Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce
Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce C o m m u n i t y • C o m m e rc e • C o l l a b o r a t i o n
APRIL 2018 BUSINESS CONNECTIONS
Accepting Small Business of the Year Nominations ext. 104 or via e-mail at jackson@shelbyhamber.org. Small business, which employs half of all private sector employees, generates roughly 70% of new jobs annually and accounts for one of every 13 U.S. workers, truly is the backbone of our economy both nationally and locally. What’s more, roughly 70% of our 1,000+ Chamber investors are companies which employ 25 or fewer people. So you can see why small business is vitally important to our economy. The five categories are: uCategory I: 1-5 Employees,
Open 1 Year or More uCategory II: 6-10 Employees, Open 1 Year or More uCategory III: 11-20 Employees, Open 1 Year or More uCategory IV: 21+ Employees, Open 1 Year or More uCategory V: Less Than 25 Employees, Open Less Than 1 Year. All nominees will be recognized and the recipients will be announced at the fifth annual Small Business of the Year Awards’ “Community
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Luncheon” scheduled from 11:00AM 1:00PM on Wednesday, May 23 at the Pelham Civic Complex & Ice Arena.
NETWORK280 Event Offers Opportunity for New Contacts Are you looking to expand your contacts on the Highway 280 corridor? NETWORK280 can help you with that by providing businesses with an excellent opportunity to make them! The next NETWORK280 will be held on Thursday, April 12 from 4:30PM until 6:00PM at host
sponsor, Newk’s Eatery (950 Inverness Corners, Birmingham, AL 35242). Bring plenty of cards and plan on meeting lots of new contacts. The cost is $10 per person for Chamber investors and $20 per person for “Future” investors and includes heavy
hors d’oeuvres and two beverage tickets. Reservations are requested by noon on Tuesday, April 10 to assist in preparation, so please contact the Chamber via email at info@shelbychamber.org, by phone at 663-4542 or register online at www. shelbychamber.org.
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Newsletter
The Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for its fifth annual Small Business of the Year in five categories as part of its 2018 Small Business Celebration presented by Regions Bank and co-sponsored by BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama and Grandview Medical Center. Completed nomination packets are due to the Chamber by April 25 at 5:00PM. Nomination packets are available by contacting Jackson Pruett, Director, Business Development & Support by phone at 663-4542,