Facebook For Business:
Integrating Your Facebook Page Into Your Online Presence

March 7, 2012

11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. (Lunch is provided)

Location:
Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce
Terrace Level
3605 Marietta Highway, Canton 30114

Whether you’re new to Facebook or already have a Facebook Page for your business, chances are you could be managing it better. Learn basic page management, how to integrate your page into your overall online presence, the kinds of posts that generate the most consumer/public engagement, basic Facebook etiquette and “rules of engagement”, and more. Bring your laptop for the opportunity to actively engage with your page throughout the class. 

 Speaker: Maura Neill, REALTOR, The Gebhardt Group

Cost: $30 for Chamber Members; $55 for Future Member

To register contact Amy Blanton at 770-345-0400 or Amy@CherokeeChamber.com or Register Online.

Payment must be made prior to the event date in order to hold your seat.  Refunds are not offered.  If you cancel 48 hours in advance, a credit for a future workshop will be issued.

Sell More, Brand Higher
Understanding the Difference Between Sales & Marketing

March 21, 2012
11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. (Lunch is provided)

Location:
Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce
Terrace Level
3605 Marietta Highway, Canton 30114

Learn the difference between Sales & Marketing and how when placed together properly, both visibility and an increase of revenue spring to life!  Get quick selling tips for making successful cold calls and what to do to close those leads fast!  Be prepared to understand how to Brand your business using social media and other quick resources.  Make marketing work for you.   Don’t forget to bring your business cards…. A Business Card audit will be performed!  This is one workshop you don’t want to miss!!!!!

  Speaker: Twanna Woods, Icebreakers Unlimited and LeVon Lewis, Pencilworx Design Group

Cost: $30 for Chamber Members; $55 for Future Member

To register contact Amy Blanton at 770-345-0400 or Amy@CherokeeChamber.com or Register Online.

Payment must be made prior to the event date in order to hold your seat.  Refunds are not offered.  If you cancel 48 hours in advance, a credit for a future workshop will be issued.

Marketing For The Small Business Owner

April 11, 2012
11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. (Lunch is provided)

Location:
Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce
Terrace Level
3605 Marietta Highway, Canton 30114

Successful, high-impact marketing relies less on money and more on knowing how to use time, energy, and imagination. Increase sales and profits with unique and effective marketing strategies designed especially for small businesses. Learn how to maximize your marketing dollars and enhance your business’ profitability by incorporating some of the simple industry secrets of effective marketing in the areas of public relations, advertising, and low-cost marketing research.

 Speaker: Drew Tonsmeire, Kennesaw State University Small Business Dev. Center

Cost: $30 for Chamber Members; $55 for Future Member

To register contact Amy Blanton at 770-345-0400 or Amy@CherokeeChamber.com or Register Online.

Payment must be made prior to the event date in order to hold your seat.  Refunds are not offered.  If you cancel 48 hours in advance, a credit for a future workshop will be issued.

Making the Most of Networking Opportunities

May 16, 2012
11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. (Lunch is provided)

Location:
Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce
Terrace Level
3605 Marietta Highway, Canton 30114

First impressions are crucial when trying to market your business, its services and products. Join us to learn how you can make the most of every networking opportunity!

 Speaker: Drew Tonsmeire, Kennesaw State University Small Business Dev. Center

Cost: $30 for Chamber Members; $55 for Future Member

To register contact Amy Blanton at 770-345-0400 or Amy@CherokeeChamber.com or Register Online.

Payment must be made prior to the event date in order to hold your seat.  Refunds are not offered.  If you cancel 48 hours in advance, a credit for a future workshop will be issued.

HeartSaver® CPR –AED for the Community and Workplace

June 13, 2012
8:30 am – 12:30 pm

Location:
Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce
Terrace Level
3605 Marietta Highway, Canton 30114

The American Heart Association HeartSaver®-AED classes are intended for those who do not work in the healthcare field but are occupationally required to, or desire to, have CPR-AED knowledge and skills.   Each course includes CPR, rescue breathing, AED and choking rescue skills.   Classes are led by certified instructors and certificates earned from successful completion of the class are valid for two years.

 Speaker: A representative from the Cherokee Co. Fire & Emergency Services

Cost: $20

To register contact Amy Blanton at 770-345-0400 or Amy@CherokeeChamber.com or Register Online.

Payment must be made prior to the event date in order to hold your seat.  Refunds are not offered.  If you cancel 48 hours in advance, a credit for a future workshop will be issued.

HeartSaver® CPR–AED and First Aid for the Community and Workplace

June 20, 2012
8:30 am – 3:00 pmpm

Location:
Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce
Terrace Level
3605 Marietta Highway, Canton 30114

The American Heart Association HeartSaver®-AED and First Aid class is intended for those who do not work in the healthcare field but are occupationally required to, or desire to, have CPR-AED and elementary first aid knowledge and skills.   Each course includes CPR, rescue breathing, AED, choking rescue skills, and basic first aid.   Classes are led by certified instructors and certificates earned from successful completion of the class are valid for two years.

 Speaker: A representative from the Cherokee Co. Fire & Emergency Services

Cost: $45

To register contact Amy Blanton at 770-345-0400 or Amy@CherokeeChamber.com or Register Online.

Payment must be made prior to the event date in order to hold your seat.  Refunds are not offered.  If you cancel 48 hours in advance, a credit for a future workshop will be issued.

HeartSaver® CPR –AED for the Community and Workplace

July 11, 2012
8:30 am – 12:30 pm

Location:
Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce
Terrace Level
3605 Marietta Highway, Canton 30114

The American Heart Association HeartSaver®-AED classes are intended for those who do not work in the healthcare field but are occupationally required to, or desire to, have CPR-AED knowledge and skills.   Each course includes CPR, rescue breathing, AED and choking rescue skills.   Classes are led by certified instructors and certificates earned from successful completion of the class are valid for two years.

 Speaker: A representative from the Cherokee Co. Fire & Emergency Services

Cost: $20

To register contact Amy Blanton at 770-345-0400 or Amy@CherokeeChamber.com or Register Online.

Payment must be made prior to the event date in order to hold your seat.  Refunds are not offered.  If you cancel 48 hours in advance, a credit for a future workshop will be issued.

Grow Your Business Through Google

August 8, 2012
11:30 am – 2:00 pm (Lunch Provided)

Location:
Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce
Terrace Level
3605 Marietta Highway, Canton 30114

The next Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce B.L.A.S.T.T. Workshop, presented by Reinhardt University, focuses on how Google tools can help reach more customers, assist you in understanding what customers are searching for, and how you can operate more efficiently.  The workshop will cover online marketing best practices including how to: claim your business on Google Maps and create a Google Place Page, reach the right audience using Google AdWords and boost your ad performance by choosing the right keywords as well as writing compelling ads, using Google Analytics to track online traffic and optimize your website.

 Speaker: Drew Tonsmeire, Kennesaw State University Small Business Dev. Center

Cost: $50 for Chamber Members / $75 for Future Member

To register contact Amy Blanton at 770-345-0400 or Amy@CherokeeChamber.com or Register Online.

Payment must be made prior to the event date in order to hold your seat.  Refunds are not offered.  If you cancel 48 hours in advance, a credit for a future workshop will be issued.

Employee Disengagement: The Unseen Undertow

August 22, 2012
11:30 am – 2:00 pm (Lunch Provided)

Location:
Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce
Terrace Level
3605 Marietta Highway, Canton 30114

Employee engagement has become a critical strategic component to achieve organizational success, employee productivity, and business goals.  Utilizing real-world examples, research findings, and a tropical theme, Jim draws a visual picture of the various levels of engagement and discusses how business leaders and their management teams can positively influence engagement growth in their organization.  Just as under-currents flow invisibly beneath the ocean’s surface, employee disengagement can pull organizations into dangerous waters and away from their business goals.  In today’s economy, employers in all industry segments, whether large or small, for-profit or nonprofit, must find innovative ways to do “more with less” to meet their operational and financial objectives.  This session will focus on how organizations can strategically take action to increase employee engagement and positively impact their productivity, profitability and workforce budgets.

 Speaker: Jim Bulger, VP Human Resources Consulting, Talent Connections, LLC

Cost: $30 for Chamber Members / $55 for Future Member

To register contact Amy Blanton at 770-345-0400 or Amy@CherokeeChamber.com or Register Online.

Payment must be made prior to the event date in order to hold your seat.  Refunds are not offered.  If you cancel 48 hours in advance, a credit for a future workshop will be issued.

CANTON, GA. (January 31, 2012) – The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce has selected the Leadership Cherokee Class of 2012. This 24th Anniversary Class was chosen following their participation in a nomination, application and interview process.

The 17 class members traveled to Brasstown Valley Resort for their Retreat. The group participated in both indoor and outdoor team building exercises that enabled them to learn not only about each other, but themselves through a look at personality types and communication styles”, said Jeff Rusbridge, Leadership Cherokee Steering Committee Chairman and Dyer & Rusbridge, PC.

Over the next nine months, the Leadership Cherokee Class of 2012 will participate in a broad range of sessions that will focus on a variety of topics such as economic development, infrastructure, government, justice, education, recreation, tourism, public safety, healthcare and social/human services. Chamber President & CEO Pam Carnes commented that the knowledge gained from programs such as these would prepare the class members for a more active role in the community.

Following the nine-months of leadership training, the Leadership Cherokee Class of 2012 will graduate during a ceremony in September. For information on the Leadership Cherokee Class of 2013 feel free to contact the Chamber office at 770-345-0400 or visit the Chamber’s website, www.CherokeeChamber.com.

Class members include:  Front Row (l to r): Alan Thompson, MOJO Productions; Sarah Wright, Regions Bank; Anita Summers, Sequoyah Regional Library System; Karen Norred, City of Holly Springs; Sheila Lewis, United Community Bank; Carley Jacobs, United Way in Cherokee County; Tim Prather, Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services; John Hitchcock, Signature Pressworks. Back Row (l to r): Phil Price, Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office; Adam Smith, Bank of North Georgia; Bill Echols, Cherokee County; Josh Bagby, Alfa Insurance; Zach Blend, Goshen Valley Boys Ranch; Shane Daniel, Cherokee County Fire; Brian Stevens, SOAR Physical Therapy; Greg Dodgen, Cherokee County; Fred Weir, Zaxby’s at Holly Springs.