Meet KSU's Football Coach in West Cobb

He'll be here May 21.

Kennesaw State University's first head football coach will be in West Cobb. Brian Bohannon will speak at the May 21 West Cobb Business Association Luncheon, which will be held at Lost Mountain Baptist Church. Networking begins at 11:15 a.m., followed by lunch and Bohannon's speech from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost is $15 for members of the association and $20 for guests. The luncheon is billed as a "meet and greet" with Bohannon, who was hired nearly two months ago. Since that March 24 announcement, he has hired five staff members for the Owls' inaugural season in 2015. Visit http://www.westcobbbusiness.com/events.html#luncheon for more information about the luncheon. Related content

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Small Business Q & A: Our Father's Hands

Proceeds from the West Cobb store benefit the hundreds of homeless children in the county's school system.

Editor's Note: Patch has teamed up with the West Cobb Business Association to get the word out about the small businesses of the area through Q & A's with the business owners. Any and all West Cobb business owners are welcome to participate. Simply email michael.stone@patch.com for more information. Location: 2120 New Macland Road, Powder Springs Contact info: 770-241-4302 Website: www.ourfathershands.com Hours: 10-6, Mon-Sat Who you are: Linda Lipp Relationship to business:  Founder, Executive Director Founding year: 2004 What do you offer customers?   A funky urban shopping experience where they find high quality, gently used and new merchandise at low prices. We are also a meeting place for shoppers, donors, volunteers and those in need…

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Small Business Q & A: Dollar Wise Cartridge

The West Cobb company offers all of the major manufacturers’ brands, as well as factory-built, compatible cartridges that save customers up to 50 percent on printing costs.

Editor's Note: Patch has teamed up with the West Cobb Business Association to get the word out about the small businesses of the area through Q & A's with the business owners. Any and all West Cobb business owners are welcome to participate. Simply email michael.stone@patch.com for more information. Location: Administrative offices in Kennesaw, and warehouse in Atlanta Contact information: 678-202-5880 or save@dollarwisecartridge.com Website: www.dollarwisecartridge.com or www.dollarwisecartridgemobile.com Hours: Mon-Fri, 8am to 6pm Who you are: Mark Zangari Relationship to Business: Owner Founding year: 2010 What do you offer customers? Dollar Wise Cartridge sells ink and toner cartridges. Dollar Wise offers all of the major manufacturers…

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Meet Patch Ad Manager Allison Bentley

"Online advertising allows small businesses to market themselves with large, national companies," she said. "Before online advertising, that wasn't possible."

Excited about Patch? Want to know how to use it to benefit your business or organization? The woman to call is Allison Bentley. She has worked for more than a year as the advertising manager for West Cobb Patch and several nearby Patch sites: Marietta Patch, East Cobb Patch, Kennesaw Patch, South Cobb Patch and Dallas-Hiram Patch. A Kennesaw resident and Cobb County native, Bentley has a passion for her local areas. She loves staying on the pulse of what’s going on in her community and using Patch to help local businesses promote themselves to their local audiences. Bentley graduated from McEachern High and kept it in Cobb for college, earning her degree in communication with a minor in sociology from Kennesaw State University. She spent …

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Small Business Q & A: Tom Hatch Allstate Agency

Open since 1978, the office offers auto, home, renters, landlord, boat, RV, motorcycle and commercial insurance.

Editor's Note: Patch has teamed up with the West Cobb Business Association to get the word out about the small businesses of the area through Q & A's with the business owners. Any and all West Cobb business owners are welcome to participate. Simply email michael.stone@patch.com for more information. Location: 5041 Dallas Highway, Suite 506, Powder Springs Contact info: 770-424 7111 or TomHatch@allstate.com  Website: www.allstate.com/tomhatch Hours: 8-5, Monday-Friday, and Saturday by appointment Who you are: Tom Hatch Relationship to business: Agency Owner Founding year: 1978 What do you offer customers?  Auto, home, renters, landlord, boat, RV, motorcycle and commercial insurance. In addition, we offer llfe and financial service products …

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Small Business Q & A: Vik Insurance Services

Owner Chartana Vik says she couldn't picture a better place to do business than her lifelong home, West Cobb.

Editor's Note: Patch has teamed up with the West Cobb Business Association to get the word out about the small businesses of the area through Q & A's with the business owners. Any and all West Cobb business owners are welcome to participate. Simply email michael.stone@patch.com for more information. Location info: P.O. Box 889, Powder Springs, GA Contact information: 678-460-7970 Website: www.vikinsurance.com Hours: Mon-Fri, 9am to 5pm; Sat, 9am to 1pm; Sunday, closed Who you are: Chartana Vik Relationship to business: Independent Broker/Owner Founding year: 2010 What do you offer customers? I offer individual and small group benefits under the life and health umbrella of insurance. The products I offer are life, health, long-term care, …

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Antique Mall a 'Rare Business Success'

Everyone is invited to celebrate Treasure Hunt's ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday.

Treasure Hunt Antique Mall co-owner Jim Conway calls the venture a “rare business success” amid a struggling economy. Since opening on June 1, the Powder Springs business—which has space for 250 booths, plus room to expand—has filled 130 of them with 90 vendors. “We’re making very rapid progress,” said Conway, who runs the mall with his wife, Sheila. “We’re actually ahead of schedule.” The Conways, a Roswell couple, will be welcomed to the area at 11 a.m. Saturday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony from the West Cobb Business Association. Anyone is welcome to attend, and light refreshments will be available. “Treasure Hunt offers a unique shopping experience to West Cobbers, as we now have a choice of decorating options versus everyone having …

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Small Business Q & A: Georgia Local Search

The website connects buyers with products and services in Cobb, Cherokee, Bartow, Douglas and Paulding counties.

Editor's Note: Patch has teamed up with the West Cobb Business Association to get the word out about the small businesses of the area through Q & A's with the business owners. Any and all West Cobb business owners are welcome to participate. Simply email michael.stone@patch.com for more information. Address: 3840 Westwick Way, Kennesaw Contact info: 404-797-3300 or info@GeorgiaLocalSearch.com Website: www.georgialocalsearch.com Hours: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Who you are: Ken Adams       Relationship to business: General Manager Founding year: 2012 What do you offer customers?           An inexpensive advertising solution designed to cut through the Google Internet clutter and connect local businesses with local buyers in your …

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Small Business Q & A: Shirley’s Helping Hands

The West Cobb business specializes in in-home recuperative, respite and dementia care.

Editor's Note: Patch has teamed up with the West Cobb Business Association to get the word out about the small businesses of the area through Q & A's with the business owners. Any and all West Cobb business owners are welcome to participate. Simply email michael.stone@patch.com for more information. Location: 2355 Fenwick Ct., Marietta, GA 30064 Contact info: 404-358-2911 or contactme@shirleyhelpinghands.com Website: www.shirleyhelpinghands.com Hours: 24/7 by phone and email Who you are: Shirley W. Murphy Relationship to business:  Owner and Managing Member Founding year: 2010 What do you offer customers?  Free consultation to discuss their home health care needs. I serve children (six and older), adults and seniors. I bring a wealth of …

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Former IBM’er to Head New Powder Springs Tutoring Center

Henry Lust says the aim for him and his staff will be to put students ahead a grade level.

When Henry Lust retired after 35 years with IBM, where he assumed several different roles, he wanted to keep working while doing something that positively affects the community. “I didn’t want to be bored,” said the 58-year-old Powder Springs resident, a member of the West Cobb and South Cobb business associations. “I wanted to do something that was entrepreneurial but with an impact, and education has always been dear to me because I came out of a poor background.” That drive led Lust to open the Tutoring Center of Powder Springs, a 1,000-square-foot space in the Publix shopping center at the corner of Sailors Parkway and New Macland Road. The Cobb Chamber is set to host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the business on Thursday, June 28 at 11…

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