Blount Partnership News & Events
It's Coffee Club Week
Join us for coffee club May 25 from 7:45-9 a.m. as AMR is hosting at the Blount Partnership.

Coffees are designed to offer members the opportunity to build business relationships with other members and to gain exposure for their business or organization in an "open house" setting.
Education Furniture Tour
Workspace interiors is holding an education furniture tour at the Blount Partnership on May 23 from 3:30-5 p.m.

Anyone in the education sector or has a need for an office upgrade is encouraged to drop by and see the new products that may work in your development space.
Hiring & Retaining Talent
Make plans to attend our next Success in 90 “Across the Generations: Hiring & Retaining Talent” by Lauren Troutman, RSI Entech on June 7 at 8:30 a.m. at the Blount Partnership.

This presentation will provide the attendees with practical tools to use for how to hire and most importantly retain top talent. 
Shatter Your Sales Goals
Break through the clutter and learn marketing tips that build a community and shatter sales goals at a workshop presented by Visual Voice on June 8 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Blount Partnership. Lunch provided.

Brian Piper, an internationally known content strategist, will present and review the misconceptions while exploring successful content strategies.
ChatGPT Replay
Stefan Wilson of Allevia Technology presents “ChatGPT: Supercharging Your Business” at the Blount Partnership on May 10, 2023 as part of the Chamber's Success in 90 workshop series.

Are you using ChatGPT in your business? You should be! It can make your work faster, more productive, and more creative than ever before. Join us to learn three unique ways you can begin to use this incredible technology now.
Boosting Small Business
Through the Tennessee Works Act, the Tennessee General Assembly approved $150 million in tax relief for businesses.
  • Allows companies to deduct the first $50,000 in net earnings from the excise tax.  
  • Exempts $500,000 of business property from the franchise tax minimum measure.  
  • Increases the business tax filing threshold to $100,000 per jurisdiction.  
  • All businesses with more than $3,000 in gross receipts will continue to be required to obtain a local business license. 
  • Local jurisdictions will be held harmless for the decrease in local business tax revenue through an adjustment to the amount of state business tax revenue that is shared with local governments.  
  • Reduces the business tax rate on Classification 5A taxpayers from 0.3% to 0.1%.  
A Comprehensive Plan
Blount County Government is producing a Comprehensive Plan that is the overarching, visionary document that guides future growth and development within the county. The County is currently updating the Plan to more adeptly address the issues and opportunities facing the community. We are asking the public to assist the County's planning team in understanding the community preferences and desires for the future. 
Live Well With Bell
This feature is a question-and-answer session with a new Blount County Chamber member. So, here we go with our 197th installment visiting with Jennifer Bell, owner of Live Hydration Spa which provides IV hydration therapy, vitamin boosters and overall wellness plans.
Tap Into More Biz Resources
New workshops are set for May. Take advantage of training opportunities with the SBDC at little or no cost.
 
Upcoming Events
5/22-24 at Townsend Visitor Center
5/23 at Sky City Entrepreneur Center
5/25 at Little River Trading Co.
5/25-26 at Townsend Visitor Center
5/26-27 at Townsend Visitor Center
5/26 at GSM Heritage Center
5/27-31 at Townsend Visitor Center
5/27 at Louisville Town Hall
Full List of Events
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On June 10, join Blount County Young Professionals for a river clean up with Keep Blount Beautiful, followed by a taco bar at Peaceful Side Social, and end the day tubing down the Little River with Smoky Mountain River Rat!

What to expect:
9:00-9:15 a.m.: Meet at Peery’s Mill Dam, sign-in/register, learn about Keep Blount Beautiful
9:15-11:15 a.m.: Split into two groups.
11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.: Meet for a taco bar at Peaceful Side Social
12:45 p.m.: Optional - Meet at Smoky Mountain River Rat for tubing
*Lunch is provided. Optional tubing will be at your own expense.*
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