Making Waves The Official Newsletter of The Little River Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center.
Winter 2018
1180 Highway 17 North, Suite 1 Little River, SC 29566 www.LittleRiverChamber.org 843-249-6604 | Info@LittleRiverChamber.org
Harbour View Par 3 We’ve started using SmarterQueue to save us time on social media. Izzy uses it schedule posts to multiple platforms & accounts at one time, and can even set it to ‘evergreen.’ This means it will automatically repost content, without us having to reschedule. Visit LittleChamber.org > Members > Save Money to get an extended free trial and try it out for your business.
Jim McLean of Edward Jones Investments held a relaxed networking breakfast on August 21.
Member of the Month September
(843) 663-0162 | EdwardJones.com
May 18 & 19, 2019 BlueCrabFestival.org Thanks to Myrtle Beach Watersports and Capt. Juel’s Hurricane Restaurant for helping us thank our many festival volunteers for their hard work.
Celebrating Business We all enjoyed welcoming these new businesses and celebrating new milestones!
Member of the Month November
Member of the Month December
(843) 249-2324 | PiratesTreasureHouse.com
Welcome New Members Bridgewater / Chesapeak Homes 117 Reedgrass Dr. Little River, SC 29566 (757) 671-8700 bridgewatersc.com
Little River Fit Body Boot Camp 111 Pavilion Dr. Little River, SC 29566 (843) 999-0197 fitbodybootcamp.com
J & L Kayaking 403 Strand Industrial Dr. Little River, SC 29566 (843) 267-6816
Mattress Folks NMB 1510 Hwy 9 E, Unit 4 Longs, SC 29568 (843) 608-0658 mattressfolks.com
Joann’s Creations 82 Cloverleaf Dr., Ste. 105 Little River, SC 29566 (843) 399-8544 joannscreationsllc.com
Seaside Vacations 501 MAIN ST NMB, SC 29582 (843) 280-2063 seasidevacations.com
jandlkayaking.com
Southern Tide Media 702-1 6th Ave. S. NMB, SC 29582 (843) 272-7770 southerntidemedia.com/
The Coastal Insider 1232-B Farrow Pkwy Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 (843) 232-0000
Southwest Brunswick Branch Library 9400 Ocean Hwy. W. Carolina Shores, NC 28467 (910) 575-0173 brunswickcountync.gov
Unlimited Printing & Signs 2408 Madison Dr., Ste. 101 NMB, SC 29582 upsprinting.com
Sunbelt Rentals 825 Hwy 17 N. Little River, SC 29566 (843) 491-7090 sunbeltrentals.com
thecoastalinsider.com
Whiskey River 1409 US 17 S. NMB, SC 29582 (843) 273-0523 dalejrswhiskyriver.com
We enjoyed an intimate networking group Thanksgiving week. Thank you again to Low Country Pipe & Cigar for opening your business for our chamber family.
We were pleased to recieve a Continuing Education Grant from the Carolinas Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives.
It was bittersweet to say goodbye to Capt. Carr of the HCPD, who retired this year. Nick Camera Commander Our new website design is already working hard for our members! October Growth (Module: Monthly,Yearly): Event Searches 121%, 180% Member Pageviews: 120%, 84% Deal Searches: 20%, 155%
111 Hwy 57 N Little River, SC 29566 VFW Post #10804 843-399-0877 | NCamera@msn.com www.VFWPost10804.org
Don’t forget, members each recieve a special login to the chamber website to add their own events, deals, news releases, job openings, and more. Izzy tip: If your business has multiple locations, you should create a unique page for each on your website - this will improve your Local SEO. Bonus tip:You can also do this with your chamber membership - ask us about a multiple location discount for multiple listings on our site. “I have been a member of many chambers, but the Little River Chamber is the most valuable chamber I’ve ever engaged in.” -Brandon Bellegarde, Owner, Greyphin
Jennifer had a blast volunteering for United Way of Horry County’s ‘United to Read’
Web Design Digital Marketing
843-249-6588 Greyphin.com
Thanks again to the many people & businesses that helped make the Little River ShrimpFest a success! Save the date for Oct. 12 & 13, 2019.
Please join us as we celebrate our Participating businesses include:
15th Anniversary!
Keep an eye on your emails for an event announcement.
The Little River Chamber is a nonprofit membership organization that represents over 300 businesses and organizations on a local, state, and federal level. We also provide regular networking and professional development events, national & local discounts, and marketing opportunities for our members. Learn more about who we are and what we do at LittleRiverChamber.org.
PO Box 400 Little River, SC 29566
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Winner
The 2018 Christmas Regatta, held each year the Saturday after Thanksgiving.