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National Women’s Small Business Month Series
Q&A Featuring Mary Wuestefeld of Three Sisters Gift & Home Accents

October is Women’s Small Business Month in…

August is “Black-Owned Business Month” in America.  To celebrate, we’ve teamed up with Cherokee By Choice Investor Georgia Power to feature Cherokee-based black-owned businesses all month long. These inspiring stories will shed a well-deserved light on their incredible leadership, business acumen, and resilience.

“Georgia Power is proud to partner with…

August is “Black Business Month” in America.  To celebrate, we’ve teamed up with Cherokee By Choice Investor Georgia Power to feature Cherokee-based black-owned businesses all month long. These inspiring stories will shed a well-deserved light on their incredible leadership, business acumen, and resilience.

“Georgia Power is proud to partner with…

August is “Black Business Month” in America.  To celebrate, we’ve teamed up with Cherokee By Choice Investor Georgia Power to feature Cherokee-based black-owned businesses all month long. These inspiring stories will shed a well-deserved light on their incredible leadership, business acumen, and resilience.

“Georgia Power is proud to partner with…

The Cherokee Office of Economic Development (COED) will host the 8th Annual Cherokee Career Expo on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, from 2 – 6 pm at the Northside Cherokee Conference Center in Canton. Representatives from Chattahoochee Technical College, Reinhardt University, Goodwill of North Georgia, and the Atlanta Regional Commission will…

Entrepreneurship Stories: Black-Owned Business Month Series
Q&A Featuring Jerry King of J King Images

August is “Black Business Month” in America.  To celebrate, we’ve teamed up with Cherokee By Choice Investor Georgia Power to feature Cherokee-based black-owned businesses all month long. These inspiring stories will shed a well-deserved…

Before heading to the Cherokee Career Expo and hitting “submit” on your next application, here are 10 tips to help your resume stand out:… Read More »

Entrepreneurship Stories: Black-Owned Business Month Series
Q&A Featuring Mikah Miller of With A Child’s Heart Behavioral Health Center

August is “Black-Owned Business Month” in America.  To celebrate, we’ve teamed up with Cherokee By Choice Investor Georgia Power to feature Cherokee-based black-owned businesses all month long. These inspiring stories will…

Entrepreneurship Stories: Black-Owned Business Month Series
Q&A Featuring Videographers Ron Green of The Video Plug & Kyle and Gianni Rand of Kannon Studios

August is “Black-Owned Business Month” in America.  To celebrate, we’ve teamed up with Cherokee By Choice Investor Georgia Power to feature Cherokee-based black-owned businesses…

Cherokee County (July 22, 2022) | On Wednesday, July 20, the Cherokee Office of Economic Development (COED), the Woodstock Office of Economic Development (WOED), Chattahoochee Technical College (Chatt Tech) and nearly 50 guests from Cherokee’s entrepreneurial community celebrated The Circuit Woodstock’s fifth anniversary at 1 Million Cups Cherokee (1MC) –…

Led by the Cherokee Office of Economic Development, Be Pro Be Proud Georgia visited 43 cities across the state of Georgia for the 2021-2022 school year. This immersive initiative promotes 15 of Georgia’s most in-demand skilled professions through a hands-on Mobile Workshop and interactive website,

The initiative’s gamified stations allow…

Be Pro Be Proud Georgia – a comprehensive initiative that connects students to post-secondary training and careers within the skilled professions through a comprehensive website and mobile workshop – teamed up with the Cherokee Office of Economic Development (COED), the Cherokee County School District, and Chattahoochee Technical College, to host…