Chamber @ A Glance
#ChamberSpotlight
Welcome to our new feature: #ChamberSpotlight! Here we will shine the spotlight on a Chamber business! Do you know a business deserving to be the #ChamberSpotlight? Email ahoward@jeffersoncounty.org to nominate a business today!

The Southern Sawmill
www.thesouthernsawmill.com
Located at 2049 Shannon Road is Louisville, The Southern Sawmill has been operating for 2 years now. Read more here...
Products and services you offer?  We offer milled lumber such as flooring, ceilings and paneling for walls. We are also the first legal deafness loggers in the State of Georgia to recover logs out of the rivers. We mill these logs into flooring, ceiling and paneling. We make custom mantles with these logs and occasionally make tables or rare pieces that a customer may ask for.  Interesting fact about your business? The most interesting fact is most people don't know we are "legally" permitted to recover logs out of the river. Challenges you face? We face the challenge of advertising and getting our name out there. We want to grow in many of the surrounding counties and afar. We also face the challenge of people not understanding the fact that what we do in COMPLETELY legal. Most proud of? We are most proud of that when we started this business we started with a small sawmill just to build our house and thought what it would be like to have reclaimed river lumber in our home. From there we put our heart and soul into getting our permit to do so. We are also proud that what we started, we did with our own money. A dream has become reality for us. The future? I have a long-term goal to hopefully grow and expand to keep giving quality lumber to our customers. I hope our kids see the hard work it has taken to get to where we are and do the same for themselves. Don't give up! Chamber? The Chamber has set up meetings for us with several clubs around Jefferson County and introduced us to many people. 


Have you registered for the Chamber's July 20 Lunch & Learn? There's still time!
Info on the Go!






Do you pay Georgia state taxes?

If yes, then the Georgia Rural Hospital Tax Credit Program may be of interest to you.  This exciting program gives tax payers the option to donate to Jefferson Hospital and receive a state tax credit as well as a federal charitable income tax deduction.  This is a great way to keep your state tax dollars in your community and receive a  personal tax credit at the same time! 


For more information please go to www.georgiaheart.org or call Jefferson Hospital at 478-625-7000, ext. 268.



Jefferson Energy Cooperative is hosting a breakfast with Congressman Jody Hice Monday, July 31 at 8am. 

Click here to register!

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OFTC Offering Social Media Marketing Boot Camp!

To help local business owners better take advantage of digital marketing tools, Oconee Fall Line Technical College will offer a Continuing Education course on social media marketing. On Sat., July 22, from 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., the College will host a social media marketing boot camp. The hands-on session is geared towards small business owners, managers and professionals looking to use social media to help them reach more people and customers.  

This boot camp will be beneficial to:

·      Busy business owners and entrepreneurs looking for ways to increase brand awareness and attract more customers.

·      Non-profit, business, church leaders and managers seeking to better understand how to integrate social media marketing into their programs.

·      Professionals wanting to expand their marketing skillset and use platforms to better promote their personal brand.


Attendees will receive lunch, one-on-one consulting as well as take-home workbooks to apply the lessons learned. To ensure participants get the personal attention and the professional help they need, limited seats are available. To register, visit www.oftc.edu or call 478-275-5988. 
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   Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce 
Amy Howard, President 
478-625-8134 - office         
ahoward@jeffersoncounty.org