Georgia Chamber Insight: Power Lunches Begin Next Week in Gwinnett County
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
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Dates to Remember
Power Lunches Begin Next Week in Gwinnett County
Save the Date for these Georgia Chamber Events
Georgia Chamber Helps Launch "Hire Work Ready" Program
Is Your Business on Twitter?
Apply Now for Inc. Magazine's Fastest-Growing Companies List
Dates to Remember May 6: Gwinnett Power Lunch Atlanta Marriott Gwinnett Place, Duluth
May 7: Athens Power Lunch The Classic Center, Athens
May 12: Rome Power Lunch Coosa Country Club, Rome
May 19 - 21: GSIA Spring Conference Legacy Lodge at Lake Lanier
May 20: Columbus Power Lunch Columbus Convention and Trade Center, Columbus
Power Lunches Begin Next Week in Gwinnett County Next week, we'll be on the move throughout Georgia with our Power Lunches! Featuring Georgia Chamber Board Chair Suzanne Sitherwood (Atlanta Gas Light) and President and CEO George Israel, these lunches focus on the issues most important to our state's business community.
Power Lunch guests will have the chance to:
Interact with Georgia Chamber members and business people from your community
Receive timely information about key business issues
Learn what we can all do to achieve our common business goals
Lunches are scheduled for the following communities, but for the most up-to-date list, click here.
May 6: Gwinnett Atlanta Marriott Gwinnett Place (Duluth)
May 7: Athens The Classic Center
May 12: Rome Coosa Country Club
May 20: Columbus Columbus Convention and Trade Center
June 2: Augusta The Pinnacle Club
June 3: Savannah The Savannah Westin Harbor
June 8: Brunswick Epworth by the Sea
June 14: Valdosta Location to be announced
June 21: Macon Location to be announced
June 24: Albany Location to be announced
June 25: Gainesville Location to be announced
June 28: Metro Atlanta Location to be announced
Save the Date for these Georgia Chamber Events Mark your calendars now for these popular Georgia Chamber events! Visit www.gachamber.com for further details as they become available.
Congressional Luncheon: The annual Congressional Luncheon will be held on August 17 at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry.
D.C. Fly-In: The D.C. Fly-In is set for September 14, with a location in the Capitol Hill area to be announced at a later date. This is your chance to meet with your U.S. Representative or Senator and their staffers and thank each one for their daily efforts.
Business Champions Golf Classic: The third annual Business Champions Golf Classic is set for October 4 at The Golf Club of Georgia in Alpharetta. Start thinking now about your foursome and look forward to a sunny day on the course!
Georgia Chamber Helps Launch "Hire Work Ready" Program To help Georgia small businesses defray the cost of on-the-job training, the Governor's Office of Workforce Development (GOWD) and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce have launched a new outreach program called Hire Work Ready. Utilizing American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds, the program is designed to assist businesses with 50 or fewer employees that hire Work Ready Certified staff with the costs associated with hiring and training those workers.
For more information or to apply, click here.
Is Your Business on Twitter? The Georgia Chamber is looking for members who are using Twitter as part of their marketing and advertising - because we'd like to feature those members in our "Follow Friday" series. To let us know you're on Twitter, simply follow @gachamber!
Don't forget to check us out on Facebook, too!
Apply Now for Inc. Magazine's Fastest-Growing Companies List Apply today for recognition in Inc. magazine's annual list of the fastest-growing companies in America! Honorees will receive national visibility through the magazine and its website, exclusive networking in the magazine's 500/5000 company network, and national, local and industry recognition.
Click here to learn more and apply for this award or call Inc. magazine at 800.248.0308 for more information.
Send Your News to the Georgia Chamber Do you have good news to share about your business? Please contact Jennifer Yarber at 404.223.2272 or jyarber@gachamber.com with your news topics for inclusion in an upcoming Insight.
