by Jefferson County Chamber Team | Nov 11, 2020 | Member Spotlight, Things to Do in Jefferson County
Bush Brothers & Company has become one of the most well-known success stories in the history of Jefferson County business. What began as a small local cannery has grown into a nationally recognized brand and household name. Despite their tremendous growth and...
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 | Sep 21, 2020 | Things to Do in Jefferson County
Jefferson County knows how to honor its history. From the Christ Temple AME Zion Church in Dandridge to Cox’s Mill in Jefferson City, the people of Jefferson County have gone to great lengths to honor its past as they set their eyes toward the future. This commitment...
by Crystal Morgan | Aug 19, 2020 | Business, Member Spotlight
At Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce, our motto is that it’s more than a membership, it’s a partnership. In holding to that, we work to spotlight our members to provide positive exposure to their business and share their views on the benefits of Chamber...
by Crystal Morgan | Aug 5, 2020 | Business, Chamber Information, Small Business Resources
In June, Governor Bill Lee announced a new relief program to help Tennessee small businesses that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tennessee Business Relief Program will direct the use of approximately $200 million of federal Coronavirus Relief Funds...
by Crystal Morgan | Jul 24, 2020 | Chamber Information
[Dandridge, TN — Friday, July 24, 2020] In a press release on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce announced Richard Peterson as its new President, CEO. Peterson has since accepted a job elsewhere and will not be starting with the...
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 | Jun 15, 2020 | Small Business Resources, Things to Do in Jefferson County
With modern advances in e-commerce, it is possible to order a product from the opposite end of the world and have it delivered to your doorstep with just a few clicks. Big box retailers are now firmly entrenched in nearly every city, town, and province in the country,...
