When New Gets In The Way
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 […]
12 Tips for Leaders Planning Staff Retreats
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 […]
Chamber Announces Winners of the 2011 Small Business Excellence Awards
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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Chamber Announces Finalists For 2011 Small Business Excellence Awards
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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We know who our primary customers are and are committed to serving them. However we often forget our internal customers and the need to serve them as well”
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 […]
Groupon and LivingSocial and Facebook Deals, oh my!
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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With Growth Comes A Higher Volume Of Events
By Donny Barstow, President of MCCi, Leadership Tallahassee Class 26 graduate, and member of the Chamber’s Small Business Resource Committee A few years ago our team visited Texas to interview some potential partners for a line of business we were trying to increase. Our first meeting was with a business in the Dallas area. The […]
Congrats To “25 Women You Need To Know In 2011″
The Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce would like to extend its congratulations to the following Chamber members who were selected among Tallahassee Democrat’s “25 Women you Need to Know In 2011.” To learn more about how this exclusive group of community leaders is making their presence known in numerous civic causes and community projects, click […]
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Trust and confidence in leadership is essential for high performing teams
By Donny Barstow, President of MCCi, Leadership Tallahassee Class 26 graduate, and member of the Chamber’s Small Business Resource Committee Teams need to trust their leaders to do the right thing, to care about customers, to add the right people to the team, to care about them, to hold them accountable, to make tough decisions, […]
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February’s Local Business Saturday
February’s Local Business Saturday Specials In an effort to help revitalize our local economy, Tallahassee Mayor John Marks along with the City of Tallahassee, Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, Capital City Chamber of Commerce and local businesses have launched a Local Business Saturday program. The second Saturday of each the month in 2011 will be […]
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Moore Consulting Group, one of O’Dwyer’s top 60 public relations agencies in the nation, welcomes 2011 with the opportunity for 11 business, non-profit organizations and government agencies based in the greater Tallahassee area to participate in six exclusive sessions designed to help agencies make the most of their communications efforts. The program, “11 in 2011,” […]
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Plans Are Not Executed Without Timely Change & A Focus On Eliminating Excuses
By Donny Barstow, President of MCCi, Leadership Tallahassee Class 26 graduate, and member of the Chamber’s Small Business Resource Committee There is discomfort and stress in constantly feeling the need to change and eliminate excuses. We push ourselves to rid these uncomfortable feelings because in our gut we know that something has to be done […]
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Chamber And Its Affiliates Are Moving
It’s official, the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce will soon be moving to its new home in downtown Tallahassee. From our new location, we will continue to be your one-stop-shop for business resources, tools and opportunities. We look forward to working with our 1,600 local businesses and 52,000 employees from our new Class A office […]
Local Business Saturday
JANUARY 2011 SPECIALS In an effort to help revitalize our local economy, Tallahassee Mayor John Marks along with the City of Tallahassee, Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, Capital City Chamber of Commerce and local businesses have announced, that every second Saturday of the month in 2011 will be designated as a Local Business Saturday. This […]
Workers Lead As Long As Leaders Work
By Donny Barstow, President of MCCi, Leadership Tallahassee Class 26 Graduate, and member of the Chamber’s Small Business Resource Committee We help guide others and help them form goals periodically, and then expect everyone to be off and running/executing. We know to let them have ownership and not to meddle in things in between goal […]
What Is Groupon? Could It Work For My Business? What Do I Need To Know First?
By Matt Thompson – Director of Digital Strategy for The Zimmerman Agency In November 2010 Groupon burst onto the Tallahassee scene offering steep discounts to any Tallahassee subscriber. In 30 days, a lot has changed with the service, making the revenue split with Groupon a bit more palatable for many of the Chamber’s small businesses. […]
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EDC Focused On High-Growth Industries Healthy For Local Economy
If you talk to anyone involved with economic development in our region, the phrase “targeted industry sectors” is certain to be mentioned at some point in the conversation. And while it may sound like insider jargon, it actually is a fundamental building block for smart, sustainable growth in our area for years to come. Like […]
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Chamber Encouraging Tallahassee to ‘Shop Local’
In the spirit of the holidays, the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce is opening up one of its most popular member benefits to the entire business community. From now until the end of the year, the Chamber is making available coupons in its exclusive Member-to-Member Discount program to all local business owners and their employees, […]
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Focus on Local Business is EDC’s priority
In the world of economic development, like many other areas of business, it is often the behind-the-scenes events that have the greatest impact. While the Economic Development Council of Tallahassee/Leon County gets lots of attention from the community when a company relocates here, (or even as we pursue those opportunities), it is our day-to-day work […]
Chamber Partnership with DOCS Means Big Savings for Members
Cutting back on business expenses is often easier said than done, especially when it comes to products or services that are essential to basic business operations. That is why the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce offers a program to members that provides special pricing on perhaps the most basic necessities of all — office supplies. […]
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Why I joined the Chamber
“Being an active member of the Tallahassee Chamber provides a positive boost to our business because of the network of diverse professionals who also are members and with whom we have the privilege of being friends and working together. And as far as the quality of life in this great community, The Chamber sets a trustworthy and ambitious agenda -- and works diligently every day to improve the economic climate for all of our residents.”
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