Downtown business group hosts legislative meet-and-greet
The Savannah Downtown Business Association will host local and regional political and appointed officials for the organization’s first legislative meet-and-greet on Monday at 5:30 p.m. at 24e at 24 East Broughton St.
Local business leaders will have the opportunity to discuss current issues with more than 20 officials who have accepted the invitation to attend.
The meet-and-greet will be catered by Leoci’s Trattoria, and drink tickets will be available. This event is open to the public and is free for business association members. Others will pay $5.
For more information, contact Greg Lard at greg@janikingofsavannah.com.
Pooler Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau, Inc. lunch and learn
Top Online Marketing Technologies for Business featuring Guest Speaker Jason Anderson, Area Director of the Small Business Development Center at Georgia Southern University, is the focus of Tuesday’s Lunch and Learn event presented by the Pooler Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau, Inc. The event begins at 11:30 a.m. at The Farm at Morgan Lakes clubhouse, 570 Farm Lake Drive in Pooler.
Registration is $17 for Pooler Chamber members and $20 for non-members. For more information contact office@poolerchamber.com or 912-748-0110.
Pooler Marketplace Expo
There are still some spaces left for Thursday’s Pooler Marketplace Expo. The event is from 5-7 p.m. at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, 175 Bourne Avenue, Pooler, near I-95 exit 102 and just minutes from Savannah. The event is open to the public and admission is free. Event features include door prizes, product samples, items for sale, company and product information and more. For more information contact office@poolerchamber.com, 912)-748-0110 or go to www.poolerchamber.com.
The Millionaire Women’s Club meeting
The Millionaire Women’s Club, Women Inspiring Women will hold its monthly breakfast meeting at 7:15 a.m. on June 21 at the Doubletree Inn at 411 West Bay Street. The guest speaker will be Valerie Edgemon owner of Edgewood Travel will be telling her story.
The meeting will be held from 7:15-8:45 a.m. There is a $25 charge for guests of members. Space is limited and reservations are required. For more information, call 912-655-0638 or email gsyoung@vfemail.net.
Grant supports financial education
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of the Savannah Area, Inc., working with the West Broad Street YMCA, has received a grant from Chase Card Services, a division of JPMorgan Chase & Co., to help support “Dollars to Dough,” a program that provides financial education to Savannah residents.
The eight-week series includes a “hands on” learning approach toward creating a family spending plan, which includes maximizing income, tracking expenses, contributing to savings, setting financial goals and improving credit.
Classes at the West Broad Street YMCA, 1110 May St., are free and open to the public with the first class starting on June 21 at 6 p.m. Registration is required, space is limited and child care is provided. For more information, call 912-233-1951.
Tourism council to meet
The Savannah Tourism Leadership Council will hold its monthly membership luncheon June 21, at the Savannah Marriott Riverfront, 100 General McIntosh Blvd.
Networking and registration will begin at 11:30 a.m. The program will start at 11:50 a.m.
Bret Bell, the public information officer for the city of Savannah, will discuss “Savannah City Government 101.” The cost is $30 for members, $40 for non-members. Reservations due by June 18 at 5 p.m.
For more information, call 912-232-1223 or email tlc@tourismleadershipcouncil.com.
Virginia College to celebrate anniversary
Virginia College in Savannah will celebrate its one-year anniversary with an appreciation day on June 22.
Local business owners, advisory board members, externship sponsors, community leaders and elected officials will receive certificates of appreciation
The event from 6-8 p.m., which will showcase career programs and the 53,000 square-foot campus, will be held at Virginia College, 14045 Abercorn St.
Virginia College has invested more than $5 million in renovations, furniture, fixtures and lab equipment for the campus building and facilities and started classes on June 29, 2011.
For more information, go to www.savannah.vc.edu or call 912-721-5600.
7th annual Savannah Uncorked coming June 22
Tickets and sponsorships are available for the seventh annual Savannah Uncorked event at the Savannah Golf Club, from 7-10 p.m. on June 22. This event features wine and gourmet food pairings, music by local Savannah band “The 8-Tracks” and a silent auction.
This year’s event is being held in honor of John Manly and Megan Usher Manly who were involved in a traumatic car accident the day before their wedding and received life-saving care at Memorial University Medical Center. Proceeds from Savannah Uncorked benefit Memorial’s Level 1 trauma center, critical care units, and The Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial.
Tickets are $75 each. Tribute sponsorships in honor of John and Megan are available for $1,000 and include two tickets and recognition at the event. Contact Brynn Bruno for tickets and sponsorship details at 912-350-6381.
Go to www.memorialhealth.com/foundation and click on “Events” to order tickets online.
Building Your Portfolio
Tau Beta Sigma chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. is hosting a professional workshop for high-school age students. Guest speakers will talk about resumes, cover letters, letters of recommendations, and business cards. There will also be mock interviews for all participants. This is a free event being held in the Howard Jordan Auditorium at Savannah St. University from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on June 23. Come join us to accelerate your future.
Women in construction schedule networking event
The Coastal Georgia chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction will hold a speed networking event June 25 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Exchange Tavern, 6710 Waters Avenue.
RSVPs are required by no later than June 15 and space is limited to the first 50 people to respond.
Check in will occur at 5:30 p.m., and the networking event will begin at 5:45 p.m. with dinner and chapter business to follow an hour later.
Tables will be laid out in a horseshoe shape where each person will stand up to speak for one minute about their business.
The cost is $20 for members, $25 for non-members.
Personal budgeting workshop scheduled
The Moses Jackson Advancement Center, in conjunction with Savannah State University and the Small Business Assistance Corporation, will host a workshop on Personal Budgeting 101 later this month.
The two-day workshop will take place on June 25 and 26, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The workshop is designed to provide adults with in-depth information on how to budget their personal finances, improve their credit and develop budgeting plans that will help them keep money in the bank.
The workshop will be held at the Jackson center, 1410B Richards St. It will be presented by Debra Simmons, a community development officer for the Small Business Assistance Corporation and is for city of Savannah residents only.
To register, contact Jermaine Durham at 912-525-2166 or durhamj@savannahstate.edu.
Hospice Savannah to hold job fair
Not-for-profit Hospice Savannah, Inc., will hold a clinical job fair June 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Community Education Room of Hospice House, 1352 Eisenhower Dr., directly across from the Health Department.
Full time, part time and PRN positions are available for nurse practitioners; registered nurses; licensed practical nurses; certified nursing assistants; chaplains with a masters of divinity; and clinical team assistants (unit secretaries).
For more information, go to the employment pages of www.HospiceSavannahHelps.org.
Class will teach legal awareness in the workplace
What are your rights as an employer when your departing employees want to work for potential competitors?
Georgia Southern University’s LAW 121: Non-Competes and Contract Law seminar in Savannah covers the newest Georgia laws about restrictive covenants and employment contracts.
Running 6-7:30 p.m., July 12 at the Coastal Georgia Center, the attorney-led program provides 1.5 hours of PHR/SPHR/GHR recertification credit.
To register for the $59 seminar, go to www.ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/lawseminar.html or call toll-free 912-478-5551. Registration closes at noon, July 6.
For more details, call 912-478-1763 or email seminars@georgiasouthern.edu.
Hilton Head-Bluffton Business After Hours
July’s Business After Hours, presented by the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce, will be held at 9 Promenade Martini Bar & Tapas Lounge in Bluffton on July 19 from 5:30-7 p.m.
The cost is $10 for members, $20 for non-members. To register, go to www.hiltonheadchamber.org or call 843- 785-3673.
Chamber Young Professionals Group
The Hilton Head-Bluffton chamber’s young professionals group will meet at Corks in Bluffton on July 25, from 5:30-7 p.m. The popular networking group is for the 40-and-under set. To register, go to www.hiltonheadchamber.org.
ONGOING
Pooler Business Network
When: Every first and third Thursday, 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Western Sizzlin, U.S. 80 in Pooler
Information: RSVP to Jason Torres at jasonjtorres@gmail.com.
Downtown Business Professionals Chapter
of BNI
When: 11:30 a.m. every Thursday
Where: Hilton Savannah DeSoto, 15 E. Liberty St.
Information: For information, call Kevin Brown at 912-447-1885 or email rkbrowndc@msn.com.
The Islands Chapter –
BNI group
When: Each Thursday at
8 a.m.
Where: Johnny Harris banquet facility, 1652 E. Victory Dr.
Information:Contact Kathy Salter at studio@dalyandsalterphoto.com.
Savannah Women’s
Business Network
When: Every second and fourth Wednesday, 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. for lunch.
Where: The Exchange Tavern on Waters Avenue
Cost: Cost for lunch
Information: RSVP to Kari Brown at kcbrown@colonybank.com.
Historic Savannah
Chapter ABWA
When: 6-7:50 p.m. second Thursday.
Where: Candler Heart & Lung Building, room 2.
Cost: Free
Information: Call 912-925-4980 or email blynneroberts@yahoo.com.
Toastmasters Club
When: Noon each Tuesday
Where: Savannah Mall across from “ Hill of Beans” Coffee Shop.
Information: Call 912-844-9139 or go to sbcsouthsidetm.com.