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OPEN FOR BUSINESS: Lauren Chaney and Ashlyn DiNardo from Birch Communications, Michael McClellan from Designs in Motion, and Courtney Spencer from the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce

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Johnny Phelps, Courtney Spencer, Michael McClellan, Lauren Chaney, Ashlyn DiNardo

Johnny Phelps, Courtney Spencer, Michael McClellan, Lauren Chaney, Ashlyn DiNardo

Lauren Chaney and Ashlyn DiNardo/Birch Communitcations

Birch is a leading technology service provider to small, mid-sized, enterprise and wholesale businesses. They meet the needs of business customers that are under-served by other providers by offering a diverse portfolio of integrated technology solutions coupled with a relentless focus on customer service. Their mission is to provide high-quality, reliable communications, broadband, cloud and IT services to business customers at the best possible value while giving each of their clients the personal attention they deserve.

Michael McClellan/Designs in Motion

Designs In Motion is a full-service creative design firm, specializing in the enhancement of your company’s external and internal communication tools. Whether it’s print media, a unique web presence, or helping to create that dynamic ad campaign, you can rest assured that they will make your business stand out from your competitors. Their expertise in the creative arena has enabled their clients to achieve significant increases in visibility and brand awareness. Designs In Motion was founded in 1998 and is committed to offering excellent value to their customers through enhanced design solutions and outstanding customer service.

Courtney Spencer/Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce

The Gwinnett Chamber will be the forum for business, government, education, healthcare, arts/culture/entertainment, and philanthropic and public-service communities to come together to advance our region’s economy and enrich Gwinnett’s quality of life. The mission of the Gwinnett Chamber is to strengthen existing businesses, facilitate the growth of quality job opportunities, and enrich the community’s quality of life. The Gwinnett Chamber serves over 2,000 members throughout metro Atlanta by delivering pertinent and useful programs that strengthen and connect businesses locally, regionally, and globally. The Gwinnett Chamber uses its strategic marketing and communications capabilities to support its members, promote its programs, and enhance economic development efforts.

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Teresa Holloway with Sugarloaf Mills, Marques Burnett with The Sports Utility Vehicle, Steve Kendrick and Jennifer Kessler with Subaru of Gwinnett, and Julie Mills-Watson with Body of Health and Life

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Mike Sammond, Marques Burnett, Julie Mills-Watson, Teresa Holloway, Jennifer Kessler, Steven Julian

Mike Sammond, Marques Burnett, Julie Mills-Watson, Teresa Holloway, Jennifer Kessler, Steven Julian

Teresa Holloway/Sugarloaf Mills

Teresa Holloway, Sugarloaf MillsSugarloaf Mills is Atlanta’s largest outlet and value retail shopping destination with more than 180 stores, plus family friendly dining and entertainment all under one roof. Sugarloaf Mills is located at I-85 and Sugarloaf Parkway, just 30 minutes north of downtown Atlanta.

Retailers:  Sugarloaf Mills has over 180 incredible outlet and value retail stores including Nike Factory Store, Guess Factory Store, Kenneth Cole Company Store, Adidas Outlet, Skechers USA Outlet, Tommy Hilfiger Company Store, Old Navy Outlet, Gymboree Outlet, LEGO Brand Retail Store, Carter’s Outlet, Crocs, The Children’s Place Outlet, Levi’s Outlet, Journey’s and Eddie Bauer Outlet.

Entertainment:  Sugarloaf Mills provides entertainment for the whole family to enjoy throughout the day, including AMC Sugarloaf Mills 18, Goldeagle Airsoft Battlefield, Jumpstreet Indoor Trampoline Park, Lunar Mini Golf and Slingshot Speedway. 

Dining:  Sugarloaf Mills has a variety of on-site dining options with 12 eateries in the food court and several full-service restaurants including Atlanta’s largest Dave & Buster’s, Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament, Thai Diner & Sushi and a brand new location from Shoney’s.

Marques Burnett/The Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV)

Marques Burnett, The SUVThe Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) specializes in live webcast production, sports marketing, and special projects. It provides players, teams, and events with live coverage while offering measurable opportunities for businesses to connect with their audiences via the world of sports.

 


Steve Kendrick & Jennifer Kessler/Subaru of Gwinnett

Steve Kendrick and Jennifer Kessler, Subaru of GwinnettLocated in Duluth, Subaru of Gwinnett offers a great selection of new and used Subaru cars. If you’re searching for a new car, browse their inventory of new Subaru Imprezas, BRZ’s, Outbacks, Tribecas, Foresters and Legacys. If you would like to test drive any of these models, come down to 2920 Satellite Blvd. If you’re looking for a pre-owned car, they can help you there as well. Browse their large selection of used Subaru cars as well as vehicles from other top manufacturers to find the right car for you.

At Subaru of Gwinnett, they don’t just sell cars, they provide a complete car buying experience. They provide customers with everything from Subaru repair services, Subaru auto parts sales, to car loan and lease financing. Visit them at 2920 Satellite Blvd and let show you how easy the car buying experience can be at Subaru of Gwinnett.

Julie Mills-Watson/Body of Health and Life

Julie Mills-Watson, Body of Health and LifeIn addition to being the author of Here’s the Deal about Cancer, Julie is the founder of Body of Health and Life clinic in Snellville, GA. After personally witnessing the power of whole body, integrated healthcare when her husband, Tommy, was diagnosed with brain cancer, a passion was sparked in her to share that knowledge and information with others.

Julie’s approach to sharing her knowledge is practical and hand’s on. She has managed to blend her story and expertise by writing a book and providing therapies in her own clinic. The inspiration of her husband’s energetic quality of life amazed everyone. She realized that by giving the body what it needs such as nutrition, detox, massage, etc. to boost the immune function, you could also improve quality of life. Empowering people with effective ways to help themselves during this fearful and confusing time in their lives is Julie’s mission.

At Julie’s clinic, Body of Health and Life, she and her staff approach the body very different than spa massage. They are licensed and certified in a variety of disciplines in order to assist individuals suffering from cancer, cancer treatments, lymphedema, chronic pain, post-surgery, fatigue, swelling. They assist the body to heal and never force an outcome. The goal is to help you hurt less, heal quicker and have a better quality of life. Body of Health is located at 1780 Oak Road (Suite A2) in Snellville.

Hollie Mann and Jeff Skorput with Gainesville Physical Therapy, Tiffany Hill with Just the Right Place, Daphne Walker with Partnership Against Domestic Violence and John Miles with Law Offices of John M. Miles

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Mike Sammond, Hollie Mann, Jeff Skorput, Tiffany Hill, Daphne Walker, John Miles, Steven Julian

Mike Sammond, Hollie Mann, Jeff Skorput, Tiffany Hill, Daphne Walker, John Miles, Steven Julian

Hollie Mann & Jeff Skorput/Gainesville Physical Therapy

Hollie Mann & Jeff Skorput, Gainesville Physical TherapyGainesville Physical Therapy is not your typical physical therapy clinic. Here, every patient receives personalized attention during each visit with a hands-on treatment program that has been carefully tailored to their specific needs and physical condition. Recovery from injury or surgery can be a difficult and trying process. They believe that the supportive relationship they establish with their patients, combined with their expertise in the treatment of physical ailments and pain relief, is responsible for the extraordinary outcomes that they routinely see. Their facility is fully equipped to provide a comprehensive spectrum of treatment modalities for all orthopedic conditions to improve mobility, strength, balance and pain relief.

Tiffany Hill/Just the Right Place

Tiffany Hill, Just the Right PlaceJust the Right Place offers organizing and productivity solutions for busy lives. They work with clients in business and residential settings. Tiffany Hill, Professional Organizer and Owner, improves lives by bringing a desire for helping others and a passion for organizing into her work. As a member of NAPO, she follows the Code of Ethics and values the relationships with her clients. She currently serves on the Executive Board as Treasurer for the Georgia Chapter. Offering customized solutions for every space, Just the Right Place helps people save time, save money and reduce stress!

Daphne Walker/Partnership Against Domestic Violence

Daphne Walker, Partnership Against Domestic ViolenceFor 40 years, Partnership Against Domestic Violence, the largest nonprofit domestic violence organization in Georgia, has provided professional, compassionate and empowering support to battered women and their children in Metro Atlanta.

PADV began as an all-volunteer agency in 1975 and incorporated in 1977. Today the agency has 40 full and part time staff with an administrative office and two 24-hour emergency shelters in Fulton and Gwinnett counties. PADV also provides education to the community about domestic violence awareness and prevention, and teen dating violence. (Georgia is number one in teen dating violence in the country.)

PADV’s mission is to end the crime of intimate partner violence and empower it’s survivors. PADV’s roster of services includes a 24-hour crisis line; two 24-hour emergency shelters with 96 beds; legal advocacy; supportive housing; a teen dating violence prevention program; outreach and prevention programs for battered women and children, a domestic violence in the workplace annual conference that equips companies to respond when domestic violence enters the workplace; and community education and training efforts. Annually they serve 19,000 women and children throughout Metro Atlanta. They are the largest domestic violence agency in the state of Georgia.

John Miles/Law Offices of John M. Miles

John Miles, John Martin Miles & AssociatesThe Law Offices of John M. Miles is a full-service law firm located in Suwanee, GA, John Miles has been in solo practice since 1976. Over the years, his practice has evolved as Gwinnett grew and his clients’ needs changed. John says that he practices preventive law, providing his clients with protection from legal entanglements. Since John is one person and there are quite an assortment of legal practice areas, he cannot be all things to all clients, but he can help point you in the right direction.

OPEN FOR BUSINESS presented by the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce

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Bryan Ginn, Mike Sammond, Malinda Foster, Randy Hicks

Bryan Ginn, Mike Sammond, Malinda Foster, Randy Hicks

Bryan Ginn/GA PCOM

GA Campus – PCOM was established in 2005 to help address the physician shortage in Georgia and the southeastern United States. With academic programs including the Doctorate in Osteopathic Medicine, Doctorate in Pharmacy, and a masters degree in BioMedical Sciences, their college focuses on the health sciences. The college anticipates an expanding academic program in the years to come to address other health sciences fields where there is a need for more practitioners.

Malinda Foster/Courtyard by Marriott – Mall of GA

The Courtyard by Marriott – Mall of Georgia is an award-winning hotel located in Buford, GA. Host hotel to the Gwinnett Braves, this Marriott hotel offers corporate and leisure travelers a place to call home while in the area. The hotel offers guests an exceptional facility, convenient location and outstanding customer service. The Courtyard by Marriott – Mall of GA is owned and operated by Hotel Equities which is a full service hotel development and management company located in Atlanta.

Randy Hicks/Merchant Data Systems

Merchant Data Systems was founded in 1997 on the principals of delivering outstanding service as well as a commitment to innovation and excellence with both their merchants and sales partners.

They are a full-service payment processing company offering a wide array of services to all business types including Credit Card Processing, Debit Card Processing, Automated Account Settlement, POS Equipment Sales & Leasing, 24/7 World Class Customer Service, Merchant Cash Advances, Proprietary Gift Card and Loyalty programs, as well as merchant-friendly PCI Compliance solutions.

They also offer industry-leading Payroll, Human Resources, Marketing and eMarketing programs and more to streamline their merchants’ operations and help them realize cost savings. Their consultative approach with business owners helps merchants get the products and services they need while helping to keep their costs low. This allows merchants to focus on their core business with confidence that their payment acceptance tools are working together with them to increase in-store sales.

Through the alliances Merchant Data Systems has forged, they are able to provide the most technologically advanced and secure payment processing solutions and products positioning Merchant Data Systems to be a one-stop shop for all your payment processing needs.

Bryan Batson with Atlanta Gas Light and Jauxniece Palmer with R.E.C.E.S.S. Programs

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Steven Julian, Bryan Batson, Jauxniece Palmer, Mike Sammond

Steven Julian, Bryan Batson, Jauxniece Palmer, Mike Sammond

Bryan Batson/Atlanta Gas Light

Atlanta Gas Light provides American, abundant and affordable natural gas efficiently to 1.5 million Georgians. They’ve been a trustworthy source of safe, clean energy — and a constant partner to almost 200 counties they serve throughout Georgia — since they installed the City of Atlanta’s first natural gas streetlights more than 150 years ago.

Today, AGL is the eighth largest natural gas distribution utility in the United States and the largest in the Southeast. In Georgia’s deregulated natural gas market, AGL does not sell natural gas to customers. Instead, AGL operates and maintains the infrastructure that delivers reliable natural gas to customers of certified natural gas marketers.

Jauxniece Palmer/R.E.C.E.S.S. Programs

R.E.C.E.S.S. Programs is the only branded programs that offers health clubs of all sizes the ability to serve multiple generations simultaneously. They do this by seamlessly integrating youth and older adult programming into the fabric of the facility, without compromising the integrity of the club… but instead enhancing it.

 

Fenski Automotive, Hi-Hope Service Center, Gwinnett County Health and Human Services and Suwanee Magazine

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Mike Sammond, Angie Veugeler, Rachel Fasig, Pat Baker, Susan Boldan Butts, Kimberly Shupe, Joe Fenski, Steven Julian

Mike Sammond, Angie Veugeler, Rachel Fasig, Pat Baker, Susan Boldan Butts, Kimberly Shupe, Joe Fenski, Steven Julian

Joe Fenski and Kimberly Shupe/Fenski Automotive

???????????????????????????????Fenski Automotive Center is conveniently located and now celebrating 10 years at 1010 Peachtree Industrial  Boulevard in Sugar Hill! Since 2004, they have provided complete auto repair services on your domestic, Asian and  European vehicles with the goal of helping you keep them up to 300,000 worry-free miles as they are designed to do. They understand the value of preventive maintenance and their industry certified technicians strive to offer each customer a consultation they can trust. Fenski Automotive Center… Helping you LOVE  your vehicle much longer than your loan!

Susan Boland Butts/Hi-Hope Service Center

???????????????????????????????Hi-Hope Service Center provides services to adults with developmental disabilities in  Gwinnett County.  Over 50 years ago the parents of six young students from Gwinnett County founded one of the first organizations in Georgia to teach children with intellectual disabilities. The Hi-Hope Service Center, formerly known as Gwinnett County Association  for Retarded Citizens, was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation in 1960. Under the capable leadership of Vinie Lowry, and support from many parents and the  greater Gwinnett community, construction of a special needs school was completed in  1970. In the late 1990s when all student programs, including the pre-school program, were integrated into the public schools, Hi-Hope successfully transitioned to an organization supporting developmentally disabled adults. Currently, Hi-Hope supports 108 individuals through its weekday community access, employment and residential group home programs.

Pat Baker/Gwinnett County Health and Human Services

???????????????????????????????Gwinnett County Health and Human Services is a division in Community Services. HHS is  made up of Gwinnett Senior Services (four senior multipurpose centers – Buford, Norcross,  Lawrenceville and Centerville), two human services centers (One -Stops in Buford and  Norcross) and one community center (Centerville). The One-Stops offer many different  programs and house non-profits and service agencies.  The services offered by Senior  Services (those over the age of 60) are congregate meals, home-delivered meals, several different transportation programs, homemaker services, care management, information and assistance, and a wide variety of opportunities to volunteer. The Centerville Community Center offers a wide variety of programming for all ages.

Angie Veugeler and Rachel Fasig/Suwanee Magazine

???????????????????????????????Suwanee Magazine is a family, community & lifestyle magazine designed to keep pace and  flow with the active Suwanee lifestyle. Distributing over 20,000 free copies bi-monthly to hundreds of businesses and locations in the Suwanee area, the magazine shares insight with its readers and focuses on their unique interests. Suwanee Magazine devotes sections pertaining to the best of dining, shopping, music, local personalities, business, industry and everything in between that impacts the Suwanee area and beyond. Each month new  businesses emerge, new trends develop, new leaders move to the community forefront and Suwanee Magazine is there to keep you connected!

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Richard Young with Farmers Insurance and Kyle Glave with NOVAtime Technology

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Kyle Glave, Richard Young, Steven Julien, Mike Sammond

Kyle Glave, Richard Young, Steven Julian, Mike Sammond

Richard Young/Farmers Insurance

As your personal agent, Richard Young believes in keeping you informed and aware of Farmers Insurance products. It is his mission to help you develop the right plans to meet your insurance needs. Through dedication, knowledge and a tireless work ethic, Richard will be the agent that his customers will want to send their friends and families to. He will strive to protect his clients’ assets.

Kyle Glave/NOVAtime Technology

In 1999, NOVAtime Technology was founded with the mission to continually research and develop the capabilities of Workforce Management solutions. Driven by forward-thinking people and the latest advances in technology, NOVAtime has gained recognition as a technical leader of the industry and is now one of the largest Time and Attendance providers in the United States. Our solutions automate and simplify time and resource management through the use of innovative technology that controls labor costs and promotes the growth of business.

Maria de la Guardia with Assisted Living Locators and Luis Hernandez with Regus Business Centers

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Mike Sammond, Maria de la Guardia, Luis Hernandez, Steven Julian

Mike Sammond, Maria de la Guardia, Luis Hernandez, Steven Julian

Maria de la Guardia/Assisted Living Locators

Assisted Living Locators is a free service for seniors and their families to help explore and understand elder care options, senior housing and resources. They will be at your side advocating for you and helping you feel comfortable and “at home” with the decision you make. They are locally owned and operated and experts at what they do.

Luis Hernandez/Regus Business Centers

Regus is the world’s largest global provider of flexible workspace with 1,800 locations in 600 cities in 100 countries. They help more than a million customers work more effectively – to work their way – every day. Their products and services allow their customers to concentrate on their core business, and use their talents to best effect. Whether it’s a larges global corporate business or an entrepreneur with an idea, Regus helps businesses and individuals be more flexible, more cost-effective and more agile – and better able to face the unexpected challenges of business in the 21st century.

Rich Lockhart and Jeff Ely with Magnolia Golf Group, Zachary Bennett with Reformation Productions, Justin Williams with Williams and Williams Law Firm, Carl Odendahl with Pilgrim Mat Services

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Rich Lockhart, Jeff Ely, Carl Odendahl, Justin Williams, Zachary Bennett

Rich Lockhart, Jeff Ely, Carl Odendahl, Justin Williams, Zachary Bennett

Rich Lockhart & Jeff Ely/Magnolia Golf Group

Magnolia Golf Group helps golf tournaments and other special events meet and exceed their fundraising goals and create memorable experiences for their attendees.

Zachary Bennett/Reformation Productions

Reformation Productions is a full service marketing agency focused on helping small and regional sized business grow through using proven, professional marketing techniques and strategies tailored to the specific business to provide the most effective creative possible and the most efficient use of their marketing budgets.

Justin Williams/Williams and Williams Law Firm

Williams and Williams Law Firm is based in the north Atlanta metro area and serves it’s clients in the areas of DUI defense and personal injury. A father and son firm, they are dedicated to providing the community with passionate understanding and dedication to their cases; wisdom from their experience, research, and education; and the results that matter most to their clients. This team of lawyers is fearless in trial and yet fully engaged in client service.

Carl Odendahl/Pilgrim Mat Services

Pilgrim Mats is a facility services company specializing in customized safety floor mat rental for all types of business.  They are also a full-service commercial laundry focusing on textile rental and washroom supplies.

Jeremiah Plaskett and James Willard with Byteworks, and Robert Minskoff with Minskoff Growth Strategies

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Steven Julian, Robert Minskoff, James Williard, Jeremiah Plaskett, Mike Sammond

Steven Julian, Robert Minskoff, James Willard, Jeremiah Plaskett, Mike Sammond

Jeremiah Plaskett & James Willard/Byteworks

Byteworks is an agile IT services provider comprised of technology experts that truly love what they do. Their engineers are technology evangelists who enthusiastically share ideas and inspire their customers by showing them new ways that technology can solve their problems. They are not driven by sales, but by design. They do not sell products to fix a problem; rather they evaluate their customers’ needs and recommend the most effective and cost-efficient solutions to address both their immediate needs and their vision for the future. They are driven to create long-term relationships with their customers, to become a partner in their growth and evolution as a company.

Robert Minskoff/Minskoff Growth Strategies

Minskoff Growth Strategies is a sales consulting company specializing in helping B2B companies identify, contact, and engage their best prospects as to help shorten the sales cycle and expedite the conversion of prospect to customer. Minskoff Growth Strategies specializes in lead generation, lead nurturing, training and strategic sales consulting.