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Business Connections Greater Shelby Chamber Now Accepting Small Business of the Year Nominations Newsletter
The Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for its Small Business of the Year in five categories as part of its 2016 Small Business Celebration sponsored by Regions Bank and scheduled for the month of May. Completed nomination packets are due to the Chamber on April 18 by 5:00PM. Nomination packets are available by contacting Payton Thomas, Manager, Business Development & Support at 663-4542, ext. 105 or via e-mail at payton@shelbychamber. 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 75% 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
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are: Category I (1-5 Employees; Open 1 Year or More), Category II (6-10 Employees; Open 1 Year or More), Category III (11-20 Employees, Open 1 Year or
More), Category IV (21+ Employees; Open 1 Year or More) and Category V (Less Than 25 Employees, Open Less Than 1 Year). All nominees will be
recognized and recipients will be announced at the 4th Annual Small Business of the Year Awards’ Community Luncheon scheduled for Wednesday, May 25 at the Pelham Civic Complex & Ice Arena from 11:00AM until 1:00PM. The cost for Greater Shelby Chamber investors is $20 per person and $30 for “Future” investors. Reservations are requested by noon on Monday, May 23. Call the Chamber at 6634542 or register online at www.shelbychamber.org. April 2016 | 47
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