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The Weekly |
Thursday, March 27 Sponsored By: Beth Brown Photography, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Plus Linens & Uniform, The Print Haus, Stellar Media, WNC Magazine & The Smoky Mountain News. 5:30 - 8:00 pm - Balsam Mountain Inn $35.00 - Order your tickets here!
The following restaurants and vendors will be there to tempt your taste buds! Balsam Mountain Inn The Coffee Zone The Gateway Club Harrah's Cherokee Casino Heinzelmannchen Brewery Maggie Valley Club Mutual Distributing Nico's Cafe Sweet Onion Restaurant Smoky Mountain Roasters Waynesville Country Club
Tuesday, April 1 Ribbon Cutting 4:00 pm Quilter's Quarters 2020 Dellwood Road, Waynesville 828.926-0803
Wednesday, April 2 Issues & Eggs 8:00 - 9:00 am Sunset Café at Lake Junaluska $7.00 includes breakfast RSVP by March 31 Robin Tindall, Haywood Regional Medical Center
Wednesday, April 9 Ribbon Cutting 4:00 pm Haywood HealthClinic 50 South Main Street, Waynesville 828.246.0844
Tuesday, April 15 Ribbon Cutting 4:00 pm Appalachian Antique Hardwoods (Clyde, Iron Duff, Upper Crabtree) 828.627-0803
Thursday, May 1 "Dust off the Rust" Golf Tournament Maggie Valley Club Get your four-some together now and register!
Competing with Big Box Retailers The Greater Haywood Chamber of Commerce and the Small Business Center of Haywood Community College will offer a free seminar entitled, “How to Compete with (and Beat) Retail Giants” on Tuesday, March 25, 6-9 p.m. at the Regional High Technology Center, Waynesville Industrial Park. This workshop will help the business owner identify ten survival strategies that you can implement right now to be more competitive with big box retailers. Explore how to capitalize on drive by traffic. Find out why customers aren't shopping with you...but wish they were. Learn how Big Box technology is changing the way you'll do business in the future. Who says you can't compete against the huge national chains? Discover the chinks in the big-box armor. Learn how you can develop offers that your customers can't refuse and the chains can't touch. The presenter of this workshop is Russ Seagle of Seagle Management Consulting. To pre-register or for more information, call the Small Business Center at 828.627.4512 or the Haywood Chamber at 828.456.3021.
Greater Haywood County Chamber of Commerce - 2008 Legislative & Public Policy Agenda The Haywood County Chamber of Commerce’s 2008 Legislative Action Agenda represents the Chamber’s commitment to creating an improved business climate and quality of life for Haywood County. It addresses top areas of concern for its over 600 member businesses.
The issues in this agenda are based on feedback received from community stakeholders and the Chamber’s membership. Committee members and staff provided expertise and perspectives to evaluate these issues and their potential impact on businesses and the community. The Chamber’s Board of Directors adopted the agenda in early 2008, empowering the staff and volunteer leadership to communicate these positions to key policymakers at the local, state and federal levels.
The Chamber strongly believes these legislative recommendations will help lead to a thriving economy for local businesses and an enhanced quality of life for all citizens.
Haywood County 1/4 Cent Sales Tax Referendum to benefit Haywood Community College
The College has pressing repair
and renovation needs of existing
facilities and grounds. It also
has new construction needs which
are reflected in the Campus
Master Plan. The HCC Board of
Trustees and Haywood County
government have worked together
to prioritize the needs in order
to give the public good
information about the projects
involved in revitalizing the
college campus.
On January 22, 2008, the Haywood County Commissioners unanimously adopted the following ¼ cent sales tax resolution which dedicates the funds to the facility needs of Haywood Community College. On May 6, Haywood County residents will have the opportunity to vote. The Question: ( ) For ( ) Against Local sales and use tax at the rate of one quarter percent (0.25%) in addition to all other State and local and use taxes.
Remember to vote on May 6!
The Small Business Center of Haywood Community College will offer a free seminar entitled “Successful Marketing for the Craftsperson & Artist”, on Wednesday, March 26. This popular program will be held from 5:00 to 9:00 PM, at Regional High Technology Center in the Waynesville Industrial Park and will aid the craftsperson or artist in developing a marketing plan aimed at increasing sales and profit. The hands-on seminars will also emphasize excellence in product as well as efficient ways to broaden public awareness through effective advertising. As a unique feature of the program, attendees are encouraged to bring samples of their product to the seminar. The workshop(s) will focus on:
The presenter for this topic is Linda Rozelle of Greensboro, NC. Rozelle has a diverse background in commercial art, has designed hundreds of corporate identity programs nationwide and has been nationally recognized for excellence in advertising. For several years, audiences have found Roselle’s creativity and humor a captivating vehicle as she delivers a strong message for the small business owner and entrepreneur. A specialist in cartooning, these seminars are as entertaining as they are informative. For more information or to pre-register, call The Small Business Center at 828.627.4512. Balsam Mountain Inn's next wine dinner will be on Friday, April 11th and once again, we will be offering 50% off room rates for the night with reservations! Make it a weekend getaway with great wine, great food and a great atmosphere. This month's dinner will feature wines from The Zenato Family Vineyard.
The Creative Thought Center has recently negotiated a contract with James Twyman, best selling author to sponsor 4 viewings of the new movie based on his new book by the same name, "The Moses Code" Viewings are scheduled for the weekend of April 4,5,& 6 to coincide with a worldwide peace vigil to be held on Sunday, April 6th at noon. Join hundreds of thousands of people to focus peaceful energy on the Middle East. For more information call 828.456.9697 or see www.themosescode.com. Reserve your seats early. Join Manpower on Wednesday, March 26 from 12 – 1 p.m. EDT, as they host a complimentary webinar entitled – Behavioral Interviewing: The Next Evolution. Your organization can never be more than the sum of its parts. This means your success is determined by one key decision: Who gets hired? Yet fewer than 20 percent of hiring managers nationwide have had any training in effective applicant interviewing skills.In this proven, practical, fast-paced program, Mel Kleiman delivers the tools, tips, and techniques you need to conduct interviews that identify and separate the best employees from the best applicants. After your participation in this webinar, you will have a better understanding of: The top five questions to ask before you recruit or hire anyone How to set expectations, control the interview and ensure you get the truth The “hard” questions to ask and how to legally ask them The three most important questions that will help ensure what you see is what you get How to use tools instead of time Click on the link below to register for this event and learn about other upcoming webinars. www.us.manpower.com/webinars
Do you have business news to share? Let us know so we may add it here! Please submit your information by noon on Wednesday to be included in the Thursday edition of The Weekly. Submissions may be edited for length and content and can be linked to your website.
Nick Roknich, III, P.A. 89 Walnut Street Waynesville, NC 28786 p: 828.456.3388 f: 828.456.3947
The Estates at Boulder Creek Highway 276 West Waynesville, NC 28786 p: 386.672.8285 f: 386.677.8074
Gourmet to Go Food 2549 Soco Road Maggie Valley, NC 28751 p: 828.926.5100
Somer's Dream RV Park 887 Jonathan Creek Road Waynesville, NC 28785 p: 828.926.0519 f: 828.926.4788 |
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