Guest Blogger: Margo Thomas, owner of Marlynn Consulting Did you know that training your team may result in increased revenue? The State of Florida provides assistance for businesses to train their employees through its Workforce Training Grants. Why you ask? Not only does training your team benefit your business, it also improves the workforce skills […]
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Guest Blogger: Adam Watson, Watson & Associates, PA, CPAs It may be hard to believe, but 2011 is already half over. By now, most people have filed their taxes for 2010, and many of those people won’t think about taxes again until early next year. However, now is the perfect time to review your situation […]
The 2011 Best and Brightest Awards Ceremony is airing on Channel 23 at various times throughout the rest of the year. The Leon County Schools’ channel will host the World Class Schools program highlighting the 156 talented students who received recognition for their academic excellence and community service. View the ceremony with keynote speaker Coach […]
Guest Blogger: Margo Thomas, Marlynn Consulting I recently had a discussion with a business owner about the benefits of training his team. One of his concerns was, “what happens if I go through the expense of training an employee and he/she leaves?” This is a common dilemma for a business that is considering skilled training […]
Guest Blogger: Melissa Laughon, Catch Your Limit Consulting Often, leaders ask us to present “something new”, something that an audience hasn’t heard before, something that is on the cutting edge. And, those are always great, meaningful assignments. We love these “new” topics because we’re creative and innovative and they can be more fun than doing a program that we’ve done […]
Guest Blogger: Melissa Laughon, Catch Your Limit Consulting JUST WHEN YOU DON’T THINK YOU HAVE THE TIME TO RETREAT IS WHEN YOU NEED TO RETREAT THE MOST. If you’re thinking about taking the time for a retreat with your team, below are a few tips to make sure you get a boatload of ROI for […]
Today, the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce held its annual 2011 Small Business Excellence Awards luncheon recognizing small businesses and organizations in the Tallahassee community for their outstanding achievements and contributions. An annual event in its 26th year, the awards were presented by the Tallahassee Democrat and sponsored by Capital City Bank and CenturyLink. “Small […]
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During its Thursday night reception, hosted by Capital City Bank, the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce announced the following finalists for its 2011 Small Business Excellence Awards. Small Business of the Year: 1–4 employees Crump & Associates Fit & Functional Long’s Photography Small Business of the Year: 5-30 employees AMWAT Moving & Storage Conn & […]
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By Donny Barstow, President of MCCi, Leadership Tallahassee Class 26 graduate, and member of the Chamber’s Small Business Resource Committee We all think of customers as those who we provide products and services to, and as the primary reason for our existence as an organization. We also make sure our team understands how important customers […]
By Matt Thompson, Director of Digital Strategy for The Zimmerman Agency In an ever-changing digital world, how is a small business to keep up? Since my last post, Groupon has removed the 30% option for revenue share and has two models- create a store, market it yourself and share 10%, or the more “traditional” approach, […]
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“As a young cutting edge tech company, we did not know what to expect when joining the Chamber and wow were we surprised. From the excellent networking and mentoring opportunities in Leads groups, to introductions to local decisions makers, to opportunities in actively contributing in the Chamber’s future, we have been consistently amazed on the returns of our membership. We are always looking forward to continuing to invest in this relationship for the chance to advance our business, shape the Chamber, and take the regional business community to the next level.”
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