NAIFA-Savannah
Date:
Jan. 21
Time:
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location:
Carey Hilliard’s Banquet Room, 11111 Abercorn St.
Speaker:
Peter W. Fleming III, NLEC, vice president
Subject:
Fleming shares his business success insights: My Business Calculus — detailed topics listed at http://naifanet.com/savannah/.
Cost:
Free lunch is provided as a NAIFA member benefit. Guests can eat for $10. Feel free to invite guests.
Register:
More information at www.naifanet.com/savannah or email naifasavannah@yahoo.com.
Sip & Savor
Date:
Jan. 22
Time:
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Location:
Holiday Inn & Suites, 103 San Drive, Pooler
Subject:
Event features several varieties of wine and bourbon samples, appetizers and jazz.
Cost:
$25 per person before Jan. 21; after that add $10 to cost per person. Must be 21 or older.
Register:
For ticket information go to www.visitpooler.com; or contact office@poolerchamber.com, 912-748-0110
Hilton Head/Bluffton Chamber Business After Hours
Date:
Jan. 22
Time: 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Location:
Poseidon Coastal Cuisine & Rooftop Bar
Cost:
$10 members; $20 non-members
Register:
For more information go to hiltonheadblufftonchamber.org.
Chamber Restaurant Week
Date:
Jan. 24-31
Subject: Chamber Restaurant Week is presented by the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce. The weeklong event features more than 70 member restaurants setting value-priced, prix-fixe menus.
Info:
For more information go to ChamberRestaurantWeek.com.
NAWIC Chapter Meeting
Date:
Jan. 26
Time:
5:30 p.m.
Location:
Exchange Tavern, Waters Ave.
Speaker:
Leigh Acevedo, manager of Business Retention for SEDA
Subject:
Coastal Georgia National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) invites all interested parties to its meeting with Leigh Acevedo, manager of Business Retention for the Savannah Economic Development Authority (SEDA). She has been a member of the SEDA team since 2007, and is responsible for leading initiatives to help local businesses grow and expand.
Cost:
$20 for members; $30 for guests, payable with cash, check or credit card. Includes dinner.
Register:
RSVP to Candace Forkner at cforkner@pioneersavannah.com.
Goshen Real Estate Investor Group
Date: Jan. 27
Time:
7 p.m.
Location:
Carey Hilliard’s, Hwy. 21, Garden City
Cost:
First visit is free; $5 for non-members
Register:
www.goshenreig.org
Free Life Planning seminar
Date:
Jan. 28
Time:
10:30 a.m.
Location:
Greater Bluffton Chamber of Commerce’s headquarters, 217 Goethe Road
Speaker:
Doug Delaney, with the Delaney Law Firm
Subject:
The first seminar will be on Wills & Trusts- Powers of Attorney; Asset Protections Strategies; Family Wealth Planning and Trustee & Probate Litigation. The second seminar will include Corporation and LLCs – Asset Protection; Buy Sell Agreements; Small Business Estate Planning; and Real Estate & Commercial Litigation.
Cost:
Free, open to public
Register: For more information, call 843-815-9777.
Understanding and Managing Incoterms seminar
Date:
Jan. 29
Time:
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Location:
World Trade Center Savannah, 131 Hutchinson Island Road
Speaker:
Rennie Alston, CEO of American River International Ltd., is regarded as a premiere customs regulatory expert, licensed customs broker and global security specialist. He has more than 30 years of interactive work experience with the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection.
Cost:
Cost is $100 per participant. Each participant will receive the Incoterms handbook and four CES/CCS points.
Register:
For more information and to register, go to www.wtcsavannah.org or jdillon@wtcsavannah.org.
Hilton Head/Bluffton Chamber Ball
Date:
Jan. 31
Time:
6:30 p.m.
Location:
Hilton Head Marriott Resort & Spa
Register:
For more information, go to hiltonheadblufftonchamber.org or call Connie Killmar at 843-785-3673
Bluffton Chamber Evening Networking
Date:
Feb. 20
Time:
5:30 p.m.
Location:
Longhorn Steakhouse, Tanger Outlet 1
Cost:
$10 for Bluffton Chamber Members/$20 for Member Guests
Register:
www.blufftonchamberofcommerce.org
ONGOING
BNI – Business Network International
Local chapters:
• Referrals Have Power: 8:30-10 a.m. Tuesdays, GoodWill Industries, Richmond Hill
• Savannah Business Connections: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Hilton Garden Inn Southside, off Abercorn
• Crosstown Connections: 8-9:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Hampton Inn Southside off Abercorn
• Island Business Networkers: 8-9:30 a.m. Thursdays, Johnny Harris Banquet Hall, Victory Drive
• True Givers Increase Financially: 8-9:30 a.m. Fridays, Troy University, Hodgson Memorial Drive.
Information: Sarah Westcott, sarah@bni-scga.com.
Toastmasters Club
When: Noon each Tuesday
Where: Saint Leo University, Room 3, 7426 Hodgson Memorial Drive, Suite A
Info: Call 912-844-9139 or go to www.toastmastersclub.org.
Toastmasters Club of Richmond Hill
Date: First and third Friday of the month
Time: 8-9 a.m.
Location: Magnolia Manor, 141 Timber Trail, Richmond Hill.
Information: For more information, call 912-927-4607 or email 1168191@toastmastersclubs.org.
Pooler Business Network
When: 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. every first and third Thursday
Where: Western Sizzlin, U.S. 80 in Pooler
Information: RSVP to Jason Torres at jasonjtorres@gmail.com.