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Marjorie Young Presented with Helen V. Head Award
Marjorie Young Presented with Helen V. Head Award
The Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce held their annual Chamber of Commerce business awards banquet last month. Marjorie Young with Carriage Trade Public Relations was presented with the Helen V. Head award. Head was the first woman to serve on the Chamber of Commerce board, and she also owned and operated a CPA firm. Young, too, is known for championing small businesses.
“When our small businesses are strong, our community will be strong,” Young said.
Young stated that Savannah is blessed to have a helpful and productive small business community.
Marjorie Young Presented with Helen V. Head Award by William W. Hubbard, Savannah area Chamber of Commerce President
Carriage Trade Public Relations®, Inc. is Savannah’s premiere reputation management company. Founded in 1995 by Marjorie Young to help businesses increase their positive word of mouth in the community and globally online through its trademarked strategy, the REPUTATION MATRIX™ method.
Savannah Chamber of Commerce Recognizes Enmarket Stations with Community Involvement Award
Savannah Chamber of Commerce Recognizes Enmarket Stations with Community Involvement Award
(SAVANNAH, GA) Enmark Stations, which has recently rebranded as enmarket, received The Gulfstream Community Involvement Award at the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business Expo and Awards Banquet. Enmarket was one of eight businesses honored out of the Savannah market from a variety of categories.
Awards were based on peer nominations and recognized community leaders and companies that represent hospitality, industry and small business.
Last year, enmarket was integral in promoting local nonprofit organizations and healthy initiatives for the communities enmarket serves. As the title sponsor of the Savannah River Bridge Run, the company raised $10,000 for the Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion (LCRP) at St. Joseph’s/Candler Hospital.
Enmarket was recently honored with a National Partner Award from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) for raising $70K last year through fundraising efforts including “Full-Service Fridays” and paper icon sales. The company has set an aggressive goal to raise $83,706 in support LLS this year.
In addition, enmarket is hosting the second annual Encourage Health Education Series. In total, Encourage Health Education Sponsors have allotted $10,000 to be awarded to area nonprofit organizations. Last year, the inaugural Encourage Health Education Series raised $7,200 for local 501c3 organizations that has a mission to improve the health of our community.
Explaining that being involved in the community is a part of the corporate culture, Houstoun Demere, vice president of enmarket, said, “We are always happy to give back to the community and make sure community members know they have the company’s support. We have been involved since day one and will continue our efforts moving forward.”
Principal sponsors of the Business Expo and Awards Banquet included City of Savannah, Comcast Business, Creative Approach, Georgia Power, Gulfstream and World Trade Center Savannah.
Other sponsors included DPR Construction, Infinity, Inc., J.L. Williamson Law Group, Advertising Specialty Services, AT&T, Georgia Southern University College of Business, Point University and Wells Fargo.
(LEFT TO RIGHT) William W. Hubbard, President & CEO of Savannah Chamber of Commerce; Jay Neely, Vice President of Law & Public Affairs for Gulfstream Aerospace; Houstoun Demere, Vice President of enmarket; Michael C. Traynor, Publisher of Savannah Morning News
ABOUT ENMARKET
Founded as Interstate Stations in 1963 by Robert Demere, Enmark Stations, Inc., which recently rebranded as enmarket, is a family-run business committed to offering its customers top-notch service and superior products. Today the Savannah-based company, which celebrated its 50-year anniversary in 2013, operates 63 stores in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. Most stores offer freshly prepared food and healthy snacks, and all stores offer high quality and competitively priced gasoline, beverages, lottery services and more. Enmarket’s gasoline is filtered through a trademarked Double Filtered System, resulting in gasoline and diesel that is clean and 100-percent water-free. Enmarket customers can save up to $.10 per gallon by using an enmarket Cash Card, a reloadable stored-value card that can be used directly at the pump. For more information on enmarket, please call 912-236-1331
or visit www.enmarkenjoy.com.
CONTACT
Matt Clements
Director of Marketing
Enmarket
MClements@enmarkstations.com
Richmond Hill/Bryan County Chamber of Commerce and SCORE Partner for Businesses
(RICHMOND HILL, GA) The Richmond Hill/Bryan County Chamber of Commerce will host its 2nd Quarter Business Forum on Tuesday, April 23 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM at the Richmond Hill City Center.
The Chamber, in partnership with the SCORE will present:
Top 10 Tips to Create a Powerful Business Plan. Every business should have a business plan; after all, it’s the heart of the business. A business plan is essential to help the owner validate the business concept and set clear goals. It also gives investors, banks, suppliers, partners and potential hires information to make decisions about working with the company.
Come learn from an expert the most effective ways to create a business plan that will positively impact your business. The forum will be presented by Kenneth Zapp, Ph.D., a SCORE mentor and Professor Emeritus, Metropolitan State University. Dr. Zapp’s consulting work included valuation of business, cash flow analysis and management, business plan preparation, economic strategy and mergers and acquisitions.
SCORE is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the small business community through mentoring and business counseling. SCORE members volunteer their time and business expertise to help coach the next generation of entrepreneurs.
The Business Forum is $15 for RHBC Chamber members and $25 for non-member; a lunch buffet will be served. Reservations are required and seating is limited so reserve your space today by calling (912) 756-3444 or e-mail info@RHBCchamber.org.
For more information, log on to www.RHBCchamber.org or contact Brianne M. Yontz at (912) 756-3444 or byontz@rhbcchamber.org.
About the Richmond Hill/Bryan County Chamber of Commerce
It is the mission of the Richmond Hill/Bryan County Chamber of Commerce to be a leader in our community that promotes and stimulates a successful business environment. The Chamber is proud to serve the communities of Black Creek, Ellabell, Pembroke and Richmond Hill. We are devoted to our existing business and are constantly striving to make Bryan County a better place by bringing more businesses to the area which will provide more jobs, more customers and more projects.
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