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Be sure to join us Friday, March 6 for a
coffee club sponsored by Dollywood from 7:45-9 a.m. at the Blount Chamber. This is a make up date for last week's event which was postponed due to snow.
Before that, we'd love to see you at the
Cash Mob we are holding at The Shoppes at Homespun on Tuesday, March 3 from 4-6 p.m. The first 25 people get a $20 gift certificate and everyone can register for a $50 gift certificate to be given away.
Also, come discover new ways to promote your business and rentals online with a
FREE lunch and learn session about interactive virtual tours presented by
90x4 on Tuesday, March 3 at noon at the Townsend Visitor's Center.
With the Tennessee legislative session underway, check out the
Blount Partnership's advocacy site to see what bills we are following and stay informed with up-to-date news, legislation, and issues important to Blount County.
REGISTER FOR FREE CONSTANT CONTACT SOCIAL MEDIA SEMINAR
 The Blount Partnership is hosting a free social media seminar presented by Constant Contact entitled, "You're Social, Now What? Making Social Media Work for You," on Wednesday, March 11 from 1-3 p.m. Register
here.
This seminar will give you a closer look at the popular social media networks -- Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Google +.
You will learn the benefits of using each network, three things you must do to make everything work, how to create content that is interesting and relevant to your audience, how other organizations are using social media, some do's and don'ts of each channel - best practices; how to connect with others (the "right" way), how to tell if your social activity is working, and discussion of productivity tools that will save time.
DR. DARCY HOFFMAN HOSTS SUCCESS HABITS THAT WORK SEMINAR
 The Blount Partnership is proud to present a seminar that is a must for entrepreneurs, sales leaders and independent agents who want to create a high performance team. Dr. Darcy Hoffman presents "
Success Habits That Work" on Wednesday, April 8 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Blount Partnership boardroom. Register
here. The cost is $20 and includes lunch and Hoffman's book.
Workshop Topics:
1. How to achieve personal and business success from the inside out.
2. Seven principles to forming habits that work.
3. How to create a millionaire mindset.
4. How to develop a "new normal" that will change your finances, family and your future!
FREE BUSINESS OPERATION WORKSHOPS
 The Blount County Chamber of Commerce and the Blount County Library have partnered with the Tennessee Small Business Development Center to present 14 free business operation workshops on Google, social media, business marketing and planning, starting a business and government contracting for small business owners and entrepreneurs.
Workshops are held at the Blount County Chamber, 201 S. Washington St., Maryville, TN, and at the Blount County Library, 508 North Cusick Street, Maryville, TN. Participants are free to bring their own lunch.
For more information or to attend any of the following workshops, participants are asked to register by clicking on the Training tab at
www.tsbdc.org.
| Location |
Date |
Seminar Topic |
Time |
| Chamber |
March 12 |
Starting a Business |
9 a.m.-Noon Register here |
| Chamber |
March 19 |
Government Contracting |
11:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Register here |
| Library |
April 9 |
Google-ize My Business |
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Register here |
| Library |
April 21 |
Google My Business |
11:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Register here |
| Library |
June 11 |
Growth Wheel - Business Legal Issues |
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. |
| Chamber |
June 25 |
Business Planning |
9 a.m.-Noon |
| Library |
Aug. 6 |
Growth Wheel - Business Processes |
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. |
| Chamber |
Aug. 20 |
Social Media |
11:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. |
| Library |
Sept. 10 |
Growth Wheel - Choosing Employees |
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. |
| Chamber |
Sept. 24 |
Starting a Business |
9 a.m.-Noon |
| Chamber |
Oct. 8 |
Social Media |
11:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. |
| Library |
Oct. 22 |
Growth Wheel - Ownership & Management |
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. |
| Chamber |
Nov. 12 |
Business Planning |
9 a.m.-Noon |
GOT AN EVENT OR NEWS? WE'D LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT
Is your organization hosting an event in the community? Submit it
here on our community calendar. If it's a tourism event, please email
Ashlee so she can post it on
www.SmokyMountains.org.
Also, please
send us any news releases or good news about your business. We'd love to share it with the community.
REMEMBER WHEN
This song by Van Halen is the only single the group released that reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Singles Chart. "Jump," which was in the midst of a five-week run atop the charts this week in 1984, may be Van Halen's most popular and instantly recognizable composition.
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