Smyrna-Vinings Business News You Can Use

If you've got a spare 15 minutes or so, the Cobb Chamber of Commerce is asking you to help it identify key issues and concerns to Cobb citizens. 

The online Business and Community Survey is an in-depth attempt to elicit from residents information on a wide variety of issues about living and working in Cobb. 

The topics include business climate, quality of public education, responsiveness of local government, availability of cultural amenities and more. 

Responders are also asked to rank some of these issues according to importance and are given space to comment freely.

The reason for doing this survey now is simple. According to the Chamber: 

"The 'reset' of the Great Recession has left more communities competing for fewer resources. Communities must recognize the challenges posed by this new landscape and take the initiative to align their resources for the greatest impact."

This is part of a five-year strategic planning effort by the Chamber. 

All responses are confidential and all surveys must be completed by July 11. 

Here's the link for the survey.

Cobb Business Associations Unite for Summer Party JAM

The Smyrna Business Association, the Vinings Business Assotiation and 10 other business associations throughout the county are coming together for the first time in the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce's history for a Summer Party Joint Association Meeting (JAM.)

The event is being held at the Hilton/Marietta Conference Center on Powder Springs Road in Marietta from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on July 7.

Business association members will get in free if they register by Thursday.

For more information, contact Sharon Mason of the Cobb Chamber at (770) 980-2000 or at smason@cobbchamber.org.

Intellectual property to be discussed at Smyrna Golden K Kiwanis Meeting

Attorney David A. Rabin will be discussing intellectual property laws during the Smyrna Golden K Kiwanis meeting on Tuesday morning at the Wolfe Senior Center at 884 Church Street. Coffee and sweet rolls are served at 9:30 a.m. and the one-hour meeting begins at 10. The public is invited.

Rubin’s practice has been devoted to business litigation and includes corporate litigation and intellectual property litigation, including cases involving corporate fraud, trade secrets misappropriation, patent, copyright and trademark infringement, software performance disputes, and employee restrictive covenants.

- Patch Editors Kiri Walton and Wendy Parker contributed to this report.