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Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives
(GACCE)
1622 Tarklin Valley Road
Knoxville, TN 37920
(404) 312-0524
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Make Plans to Join us in Columbia County!
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Registration is Now Open!
Thursday & Friday, March 21 & 22, 2019
Columbia County Exhibition Center
Grovetown, GA
For more information and to register for the event, please
CLICK HERE.
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Sign Up for Industry Expert Webinars in 2019
We are pleased to partner with eight other state chamber executive associations to offer Webinar Wednesdays in 2019. You should have received an email with all nine opportunities available throughout the year. The next event will take place:
Wednesday, March 6 - 3:00pm Eastern
Chambers - Spring Into Action!
US Chamber of Commerce: Ben Taylor & Maggie Sheely
Emerge from advocacy hibernation by learning some tips and tricks to help heat up your government affairs efforts. We'll discuss surveying your members, building a legislative platform, creating scorecards, engaging with coalitions, establishing PACs, and more!
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Georgia Chamber of Commerce
New Georgia Economy Series
We're excited to bring this year's statewide tour of the New Georgia Economy Series to six communities around the state. This half-day workshop will provide unique insights into emerging trends and risks, and the impact of small business, innovation, and entrepreneurship. For the dates and locations, please click here. Please join us!
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Georgia Department of Economic Development
Georgia's 2019 Small Business Week is March 18-22
Communities across Georgia will celebrate Small Business Week from March the 18-22. The Georgia Department of Economic Development will kick the week off in partnership with GEDA by hosting the sixth annual Small Business ROCK STARS Awards Luncheon on March 18, 2019. These awards honor small businesses across the state and recognize them for being the ROCK STARS that they truly are! You can learn more about the Awards Luncheon and register to attend at www.geda.org.
We want you and your community to be involved, too! During the week, communities will be hosting events that celebrate their hometown entrepreneurs and small businesses.
However you choose to celebrate Small Business Week, we want to know about it! Please send your events to Ryan Waldrep and we will include them on our Small Business Calendar of Events. If you would like to know more about Small Business Week, how to grow your small business ecosystem or services offered through the Entrepreneur and Small Business Team, give us a call at (404) 877-8406.
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goBeyondProfit
GACCE is proud to welcome Megan McCamey, Executive Director of goBeyondProfit, as our newest Associate Member. You'll hear more from Megan at our Staff Development Conference later this month in Grovetown, GA. goBeyondProfit is bringing business leaders from across the state together to celebrate corporate generosity of all kinds. Their vision is to inspire companies of all sizes and at all stages to elevate giving back to a point it becomes the norm for all businesses in Georgia.
Megan McCamey, Executive Director
404-797-2949
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Albany Area Chamber
The Chamber is hiring for a Marketing & Events Director. For more information on this position, please see the
GACCE Careers Page.
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Gwinnett Chamber
The Chamber is seeking to fill the position of President & CEO. For more information on this position, please see the
GACCE Careers Page.
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Barnesville-Lamar County Chamber
The Chamber has hired Melissa Lee as President & CEO of the organization.
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 Douglas County Chamber
The Chamber is THRILLED to announce the
2019 Women's Events: Celebrate YOU! The event will take place Thursday, March 7 from 6-9pm at the Riverside EpiCenter.
Celebrate YOU! will feature an interactive women's showcase, VIP Meet and Greet with keynote speaker Jen Hatmaker, and much more.
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Harris County Chamber
The Chamber's Board has unanimously approved
Kimberly Tharp as President and CEO. Tharp has been serving as interim President and CEO since November 1, 2018.
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Heard County Chamber
The Chamber has hired Melinda Brown as President of the organization.
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Pickens County Chamber
The Chamber has hired Amberle Godfrey as President & CEO of the organization.
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CHAMBER INDUSTRY ASSISTANCE
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Feel free to reach out to your GACCE Executive Director - Tiffany Fulmer Ott - at tfulmer@tlfexecutiveservices.com or 404-312-0524, should you have any chamber industry questions.
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Georgia Department of Education
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The Georgia Department of Education World Languages and Global Workforce Initiatives is pleased to support the work of Georgia Chambers of Commerce by empowering our future workforce with a new set of skills that were not required for the success of prior generations of Americans. Regional expertise, cross-cultural competence, and advanced language proficiency are no longer skills reserved only for those who plan for a career overseas - they are skills that will enhance any career field, encourage international investment to our state, and develop a workforce that is successful in working on diverse international teams. You can find out more about our major programs via this link. We also invite you to visit our website here for more information or contact us for further information. Patrick Wallace at
pwallace@doe.k12.ga.us.
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Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education
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Is the school system in the top three largest employers in your community? What does it mean to have a leaking teacher pipeline - for the community as well as for the schools? What can be done about it? Chamber executives and education committee members are invited to discuss the teacher pipeline with experts from across the state at the
Georgia Partnership's Critical Issues Forum
on
Tuesday, April 23, 10:30 - 12:30
. This forum is offers free registration, but space is limited. Register
here
and access the VIP luncheon after the session.
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