Presentation: Add Value to Your Business
Savannah SCORE’s first business lecture of 2014 will be “Ten Best Practices to Add Value to Your Business” at 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 22 in the SCORE conference room, 111 E. Liberty St.
Midge Hermanns and Mary Roberts, accountants and tax consultants with Hancock Askew & Co. LLP will conduct the session.
Among the issues they will address:
• Learn how your business is valued, and the components of the process.
• Understand the critical importance of accurately valuing your business.
• Identify the most important things you can do right now to increase the value of your business and firm up it’s financial foundation.
The event is free, but participants are asked to bring a lunch.
To RSVP, call 912-652-4335.
York Foundation grant applications due
Coastal Empire philanthropic organizations that serve children’s issues will need to submit an application to Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors to be considered for a York Children’s Foundation grant.
The York Children’s Foundation is dedicated to supporting non-profit organizations that serve children and children’s causes. Each time a family buys a casket at Fox & Weeks, part of the cost is donated to the foundation in the name of the deceased.
Fox & Weeks, through the foundation, has awarded grants to Savannah/Chatham Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) and Park Place Outreach Youth Emergency Shelter.
Foundation grants are awarded quarterly, and Coastal Empire philanthropic organizations may apply once a quarter. The next deadline for submissions is Jan. 30.
For more information, call 912-352-7200 or go to the Resources page at www.foxandweeks.com to review the application and guidelines.
Annual meeting set for Richmond Hill/Bryan Chamber
The Richmond Hill/Bryan County Chamber of Commerce will host its annual meeting and dinner banquet Thursday, Jan. 23, at 6 p.m. at the Richmond Hill City Center with Richmond Hill Oral Surgery & Facial Aesthetics as the title sponsor.
Greg Parker, president and CEO of the Parker Companies, will be the keynote speaker. The Parker Companies own and operate 33 convenience stores in southeast Georgia and South Carolina.
The chamber’s business of the year and ambassador of the year awards also will be presented. Plus, the chamber’s 2013 board of directors will be recognized and the 2014 board will be introduced.
Tickets are $30 for members and $40 for non-members. Tables of 8 and 10 are available for $240 and $300. RSVP’s are required by Jan. 17.
For more information, visit RHBCchamber.org or contact Brianne M. Yontz at 912-756-3444 or byontz@rhbcchamber.org.