Make plans to join us for the afternoon mixer this Thursday, July 7 at 3:45 p.m. at BARBERMcMURRY architects in Knoxville. They are located at 505 Market Street, Suite 300.

 

Also, you are welcome to take part in the Women in Business program which is scheduled for Monday, July 18 at noon at the Airport Hilton. The topic will be "Time Management: Discover Your Top Priorities" by Sharon Hannum.

 

Read our 29th installment of The Dialogue at the bottom of this email where we visit with Cynthia Warner, owner of Cynthia's Natural Market, located at 532 E Broadway Ave. in Maryville. Its aim is to raise awareness of the impact that our choices make on ourselves, others and the planet.

 

Here's some July events you'll want to mark on your calendar. The first is a free networking training class with Raeus Jae Cannon on Wednesday, July 21 from 3-4:30 p.m., at the Blount Partnership. Taking this class will improve your ability to get out and meet people. Register here.

 

Jacqueline Merritt from the Small Business Association will be conducting two free sessions at the Blount Partnership on Friday, July 22. The first is a one-hour session on financing your business the SBA way from 9-10 a.m. The second is session about understanding the affordable care act from 11 a.m.-noon. Register for one or both sessions by emailing Jacqueline.

 

Don't forget to go out and support the Great Smoky Mountain Classic softball tournament July 8-10 with 34 teams from 17 states. The action gets started this Friday at 10 a.m. and continues at 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $6 Friday-Saturday and $5 Sunday. Children age 6 & under are free. The games take place at Sandy Springs Park, Everett Park, Springbrook Park and Denso Manufacturing Field.

 

NEW DEALS ADDED TO JULY MEMBER-TO-MEMBER PROMOTIONS

Six new deals have been added to the July Blount County Chamber of Commerce Member-to-Member promotions which are now available online. This Member-to-Member Promotional Program offers you and your company the opportunity to market your products and services to the membership.

 

Here's how it works:
1. Submit a PDF of a service, product or discount you'd like to offer to the Chamber membership to [email protected]. Be sure to include an expiration date.
2. An email with all the promotions will be sent out on the final Monday of every month to our member database.
3. All promotions will be posted on www.BlountChamber.com

 

GET READY FOR THE MEMBERSHIP EVENT

The Blount County Chamber of Commerce is hosting a "Membership Event" at Second Harvest Food Bank that is like no other. For two and a half days, over 100 volunteers will work against the clock and each other to sign up new Chamber members and create a greater community awareness of the important role of the Chamber of Commerce. The event is organized by Jimmy Cusano and a group called Your Chamber Connection. Their speciality is high energy membership campaigns that allow volunteers to conduct 'out of the box' membership fun while building the membership base. The Blount County Chamber Membership Event kicks off on July 12 and concludes July 14 recap party. For more information on how you can become involved in the Chamber as we highlight the business community, call 865.983.2241.

 

PIGS AND POLITICS TICKETS ON SALE

The fifth annual Pigs & Politics Legislative Day presented by Paine Bickers, LLP, returns to Alumni Gym on the Maryville College campus Tuesday, July 26 from 4:30-7:30 p.m.