This week in BiS:
• Paul DeVivo, who owns DeVivo Marketing, has been promoting Tybee Island and Tybee businesses for 20 years along with doing social media marketing, domain name registration and placing benches with ads on them.
• Jesse McCain, the general manager at the International Diamond Center, deals with merchandise that may range from a few dollars to a necklace worth $155,000, not to mention the “wall of loose diamonds.”
• Attorney Ben Hartman discusses new tax laws that went into effect in January when President Obama signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 into law and what they mean in terms of estate planning.
• Economist Kenneth Zapp writes that all businesses, nonprofits and governmental organizations face the same question: Should they make an input internally or should they purchase it from an outside supplier? And no one answer fits all.
• Chamber of Commerce president Bill Hubbard praises the work that has kept the Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf PGA tournament, which begins this weekend, returning to Savannah for 11 years.
Lunch to feature information for small businesses
The May Small Business Council SMART Lunch — Small Business Resources Part I will be held on Tuesday, May 7, with networking at 11:30 and the program from noon-1 p.m. at the Savannah Morning News Auditorium, 1375 Chatham Parkway.
The series, sponsored by Comcast, will discuss what resources are available for existing small businesses.
Marjorie Young, president of SCORE and owner of Carriage Trade Public Relations Inc., and Tony O’Reilly, president of the Small Business Assistance Corporation, will share expertise and answer questions.
The cost is $11 for chamber members. RSVP to Cally D’Angelo at 912-644-6459.
City wants proposals for cultural services
The city of Savannah’s Cultural Affairs Commission has issued a “call for proposals” for the 2014 Contracts for Cultural Services Initiative. In 2014, funding will be available in two program categories: cultural programs and cultural tourism. Each category has specific funding criteria.
To be eligible for consideration, an organization must have a nonprofit 501(c) 3 status and be headquartered within the city of Savannah. Proposed programs must take place during the 2014 calendar year.
Submitted proposals will be reviewed by the Cultural Affairs Commission, whose recommendations will be sent to the city manager and on to the mayor and City Council for final funding approval.
Applications, guidelines and program information will be available at www.savannahga.gov/arts or by contacting Crystal Northcutt at cnorthcutt@savannahga.gov or 912-644-7927.
The deadline for application submittal is 6 p.m. Friday, July 12.
