by Jefferson County Chamber Team | Oct 22, 2020 | Business, Chamber Information, Member Benefits, Membership
Owning a business can be a lonely place. You’ve taken the type of risk many can’t or don’t want to take. Taking on the risk of your business succeeding or failing, doing everything yourself from bookkeeping to advertising, and working long hours because the work has...
by Jefferson County Chamber Team | Oct 14, 2020 | Business, Chamber Information, Member Benefits, Member Spotlight, Membership
For 80 years now, Appalachian Electric Cooperative has been bringing electricity to this part of East Tennessee. With close to 48,000 residential and commercial members in parts of five counties, AEC’s reason for being is to improve the quality of life in the...
by Jefferson County Chamber Team | Sep 23, 2020 | Chamber Information, Member Spotlight, Membership
The Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce depends on its members to operate, and we work with our members to help the Jefferson County community grow. One member that has been especially active in the Jefferson County Chamber over the years is First Peoples Bank. First...
by Crystal Morgan | Jun 25, 2020 | Chamber Information, Member Benefits, Membership, Small Business Resources
The goal of most small business owners is to grow their businesses, and they want to do so as quickly as possible. However, rushing into expansion without a strategy can have disastrous results and can even cause you to lose all the progress your business has already...
by Crystal Morgan | May 4, 2020 | Chamber Information, Membership, Small Business Resources
The time has come where our state and national governments are discussing reopening our economy. On Friday, May 1, 2020, Governor Bill Lee’s “Stay at Home” directive ended. There are some procedures and guidelines in place on how businesses should reopen, and we...
by Crystal Morgan | Jan 24, 2020 | Chamber Events, Member Benefits, Membership
The most common question we receive here at the Jefferson County Chamber is, “Why should my business join the Chamber of Commerce?” This question is commonly coupled with, “Is it worth joining the Chamber of Commerce in 2020, with the abundance of online networking...
