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:
The Pirates’ House, 20 East Broad St.
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
SCORE Business Lecture
Date: Jan. 28
Time:
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Location:
SCORE conference room, 111 E. Liberty St.
Speaker: Adam Turoni, owner of Chocolat by Adam Turoni, and Sara Jane Stroupe, owner of Sara Jane Children’s Boutique
Subject: “And in the Winners Circle”
Register:
RSVP to SCORE at 912-652-4335
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
Greater Bluffton Chamber of Commerce’s Morning Coffee Networking
Date:
Feb. 3
Time:
8:30 p.m.
Location:
Chamber Headquarters, 217 Goethe Road
Speaker:
Jim Moore with Blue Water Development and Michelle Moore with Kirk’s Bluff
Subject:
They will talk about their new development going up on Goethe Road (across from the Chamber) and what they are doing with the design structure and preserving the hometown, Bluffton feel.
Register: For more information, contact the Bluffton Chamber at 757-1010 or info@blufftonchamberofcommerce.org
GSU Professional Human Resources Seminars
Date: Feb. 3; March 10; April 21; May 19
Subject: Georgia Southern University will offer Human Resources (HR) seminars at the Coastal Georgia Center, Savannah, Georgia and at HunterMaclean Brunswick. Upon completion of the Legal Awareness in the Workplace (LAW) seminar, attendees will receive 1.5 credit hours toward a Professional in Human Resources (PHR), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), or Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) re-certification that complies with the rules of the Human Resources Certification Institute.
Cost: The fee is $59 for individuals and $55 each for four or more per firm.
Register:
Registration deadlines are scheduled for noon Tuesday, the week before each seminar’s start date. To register for a seminar, go to GeorgiaSouthern.edu/ContEd or call 855-478-5551. For additional details, contact j-Lutz@georgiasouthern.edu.
Hearts For Heroes Red Tie Gala
Date:
Feb. 14
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location:
National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, 175 Bourne Avenue, Pooler
Subject: Gala is rresented by Pooler Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau, Inc. and will benefit American Red Cross and Wounded Warrior Project.
Cost:
Cost is $50 per person. This is a Gala so please wear appropriate cocktail attire (tuxedo not required). Gentlemen may also purchase a red tie (bow tie and traditional neckties available) at a special price of just $5 and can add $2 for shipping in order to receive by Feb. 1.
Register:
Contact office@poolerchamber.com; 912-748-0110 or go to www.poolerchamber.com
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.