The ChamberLink
October 8, 2021
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Work ON your Business,
Not just in it!
The UGA SBDC at Kennesaw State University offers educational webinars for small business owners and key employees on a variety of topics. The sessions are an economical and convenient way to learn new skills and educate your employees. Check out all of our available training programs on our Facebook Events.
Upcoming Webinars
Monday, October 11th
10:00 – 11:00 AM
Cost: $29
Learn how to leverage and boost your bottom line while we explore some of the hottest trends impacting small business. If you manage a business, staying abreast of the most important business trends is critical to your success.
If you want to stay ahead of the competition and bring in more sales, this webinar is for you!
Thursday, October 14th
10:00 – 11:00 AM
No Cost
Registration Required
A customized step by step integrated action plan is essential to the success of your business.
Agenda includes:
· Sections of a Business Plan
· Format of a Business Plan
· Balance Sheet
· Financial Projections
· Capital Equipment List
· Sources of capital
Who should attend:
Launch
(businesses 0-2 years)
Growth
(businesses 3-5 years)
Expansion Startups
(businesses 5+ years)
Thursday, November 11th
10:00 – 11:00 AM
Cost: $29
The IRS defines The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) as a federal tax credit available to employers that hire and retain individuals from certain target groups that have been determined to have "significant barriers to employment," such as the long-term unemployed, people with criminal histories and military veterans. According to the Department of Labor, about $1 billion in tax credits are claimed each year under the WOTC program. The WOTC program has enabled companies to receive up to $9,600 in tax credits for each qualifying
employee hired, with no limit on the number of qualifying individuals. This webinar will help small business owners learn about the WOTC and how their small business could benefit.
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A special thank you to the following members who celebrated their first year of membership in September! |
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To be the premier comprehensive resource for the Cherokee County business community. |
To promote business and the community while expanding the economy and enhancing the quality of life. |
The Chamber's Education Committee is holding a School Supply Drive. The supplies collected at the Good Morning Cherokee Breakfast from September-December will be donated to Title I Schools in the Cherokee County School District.
Donations will also be accepted at the Chamber throughout the months of October and November. You may also make a monetary donation and the supplies will be purchased for you.
ITEMS NEEDED:
Composition Notebooks
Dry Erase Markers
Pencils/
Handheld Sharpeners
Two-Pocket Folders
with Prongs
For Details,
contact Meagan Nicholson
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What is Remote Reader?
Online story-time for teachers to utilize that is easy to access and little to no work for teachers! Also an easy way to pass the time while still engaging children.
How will it work?
Who will read what?
We are looking for community leaders in Cherokee County, high school service club members, and college students to engage children through video with classic children's books.
For Details,
contact Meagan Nicholson
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You are invited to join Reinhardt University for the 7th ANNUAL BORN TO RUN 5K on Saturday, October 30th in Historic Downtown Canton. Proceeds from the race will benefit Reinhardt's Cherokee Scholars Program.
Cherokee Scholars at Reinhardt is an annual effort to provide scholarships specifically for Cherokee County students. The Cherokee Scholars program helps fund the University’s Cherokee County Grant Program, which provides eligible students the opportunity to receive as much as $8,000 during their four years at Reinhardt University. Deserving local students have been awarded more than $5 million in scholarships.
The fee for the 5K pre-registration is $25; after October 20th and day of race $30; Children 12 and under $15; Support a Student $25.
Early Registration and Packet Pickup will be Friday, October 29th, 4-7 pm at Reformation Brewery, 225 Reformation Pkwy, Suite 500 in Canton.
Race Day Registration and Packet Pickup begins at 7AM with the 5K starting at 8AM.
Unable to participate? Consider purchasing a spot for a phantom runner. For a $25 contribution, you can support the Cherokee Scholars campaign by having a student run for you!
For more information or to register visit:
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Tuesday, October 12th
4:00 - 7:00 PM
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SchmoozaPalooza is designed to bring businesses together in a fun and casual networking environment. Exhibitors will have a table top display that will allow them to promote their business and make new contacts while attendees will enjoy door prizes, food, and fun while previewing the latest products and services featured at SchmoozaPalooza.
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Woodstock City Church
150 Ridgewalk Pkwy, Woodstock
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR TO ATTEND!
ADMISSION IS FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
NETWORKING
A TASTE OF CHEROKEE
DOOR PRIZES
EXHIBITORS
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2021
SchmoozaPalooza Exhibitors
(as of 10/7/21)
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4ColorLaser
All Roof Solutions
Allegro Business Products
Ameris Bank
Armetrice Photography
Automated Solutions Consulting Group, Inc.
Bells Ferry Learning Center
Bethesda Community Clinic, Inc.
Blue Moon Estate Sales/East Cobb-Cherokee
Bradford Turner Insurance Group
C.O.R.E. Community School
Canton Communicators Toastmasters Club
Cherokee County Farm Bureau, Inc
Cherokee Family Violence Center, Inc.
Cherokee Office of Economic Development
Cherokee Recreation and Parks
Club Pilates Woodstock
Credit Union of Georgia
Delta Community Credit Union
Dennis Aloia Magician
Encompass Ministries
Foundation Financial, LLC
Good Friend Mortgage, Inc.
Habitat for Humanity - North Central Georgia, Inc.
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Harmony Orthodontics
Highland Rivers Health
Keep Cherokee Beautiful, Inc.
Limitless Disability Services
M&M Mercantile Co
MUST Ministries
Next Step Ministries, Inc.
North Georgia Audiology & Hearing Aid Center
Northside Hospital Cherokee
Pinnacle Orthopaedics
Realty One Group Edge
Reinhardt University
Results Inc. Weight Loss Centers
Right at Home
Rotary Club of Canton
Shannon Smith Realty
State Farm Insurance Jey Willis Agency
Sull Graphics, Inc.
The Innovation Spot
The Phoenix at Union Hill
Timbers On Etowah
Treasure Tax
Waites Law Firm
Windstream Communications, Inc.
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Chamber Member Rates
60" round table without electricity: $225
Future Member Rates
60" round table without electricity: $425
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For more information or to reserve your booth,
contact Meagan Nicholson at 770-345-0400
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Tuesday,
October 19th
10:00 - 11:00 AM
SPONSORED BY:
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Webinar:
10 Things You Need to Know About HR to Successfully and
Legally Grow Your Business
PRESENTED BY:
Annette Reyes
The HR Diversity Group
Small business HR is the art of strategically leveraging limited human assets to achieve the best possible results. Properly executed HR initiatives can help small business owners achieve success by helping them tap into the full potential of their most valuable resources.
As the late author Sir Ken Robinson said, "Human resources are like natural resources; they're often buried deep. You have to go looking for them, they're not just lying around on the surface. You have to create the circumstances where they show themselves."
Unleash the full potential of your human resources with the tips and tools that will be provided during this session.
While thinking of signing up for this powerful and insightful session, we might dare to ask:
Why is HR important for small businesses?
To put it in the simplest possible terms: HR is important for small businesses because it sets up your employees, and therefore your company as a whole, for success. HR is the force that drives the processes, workflows, policies, and expectations that determine how people do their work and how people enjoy doing work at your company resulting in strategic business growth and success.
Cost: $10
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Wednesday
October 27th
10:00 - 11:00 AM
SPONSORED BY:
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Webinar:
Discrimination and Harassment Complaints: The Steps Employers Must Take When Conducting
An Investigation
PRESENTED BY:
Brad Adler
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP
If you have employees, then you likely have dealt with a tidal wave of complaints in the last 12 months. In fact, you may feel that hardly a day goes by without some type of "formal" report of harassment, discrimination or some other type of inappropriate conduct. Unfortunately, there is a limit to what an employer can do to realistically reduce the risk of such a complaint. In other words, employers really cannot control the inflow of complaints.
But once a complaint is reported, employers now have the opportunity to take control create the type of narrative that tells the story of a fair and reasonable organization that cares about its employees and exhibits its commitment to a workplace free of bad conduct. To take control the right way, however, takes diligence, patience and competence and it requires those traits to be utilized within a defined investigative process. Join us to learn about the do's and don't in navigating harassment and discrimination complaints and how to best protect your organization against allegations of bias and negligence in its investigative process.
Cost: $10
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Contact the Chamber at 770-345-0400 or
Labs for Learning Payment Policy:
Payment must be made prior to the event date in order to hold your seat. Refunds are not offered. If you cancel 48 hours in advance, a credit for a future workshop will be issued.
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The first ten Members to register will join our Chamber President & CEO, Pam Carnes, for a chat online via Zoom. Attendees will have a chance to share what is going on in their business with Pam and other Chamber Members!
NO COST
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Tuesday, October 26th
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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(The meeting link will be emailed to you.)
Contact the Chamber at 770-345-0400 or
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Tuesday, October 26th
4:30 - 6:00 PM
SPONSOR:
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LOCATION:
Northside Hospital Cherokee - Towne Lake Medical Office Building
900 Towne Lake Parkway, Woodstock
COST:
Chamber Members (advance): $5
Chamber Members (on-site): $10
Future Members: $10
Advance registration is due by 5 PM on Friday, 10/22 to receive a printed name tag and advance pricing.
There will be indoor and outdoor space at this event. Please note that face masks are required indoors, and the entrance to this event will be at the back of the building.
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Join us for an hour of lunch & networking with fellow business leaders and your Chamber President & CEO, Pam Carnes!
This members-only networking opportunity will allow you to enjoy food from a Chamber Member restaurant while enjoying the company of fellow Chamber Members!
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Thursday, October 28th
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
SPONSORED BY:
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LOCATION:
Chamber Terrace Level
3605 Marietta Highway, Canton
COST:
$20 (includes lunch)
Reservations are required,
& space is limited.
Refunds are not provided for this event.
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IHOP - Woodstock
The lunch will include your choice of meal and a bottled water.
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Deadline to register, Noon on Wednesday, 10/27. |
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Meet & Eat registration is open to all Chamber Members.
Face masks are not required, yet we understand some attendees will be more comfortable wearing them. This is both understandable and appreciated.
Contact the Chamber at 770-345-0400 or
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Regional Issues Awareness focuses on topics that effect not only Cherokee County and its residents but the region as well.
Friday, October 29th
8:00 - 9:30 AM
PROGRAM SPONSOR:
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PROGRAM:
Cherokee County Transportation Update
LOCATION:
Chambers at City Center
8534 Main Street, Woodstock
There is no charge to attend.
Breakfast provided.
Contact the Chamber at 770-345-0400 or
Registration is due by 5 PM Wednesday, 10/27.
Face masks are not required, yet we understand some attendees will be more comfortable wearing them. This is both understandable and appreciated.
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Thursday, November 4th
6:30 - 7:30 AM
Registration & Pre-Event Networking
7:00 AM
Ballroom Opens & Buffet Breakfast Available
7:30 AM
Buffet Closes & Program Begins
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Post-Event Networking
SPONSORED BY:
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LOCATION:
Northside Hospital Cherokee Conference Center
located in the
Cherokee County Administration Building
1130 Bluffs Parkway, Canton
COST:
Chamber Member Pay in Advance Registration: $17
Chamber Member On-Site Registration: $22
Future Members: $30
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You may register by clicking below, by emailing
or calling our office at 770-345-0400.
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If you do not have a GMC standing reservation, you must register by 3 PM on the Tuesday prior to the event to receive a printed name tag and advance pricing. Attendees without advance reservations will be invoiced following the event, as there will be no on-site payments.
Face masks are not required, yet we understand some attendees will be more comfortable wearing them. This is both understandable and appreciated.
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Join us for an hour of fast paced networking with fellow business leaders as well as the Chamber Board Chair, Adam Smith, and Chamber President & CEO, Pam Carnes! Before the hour ends, you will have a chance to share about your business or organization for all to hear!
Don't forget to bring promotional items from your business for the share table!
PRESENTED BY:
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Wednesday, November 10th
10:00 - 11:00 AM
COST:
$5 for Members / $10 for Future Members
LOCATION:
Chamber Board Room
3605 Marietta Highway, Canton
Advance registration is appreciated but not required.
Contact the Chamber at 770-345-0400 or
Face masks are not required, yet we understand some attendees will be more comfortable wearing them. This is both understandable and appreciated.
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Hi, just a reminder that you're receiving this email because you are a member of the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce. Don't forget to add Paula@CherokeeChamber.com to your address book so we'll be sure to land in your inbox!
770-345-0400
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