Sara Ray
Back in the early 90s, Patty Smyth and Don Henley recorded a song called “Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough.” The point of the song is that although love is a big thing, sometimes love isn’t enough for the relationship to work out. Customer service has been shopped around town as the panacea for every business…
The FBLA Club of Chapel Hill High School visited the Chamber Small Business Committee Meeting on November 29th. The committee enjoyed hearing ideas from the students and looks forward to the impact they can make in our community in the future.
It’s that time of year when we’re busily wrapping up one year and focusing on the next. This year has been a roller coaster of upsets and it has a lot of people nervous about what’s on the horizon in this country and the global economy. 2017 is bound to be an exciting year. Here…
David and Goliath is a great story, but let’s be honest, when it comes to small business the story often doesn’t have the same ending. We’ve watched it as local bookstores go out of business thanks to Amazon and Barnes & Noble. We saw the local grocer close up shop to “spend more time with…
LA Fitness Manager, Stanley Hill Jr., staff, and Chamber representatives celebrated their new Chamber membership by holding a DC Chamber Ribbon Cutting on November 15th. LA Fitness is located at 3020 Chapel Hill Road in Douglasville. LA Fitness originated in Southern California in 1984 and continues to seek innovative ways to enhance the physical and…
Download the 2016 Nominations Form The Douglas County Chamber is currently seeking nominations for the Annual Awards. The awards will be presented at the Douglas County Chamber Winter Ball on Saturday, February 4, 2017. The Centre at Arbor Connection will be the site for the Winter Ball presented by Bank of the Ozarks. The Winter…
My Place Hotel General Manager, Julia Fogarty, staff, friends, and Chamber representatives celebrated the recent grand opening by holding a DC Chamber Ribbon Cutting on November 10th. My Place Hotel is located at 907 Bob Arnold Boulevard in Lithia Springs. The visionary team behind My Place Hotels of America has been involved in nearly every…
From Thanksgiving to Christmas there’s a battle that occurs for consumer dollars. The big guy against the little guy, the brick-and-mortar versus the online retailer, everyone is looking for a bigger piece of the pie. It’s time to start thinking about your holiday marketing. Mobile If you want to improve sales, mobile is it. The…
Cyber security is becoming such a big deal even the politicians are talking about it. According to the FBI, billions of dollars are lost every year with cases of cyber crime. Often small businesses are underrepresented in these types of statistics because crimes against them go unreported. A decade ago, cyber criminals were working on…
The Douglas County School System Class of 2016 high school graduation rate of 87.1% once again surpassed the graduation rate for Georgia. The graduation rate for the state was 79.2% according to preliminary information released by the Georgia Department of Education on November 1, 2016. Scores in Douglas County saw a slight decline from 88.2%…