the same co-workers?

Looking to make new business connections?

It is time to attend the newest lunchtime networking event in Gallatin: The Networking Power Lunch

Join us each Tuesday for the Gallatin Networking Power Lunch, formerly Gallatin Leads: Grow Your Network, for lunch and networking at various restaurants in the area.  It's a great opportunity to further develop your business relationships, network and at the same time support the restaurants that support the Gallatin Area Chamber of Commerce. This meeting is a casual networking event. You'll enjoy lunch as you dine at tables of 4-6 people. There are no assigned seats. Spend your lunch-hour making connections and experiencing great food!

Remember to bring your business cards! 

Come out, enjoy a meal, and see powerful business being transacted over good food and great company.

For additional information call 615-452-4000 or email info@gallatintn.org. Chamber Members, join the Networking Power Lunch Group Page on Facebook. 

Networking Power Lunch Schedule for 2014

Tuesdays at 12:00pm (Suggested Arrival Time: 11:45am)

October 28th - Cancun Lagoon; 382 Sumner Hall Drive

November 4th - The Tin Cup at Gallatin Country Club;

                         1501 East Main St Gallatin, TN

November 11th - Jet's Pizza; 122 Belvedere Drive N

November 18th - Longhorn Steakhouse; 1003 Nashville Pike

November 25th - NO NPL; Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

December 2nd - Painturo's; 1483 Nashville Pike

December 9th - Buffalo Wild Wings; 1109 Nashville Pike

Networking Power Lunch will resume again on January 6th, 2015!

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Super Slow Zone

Date: Wednesday, December 10th Time: 12:00pm

Location: 1483 Nashville Pike, Ste 301, Gallatin, Tennessee