Virtual Panel on Second Chance Employment |
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Join this virtual discussion to learn more about expanding your recruitment to include second chance staffing. Our esteemed panel of speakers will share their experience working with justice-involved individuals.
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Your Chamber at Work for You |
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Digital Download Signage for Your Business |
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As most of us have experienced both as business-owners or employees and as consumers, many local businesses are currently struggling due to the labor shortage.
Please feel free to utilize this digital download as signage for your business.
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The Athens Area Chamber currently has three active Leads Referral Groups, with a fourth in the works. Leads Group members, we want to hear from you! Have you closed on a great referral? Made new connections that have propelled your business forward? Let us know about it!
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Shop Small Campaign - Help us Promote YOU! |
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As a 2021 Neighborhood Champion, Athens Area Chamber of Commerce will be sharing holiday gift ideas with our social media followers throughout holiday shopping season and we want to feature YOU!
Tell us about a gift idea/item from your business that you'd like to promote to the community by completing this quick form:
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Erin Beasley is the Vice President/Director of Operations at the Athens Community Council on Aging, a private, non-profit agency dedicated to helping everyone age and live well. In this role, Erin is responsible for identifying, developing, and maintaining strategic partnerships with local businesses, community organizations and academic institutions. She provides administrative oversight to eleven of ACCA’s programs including the Adult Day Health centers, AmeriCorps Seniors, the Geriatric Care Management program, GeorgiaCares, the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren program, the Long Term Care Ombudsman program, and the Volunteer program. Across the agency, Erin directs program evaluation and quality improvement efforts, leads policy development initiatives and compliance reviews, and serves as a member of the agency leadership team, supporting the CEO.
Erin is a graduate of the University of Georgia College of Public Health with a Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion and Behavior. In 2018 she completed the Public Health Leadership Academy, a collaboration of the University of Georgia College of Public Health and the J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development. In her free time, Erin serves on the AthFest Educates Board and is the Grants Committee Lead for the organization. In this role, she is regularly inspired by the passion and creativity of our local educators and artists. When not in Athens, Erin can be found hiking, camping, and generally enjoying nature with her family.
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Business After Hours at Piedmont University |
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Come see Piedmont University’s new Athens campus!
Attendees will be able to tour the facility, learn more about the programs it houses, and network with Piedmont students, faculty, and staff. Hors d’oeuvres will be served, and free parking will be available.
To minimize the risk of exposure to COVID-19, attendance will be capped at 50 and face coverings will be required.
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Join the Chamber's Women in Business Committee as we celebrate and honor nominees for the annual ATHENA Leadership Award! We are excited to have 2021 ATHENA honoree, Laura Whitaker, Executive Director, ESP as this year's speaker.
By honoring exceptional leaders, the hope is to inspire others to achieve excellence in their professional and personal lives.
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Grow with Google Webinar: Reach More Customers Online |
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Now more than ever, businesses and nonprofits need to know how to reach and engage with customers online - to continue to generate leads, make sales, and grow revenue. Led by Grow With Google Speaker and Trainer Demming Bass, this is a can’t miss webinar customized for local businesses and nonprofits including additional ideas and strategies on how to market online in a post-pandemic world. |
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Women in Business Holiday Reception |
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Make plans to join us for a special evening of networking, fellowship, and inspiration. Our special guest, Chanda Santana, Director and Founder of DIVAs who Win Freedom Center, will provide an inspirational message as a part of the evening. This event will be held at the beautiful Taylor-Grady House.
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Special Greetings to our New Members of the Week! |
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Welcome to the AACOC, Cloverleaf Construction! |
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Cloverleaf Construction's approach is grounded in respect for one another, trust in their methods, transparency in their process, and service for others. They are a licensed general contractor in multiple states across the region. Their management team's diverse professional background gives them the ability to manage various elements of the broader development and construction procss.
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Welcome to the AACOC, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation! |
The Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Inc. promotes cultural arts and artists, and provides art education to the citizens of Oconee County and the Northeast Georgia area. OCAF was created to enrich lives and help build a vibrant community through the arts. OCAF maintains a vision to inspire creativity, learning, and personal growth through visual arts exhibitions, art education, cultural events, and community collaborations. |
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Welcome to the AACOC, Southland Brokers! |
Southland Brokers, Inc, voted Best in North Georgia for Property Management, is here for you. Their authentic and knowledgeable representatives will advocate for you. At Southland, everyone matters, no matter what the rental rate is. Looking for an investment property? Searching for a home to rent? Through decades of collective knowledge they can help you navigate the world of property management.
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With the holidays approaching, ESP is seeking community members to help spread joy by sponsoring a family this season. Raising a child with special needs costs on average 10x the amount of raising a typically developed child. Our Giving Tree opportunity is a way to relieve stress for families, and to ensure ESP participants are able to receive new clothes and gifts this holiday season.
You, your family, friends or club/organization can sponsor one or multiple ESP participants by committing to purchasing: 2 shirts, 2 pairs of pants, a jacket, a pair of shoes, 1 toy.
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In partnership with TitanCEO and the Georgia Titan 100 program we are excited to announce the call for nominations recognizing the area’s most accomplished CEOs, C-Suite executives, and business leaders.
Honoring the top professionals who demonstrate exceptional leadership, vision, passion, and influence in their field, the Georgia Titan 100 program will bring together the best in the region.
A new program to Georgia this year’s honorees will be awarded at a high-profile event in Spring 2022, as well as published in a limited-edition perfect bound 100 page Titan 100 book, and profiled and spotlighted online.
Nominations for the Georgia Titan 100 are NOW OPEN! Nominations close December 17th, 2021! To nominate or apply visit www.titan100.biz
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Youth Leadership Athens (YLA) is Athens-Clarke County’s premier leadership program for area high school students. Since 1990, YLA has provided the opportunity for teens to experience civic education and leadership development with other Athens area students. Participants develop themselves not only as future leaders in our community, but as individuals to become better leaders, friends, classmates, and family members.
Applications are open to Athens are high school sophomores, juniors, and this year, seniors. Applications are due electronically November 30th and include an application, two references, and parent/guardian agreements.
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MLK Day Project Applications |
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You can apply to be a service site for MLK Day 2022! Organizations that would like to be considered as should complete a project application by Monday, November 22nd at 5:00.
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Jed Kaylor of AAHS Receives Prestigious Credential |
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Jed Kaylor, Program Director at the Athens Area Humane Society recently earned his
Certified Animal Welfare Administrator certification through The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement, an independent agency whose mission is to help develop strong leaders and promote standards of practice in the animal welfare profession. Kaylor is now one of several hundred individuals to hold this prestigious designation.
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Thank you to all of our 2021 Chamber Champions! |
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