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A Business to Business Communication from the Hancock Chamber
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Lagniappe!

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

LINK TO THE GULF COAST DISASTER SURVEY

Join the Mississippi Economic Council and Leadership Mississippi to focus on the vital connection between early learning and economic development
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Knight Non-Profit Center, Gulfport
11:30am-Networking Lunch Served
Featuring Key National, Regional and
State Early Childhood Policy Leaders.
See attached
 

Calendar of Events:
Monday, Mar 15
5:30pm Hancock Chamber Kiln Business Council Meeting, Miss. Army National Guard Facility, Kiln-Delisle Rd.

Tuesday, Mar 16
12noon Hancock Chamber Executive Board Meeting, Chamber Office-412 Hwy 90, Suite 6. 228-467-9048.

9:00am Free Tax Assistance @ your Library. Seal Room, Bay St. Louis-Hancock Library. 228-467-5282

11:45am Authors & Characters @ Your Library, Bay St. Louis Library- Author L.L. Lee “The Sisters” series. RSVP for Lunch 228-467-5282

4:00pm Hancock Chamber Board Meeting, Chamber Office-412 Hwy 90, Suite 6. 228-467-9048.

5:30pm Bay St. Louis City Council Meeting, BSL Conference Center, Hwy 90. 228-469-9121.

6:30pm Waveland Beautification Awards, Blue Bayou Restaurant @ the Silver Slipper Casino.

Wednesday, Mar 17
8:00am 2010 Leadership Class Meeting

9:00am Hancock County Board of Supervisors Meeting, Hancock County Complex trailer #5. 228-467-0172.

10:00am Hancock Tourism Commission Board Meeting, 1928 Depot Way- Bay St. Louis.

6:00pm Sycamore House Sushi night- 210 Main Street, Bay St. Louis. 228-469-0107

6:30pm City of Waveland Alderman Meeting, Waveland Civic Center, Coleman Ave-Waveland. 228-467-4134.

Thursday, Mar 18
8:30am Greenways Committee Meeting, Chamber Office-412 Hwy 90, Suite 6. 228-467-9048.

10:00am Habitat Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Lowes-Waveland, 9020 Hwy 603. For more information see attached.

12noon Historical Society Luncheon, Kate Lobrano House- 108 Cue Street. RSVP

5:00pm Chamber After Hours @ St. Stanislaus College, 304 South Beach Blvd- Bay St. Louis.

5:30pm “How to Write Your Business Plan” seminars @ the Innovation Center, 1636 Popps Ferry Road-Biloxi. Pre-register at www.mssbdc.org or call 228-396-8661.

7:00pm Mockingbird Café, Thursday @ the bird. Enjoy Mockingburger & Bands start @ 7:00pm. 228-467-8383

Friday, Mar 19

8:00am Sun Herald’s Top 10 Business Leaders Breakfast, Biloxi Beau Rivage- Magnolia Ballroom.

Saturday, Mar 20
10am Paw’s on Parade, Old Town Bay St. Louis @ Second & Main Streets.

6:00pm Soiree on the Bay (to Benefit Holy Trinity School) @ the Bay-Waveland Yacht Club.
 
MEMBER TO MEMBER:

Notice of Public Meeting – Villages of Hancock – Proposed Tax Credit Housing

In association with Bay Waveland Housing Authority, is stating its intention to submit an application to the MS Home Corporation for a reservation of housing tax credits on April 9, 2010, and will be conducting a public hearing to receive comments on a proposed development on March 15, 2010, at 5:30pm at the Leo W. Seal Jr Community Center at Hancock Bank, 527 Highway 90, Waveland, MS Contact Karen Ladner at : 228-467-4545 for questions.

Please attend this meeting to voice your opinion. Mike Haas, Chairman- Hancock Business Council

5th Annual Better Communication Clinic’s NTRP & Senior Invitation Tennis Tournament. March 26-28, 2010. Join them for a weekend of fun tennis & good food featuring Pat Galvin’s famous chicken! Donations will be accepted – 100% to pancreatic cancer research. Open to all USTA members. Register online or contact Steve Garman 228 255-5030 tennisworld@bellsouth.net

Grammy-award winner Joe Diffie will be performing live in concert at 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday, March 26h & 27h at Hollywood Casino Bay St. Louis. Tickets may be purchased at The Gift Shop and start at $19.95, or call 1-800-229-2683. Must be at least 21 to attend. Visit www.hollywoodcasinobsl.com.

Stennis Space Center Rotary Club 6th Annual Golf Tournament; Friday, March 26 @ the Oak Harbor Golf & Country Club Slidell, LA. Portions of the proceeds go to assist the Boy’s & Girl’s Club of the Gulf Coast Hancock County Unit and MT. Olive Food Ministry in Slidell. For more information contact: John @ 601-799-3175.

Mississippi Small Business Development Center (MSBDC)
would like to announce the following: Thursday, March 25, 2010 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

If your start-up or existing full-time, part-time or home-based small business needs a quick loan of $5,000 to $25,000 for inventory, equipment, advertising, or working capital, then you should attend one of the FREE SBA CommunityExpress and Patriot Express Loan Conferences scheduled near you! Attendees to these conferences receive step-by-step instructions on applying for SBA’s highly touted Community Express program which requires no collateral and no tax documents. Even better, approvals are made within days and businesses may receive funding as early as two weeks after approval! As each conference is regional, small business entrepreneurs located in Forrest, Hancock, Harrison, Lamar, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, and Stone counties are encouraged to attend this location.

picchambersec@bellsouth.net or call (601) 798-3122 to preregister for the Picayune conference. Due to limited seating, preregistration is required by Wednesday, March 24th.

Speaker: U. S. Small Business Administration

Location: Picayune Train Depot, Picayune, 200 Hwy. 11 North, Picayune, MS 39466

Walk for Hope Fundraiser for Hope Haven Children’s Services, Will be held Saturday, March 27th- 9am-11am across the Leo W. Seal, Jr Bay Bridge. Donations, Adults $20 and Youth 6-12 $10 kids under 5 are Free. Free T-shirts to the first 100 walkers who sign up. Pre-register with Hope Haven: PO Box 3777, Bay St. Louis MS 39521 for more information call 228-466-6395.