Douglas County Chamber Small Businesses of Excellence Award nominations being accepted!

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Georgia Trend Magazine Seeks Nominations for Top 40 Under 40

Check out the information below about Ga Trend Magazine’s 40 under 40!  We are seeking nominations for our upcoming 40 Under 40 feature, which will appear in the October 2011 issue of Georgia Trend. This will be the 15th year we  recognize a group of  40 young Georgians who represent the state’s best and brightest [...]

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Piece-by-Piece Seminar – May 5th!

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DC Chamber Raffle now Underway!!!

Ticket sales are underway for the Douglas County Chamber of Commerce’s seventh annual Chamber Raffle. The 2011 raffle offers nine chances to win more than $15,000 in prizes!   A total of 350 tickets will be sold at $100 each – giving each ticket holder better than a 1 in 40 chance of winning.    [...]

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3 Ways to Reward Your Team and Increase Loyalty

As Hillary Clinton once said, “It takes a village to raise a child.” Well, to raise a small business, it takes a strong, loyal team. One of the biggest assets any small business can have is a talented group of people who believe in the company’s vision and who are committed to helping it succeed. [...]

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Weekly Legislative Update – 4/8/11

  April 4-8, 2011- Weekly Legislative Update Legislature Returns from “Spring Break” for Final Three Legislative Days The Georgia General Assembly returns to the State Capitol Monday, April 11 at 1:00 p.m. to begin the final week of the 2011 legislative session.  The legislature plans to be in session on Monday (Day 38), Tuesday (Day [...]

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March 28- April 1, 2011- Weekly Legislative Update

Legislature Halts Over Tax Reform Debate In a scene reminiscent of the old Zell Miller versus Tom Murphy days, the Georgia House and Senate could not reach agreement this week on a tax reform package that looked certain to pass only days earlier. During committee hearings this week, the democratic caucus produced a surprise analysis [...]

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The Chamber staff tries something new!!

Last Friday, the DC Chamber staff was treated like royalty by one of our Chairmans Club members, Rosco Sayyar, Owner/Operator of Sam & Rosco’s Restaurant and The Centre at Arbor Connection.  If you did not know, Rosco was born in Iran and only moved to the US in 1976.  His culture remains a strong part [...]

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ENTREPRENEUR & SMALL BUSINESS QUICKFACTS

Thank you to the Georgia Department of Economic Development for these facts! There are 677,588 incorporated businesses in Georgia (SOS: 4/1/11) 97.5% categorized as small by the Federal Gov’t. (< 500 employees) compared to 99.7% nationally 95% employ fewer than 50 87% of all of GA businesses employ 5 and under (AEO / US Census) [...]

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