SMALL BUSINESS BANNER
July 2017
Did You Know?
"It is a little known fact that 99.8% of GA companies are considered small business."
(Georgia Department of Economic Development )
2017 Small Business Person of the Year Nomination
Do you know a small business person that should be recognized for outstanding service?




Nominees must: 
  1. Be a member of the Greater Dalton Chamber of Commerce
  2. Be associated with a for-profit company that employs 50 or fewer full-time employees
  3. Be an individual who owns and operates or who bears principal responsibility for operating a small business
First Quarter Cost of Living Index
downtown
Dalton's first  quarter  COLI is 11.4% less than the US average. 

The Cost of Living Index measures regional differences in the cost of consumer goods and services. 

Click  here   to see how Dalton compares to other cities in the US.
Whit. County Sheriff's Office Dedicates New Training Facility
"Years from now, area law enforcement officers will still be reaping the benefits of the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office's new Training Center and Firing Range that was dedicated during a June 14 ceremony" said Sheriff Scott Chitwood.

To learn more click  here .                                                                      
School Systems' Summer Nutrition Program Feed Thousands
The program started on June 5 and will continue until July 21 Monday through Friday.

County sites include church buildings, community centers, playgrounds, apartment complexes, parks and other areas where children gather in the summer. 

To learn more click  here .                                             
Take Advantage of these FREE Opportunities...
Provided by SCORE
 

We live in a different world and there are faster, more efficient ways to get things done that you might not know existed! Startups and existing companies have no choice but to leverage time, money and resources to survive and grow.
Free of Charge For more information or to register click HERE.
Get Online & Get Noticed
Wednesday, June 18th at 9:30 AM EST

It is important for your business to have a web presence. We will discuss internet strategies, review key elements of effective web design, web development and how to measure results. Why should you market online, how to attract people to your website, using customer data to sell more, turning visits into sales and much more.

Free of Charge For more information or to register click HERE.
Classes in Your Area...
Sponsored by the Small Business Development Center through UGA.
 
The SBDC will be holding multiple classes in our area:

July 13: Starting a Business  (Atlanta, GA)
July 19:  Cyber Security for the Small Business  (Athens, GA)
July 20:  Using QuickBooks to Effectively Manage Your Small Business  (Athens, GA)
August 10: SBDC GrowSMART (Athens,GA)

Click HERE to learn more!
Before You Write That Marketing Plan! Five Things Every Business Should Do First
By: Georgia SBDC
 
SBDC Corner
Before you write that marketing plan or update your current marketing strategy, start with an internal marketing assessment of your business to make sure you are focusing your marketing efforts in the right direction. Follow these five steps first to be sure you are on the right road to grow your business before developing a marketing plan...

Click  here  to read the entire post.