Tuesday, February 28, 2023

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BUSINESS & BREAKFAST

Registration is OPEN for the March 1 Business & Breakfast- Hear from our 2022 Small & Large Business of the Year award winners.


Wednesday, March 1

7:30 - 9:00 a.m.

Jackson EMC


REGISTRATION CLOSED

SMALL BUSINESS LUNCH & LEARN

Register now for the March 8 Small Business Lunch & Learn to hear from Gregg Burkhalter, "The LinkedIn Guy"


Wednesday, March 8

11:45a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Braselton Police Department, Community Room


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LEADERSHIP JACKSON ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Registration is OPEN for the LJAA Spring Social. Exclusively for Leadership Jackson Alumni Members. Food, drinks, networking, and laser tag!


Thursday, March 16

5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Funopolis


REGISTER NOW

WOMEN IN BUSINESS

Register NOW for the March Women in Business Luncheon. Join us to hear a message from Dr. Emily Howell of Howell Orthodontics on "Building Your Brand."


Wednesday, March 15

11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.

Jackson County Historic Courthouse


REGISTER NOW

Read the February Chambering


Would you like the visibility of the inside front cover of Chambering at a fraction of the cost? Scroll down to the Member Announcements section to read about this limited time promotion, call 706-540-9101 or

email Lorraine.

RESOURCES & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Board Leadership Training Workshop: Four-Part Series

Ready, Set, Go (& Refresh)

Presented by the Athens Area Community Foundation in partnership with

the Jackson EMC Foundation

Next Session:

Tuesday, March 7, 2023 8:00 – 10:00 a.m.


Jackson EMC

850 Commerce Rd. Jefferson, GA 30549


Registration is limited to 25 attendees.


Board Leadership Training


Designed for leaders currently serving on boards. Walk away with next-step training and understanding on how to enhance and elevate the board experience for yourself and fellow board members.


REGISTER HERE 


MORE INFO


Congratulations to our 2023

STAR Students & STAR Teachers

Pictured L to R: Ms. Amberly Roberts and David Heard, Jefferson High School;

Mr. Steven Bowles & Kellen Salom, Jackson County High School; Mr. Joseph Brubaker and Jacob Buell, East Jackson Comprehensive High School; Mr. Travis Roye

and Scarlett Maze, Commerce High School

REGISTRATION OPENS MARCH 1

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

STAR Student, Star Teacher & Teacher of the Year

Dinner & Banquet

February 27


Presented by

Platinum Sponsors

Shooting Star Sponsor

Gold Sponsor

Silver Sponsors


GEORGIA POWER


LANIER FEDERAL CREDIT UNION



PEACH STATE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION


Bronze Sponsors


ULINE


HORACE MANN- THE WILKINSON AGENCY

BASH

Business And Social Hour

February 28


2023 Presenting Sponsor

Gold Sponsor

Small Business Lunch & Learn

March 8


2023 Presenting Sponsor

Women in Business

March 15


2023 Presenting Sponsor

Tanger outlet logo

Lunch Sponsor

Leadership Jackson Alumni Association

Spring Social

March 16


2023 Title Sponsor

Event Sponsors

MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS

WorkRight, LLC

Did you know employers can save 7.5% on their Workers Compensation Insurance and enhance safety? Become a GA Certified Drug Free Workplace. How? Join us on March 23 at 9 am at the Chamber office to discuss the 'How to' on implementing and maintaining a quality Drug Free Workplace. Presented by WorkRight, LLC, a local small business that specializes in the 'details'. We have the knowledge, the resources and over 20 years experience providing everything required for program development. Contact us via email at [email protected] or [email protected] website: www.workdrugfree.com


Jackson County Habitat for Humanity

It's a casino night with a mission! Please join us for the annual Ante Up casino night fundraiser presented by Jackson EMC. See you on March 3, 2023 from 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. at Braselton Civic Center. There will be games, food, drinks, raffles, music and fun! GET TICKETS.


Winfield Realty Group

Get a free home warranty during your listing period or a free home warranty on your new home, when you purchase your new home through me. Winfield Realty Group Randy Winfield 404-569-3020 [email protected]


Peace Place

Registration now open for the Foliage Fest 5K, benefitting Peace Place. Runners & Walkers welcome. Saturday, March 18. Check in at 8:00 a.m., race starts at 9:00. Register by March 1 to guarantee a race shirt. MORE INFO...


Piedmont Hospital

You are invited to register for the 2023 Piedmont Athens Regional Dogwood Classic Golf Tournament. Tournament is Friday, March 10. Please visit the REGISTRATION page for more info.


TCSG (Technical College System of Georgia)

The TCSG Workforce Development & Employee Services will host a Recruitment Event at the Georgia Department of Labor/Athens Career Center located at 150 Evelyn C. Neely Drive, Athens, GA. 30601. Wednesday, March 01, 2023 10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. multiple employers will be onsite to recruit for a variety of positions. Prior to attending the Recruitment Event, please visit http://www.employgeorgia.com, create an Employ Georgia account, and create or upload a resume. For more information, please email Simisola Johnson at [email protected].


SCORE

SCORE Mastermind Program for Jackson County Small Businesses meets this March 23, 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce. Please come join the group and improve your business! This is FREE & facilitated by a Certified SCORE Mentor. The Mastermind Program goal is to help small businesses: by offering a venue to discuss problems, celebrate victories, to offer advice on subjects including marketing strategy, hiring employees, controlling costs, launching new products, and much more. Have questions? Call Charlie Schrauth at 770-639-5096 or email [email protected]


United Way of Northeast Georgia

211, a free and confidential health and human services referral program provided by United Way of Northeast Georgia, is available to anyone in Jackson County and 14 other surrounding counties. 211 connects people with local resources to meet their needs like financial assistance for rent and electric bill payments, housing/sheltering, food distributions, healthcare for under and uninsured individuals, and more. People can get in touch easily by texting their zip code to 898-211 anytime or calling 211 Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. If you want to learn more about 211, visit unitedwaynega.org More info...


Summit Ace Hardware of Commerce

We are now open! Check out our Facebook page and share the news! @summitaceofcommerce. Save the date for our ribbon cutting on March 24 at 10:30 a.m. More info...


UGA Small Business Development Center (SBDC)

Whether you are a new business (in business 2 years or less), or still in the planning phase, building a business takes the right tools—and a lot of hard work. SBDC StartSmart will equip you to be successful! Details & Application: https://ugasbdc.training/ath/0127-003

Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce

270 Athens St.

Jefferson, GA 30549

706-387-0300

www.jacksoncountyga.com

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