Georgia Chamber Insight: Georgia Launches "Hire Work Ready" for Small Business
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
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Dates to Remember
Georgia Launches "Hire Work Ready" for Small Business
There's Still Time - Register Today for the 2010 Tax Policy Symposium
Georgia Chamber to Co-Sponsor Two Educational Events
Georgia Employers' Association to Host Spring Leadership Conference
Sitherwood to Present at Gwinnett Women's Leadership Breakfast
Georgia's Complete Count Committee Wants You
Send Your News to the Georgia Chamber
Dates to Remember February 19: Gwinnett's Leadership Organization for Women Breakfast Featuring 2010 Georgia Chamber Chair Suzanne Sitherwood Sugarloaf Country Club, Duluth Website
February 26: Tax Policy and the Impact of Health Care Symposium St. Regis Hotel, Atlanta Website
March 10 - 12: Eighth Annual Charter Schools Conference Marietta Hilton & Conference Center, Marietta Website
March 12: Innovation in Education Conference Georgia International Convention Center, College Park Website
March 14 - 16: Georgia Employers' Association Spring Conference The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort and Spa, Savannah Website
April 7 - 10: Red Carpet Tour Augusta & Brunswick
Georgia Launches "Hire Work Ready" for Small Business On February 11, Governor Sonny Perdue and Georgia Chamber President and CEO George Israel announced the launch of Hire Work Ready, a program that will provide cash incentives to small businesses who hire Work Ready certified employees. Under the program guidelines, companies with less than 50 employees can receive $250 per Work Ready certified individual hired, with a limit of $1,250 total.
"Georgia Work Ready is one of our state's strongest economic development tools because it ensures we have the best possible workforce," said Israel. "By hiring Work Ready certified individuals, our state's small businesses can enjoy all the benefits larger employers enjoy - great productivity, lower training costs and higher morale."
It is estimated that Hire Work Ready will place 2,000 certified Work Ready individuals into jobs across the state. To apply for this program and learn more, visit the Work Ready website at www.gaworkready.org.
There's Still Time - Register Today for the 2010 Tax Policy Symposium Registrations are still being accepted for the 2010 Tax Policy Symposium, with a special focus on the impact of health care reform. Negotiations on health care reform legislation in Washington have slowed, but taxes and health care are issues that intersect - especially when considering the financing of proposed reforms.
To better understand the potential impact of what's taking place in Washington, D.C., on these important issues and how it could impact business here in Georgia, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce is hosting a symposium on February 26 in Atlanta at the St. Regis Hotel. This day-long event will provide information and insights from key Congressional staffers, policy insiders and industry professionals to better understand the changing landscape.
To register for the tax policy symposium, click here. Seating is limited - register today to secure your spot!
Georgia Chamber to Co-Sponsor Two Educational Events The Georgia Chamber is set to co-sponsor two important educational events - the Georgia Charter Schools Conference on March 10 - 12, and Lt. Governor Casey Cagle's Innovation in Education Conference on March 12. Both events will provide updates on the current state of education in Georgia, and also provide a foundation for the future of education.
To find out more information about these events, visit the following websites:
Georgia Charter Schools: www.georgiacharterconference.org Georgia Career Academies: www.georgiacareeracademies.org
Georgia Employers' Association to Host Spring Leadership Conference The Georgia Employers' Association will host its annual spring leadership conference in Savannah on March 14 - 16 at the Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort and Spa. This year's conference will focus on economic recovery, particularly strategies and techniques that can be used to address employee morale and legal challenges.
Topics for this conference include:
Recession, reductions and rollbacks
Business ethics
Health care and benefits reform
Employee engagement and productivity
Labor and employment law
To view the agenda for the GEA Spring Leadership Conference, click here.
For more information or to register for the conference, call 478-722-8282 or e-mail david@georgiaemployers.org.
Sitherwood to Present at Gwinnett Women's Leadership Breakfast Suzanne Sitherwood will be the featured speaker at Gwinnett's Leadership Organization for Women's (GLOW) breakfast on February 19 at the Sugarloaf Country Club. Sitherwood, who is also the 2010 Chair of the Georgia Chamber, is set to share stories about her career path at Atlanta Gas Light, from her early days working out of the gas maintenance trucks to her current position of President.
The cost to attend the breakfast is $45 ($35 for Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce members). Contact Nicole Wright at 770-232-8816 or Nicole@gwinnettchamber.org to attend this breakfast. For more information, visit www.glowgwinnett.com.
Georgia's Complete Count Committee Wants You The Georgia Census Complete Count Committee, appointed by Governor Perdue in October, has just launched a comprehensive Census 2010 website at www.census.georgia.gov, and invites all LOCAL Complete Count Committees to visit the Local Committees page and let us know who you are and what you're doing. If your community or special interest group has formed a complete count committee, please let us know about it, and check out the rest of our website for resources and other information of interest.
The Georgia Complete Count Committee is co-chaired by Mike Beatty, Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs, and Debra Lyons, Director of the Governor's Office of Workforce Development.
For further information, please contact the Georgia CCC at census2010@dca.ga.gov, or call 404-679-3147.
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.
