Carver State Bank joinces forces with Habitat
Coastal Habitat for Humanity has announced that Carver State Bank will begin servicing Habitat’s partner families and their loans in early 2015.
“This partnership with the Coastal Empire Habitat truly fits our mission and goal to be a true community bank.” said Robert E. James, Carver State Bank president. “We are as excited to have Habitat as our neighbor as well as a friend in the community. More importantly, with this partnership, we feel we can make a difference working with residents locally to improve their relationships.”
Carver is a member of the National Bankers Association and Georgia Bankers Association and is certified by the U.S. Treasury Department as a Community Development Financial Institution. Carver is one of only 28 African-American-owned commercial banks in the United States.
“We are so excited that a local bank, who has grown in this city and community, is leading by example to help assist families in need,” said Michael Weathers, Habitat for Humanity’s executive director.
For more information, visit www.habitatsavannah.org.
Countdown to St. Patrick’s continues
The Pooler Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Inc. will have its countdown to St. Patrick’s Day business after hours networking event from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, at Spanky’s, 1221 Highway 80, Pooler.
Cost is $12 for chamber members, $17 for non-members if paid by Feb. 18. It’s $10 more after that.
A cash bar will be available. For more information, email office@poolerchamber.com, call 912-748-0110 or visit www.poolerchamber.com.
Speaker offers tips on how to avoid lawsuits
Savannah SCORE will present a free lecture on making your small business lawsuit-proof, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 25 in the SCORE conference room, 111 E. Liberty St.
The speaker will be business attorney Charles Bowen, founder of The Bowen Law Group. RSVP to Savannah SCORE at 912-652-4335. Early registration is recommended.
Bowen will review critical factors business owners must consider to protect themselves and their business from financially crippling litigation including:
• Setting up the correct business structure
• Purchasing the proper insurance
• Writing simple, enforceable contracts and the importance of disclaimers
• Ensuring all agreements are in writing
• Resolving business complaints quickly
• Acquiring and filing proper permits and registrations
“This is just as important for small-business owners as it is for large firms,” Bowen said. “Spending a few hundred dollars up front for a lawyer to review a contract is much more affordable than a lawsuit costing hundreds of thousands of dollars later on.”
