Start & Grow Your Business
in the Greater Vidalia® Area
Small Business Resources:
The Greater Vidalia® Chamber and Toombs County Development Authority are enabling small and medium-sized businesses in every stage, from the entrepreneur looking to start their first business to a seasoned business owner looking to expand their customer base, to make data-driven decisions for success by providing complimentary access to SizeUp Greater Vidalia® Small Business Insights, a business intelligence tool. SizeUp Greater Vidalia® Small Business Insights uses big data, cloud computing, and computer algorithms to deliver custom analysis for local businesses. The data comes from hundreds of public and proprietary data sources and is updated regularly.
Benchmark Performance
See how you size up by comparing your performance to all other competitors in your industry. SizeUp super-crunches millions of data points so businesses know where they rank.
See how you size up by comparing your performance to all other competitors in your industry. SizeUp super-crunches millions of data points so businesses know where they rank.
Discover New Customers
Find new customers, suppliers, and better understand the competitive landscape. Visualize new business opportunities through lists of companies and analysis of consumers.
Find new customers, suppliers, and better understand the competitive landscape. Visualize new business opportunities through lists of companies and analysis of consumers.
Optimize Advertising
Target your ideal customers based on the preferred client characteristics that matter to your company. Then, determine the best places to target your next marketing campaign.
Target your ideal customers based on the preferred client characteristics that matter to your company. Then, determine the best places to target your next marketing campaign.
Demographic Analysis
Interactively map demographic, labor force, and consumer expenditure data for your area. Tailor your analysis to the area around your address, or to a custom boundary.
Interactively map demographic, labor force, and consumer expenditure data for your area. Tailor your analysis to the area around your address, or to a custom boundary.
Workforce
Greater Vidalia® Help Wanted
Looking for the next member of your team? List your job posting on the Greater Vidalia® Help Wanted Facebook Page.
This resource is sponsored by:
- Offer the right mix of tools, networking, and know-how to prospective and new business owners. Work with resource partners throughout the ecosystem to remove barriers.
- Offer access to business resources such as workforce data, demographics, and personal relocation information.
- Conduct workshops and educational seminars as opportunities arise.
- Provide resources for entrepreneurs including guidance, mentorship, and educational workshops.
- Cultivate collaboration among local workforce, industry allies, education partners, and workforce professionals to promote career opportunities and build a pipeline of skilled workers
- Support statewide workforce development initiatives
- Partner with local development authorities to support local existing industry and recognize their impact on the local economy
- Provide services to assist local development authorities with economic development efforts to include industry visits, state developer visits, and prospect visits
- Offer Vidalia Area Help Wanted Facebook Page to help members reach future employees and customers. This page draws attention to the needed help in workforce and opportunities for local talent to find employment.
Workforce Partners
The Greater Vidalia® Chamber works in concert with our local and state partners to ensure businesses and industries operate in an environment where they can grow and prosper.
Workforce Strategy Documents:
Demographics
Vibrant Community Documents:
Relocation
Considering a Move to Our Area?
Great idea! The overall economic strength of our community and the economic quality of life for residents in this area are outstanding. Below is a listing of contacts often needed in a move. We hope you find these resources helpful. Please contact us if what you are looking for is not present here.
DRIVER’S LICENSE & TAG INFORMATION
Automobile Tags
Toombs & Montgomery Counties are on the birth month system for purchasing automobile
tags. For more information contact:
- Toombs County Tax Commissioners Office (912) 526-8575
- Montgomery County Commissioners Office (912) 583-2571
Driver's License
The GA State Patrol issues driver’s licenses in Reidsville. The Cost for a five year license is $20. The office issues renewals Tuesday through Saturday 9:00 am-5:00 pm and is open for testing and new licenses Tuesday through Saturday from 9:00 am-4:00 pm. For more information please call:
- The Georgia State Patrol – Reidsville (912) 557-7778
- Or click here for the Georgia Department of Driver Services.
GOVERNMENT
Voter Registration
Vidalia residents
City Hall, 114 Jackson Street, (912) 537-7661
Lyons residents
City Hall, 161 NE Broad Street, (912) 526-3626
All other Toombs County residents
Probate Court Office, 100 Courthouse Square, Lyons (912) 526-8936
All Montgomery County residents
Probate Court Office, 400 Railroad Avenue, Mt. Vernon, (912) 583-2681
Taxes
Toombs County Tax Commissioner
100 Courthouse Square, Lyons (912) 526-8575
City of Vidalia
114 Jackson Street, (912) 537-7661
City of Lyons
161 NE Broad Street, (912) 526-3626
Montgomery County Tax Commissioner
409 S. Railroad Ave, Mt. Vernon (912) 583-2571
Census
HOSPITAL
HOSPITAL
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital
One Meadows Parkway
Vidalia, GA 30474
(912) 535-5555
https://memorialhealth.com/locations/memorial-health-meadows/
SCHOOLS
Public School Systems:
Private School Systems:
UTILITIES
Cable
Vyve Broadband
320 Commerce Way, Vidalia
(912) 537-3200
Electricity
Georgia Power Company
406 E. Oxley Blvd
Vidalia, GA 30474
Altamaha Electric Member Corporation
HWY 280 West
Lyons, GA 30436
Telephone and Internet
AT&T
1300 Bull Street., Room 219 Savannah
(912) 651-1351
ATC
405 West 11th Street, Alma
(912) 632-8603
Vyve Broadband
320 Commerce Way, Vidalia
(912) 537-3200
Pineland – Telephone, Internet, TV, Computers, Security
30 South Rountree Street, Metter
(912) 685-2121
Water & Sewage
Toombs County
(912) 526-3311
www.toombscountyga.gov
City of Vidalia
(912) 537-7661
www.vidaliaga.com
City of Lyons
(912) 526-8606
www.lyonsga.org
City of Santa Claus
(912) 526-6949
townofsantaclaus.com
Montgomery County
(912) 583-2363
montgomerycountyga.gov
City of Alston
(912) 594-6686
City of Higgston
(912) 537-8470
City of Ailey
(912) 583-2465
City of Tarrytown
(912) 529-3464
City of Mt. Vernon
(912) 583-2323
VETERINARIANS
Georgia law requires rabies inoculations for any animals over three months old. Veterinarians strongly recommend that all pets have their annual shots. The City of Lyons requires registration of certain breeds of dogs and has limitations on the number of animals a private residence may harbor.
For more information on vets please click here for our directory.
VISITOR’S BUREAU
Vidalia Convention & Visitors Bureau
100 Vidalia Sweet Onion Dr
Vidalia, GA 30474
(912) 538-8687
vidaliaarea.com
Member Directory
Looking for a trusted resource in our area? Why not begin your search with the Greater Vidalia® Chamber of Commerce Directory?