American Cancer Society
Century Ambulance Service, Inc.
Davis Companies
Early Learning Coalition of North FL
Fidelity Bank
Home Town Journal
Jacksonville Wealth Management
 

Baker Correctional Institution
Gerald Ruise
Healthy Families Clay, Baker, Nassau
 

The Chamber of Commerce and the Baker County Clerk of Courts will be having Trunk or Treat on Main Street on Saturday, October 22 from 6-8pm in the parking lot of the Baker County Courthouse.  There will be food, entertainment and lots of candy for the kids.  If you are interested in participating and decorating your trunk and handing out candy, please contact the Chamber of Commerce at (904) 259-6433 or email: bjenks@bakerchamberfl.com or hsands@bakerchamberfl.com.
 

The 36th Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet was held on Tuesday, September 27th and was well received by the close to 300 guest in attendance.  After a great, catered meal provided by Hatcher Catering, Motivational Speaker, Author, Award-Winning Television and Radio Broadcaster and Syracuse University Hall-of Fame-Athlete, Vera Jones, gave a wonderful key note speech about "Playing Through The Foul" of life.  Congrats to our award winners this year, Burnham Construction and Davis Companies-Business Appreciation and Bob Gerard and Kelley Norman-Community Service.  We would also like to give a special thanks to the sponsors of our banquet this year, Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Country Federal Credit Union and Nefcom.  Most of all, we would like to thank each and everyone who attended this year making it such a huge success.

The Chamber of Commerce was able to attend the ribbon cutting of Fidelity Bank to celebrate the opening of their new Macclenny Branch on Wednesday, September 28th.  If you haven't had a chance, stop by the branch located at 839 South Fifth Street in Macclenny.

Are you a small business owner with plans to grow in 2017?
Scale Up North Florida can help.  This is a program funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration that helps growth-oriented entrepreneurs to create jobs, increase sales and access capital for business development.  To participate, you must:  Be in business at least two years, Generate $150,000 to $500,000 in annual sales, Have a desire to grow and
expand your business and be located in Baker, Duval, Nassau, Clay, St. Johns or Putnam counties.  The entire program is FREE to participants, but limited to 50 small businesses for the 2017 class.  Apply online through November 30, 2016 to be part of this exciting program.  www.scaleupnorthflorida.com/(904) 265-0750.