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Savannah is a growing multi-cultural city with many types of businesses and services to offer its citizens and visitors.

Savannah has a wonderfully diverse population and has experienced strong economic growth over the past five years according to recent statistical reports. Savannah is the most Western port city on the East coast, and has enjoyed tremendous revenues throughout the years from importing and exporting. Additionally, tourism has increased dramatically in recent years due to the popularity of John Berendt's book, "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" , which was based on actual people and events that took place in Savannah. The book was made into a movie in 1997 and was directed by Clint Eastwood.

Savannah has certainly come a long was since Oglethorpe landed in 1733, and it continues to grow in population and prosperity each year.

For more information about Savannah's commerce, industry, and economic development, visit the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce website at www.SavannahChamber.com where you can find lots of business facts and statisitics about Savannah.

An excellent source of information and searchable data about Savannah's population and businesses can be found at Savannah Area Connect's Yellow Pages and More!

Buy Local Savannah is Proud to Welcome Michael Berkow, Police Chief Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department, to Speak at its May Luncheon

SAVANNAH, GA – Buy Local Savannah is pleased to welcome Michael Berkow, Chief of Police for the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department to speak at its monthly luncheon on Thursday, May 22^nd at The Pirates House. Networking begins at 11:30 a.m. and the lunch begins at noon. Chief Berkow will speak on crime and safety in the Savannah area and how the efforts of the police department affect local businesses.

Michael Berkow was appointed as the Chief of Police for the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department on November 13, 2006. Chief Berkow is the first outsider appointed to head this organization since the Savannah Police Department and the Chatham County Police Department were merged to form the Metropolitan Police Department.

Prior to his appointment with Metro, Chief Berkow served most recently as a Deputy Chief with the Los Angeles Police Department. Chief Berkow’s assignments included serving as commanding officer of the Professional Standards Bureau with responsibility for all of the anti-corruption, misconduct and force/officer involved shooting investigations as well as serving as Chief Bratton’s chief of staff. Chief Berkow was also heavily involved in leadership training and development within the LAPD and counter terrorism work.

Chief Berkow served as a member of the board of directors for the Police Executive Research Forum and was the 1999 recipient of a prestigious Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship to study the conflict in Northern Ireland. Chief Berkow has continued to be involved in significant overseas police assistance, for example serving as the police liaison for President Jimmy Carter’s election monitoring mission to Jamaica in 1997 and 2002, as well as providing training for police forces in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania. Most recently, Chief Berkow provided civil disorder management training in Africa to the Tanzania Police Force and the Uganda Police Force as well as the Yemeni Police Force in Sanaa, Yemen.

In addition to his police service, Chief Berkow is a published author on police investigations, discipline and management and serves as an instructor throughout the United States on topics ranging from the implementation of community oriented policing to integrity and the operations of internal misconduct systems.

He holds a B.A. in sociology from Kalamazoo College in Michigan, a J.D. from the Syracuse University College of Law and a Masters from Johns Hopkins University where he is a graduate of the Police Executive Leadership Program. Chief Berkow is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the FBI National Legal Institute.

The lunch will be held on May 22, 2008 at The Pirates House. Networking begins at 11:30 a.m. The cost is $20 for members and $30 for nonmembers and includes lunch, drink, and gratuity. To RSVP or for more information please contact Madeleine Warren at madeleine@buylocalsavannah.com, or RSVP online at www.buylocalsavannah.com.

The Savannah Area Buy Local group supports the community, as a vibrant and growing networking of more than a 150 locally owned and operated businesses. The organization offers advertising discounts, networking, buying opportunities, local identity support, employee development, community action, enhanced company imaging, group advertising, and educational business seminars. Part of the Buy Local Mission Statement expresses the association's goal to enable local businesses to compete with the economies of scale used by franchise companies in the areas such as advertising and purchasing. For more information about Buy Local Savannah see www.buylocalsavannah.com.

Business of the Year Award:
Case Veterinary Hospital

At the annual award luncheon at the Savannah Riverfront Marriott in April, the Small Business Chamber of Savannah announced Case Veterinary Hospital to be the 2008 Small Business of the Year!

Case Veterinary Hospital has been in operation in Savannah for nearly 100 years, and has been owned and managed by 4 generations of veterinarians. Currently it is under the management of Dr. Jerry Case and Dr. Carla Case-McCovey. The business was originally opened in 1909 by Dr. Case-McCorvey's great-grandfather, Erle Case.

Congratulations to Case Veterinary Hospital!

Other Award Recipients

The New South Cafe was named the New and Emerging Small Business of the Year.

The Service Corps of Retired Executives Association received the Small Business Champion award.

Scott West of Sea Witch Marketing Inc. won the Speaker of the Year award for his presentation titled "Working with Nonprofits - Benefits of Cause-Related Marketing."

Michael Berkow, Chief of the Savannah-Chatham police department, was the keynote speaker for the event.

Case Veterinary Hospital
111 Eisenhower Drive
Savannah, GA 31406
(912) 352-3081
www.CaseVet.com

Leap Year Congratulations !

Buy Local Savannah recognized outstanding area businesses at their 2008 Annual Awards Luncheon Friday, February 29th at Johnny Harris� Banquet Center on Victory Dr. As guest speaker, Representative Jack Kingston encouraged the local initiatives of business owners in attendance.

Mr. Joe Ippolito

The 2007 Small Business Advocate of the Year award went to Joe Ippolito, owner of River Horse Internet Marketing, Inc. A past president of Buy Local Savannah, Ippolito understands that business success grows from genuine concern for the community. �It takes a special town and special people,� Joe noted, to secure local economic prosperity. �And you�re that town,� he added proudly.

Mr. Martin Sullivan

The 2007 Business of the Year award went to The Sullivan Group, in operation since 1986. The award was accepted by Martin Sullivan. The company works to promote area businesses by providing everything from staffing solutions to paperwork relief.

www.buylocalsavannah.com
www.riverhorseinternetmarketing.com
www.simplysullivans.com

There is a new communications option available to the Savannah business community: InTheLoopSav.com

InTheLoopSav.com offers Savannah Area Text Notifications and Ads.

InTheLoopSav.com is an instant message notification service that allows area organizations, businesses and even small groups to instantly reach members via text messaging. Whether you're sending a reminder of an event, requesting donations, sending invitations to parties, or reminding subscribing customers of sales (in the case of businesses), InTheLoopSav.com has a solution for you.

Visit their website at: www.InTheLoopSav.com

or Contact Joe Thompson
P.O. Box 9058
Savannah , GA 31412
(912) 925-4880

Earth Day is all about good eco practices!
Here's news about a great upcoming Lunch and Learn Event featuring the latest information about recycling.
Anne Robinson, the Recycling Coordinator for Savannah, is the Special Guest Speaker.

For more info, Visit: www.jrgarrett.net

Sensational Offerings at Sensational Minds
by David Norman

Update: Although Sensational Minds Bookstore has closed the doors of the Montgomery Crossroad location, they are now setting up a mobile bookstore and will continue to grow. For more information and to purchase books online, visit the Sensational Minds website at SensationalMinds.com

When Genitha Singleton goes shopping, look out. If your store doesn't offer what she wants, she just might become your competition. That's exactly what happened when Genitha and Don Singleton, co-owners of Sensational Minds bookstore, went shopping for books on African-American subjects a while back at the local mall.

Don explains: "She couldn't find what she was looking for and the selection of African-American authors was quite small. When she complained to me that she should 'open a store of her own,' I said offhandedly, 'Why don't you?' I didn't know what I was in for."

That was just the beginning. Genitha began the arduous task of putting together everything that is needed to open a new business, and in April of 2007 Sensational Minds opened at 129 East Montgomery Crossroads in the Oakhurst Shopping Plaza and stocked books in 22 categories, from history and politics to health and fitness to children's books and Christian reading and more. Sensational Minds offers locals and tourists activities and materials that can't be found anywhere else in town.

"We stock many books that are hard to find and out of print, as well as hosting a number of specialty events," Don observes. "Our goal is to get into this full-time." Currently, in addition to running and promoting the bookstore, both Don and Genitha also work full-time elsewhere. Genitha is in Human Resources at Memorial Hospital and Don is in Patient Accounting at St. Joseph's. Where they find the time for it all is anybody's guess.

The store's website notes recent book signings by Robert Mickels, local author of Blood Kin: A Savannah Story and midnight book releases for books with adult themes, like Karrine Steffans' The Vixen Diaries and Succulent: Chocolate Flava II by the author Zane. Sensational Minds also promotes frequent Children's Story Time Book Readings, featuring storyteller (and education and ecology advocate) Jacqui Anderson, author of Alphonso Adventures: How Elephants Lost Their Tusks.

"We really go out of our way to support all local authors," Don notes. "And we hope the community will get involved and lend their support as well."

Call 912-927-8600 for more information.

Nothing Odd About It
by Jane Martin

Maybe you've heard the buzz about Oddpodz? Created by Karen Post in 2006, Oddpodz is a hip, savvy online community created for artistic, optimistic, business minded risk taking entrepreneurs. (Whew!)

I know, what the heck is it? Perusing Oddpodz.com, I see that it is a place, a community, a blog, an interactive art community, an exhibit hall, an auditorium, a store, an inspirational hub of artistic action. In short, Oddpodz is phenomenal social networking.

Visiting Oddpodz is like entering a blue-sky Matrix-- you like it and want to stay (Even without Keaneau Reeves). Check out their interactive Muzeum, where you can click on randomly creative rooms and explore different areas of business and/or pleasure. I'm not even an artist, and I had to cut my research time short in the music auditorium--lest I forget about my own deadlines! Rummage through their cultural closets. I�m now waiting for The Basement to open, where they promise �dark secrets and the down low.� Fascinating teaser.

Subscribe to Openeyez, a weekly ezine guaranteed to amuse and edify even the most jaded pop-culture readers. Among their back issues, you may discover, as I did, great links, surprising,"useless" info, and suggested reading material. Just this morning, Openeyez turned me on to Sterling Johnson's English as a Second F*cking Language: How to Swear Effectively, Explained in Detail with Numerous Examples Taken From Everyday Life.

And here�s the rub: In September, Oddpodz founders Karen Post and Jocelyn Ring joined forces with The Creative Coast Initiative to relocate their homebase to Savannah, Ga. According to TCCI's CEO, Chris Miller, Oddpodz had considered San Francisco, New York, and Austin before deciding to settle in Savannah, GA. This is sure to be an exciting local and global venture.

Karen Post is the author of Brain Tattoos: Creating Unique Brands That Stick in Your Customers� Minds. Known throughout the business world as �The Branding Diva,� Ms. Post is also a public speaker and contributing writer for FastCompany.