2015 Gwinnett Chamber Expo

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S S E N I BUS AIR JOB F & O P EX

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Beginning with the General Membership Meeting, intermingled with informative and timely educational seminars and concluding with the Chamber’s largest Business After Hours event, the Business Expo & Job Fair is packed with ways to effectively market your organization.

Make plans to attend THE business event of the year!

General Membership Meeting*.......11:30 am – 1:15 pm Expo....................................................................1 – 7 pm Job Fair................................................................1 – 5 pm Seminars..............................................................1 – 5 pm Business After Hours........................................... 5 – 7pm *REGISTRATION REQUIRED

We have many participation options designed to meet your desired level of EXPOsure. Don’t delay—reserve your spot and be seen today! Call 678.957.4958 or visit GwinnettExpo.com for more information.

2015 GWINNETT CHAMBER

BUSINESS EXPO & JOB FAIR

Beginning with the General Membership Meeting, intermingled with top notch educational seminars and concluding with a Business After Hours networking event, the schedule of events for the 2015 Business Expo & Job Fair is packed with opportunities to market your organization, learn more about surrounding companies and make connections!

Plan to spend the majority of your day with us on Thursday, August 20 at the Gwinnett Center! The day will begin with the Chamber’s monthly General Membership Meeting, presented by Rocket IT, featuring United States Senator David Perdue. Senator Perdue will discuss the legislative session and what he sees on the horizon.

“This is the first time Senator Perdue has spoken in Gwinnett since being elected,” said Dr. Daniel Kaufman, Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce President & CEO. “We are honored and delighted to host him at the August General Membership Meeting.”

As Milton Berle once said, “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” The Business Expo & Job Fair is the Chamber’s door to allow the Gwinnett business community greater opportunity to grow, thrive and succeed. From 1-7 p.m., the Expo & Job Fair – presented by Gwinnett Medical Center – will showcase more than 150 of the area’s leading companies. This complimentary come-and-go event also provides educational seminars that focus on branding, communication, customer service, employee engagement, leadership, sales and social media, to name just a few.

“The Business Expo & Job Fair does a fantastic job of highlighting the collaboration of business, education, and government along with Gwinnett’s solid reputation for job creation and business growth,” said Randy Dellinger, District Manager at Jackson EMC and 2015 Gwinnett Chamber

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Board Chair. “The business activity demonstrated is second to none and a fine example of Gwinnett’s thriving business and economic environment.”

The Job Fair is the place to be for those looking for a career change, providing seekers an opportunity to meet with human resource professionals from Gwinnett’s leading companies that are

hiring now.

Concluding the Expo & Job Fair will be the largest Business After Hours event of the year. Featuring fare, entertainment and providing the ideal platform to make those necessary professional connections, it’s no wonder it was voted “2014 Best in Gwinnett” by the readers of Gwinnett Magazine!

Like the Gwinnett Chamber, the Expo focuses on growing businesses throughout Gwinnett County and metro Atlanta.

Programs such as the Expo help to create a pro-business environment for companies looking to grow and expand in Gwinnett resulting in more quality jobs and a better community. It is truly THE business event of the year!

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Schedule of Events General Membership Meeting, presented by Rocket IT United States Senator David Perdue will be discussing the session and what he sees on the horizon.

Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Location: Gwinnett Center – Salons 4, 5, 6 & 7 Cost: $45 for Chamber members; $55 for non-members Registration required – Visit GwinnettChamber.org/events to secure your seat.

Business Expo, presented by Gwinnett Medical Center Join more than 150 fellow business professionals and learn about the products and services that are driving our economy!

Time: 1 – 7 p.m.

Location: Gwinnett Center – Exhibit Halls A, B & C Cost: Complimentary Visit GwinnettExpo.com for more information.

Job Fair Meet best-in-class companies that are ready to hire NOW! Time: 1 – 5 p.m.

Location: Gwinnett Center – Exhibit Halls A, B & C Cost: Complimentary Seminars, brought to you by Gwinnett Technical College Learn from the region’s top business experts at the event’s complimentary seminars which highlight branding, communication, customer service, employee engagement, leadership, sales and social media.

Time: 1 – 5 p.m.

Location: Gwinnett Center – Meeting Rooms 4A & 4B Cost: Complimentary - Space is limited Visit GwinnettExpo.com for more information.

Business After Hours, presented by Country Financial Time: 5 – 7 p.m.

Location: Gwinnett Center – Welcome Area in Exhibit Halls A, B & C Cost: Complimentary Concluding the Expo will be the largest Business After Hours event of the year! Don’t miss this opportunity to make those necessary professional connections.

Visit GwinnettExpo.com for more information.

Attend Free Business Seminars!

PERFECTING YOUR 30-SECOND PITCH PRESENTER: Al Simon, President, Sandler Training by Simon, Inc. 1:30 – 2:15 p.m.

4A

BRANDING YOUR BUSINESS FOR SUCCESS PRESENTER: Jonathan Holmes, Managing Partner, Mighty 8th Media 2:45 – 3:30 p.m.

4B

Benefits, features, superlatives—it all sounds alike to the prospective customer. Craft an effective “elevator speech” that will touch a nerve and spark continued conversations.

Warning: This is different than you are used to doing it! _______________________________

This marketing session will focus on a 10-step process, including best practices in the areas of: assessing the competition, creating new ideas and tactics, developing business goals and your personal brand. _______________________________

THE NEW REVOLUTION: YOUR ORGANIZATION’S DIGITAL IMPRESSION PRESENTER: John Lehmberg, Owner, Make It Loud 1:30 – 2:15 p.m.

4B Promoting your business online is changing. Be steps ahead by knowing how to connect with your customers.

This class will cover the latest in digital and social media marketing trends. _______________________________ WHAT IS YOUR LEADERSHIP VOICE? PRESENTER: Matt Hyatt, CEO, Rocket IT; Leadership Coach, GiANT Worldwide 2:45 – 3:30 p.m.

4A Explore the five voices of your team and understand dynamics. Improve communication and connectivity to lead more effectively using this knowledge from GiANT Worldwide.

POSITIONING YOUR PERSONALITY FOR SALES PROSPERITY PRESENTER: Michael Bryant, Chief Cultivator, Peak Harvest Coaching 4 – 5:15 p.m.

4A In this interactive discussion, you will identify your personality type to determine how you communicate to and interact with potential clients. _______________________________ AVOIDING CUSTOMER SERVICE STAGNATION PRESENTER: Dr. Mark Newton, Program Director (Hotel/Restaurant/ Tourism Management), Gwinnett Technical College 4 – 5:15 p.m.

4B With more expensive prices, our guests expect better fare, a higher quality hotel room—an overall more enjoyable experience. If rates have elevated, has your service level also? Learn how employees and management teams can energize customer service to guarantee repeat business.

COST FOR SEMINARS: Complimentary - Registration is not required, but space is limited.

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Building a Community of Choice By: Dr. Daniel J. Kaufman, information services firms.

Gwinnett Chamber President & Encompassing an area of 437 CEO square miles and located just 20 minutes northeast of For companies looking to downtown Atlanta, Gwinnett relocate or expand, a vibrant County serves as a major force and diverse community of in a high-powered, choice in which to live, learn, information-based economy. work, and play awaits them in Gwinnett is affiliated with the Gwinnett. The second largest top six research colleges and county in Georgia, Gwinnett universities in Georgia, has emerged as an economic creating an environment powerhouse and a hub in focused on research and metro Atlanta for a wide range development. Home to four of commercial enterprises, to Fortune 500 companies, include technology, bioscience, Gwinnett County is home to advanced manufacturing, more than 60 major business supply chain and logistics, and parks, including Technology

Park Atlanta, which covers 500 acres and includes 3.8 million developed square feet. The availability of affordable land and amenable, forwardthinking developers makes the county a prime location in which to relocate or expand a business.

Gwinnett’s reputation is well deserved – everything a business needs to flourish can be found here. The county’s pro-business environment includes an extensive list of state and local incentives, a highly skilled workforce educated at the area’s many universities and technical schools, a rapidly growing regional market, a cohesive network of interstates, rail

lines, convenient access to the world’s busiest airport and the Georgia seaports of Savannah and Brunswick, and of course, professional resources such as Partnership Gwinnett, the county’s internationally award w inning e conomic development initiative.

Between December 2007 and August 2014, Partnership Gwinnett assisted 172 companies in relocating to or expanding in Gwinnett. Here, these companies found a home that supports a quality of life that exceeds all expectations.

With an impressive arts, cultural and sports scene in a community that is strategically positioned between five major colleges and universities,

locating in Gwinnett is indeed a smart choice for businesses.

The economic development professionals at the Gwinnett Chamber stand ready to assist start-up, small, medium or large companies with whatever support they need to start, sustain, and succeed. The Chamber’s goal is to advance our region’s economy and enrich Gwinnett’s quality of life. Leaders from business, government, healthcare, education, arts/culture/ entertainment, and the philanthropic communities come together to craft a common vision to enhance economic development for the entire community.

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Participants

No asterisk denotes Business Expo participation. * Denotes Job Fair participation. ** Denotes Business Expo & Job Fair participation.

Accent Creative Group Ackerman Security Systems Arena Tavern Arkad Associates – Legal Shield * Atlanta Recruiting Battalion Avion Energy Axiom Staffing Group * Belhaven University Atlanta Beyond LED Technology ** BioLife Plasma Services * Boyce Design & Contracting * BrandBank Brenau University Burger King * BusiNeighbor.org Business RadioX – Gwinnett Studio Business Wise, Inc. Cartridge World – Lawrenceville CDI Managed Services Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Choices To You Comfort Keepers Compass Self Storage Cornerstone Financial Partners, LLC Dave & Buster’s District 44 Toastmasters E2E Resources, Inc. eCSfill EMC Security Executive Advantage * Explore Gwinnett Fairway Outdoor Advertising FastSigns Duluth Fidelity Bank FirstCall Consulting Freeland Painting Friends of Gwinnett County Senior Services, Inc. Fusiion Software Technology Gas South ** Georgia Aquarium GrandView Greater Gwinnett Championship Gwinnett Center Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce Gwinnett County Public Schools * Gwinnett Daily Post ** Gwinnett Magazine Gwinnett Medical Center ** Gwinnett Technical College HealthSource of Hamilton Mill Hire Dynamics

Houston, Myers & Company, PC, CPA HR Partners Infiniti of Gwinnett & Subaru of Gwinnett Insperity J.M Tull-Gwinnett Family YMCA JAFRA Cosmetics La Raza 102.3 FM ** Leadership Gwinnett LeadOutcome LIFESouth Community Blood Centers * Luna West Foundation – Women Rebuilding Wealth, Inc. Maid Right of Duluth Make It Loud, Inc. Mary Kay – Daidre Jasper * Medical Weight Loss by Healthogenics Mengel Financial Group/Ohio National Mercer University Merry Maids Morse Communications

NeuroStudies.net, LLC NewPoint Media Group NextStar Communications ** North Atlanta Business Post North Georgia Zoo and Farm Northeast Georgia Health System, Inc. * Palmetto Grant Consulting Peach State Federal Credit Union Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic Phillip Blount & Associates, Inc. Rainbow Village, Inc. Reliable Restoration, LLC Renewal by Andersen * Ringer Consulting Group SCANA Energy Schooley Mitchell Shane Company Shorter University SIGNarama Buford Spectrum Business

Spherion Professional Staffing ** Sterling Rose Consulting Corp.

SureLock Technology Talbert Insurance Services Tapsnap 1036 Technology Association of Georgia TextByChoice The Family The John Maxwell Company The Oaks – Athens TheTrustedLawyers.com TRC Staffing Services * Treetop Quest TriNet True Staffing * University of Phoenix Willis Mechanical Wilson Lewis Wishes 4 Me Foundation, Inc. YP

Thursday, August 20, 2015 Gwinnett Center

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Gwinnett Chamber Small Business Programs Small Business Success Lives Here!

During the last 20 years, small businesses were responsible for creating 64 percent of net new jobs in the United States. Of the 21,000 businesses in Gwinnett, 75 percent of them have 10 employees or fewer, and 98 percent have 50 employees or fewer. Successful small business leaders have learned how to recognize an opportunity and go after it, as the incredibly varied Gwinnett economy demonstrates every day.

For small business owners or someone contemplating launching their own company, there is always a long list of questions and concerns about how to grow a successful business:

How do I develop an effective business plan? How can I make my product stand out against the competition? Is my product limited to local markets or can I expand nationally or internationally? How do I find the funding to start or increase my existing business? However, the most important question of all is: “Where can I find the answers to all my questions?”

part of the Small Business Summit.

This event has a new, broader range of categories to celebrate our successful local business experts small business community, who will share relevant and including: valuable tips, tricks and tools to • Family-Owned Small Business help small business owners grow of the Year their business and make money.

• Minority-Owned Small The Summit features three Business of the Year engaging panel sessions, a Small • Woman-Owned Small Business Business Resource Fair, and 15 of the Year informative and content-rich • Home Based Small Business of workshops on a variety of small the Year business topics, for businesses at • Rising Star of the Year (New all stages, and owners, staff and Business) entrepreneurs at every level of • Young Entrepreneur of the Year expertise in the areas of: • Small Business 0-5 Employees • Small Business 6-24 Employees Professional Development – • Small Business 25+ Employees Social Media – Fundamentals – • Small Business Resource Organizational Management – Partner Marketing

small business owners access to the education and resources essential to running their businesses more effectively, there will be a positive ripple effect on the local economy and the community. Small businesses, international corporations, entrepreneurs and start-ups alike will discover keys to thriving in today’s economic climate and in the future.

The Gwinnett Chamber is committed to fostering the supportive environment that our The Gwinnett Chamber may small businesses need to thrive. not have all the answers, but we By offering our entrepreneurs know someone who does. access to the education and resources they need to manage Join us at the Gwinnett Center on their businesses more effectively, Wednesday, November 18 for the we help create the conditions in second annual Small Business which small businesses can Summit, a day full of opportunities Plus, the revamped Pinnacle The program’s impact reaches START, SUSTAIN and SUCCEED. to tap into the experiences of Small Business Awards is now a beyond the event. By providing

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Progress never stops and neither do we.

As one of the leading health systems in Georgia, Gwinnett Medical Center continues to make advanced technology and the highest level of care available right here in our community. From groundbreaking

Progress never stops and neither do we.

cardiac and cancer care to a Level II trauma center, we are pushing the As one of the leading health systems in Georgia, Gwinnett Medical boundaries of technology and helping shape the future of medicine.

Center continues to make advanced technology and the highest level

This is Gwinnett Medical Center. This is now.

of care available right here in our community. From groundbreaking cardiac and cancer care to a Level II trauma center, we are pushing the boundaries of technology and helping shape the future of medicine.

This is Gwinnett Medical Center. This is now.

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