Business After Hours:
On September 15, 2009, One Stop Office Supply hosted a Business After Hours for Chamber members. One of the special events was the performance of a group of young musicians called the Young Appalachian Musicians,(YAMs). This is a group of interested children in Pickens County learning to play traditional songs of the mountains on stringed instruments. The musicians were Gabe Sickels (mandolin), Payton O’Kelley (fiddle), Turner Corbett (guitar), Danielle Yother (guitar), and Samantha Morgan (banjo). You can learn more about YAMs by sending them an e-mail to posam_info@yahoo.com or by calling 864-878-4257.
Along with the music, the members enjoyed a time of fellowship and sharing of business ideas. The next Business After Hours is scheduled for Tuesday, October 13, 2009 between 5:30 pm and 7:00 pm. Business After Hours is only one of the benefits for Chamber members. The others are listed below.
Member Benefits and Services:
Area fact sheet and maps of Pickens County and City of Pickens.
Telephone long distance services – Delta Com.
Website listings.
Group health care for your business – True Blue program.
Golf Tournament.
Monthly News Articles.
Referrals to newcomers and businesses.
Annual meeting banquet.
Brochures and publications.
Business seminars.
Membership directory.
Business card display in Chamber office.
Sponsorship for events hosted by the Chamber.
Business after hours.
Sponsorship of Leadership Pickens County.
S. C. Telco Credit Union.
Financial planning through Edward Jones.
If you would like to join the Greater Pickens Chamber of Commerce, just call me at 878-3258 or email me infor@pickenschamber.org.
Trends in Labor from South Carolina Chamber of Commerce: The South Carolina economy is expected to add more than 160,000 jobs, with the health care and social assistance sector and real estate industries leading the way, according to the latest Labor Market Information number. The report examines trends in job sectors from 2006 to 2016.
The health care and social assistance sector is projected to brown the most, adding 36,000 jobs. The real estate and rental and leasing sector is expected to have the largest rate of growth at 23 percent. Close behind is the professional, scientific and technical services sector, which is projected to see a 22 percent growth rate during that time frame.
Some of the scientific “hot jobs” identified by the report include: registered nurses, truck drivers, sales representatives, accountants and auditors and network systems and data communications analysts.
To all members of the
Greater Pickens Chamber of Commerce
You are invited to
Business After Hours
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
At
Stockade n’ Stuff
2932 Gentry Memorial Hwy. (Hwy 8 )
Pickens, S.C.
Door Prizes Gifts
Come by and join us for a time of fellowship.
