Why Should I Start A Business Here?
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Why should you choose the City of Lavonia as a location for a new business or industry? Below are answers to frequently asked questions about the process of opening a new business here. We want to do everything we can to streamline this process and make it easier for you. Additional sources of information, and people to contact, include: |
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| The Lavonia Chamber of Commerce | Toni Childress, Executive Secretary |
| The Lavonia Downtown Development Authority | Genny Cole, Director |
| Lavonia City Hall | Angie Greer, City Clerk |
| Frequently Asked Questions | |
| 1. Who can tell me what buildings are available for purchase or lease in downtown | |
| Lavonia? | |
| Genny Cole of the Downtown Development Authority can provide you with information | |
| about available downtown buildings that are for sale or rent, prices, and owners' | |
| names, addresses, and telephone numbers. You can contact Mrs. Cole either by | |
| telephone, at 706 356-1926, or by email, at lavoniadda@alltel.net. | |
| 2. Do you have a current business directory? | |
| A current business directory is available online, with business and industry | |
| organized according to type, under Chamber of Commerce. Toni Childress, at the | |
| Chamber of Commerce will have additional information. Call Mrs. Childress | |
| at 356-8202. | |
| 3. What is the average rent, per square foot of space, in the downtown area, for both | |
| commercial and industrial businesses? | |
| Toni Childress, at the Chamber Office, can provide you with up-to-date statistics | |
| about current costs associated with renting/leasing property in the downtown area. | |
| Mrs. Childress can be reached at the Chamber at 706 356-8202. | |
| 4. Does the city or the county offer any tax incentives or other assistance to businesses | |
| (retail or industrial) wishing to locate in Lavonia? | |
| The city does offer some tax incentives for industries wishing to locate in Lavonia. | |
| For further information, contact Gary Fesperman, City Manager, at 706 356-8781. | |
| Additional information may also be obtained by contacting the Franklin County | |
| Chamber of Commerce, at 706 384-4659. | |
| 5. Why should I locate here? | |
| Depending on the type of business you are interested in starting, you will want | |
| to research local and county demographical information, such as population, | |
| average per capita income, how many service providers for your business type | |
| already exist, and other similar data. This information can be obtained by searching | |
| our demographic data, or by contacting the Lavonia Chamber of Commerce and | |
| the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce. Also, check out the following | |
| valuable online resources for additional market demographic information: | |
| Georgia 2000 - A statewide demographics database maintained by the University | |
| of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government | |
| Georgia Department of Labor | |
| Georgia Department of Industry, Trade, and Tourism | |
| Georgia's Workforce Development Alliance | |
| Georgia Department of Community Affairs Economic Development | |
| Georgia Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Programs | |
| Workforce and Business Development Resources | |