Welcome to Clay County Chamber of Commerce Chambergram for November !

November Lunch Meeting

Mark your calendars for November 18th. Rich Keller the money coach will be the guest speaker. Rich Keller will be presenting on good personal finance practices. He has done many presentations in west central Indiana on personal finance, over 100 times in public high schools and college campuses. The meeting will be located at Brazil Family Restaurant starting at noon. The cost is $10, payable at the door. Please RSVP by November 17th to [email protected] or call 812-448-8457.

The Job Fair was on Saturday, November 8th at North Clay Middle School. About 60 applicants came to the fair. Thank you to all the employers that participated. Thank you to Clay Community School for partnering to put on the job fair. Also Casey General Store for donating donuts and Brazil Coffee Grounds for donating coffee.
 

Sue and Junior Goshen are the owners of H&R Block franchise in Brazil, Indiana. Sue Goshen's father, William Jones purchased the H&R Block franchise in Brazil, Indiana in 1972. The business was originally located on the corner of Highway 59 and US 40. In the beginning there was Sue's father and one other tax preparer. The taxes were prepared, checked and photo copied. Then the clients would have to return a week later to pick up their return. The clients would have to mail it in themselves.
They soon outgrew the building, so a new building was constructed in 1980 at the current location at 428 E. National Ave. Several more tax preparers were added. In the early eighties the use of computers was implemented. Eventually, this eliminated the need to have the clients make a return trip to the office to pick up their returns. They were able to take the return home with them, which was much more convenient.
The business changed drastically in the late eighties with the introduction of rapid refund. People were excited to file their taxes and receive their check in as little as 3 days. Later, it was possible to walk-out with their check the same day. Once, again the business grew. Now the quick refunds are a thing of the past. However, with electronic filing. refunds are usually received within 3 weeks.
In 2000, Sue's farther retired. Sue and Junior took over the business. It has always been a family ran business and many family members have and continue to work in the business. Currently there are thirteen employees working at H&R Block in Brazil. The tax professionals are required to take continuing education classes each year to stay up to date with the current tax laws. They are looking forward to another successful tax season using their new software program.
H&R Block introduced a new product a few years ago called the Emerald Advance. It allows clients to receive a line of credit against their tax refund before the holidays. This has proven to be very popular with the clients. They will be offer that product again this year, beginning on November 24th. They also have a second look program. People can bring in a self-prepared return or a return prepared by someone else and they will check it for free. If an error is found, then they have the option to allow H&R Block to amend their return for a reasonable fee.
After forty-two years, they still strive for customer satisfaction. They maintain off season hours in order to better serve their clients.

 PDF Supply

PDF Supply  is focused on selling Construction and Industrial Supplies. They focus on selling the following catagories:

Fasteners and Hardware

Personal Protective Equipment

Welding Supplies

Hand Tools

Power Tools

Lifting and Rigging Supplies

Abrasives

Cutting Tools

 

They are set up and focusing on selling to Manufacturing Facilities, Machine Shops,  Fabrication Shops and Assembly Plants. They are not limited to these industries but seem to do best with them. 

• With the upcoming Holiday Season, we need to remind ourselves of the potential of fire hazards that may exist when we decorate our homes and offices.
• November is Child Safety Protection Month
   
• "Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be"
  

  President Abraham Lincoln
   
• "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek".
  

  President Barack Obama 

• Nick French,Mayor Brian Wyndham, Tony Fenwick Shondra Barrett, Justin Campbell attended the Exceptional Living Center Groundbreaking.
• Ribbon Cutting for Renaissance Reception and Conference Center will be in November.
• Billboards will be going up in Vigo County and Greene County to promote jobs in Clay County.
• Remember our local businesses during this holiday season. Only 40 days until Christmas.
• Support local business during the Moonlight Madness on December 13th.

• The Job Fair was a success on November 8th. About 60 applicants came to the fair. Thank you to all the employers that participated. Thank you to Clay Community School for partnering to put on the job fair. Also Casey General Store for donating donuts and Brazil Coffee Grounds for donating coffee.
•  Keep Calm and Shop locally posters are available for businesses. Contact Shondra