August 5 is deadline to register to exhibit at Small Business Awards!

This year’s Small Business Showcase and Awards will be held at The Newnan Centre on August 27, 2015, and as a Chamber member, you have three opportunities to promote your business at this event. If you act by August 5, you can:

Join the elite team of Showcase Sponsors. Chamber events like the Small Business Showcase and Awards Celebration allow you to increase your brand recognition and clout as a significant event sponsor before, during and after the event.   

Click here to download Showcase Sponsor information.

Reserve your exhibitor display table.  (Limited to first 30 members.) Exhibiting gives you an affordable way to participate, and you can showcase your products and services by reserving a tabletop display. This is a great business development opportunity to promote your business to a large audience of Chamber members. 

Click here to download the exhibitor display table sign-up form.

Show your support for small business by sponsoring an award category. (Limited to first six members.) Sponsoring an award category is a terrific way to promote your business AND demonstrate your support for small business by putting your name on a prestigious award and serving as part of an elite business development team of Chamber members.

Click here to download the award sponsor form.

For more information on the Small Business Showcase and Awards, e-mail info@newnancowetachamber.org or call 770-253-2270.

"College for a Day" is August 14 at UWG's Newnan campus

You can be among the first to learn at the University of West Georgia's Newnan campus with a day of lectures for just $25 on Friday, August 14, 2015, from 9am - 3pm!

The UWG-Newnan College for a Day is part of a four-day celebration marking the transformation of the historic Newnan Hospital into a mecca for learning in downtown Newnan. Sessions will begin at 9am and continue until 3pm at the UWG Newnan campus at 80 Jackson St. in Newnan. Registration includes refreshment breaks. Attendees are encouraged to enjoy Newnan's many nearby downtown restaurants during the lunch hour.

Twenty-four of the University of West Georgia's most dynamic and esteemed faculty will present 45-minute lectures over a 6-hour period on topics ranging from cyberbullying to online marketing to modern meditation. For $25, you can attend up to five lectures (one each hour) and also get a very cool firsthand look at the incredible facility (do you know anyone who was born there?). Registration is open to all citizens and friends in the Coweta community and beyond but is limited to 225 participants.

You may preregister through August 1, 2015.  But be quick since space is limited.  Register online at: collegeforaday.westga.edu or purchase tickets at the Newnan Center on Jackson Street through August 1. The cost is $25 and includes five lectures, two refreshment breaks, and a certificate.

To download a copy of the College for a Day brochure, click here.

For more information, visit collegeforaday.westga.edu or call 678.839.2313.

Westmoreland will be guest presenter for 2015 Small Business Awards

U.S. Congressman Lynn Westmoreland will be the guest presenter at our Small Business Showcase and Awards Celebration coming up at The Newnan Centre on August 27, 2015. This event is sponsored by SouthTowne and UBS.

Highlights of this year's celebration will include:

• A Success Showcase Exhibition from 3-4pm. You can network with and learn from some of the best businesses in Coweta.

• A Portraits of Prosperity Panel from 4-5pm. Former Small Business of the Year winners will share their best practices.

• Small Business of the Year Awards from 5-6pm. The top 10 finalists for 2015 will be recognized and this year's winners announced.

If you'd like to register now through ChamberMaster, click here.

Newnan played role in creation of the 100-year-old Georgia Chamber

At last week's Regional Power Lunch hosted by the Georgia Chamber at The Newnan Centre, Chamber members learned that a well-known Newnan businessman, R. D. Cole of the R. D. Cole Manufacturing Company, was actually on the Georgia Chamber's first Executive Committee. Chris Clark, President and CEO of the Georgia Chamber, noted that "the Cole company basically built this community," and during his research on the Georgia Chamber for its 100th anniversary celebration this year, he learned that R. D. Cole was "instrumental" in building the Georgia Chamber.

If you didn't get to attend the luncheon and would like to watch a video about the Georgia Chamber, click here.

Enjoy barbecue, tours at tonight's BAH at Wesley Woods

We've got a very special Business-After-Hours in store this evening, July 16, when Wesley Woods of Newnan hosts our monthly networking event!

"Barbecue at the Woods" is the theme for tonight's BAH, which kicks off at 5:30pm, and you'll enjoy music while sampling delicious barbecue and a selection of beer and wine. In addition to catching up with Chamber friends, you can tour the grounds and model apartments, shop in the well-stocked gift shop, and get a peek at the newest dining venue at Wesley Woods, the Wedgewood Bistro.

We hope to see you tonight!

Sign-up deadline nearing for Small Business Showcase!

Among the local businesses exhibiting at last year's Small Business Showcase were, clockwise from top left, Evelyn's Ultimate Pecan Pies and More, Coweta-Fayette EMC and True Natural Gas, Atlanta Range & Ordnance, and Something Special Weddings and Events. This year’s Small Business Showcase and Awards will be held at The Newnan Centre on August 27, 2015, and as a Chamber member, you have three opportunities to promote your business at this event. You can:

Join the elite team of Showcase Sponsors. Chamber events like the Small Business Showcase and Awards Celebration allow you to increase your brand recognition and clout as a significant event sponsor before, during and after the event.   

Click here to download Showcase Sponsor information.

Reserve your exhibitor display table.  (Limited to first 30 members.) Exhibiting gives you an affordable way to participate, and you can showcase your products and services by reserving a tabletop display. This is a great business development opportunity to promote your business to a large audience of Chamber members. 

Click here to download the exhibitor display table sign-up form.

Show your support for small business by sponsoring an award category. (Limited to first six members.) Sponsoring an award category is a terrific way to promote your business AND demonstrate your support for small business by putting your name on a prestigious award and serving as part of an elite business development team of Chamber members.

Click here to download the award sponsor form.

Early Bird Registration deadline is July 17. For more information on the Small Business Showcase and Awards, e-mail info@newnancowetachamber.org or call 770-253-2270.

Next Business-After-Hours is July 16 at Wesley Woods!

We've got a very special Business-After-Hours in store next Thursday, July 16, when Wesley Woods of Newnan hosts our monthly networking event!

"Barbecue at the Woods" is the theme for this BAH, which kicks off at 5:30pm, and you'll enjoy music while sampling delicious barbecue and a selection of beer and wine. In addition to catching up with Chamber friends, you can tour the grounds and model apartments, shop in the well-stocked gift shop, and get a peek at the newest dining venue at Wesley Woods, the Wedgewood Bistro.

Click here to register through ChamberMaster. Click here to download the event flyer. See you on the 16th!

YPs to host Summer Swing this Friday at Newnan Country Club!

Our Young Professionals will enjoy a day of team building, networking, and playing a round of Crazy Golf, a fun twist on the traditional game, on July 10, 2015 at the Summer Swing Crazy Golf Par-Tee. Readying for the big event at top left are Chamber President and CEO Candace Boothby along with YPs Samantha Brazie of Progressive Heating and Air, Jason Smith of Piedmont Newnan Hospital and Patrick Dillon of Century 21.

The Summer Swing Crazy Golf Par-Tee is set for Friday, July 10, 2015 from 2:30-7:30pm at the Newnan Country Club. Registration is at 2:30pm, and a shotgun start is at 3:30pm. “It’s a golf event, but it’s not really golf,” said Samantha, who noted there will also be team-building exercises sponsored by Heritage Volkswagen of South Atlanta, Cargill, Abide Brewing Company and J. Smith Lanier & Co. “We’re going to have lots of fun stuff throughout the day,” she said.

No golf experience is necessary, but golf attire is required. Registration fee is $45 for singles and $180 for a team of four. The fee includes hors d’oeuvres, all golf fees and three drink tickets. There will be live music, raffle prizes and awards. Register through ChamberMaster by clicking here. For more information, call 770-253-2270 or email info@newnancowetachamber.org.

Georgia Chamber president featured at July 14 luncheon

The Georgia Chamber will host a FREE Regional Power Lunch in Newnan on July 14, 2015. Join fellow Newnan-Coweta Chamber members and Georgia Chamber members throughout our region for a networking lunch and learn about the history of Georgia's business community's accomplishments and ongoing policy priorities.  

The luncheon will feature Georgia Chamber President and CEO Chris Clark and is an excellent opportunity to interact with business leaders, get timely information and learn what we can do together for a better state of business. 

The luncheon will be Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at The Newnan Centre, 1515 Lower Fayetteville Rd. Networking/Registration is at 11:30am, and the luncheon will be held from noon to 1pm.

All local business/community leaders are invited to attend, but seating is limited, so you'll want to make your reservations soon.There is no cost to attend the lunch, but you must pre-register. To RSVP to the Newnan-Coweta Power Lunch, please click here. For more information, contact Meg Edwards at medwards@gachamber.com.