Make Your Nominations Now for the Small Business of the Year

 The Small Business Council of the Sandy Springs/Perimeter Chamber of Commerce announced today that nominations are now open for the area’s 2009 B2B CFO® Small Business of the Year Award. This award is sponsored by B2B CFO® providers of CFO services to small and mid- sized businesses.

Anyone can nominate a business and anonymous nominations are accepted. All nominations must be received by 2pm Friday, March 20, 2009. Click here for the Nomination Form.

Sandy Springs Business Calendar: February 2009

Mark your calendars now for the Chamber’s first annual Business Expo set for Friday, March 6 at the Westin Atlanta North. To register for a booth or to sponsor this fabulous business networking and marketing event download the appropriate forms from www.sandyspringsperimeterchamber.org.

 
The Chamber’s Young Professionals Organization, The 400 Club, will hold their first event on Wednesday, February 11 from 5:30-7 at the Ashford Club. Join The 400 Club on Facebook and see more information about the upcoming events!

Wells Real Estate Funds Adds More Than $800 Million in Real Estate in 2008

The investment portfolios of Wells Real Estate Funds, one of the nation’s top real estate investment companies, acquired more than $830 million in office properties in 2008, covering more than 3.2 million square feet.

 
Despite the tightened commercial real estate market, Wells acquired more square footage than the year before, when Wells portfolios purchased more than 2.6 million square feet of office space.

 
“The credit crisis triggered a sharp drop in transaction volume in commercial real estate, particularly in the second half. Despite that, we managed to have another good year,” said Leo Wells, president and CEO. “We’re known as a low-leverage buyer of office properties – and that worked to our advantage in a tight credit market.”

Restaurant Spotlight: Sandy Springs’ Nori Nori

Who thought a buffet could be so light and fresh?  I sure didn’t.  Typically, I dread buffets, especially during the lunch hour, because I am usually left feeling like a stuffed pinata.  But not at Nori Nori.  Their buffet was not only satisfying and filling but I did not have the urge to take a nap – this is critical when you still have 4-6 hours left in your workday! 

Advertise For Free!

With the New Year, have you made a resolution to promote your business more?  Well, I hope to be the bearer of good news – there is a new website for Georgia residents that may suit your needs.  It’s the Georgia Made Georgia Grown Products website!

GaMadeGaGrownProducts.org is a directory of Georgia’s arts-centric businesses featuring Georgia Made Georgia Grown Products. Slated to launch in January, this site will serve as a way to connect Georgia artists with locals, visitors, creative professionals, and corporate buyers.  Georgia-based entertainers, artists, craft makers, authors, museums, etc. are encouraged to log onto www.gamadegagrownproducts.org and post their information and imagery.  Approved entries will be posted free for one year.  Here’s a great opportunity to take advantage of the first month of the year!

Business Spotlight: Expansion of Sandy Springs-based UPS

Congratulations to UPS! 

Amid our economic challenges, there is still growth happening in our economy that we should take note of and even celebrate.   Within the past week, Sandy Springs-based UPS opened its newest package and freight handling hub in Shanghai, China.  This is a great leap for UPS, positioning them for further expansion in Asia.

UPS on Tuesday opened its new Shanghai, China, package and freight handling hub, a significant step in the delivery giant’s expansion in Asia.

The head of UPS China, Richard Loi, said at an opening ceremony:

Business Spotlight: PROUD OF THE PRADO

In the midst of all the doom and gloom reported these days, it is good to know that Sandy Springs’ business life is still thriving!

The Sembler Company continues the redevelopment of the Prado, located off Roswell Rd. just south of I-285, as it enters the final stages of construction. Along with the the familiar and longstanding Prado retailers and restaurants, this new project adds over 300,000 square footage of new retail space and includes Target,Publix , (opens 2/19/09), Staples (opens 1/17/09), RBC Bank, Home Depot (building date TBA), Starbucks, T-Mobile, Taco Mac, and many smaller retail shops and eateries. The land for Circuit City will be marketed for another tenant.

RELOCATING? Where Business Happens In Metro Atlanta

With all the woes of the northern automakers, many are migrating to the south in hopes of finding better opportunities (and better weather).  Metro Atlanta is definitely the place to be with our population expected to grow by 2 million additional residents by 2020 and corresponding surge of business opportunities. 

A New Year with New Business in Sandy Springs

Ready for the new year?  Make a resolution to join the business community of Sandy Springs with these great upcoming events:

Mark your calendars now for the Chamber’s first annual Business Expo set for Friday, March 6 at the Westin Atlanta North.

To register for a booth or to sponsor this fabulous business networking and marketing event download the appropriate forms from www.sandyspringsperimeterchamber.org.

Sandy Springs’ UPS Vies for DHL’s Customers

Minutes after DHL announced Monday it was ceding the U.S. express mail market, UPS’s sales force — more than 3,000 strong — swung into action.

1-800-PICK UPS — the call center for Sandy Springs-based UPS, the largest U.S. air and ground carrier — lit up. And the “Welcome Center for DHL customers” on UPS’s Web site started popping.

DHL has spent more than $10 billion since 2003 trying to build a U.S. air and ground network and customer base.

UPS wants “more than its fair share” of DHL’s customers, said Gershenhorn.

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