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Entrepreneurship is a community sport.  

Entrepreneurs from every race, creed, industry, and background need the help and support of our entire community. Our team at the Cherokee Office of Economic Development (COED) works day and night to support businesses from kids to CEOs and industries to…

Entrepreneurship is a community sport.  

Entrepreneurs from every race, creed, industry, and background need the help and support of our entire community. Our team at the Cherokee Office of Economic Development (COED) works day and night to support businesses from kids to CEOs and industries to…

Entrepreneurship is a community sport.

Entrepreneurs from every race, creed, industry, and background need the help and support of our entire
community. Our team at the Cherokee Office of Economic Development (COED) works day and night to
support businesses from kids to CEOs and industries to startups.

August…

The Cherokee Office of Economic Development (COED) today announced its partnership with Atlanta Tech Village’s (ATV) newest program – Start It Up Georgia. The initiative is a free, 12-week virtual program open to everyone who wants to launch a business. Launching on August 10, Start It Up…

The Cherokee Office of Economic Development (COED) today announced the launch of Be Pro Be Proud Georgia – an initiative to bring a new generation of pride, progress, and professionals to Cherokee, metro Atlanta, and Georgia’s skilled workforce. To ensure proper social distancing as outlined by the Governor’s Executive Order…

More than any other time, the summer months bring renewed expectations for relaxing dips in the pool, freshly squeezed lemonade, and family road trips. But times have changed. While we’re still enjoying many of these things – we’re now doing them six feet apart.

If quarantine has caused you to…

Woodstock, GA (July 1, 2020)

The North Atlanta Venture Mentoring Service (NAV) is celebrating the one–year anniversary of its launch on July 1, 2019. NAV, an MIT VMS-trained model of team-based mentorship for entrepreneurs and startups, is powered by Fresh Start Cherokee – the…

NXT Communications Corporation (NXTCOMM), a new wireless connectivity company in metro Atlanta, announced today that it has opened a new 10,000-square-foot production facility that will produce the first cost-efficient, commercially viable electronically steered antenna to meet worldwide demand for affordable broadband connectivity on the move.

Situated in Cherokee County,…

OECHSLER Motion, Inc., formerly operating the adidas SpeedFactory near Atlanta, Georgia, will relaunch its facility as a center of competence for additive manufacturing in support of the North American market.

OECHSLER Motion, Inc. is a company of OECHSLER group, which has established itself as a leading producer of industrial and…

The Cherokee Office of Economic Development (COED) has launched a downloadable Cherokee By Choice (CBC) Coloring Book for kids and adults to explore some of Cherokee’s most iconic locations.

The CBC Coloring Book was created as part of the Cherokee By Choice initiative – a public-private partnership and branding campaign…

The Cherokee Office of Economic Development (COED), with the support of Cherokee’s cities, has launched a free online tool promoting Cherokee businesses and health care facilities that are open for business on cherokeega.org.

Powered by GIS Planning Zoom Business, this interactive platform enables businesses to create fully customizable business…

We know this period of time with the Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) is difficult for all of us.  Please let us know how the Cherokee Office of Economic Development can be of assistance during this time. We are continually monitoring the evolving situation and will provide regular updates on COVID-19’s…