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JAN SOUTHERN CEO/Publisher Jan@JDelSURMarketing.com

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Write to us and tell us what you think. Pooler Magazine welcomes all letters to the editor. Please send all letters via email to Jan Southern at Jan@ JDelSURMarketing.com. Letters to the editor must have a phone number and name of contact. Phone numbers will not be published.

ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS Pooler Magazine welcomes story ideas from our readers. If you have a story idea or photo essay you would like to share, please submit ideas and material by emailing Jan Southern at Jan@ JDelSURMarketing.com. Stories or ideas for stories must be submitted by email. Only feature stories and photo essays about people, places or things in the Pooler area will be considered.

CIRCULATION: Pooler Magazine is published bi-monthly and distributed to more than 250 locations throughout the area, as well as mailed to thousands of homes. The full magazine is available online at PoolerMagazine.com. Views expressed in editorial or advertising do not imply endorsement by J. DelSUR Marketing Group. Reproduction in whole or in part in any manner without the written permission of the publisher is strictly prohibited.

WOMEN IN BUSINESS ISSUE

There are 12.3 million womenowned businesses in the US. Those businesses generate more than $1.8 trillion a year according to Fundera.com. In 2021, women owned 31% of all small businesses. Those are some impressive stats but those are not the most important facts about women in business. Women hold down jobs, run successful businesses, raise families, and give back to their communities in record numbers.

While being female and owning a business is no small accomplishment, the women Jan Southern entrepreneurs I know are not satisfied being a statistic. They do not stop at resting on this minority status. Nope. They are in business because they care about making a difference, providing much-needed products and services, raising money for worthy causes and networking with other like-minded professionals—men and women. That is what we want to highlight in this year’s Pooler Magazine Women in Business issue.

One of these days we will create an issue highlighting all men do for our community—but for now, let’s celebrate the women in our community. From the first female Vice Mayor of Bloomingdale, the tireless efforts of our Executive Director of the Greater Pooler Area Chamber of Commerce and the numerous small business owners—we celebrate the beautiful, courageous women who make this community so spectacular.

I hope you enjoy the pages of this issue. I am so pleased to provide uplifting, feel good news from the greater Pooler area. And I welcome your input. If you have ideas for an upcoming issue, let me know. You are what makes this community the best place to live, work and play.

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We are surrounded by OUTSTANDING WOMEN who lead businesses and nonprofits within the greater Pooler area, and Pooler Magazine is proud to feature them throughout this WOMEN IN BUSINESS issue.

Read and enjoy their stories on the following pages, and get to know some of the phenomenal women who help make our community a wonderful place to live, work, and play.