Henry County Business Insight

Hope White, owner, CEO, and operations manager at H. D. White Logistics joined the Chamber at the beginning of her first year of business as an LLC. Here she shares her business concept, strategic moves she's made and the progression to become a phenomenal success in just one year of business.

Henry County Chamber of Commerce (HCCC) CEO and President Joe Henning, and HCCC board member and Lincoln Parks, Director of Marketing at Heritage Bank, discuss the positive impacts for SPLOST V.

Starting on Monday, September 16, the Chamber will host a day of free consultation for small businesses in Henry County. The small business development center of the University of Georgia at Clayton state university is offering their professional consulting services – free of charge – on the third Monday of every month to small business owners, start-ups and entrepreneurs.

The Henry County Business Insight podcast features Hope White, owner and operator of H. D. White Logistics, LLC, a freight brokerage business that's taking advantage of Georgia's booming transportation economy. Located in McDonough, GA. White joined the Henry County Chamber of Commerce in August of 2018. One year later, she shares several of her methods and resources which have helped her on the road to success in her first year as an LLC.

Segment 1 - White shares her experience attending the Women's Business enterprise National Council (WBENC), a conference of 6000 suppliers seeking transportation providers and how she optimized her time there in Baltimore, MD, this summer.

Segment 2 - For entrepreneurs new to the industry,  White offers a Freight Brokerage workshop in Supply Chain Logistics where she transfers knowledge she's gained from over 15 years in the industry as a supplier first with a national big-box chain and now as a transportation provider.

Segment 3 - White shares her transportation background and how she started her own freight brokerage business and finally she shares why she values her Chamber membership.

Heritage Bank Marketing Director Lincoln Parks is leading a Hurricane relief effort for the Bahamas that seeks donations from throughout the Atlanta Southern Crescent to help those in dire need in the Bahamas. One month after Hurricane Dorian left thousands devastated without shelter, food or water, Lincoln reminds his friends and associates with the Henry County Chamber of Commerce that he is a native of Nassau and through his family connections he knows first hand that there is much need and that there will be for a long time.  Donations may be dropped off at either of 4 locations including Heritage Bank at 203 Keys Ferry Street in McDonough and at 830 Eagle's Landing Parkway in Stockbridge, also at Strong Rock Christian School in Locust Grove and at the Henry County Chamber of Commerce. Monetary donations are welcome and will be used to help with shipping costs to the Bahamas. Download Participating Drop-Off locations.