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www.FiveForks.scOur Community. Our Home.Our Community. Our Home.
Priceless
Buy Local
About Five Forks
Profiting on the Green Movement
www.FiveForks.sc
ContentsFrom The Editor 3
Profiting on the Green Movement 6
What Is Barter? 8
About Five Forks 10
Shopping At Five Forks 11
Dining And Entertainment 12
Professional Services 13
Clothing Stores and Accessories 14
House and Home 15
Personal Care 16
Medical 17
Real Estate 18
Automotive 19
Specialities 20
Banking and Finance 21
Final Words 22
Buy LoCaLPromoting local business is as simple as having other company’s business cards or brochures posted on a board in your store. In an effort to promote the Five Forks Area, we are distributing decals that say “Check us out at www.FiveForks.sc,” in hopes that local shoppers will visit the site to find local restaurants, clothing, specials, coupons and more. We are doing our part, so please join us, and promote your local merchants, and everyone will benefit!
top ten reasons to think LoCaL in GreenviLLe- Buy LoCaL - Be LoCaL – heLp Five Forks Businesses
1. Buy LoCaL -- Support yourself and the Five Forks Community: Many studies have revealed when you buy from an independent, locally owned business in Greenville, rather than a nationally owned busi-nesses, considerably more of your money is used to make purchases from other local businesses, Five Forks businesses -- continuing to strengthen the economic base of the Greenville and Simpsonville SC community. These include case studies showing that Greenville and Simpsonville-owned businesses generate a premium in enhanced eco-nomic impact to the community and our tax base.
2.support simpsonviLLe sC Community Groups: Non-profit organizations receive an average 250% more support from smaller Greenville business owners than they do from large companies.
3. keep the simpsonviLLe Five Forks Community unique: Where we shop, where we eat and have fun -- all of it makes our Five Forks community home. Our one-of-a-kind Five Forks busi-nesses are an integral part of the distinctive character of Simpsonville. Greenville and Simpsonville tourism businesses also benefit. “When people go on vacation they generally seek out destinations that offer them the sense of being someplace, not just anyplace.” ~ Richard Moe, President, National Historic Preservation Trust.
4. reduCe environmentaL impaCt: Locally owned businesses in Five Forks area in Simpsonville SC can make more local purchases requiring less transportation and generally set up shop in Simpsonville or Greenville centers as opposed to developing on the fringe. This generally means contributing less to sprawl, congestion, habitat loss and pollution.
5. Create additionaL JoBs: Small local businesses are the larg-est employer nationally and in Five Forks area community, provide the most jobs to Simpsonville residents.
6. reCeive Better serviCe: Five Forks businesses often hire people with a better understanding of the products and services they offer and take more time to get to know customers.
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7.invest in the Five Forks Community: Local Five Forks businesses are owned by people who live in this community, are less likely to leave, and are more invest-ed in the community’s future.
8. put your taxes to Good use: Five Forks businesses re-quire a relatively little infrastructure investment and make more efficient use of public services as compared to nationally owned stores entering Simpsonville Five Forks.
9. Buy What you Want, not What BiG advertisinG BudGets Want you to Buy: A South Carolina marketplace comprised of tens of thousands of small businesses is the best way to ensure innovation and low prices
over the long-term. A multitude of small Simpsonville businesses, each selecting products and ser-vices based not on a national sales plan but on their own interests and the needs of their local customers, promises a much broader range of product choices.
10. promote LoCaL pros-perity: An escalating body of economic research shows that in an increasingly homogenized world, entrepreneurs and skilled workers are more likely to invest and settle in communities that preserve their one-of-a-kind businesses and dis-tinctive character.
Larry Localwww.FiveForks.sc
Editor in Chief
CEO Dennis Stewart
editor in ChieFLarry Local
ContributinG WritersZack Hanebrink
CrEAtivE DirECtOrDaniel Holliday
Art DirECtOrAmy Coats
photoGrapherJed DeHaven
Web DeveloPers Allen BaylessRyan CaseyMatthew Coats
softWear DeveloPerNick Shepherd
aCCount exeCutivesSam ChurchJenny McKinney Melissa Walsh
aCCountinGMarie Bentley
aDMinistration & MarketinGScott Harrington Vivi MorilloShaun StacyAngie Woods
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proFitinG on the Green movementBy Zach Hanebrink
People in South Carolina are active in “going green” and doing their part to save the environment, save money and promote the local economy in the process. There are many green initiatives in the state from local blogs getting the word out to green businesses, green home builders and homes, recycling programs as well as organizations designed to promote South Carolina agriculture and SC products. Surely you have heard the buzz on going green and if you want to start getting involved and doing your part, here are some tips to get you started:
• Avoid letting your cAr idLe - Every second you spend
idling your car’s engine means needlessly wasting gas, as well as adding wear and tear on your vehicle. Idling over 10 seconds wastes more gas than is needed for startup. Overall, Americans idle away 2.9 billion gallons of gas a year, worth around $78.2 billion.
• turn off your computer - Save energy and wear and tear on your machine by shutting down your computer when you are done using it and in the evenings before you leave work. You’ll save an average of $90 of electricity a year. The Department of Energy recommends shutting off your monitor if you aren’t going to use it for more than 20 minutes, and the whole computer if you’re not going to use it for longer than two hours.
• Ask your power compAny aBout Green enerGy - More than half of all electricity
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consumers in the U.S. now have the option of buying green power from their utility. Find out how you can buy it by visiting the
Department of Energy’s state-by-state list of providers. You can also check with your own utility to see what’s available. Palmetto Clean Energy is a local South Carolina green energy program http://www.palmettocleanenergy.org/default.asp
• keep sensible tAbs on your thermostat - It definitely pays to pay close attention to your thermostat, since most South Carolina households spend 50 to 70% of their energy budgets on heating and cooling. For every degree you lower the thermostat, you’ll save between 1 and 3% of your heating bill. Do the same thing in reverse with air conditioning.
• wAsh your clothes in CoLd Water - An easy way to
clean green is to turn the dial on your washing machine to cold. Most laundry loads do not require hot water, and 90% of the energy used by washing machines goes into heating. The higher the water temperature, the higher the cost to you and the planet.
• enroll in online billing - Save natural resources - as well as late fees - by registering in online bill-paying options. Paperless billing not only saves trees; it also reduces the fossil fuel needed to get all those billing envelopes from them to you and back again. Plus, you’ll save money on stamps.
• get rid of junk mAil - Approximately 100 million trees and 28 billion gallons of water are used to send junk mail to Americans annually. You can eliminate 75% of unsolicited mail by registering on the Mail Preference Service on the Direct Marketing Association website (for a fee of $1). Within 90 days, most unsolicited mail will stop.
• print on both sides of paper - Most software programs give the option for double sided printing, but yet most still print only on one side of the page. Consider this: the U.S. alone uses 4 million tons of copy paper annually, about 27 pounds per person. Save dough and South Carolina landfills.
• cArpool! - If your commute to work is 25 miles each way and at least half is in typical stop-and-go traffic, you’ll save roughly 10 percent of your monthly carbon emissions by carpooling. Not to saving money on gas!
• buy certified south CaroLina produCe - The Certified South Carolina program is a new, exciting cooperative effort among producers, processors, wholesalers, retailers and the South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) to brand and promote South Carolina products. Our goal is for consumers to be able to easily identify, find and buy South Carolina products.
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What are the BeneFits oF Barter?
Barter Can Bring New Customers: This enables you to expand your market and maintain your cash-paying customers.
Barter Conserves Cash: Barter generates new customers because buyers are encouraged
to pay with their products or services and save cash.
Simply put: If you had to make a purchase for $1000, would you rather write a check or pay with an equal amount of your product/service at its normal selling price to a new customer? Most businesses prefer to barter and keep cash.
Barter Raises Profitability: Barter customers pay retail prices and fees, so you get the full value of your goods and services.
Barter Moves Surplus Inventory: Retailers must keep their inventory moving and our customers shop for the most up to date merchandise each season. Carolina Barter Exchange can deliver you buyers to move excess inventory, eliminating the advertising costs and heavy discounting otherwise needed to achieve this goal.
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What is Barter?By Zach Hanebrink
Barter is a form of trade in where goods or services are directly traded for other goods and/or services, without the use of money. Barter normally replaces money as the method of exchange in times of monetary crisis, when the currency is unstable and
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Service Business: Increase billable hours! If you are not at 100% capacity 12 months a year and you can handle new customers, Carolina Barter Exchange can help you fill your free time with new business opportunities. And now you will have trade dollars to purchase the products and services you need.
Hotels: Suppose you have 10 vacant rooms at $100 a night and you need a new brochure for $1000. Barter provides a way for you to buy your brochure, fill your rooms (at your cost), and maintain your cash.
Networking Increases Your Customer Base: Barter customers will bring you all the cash referrals that your current clients bring. You will increase new cash paying-customers too-as long as you give your barter customers the same great services and pricing you offer everybody else.
get virtuAlly Anything!
Recent year statistics:
• The common dollar amount of commercial barter rose to
$1,927. • Merchants accounted saving an average of $327,000 using barter and saw and average cash flow raise of 18%.
• 1 in every six businesses participated in at least one barter transaction for the first time with intentions to do more in the future.
• 1,845 new corporations had barter transactions surpassing $100,000.
• 74% of all Fortune 500 companies utilized barter-up a whopping 14% from last year. • 93% of all small business owners (less than 25 employees) report trying barter with a positive result.
Carolina Barter Exchange, LLC is the fastest growing trade exchange based in South Carolina. Carolina Barter Exchange has representation in all 46 counties that include Charleston, Columbia, Hilton Head Island, Myrtle Beach, and Greenville.
Carolina Barter Exchange is the fastest growing trade exchange in The Carolinas. CBE helps its member companies enhance their businesses through exchange of products and services instead of making cash disbursements.Some examples of the products and services we offer include: advertising, printing, travel and vacations, auto repairs, restaurants, caterers, art and custom framing, office equipment, medical treatment, computer services and more.
The Simpsonville Area is consistently ranked as one of the best places to live and work in the entire country. Because of this high quality of life, Five Forks area in Simpsonville is also one of the fastest growing areas in the country. The community has the charm of small town living with all the conveniences of a big metropolitan area. Five Forks Simpsonville is an open and friendly community welcoming people and businesses from all
areas of the country. The Simpsonville Area Chamber of Commerce plays an active role in the growth and development of the Simpsonville area while also ensuring that the high quality of life for the community is maintained.
Simpsonville is privileged to have a balanced mix of business and industry. Large industry employs literally thousands of people in the Simpsonville area. Almost all of the local industry is non-union and South Carolina is a right-to-work state.
Small and medium size businesses are equally important to Five Forks prosperity and success. The large industries have attracted plentiful smaller. Others offer a wide variety of goods and services such as hotels, restaurants, shopping centers, retail garden supplies, real estate, building and construction and on and on. Economic diversity is one key to Five Forks and Simpsonville’s extraordinary growth and success.
aBout Five ForksFive Forks Simpsonville, situated in the rolling hills of north-western South Carolina, is located in Greenville County, 12 miles south of Greenville SC. Simpsonville is in the heart of the Golden Strip area, which is one of the fastest growing areas in the Southeast.
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shoppinG at Five Forks
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dininG & entertainmentGroCery
Bi-Lo 2607 Woodruff RdSimpsonville, SC (864) 288-0136www.Bi-Lo.com
Publix 2700 Woodruff RdSimpsonville, SC(864) 234-3860www.Publix.com s
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Vino 1002531 Woodruff RdSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 236-8604(864) 236-8607www.Vino100Greenville.com
restaurants
Arby’s2605 Woodruff RdSimpsonville, SC(864) 675-9090www.Arbys.com
CW’s Wings & Things2700 Woodruff RdSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 676-0051
Domino’s Pizza2701 Woodruff RdSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 234-1500www.Dominos.com
El Jalisco2607 Woodruff Road, Suite BSimpsonville, SC 29681(864)286-0820
Frodo’s Pizza2700 Woodruff RdSimpsonville, SC(864) 234-9999
Jack in the Box2609 Woodruff Rd Simpsonville, SC 29681 (864) 297-0800 www.JackInTheBox.com
Java Bistro 102 Batesville RdSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 676-9993
Joy of Tokyo2531 Woodruff Rd # 101Simpsonville, SC(864) 288-7828www.JoyOfTokyo.com
Napoli Pizzeria & Restaurant2531 Woodruff RdSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 627-0019
Olympian Grill7 Five Fork Plaza Ct # ASimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 281-1400
Shanghai Tokyo & Chinese Restaurant106 Batesville RdSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 281-9583
The Spice Diner2617 Woodruff RdSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 297-4002
Subway 106 Bayesville Rd #A Simpsonville SC 29681 864-234-3422 www.Subway.com
Teakoon Noodle Express Chinese2700 Woodruff RdSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 288-2038
Tony’s Pizza & Subs 2607 Woodruff RdSimpsonville, SC(864) 288-6692
Uncle Berto’s Burrittos100 Batesville RdSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 234-6501
Zaxby’s 113 Batesville Rd. Simpsonville, SC 29681 864-234-1304 www.Zaxbys.com
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proFessionaL serviCesChurChes & reLiGious suppLies
Five Forks Baptist Church112 Batesville RoadSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 288-9455Fax: (864) 288-9314www.FiveForks.org
Immanuel Lutheran Church & School2820 Woodruff RoadSimpsonville, SC 29681www.ImmanuelLutheranChurch.com
Seacoast Church2309 Highway 14Simpsonville, SC 29681 www.Seacoast.org
Woodruff Road Presbyterian Church2519 Woodruff RoadSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 297-5257Fax: (864) 987-9015 www.WoodruffRoad.com
According to the Word100-B Batesville RdSimpsonville, SC [email protected]
dry CLeaninG
Dryclean USA2700 Woodruff RdSimpsonville, SC(864) 286-8685www.DryCleanUSA.com
Monarch Dry Cleaners2531 Woodruff RdSimpsonville, SC(864) 627-4499
OM Cleaners2607 Woodruff RdSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 234-7890
Royal Cleaners106 Batesville Rd # DSimpsonville, SC(864) 329-0799
eduCation
Goddard School8 Five Fork Plaza CtSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 254-0708Fax:(864) 254-9748www.GoddardSchool.com
Immanuel Lutheran Church & School2820 Woodruff RoadSimpsonville, SC 29681www.ImmanuelLutheranChurch.com
Kumon2700 Woodruff RdSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 289-0684www.Kumon.com
insuranCe
Tommy Meadows - Allstate Insurance Agent2700 Woodruff Rd #MSimpsonville, SC(864) 297-5511www.Allstate.com
State Farm Insurance 2531 Woodruff RoadSimpsonville, SC(864) 286-1110www.StateFarm.com
shippinG
Palmetto Pack and Ship2700 Woodruff Rd Ste LSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 286-8513Fax: (864) 286-8965
Postal Annex2607 Woodruff RoadSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 288-1171www.PostalAnnex.com
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CLothinG stores & aCCessoriesCLothinG
Kidz Korner2700 Woodruff Rd # ISimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 234-0106
The Lilypad Children’s Boutique2531 Woodruff Rd Suite 104Simpsonville SC 29681864-297-0884www.LilypadChildren.com
shoes
Footloose2700 Woodruff Rd # JSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 331-2424www.MyFootloose.com
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house & homehome improvement
Cason Builders Supply2800 Woodruff RdSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 675-9519www.CasonBuilderSupply.com
interior desiGn
Imperial Draperies and Blinds106 Batesville Rd # DSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 329-0773www.ImperialServicesGRP.com
pooLs
Pool and Spa Connection 2607 Woodruff Rd # ASimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 458-9699www.PoolAndSpaConnection.com
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personaL CareheaLth CLuBs
Anytime Fitness102 Batesville RdSimpsonville, SC(864) 286-8348www.AnytimeFitness.com
Greenville Tennis Club772 Adams Mill RdSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 288-4288www.GreenvilleTennis.net Sportsclub667 SE Main StSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 228-8282www.SportsclubSC.com
Performance Indoor Soccor722 Adams Mill RdSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 631-1269
saLons & day spas
Great Clips 106 Batesville RdSimpsonville, SC(864) 289-0456www.GreatClips.com
Innovations Salon2539 Woodruff RdSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 234-7441
Top Spa Nails2539 Woodruff RdSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 288-7414
VIP Nails2700 Woodruff RdSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 234-0501
Upstate Hair Design2700 Woodruff RdSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 281-7909
Elizabeth Hair and Company7 Five Fork Plaza CtSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 286-6734
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mediCaL druG stores
CVS Pharmacy2580 Woodruff RoadSimpsonville, SC(864) 627-7229www.CVS.com
Rite Aid 202 Scuffletown RdSimpsonville, SC(864) 458-8455www.RiteAid.com
heaLth Care
Chiropractic Of The Carolinas215 Batesville RoadSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 987-5541www.ChiropracticOfTheCarolinas.com
Brian C Hodges DDS2607 Woodruff Rd # GSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 297-1110
Tri-Care Clinic2701 Woodruff Rd, Simpsonville, SC 29681 864-213-9505 Five Forks Chiropractic7 Five Fork Plaza CtSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 458-7008www.FiveForksChiro.com
Parkside Pediatrics211 Batesville RoadSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 272-0388www.parksidepediatrics.com
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reaL estateThe Townes At Highgrove195 Batesville Rd.Simpsonville, SC 29681864-234-3097 www.RyanHomes.com
Tuscany Falls864-314-0573www.TuscanyFalls.net
Weichert Realtors2607 Woodruff RdSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 288-5210www.wrpwa.com
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automotiveCar saLes
Five Forks Auto Sales350 Five Forks RdSimpsonville, SC 29681864-286-6496
Car Wash
Wash Me Auto Wash5 Five Fork Plaza CourtSimpsonville, sc 29681-5460Phone: (864) 329-1133
Gas
Corner Mart2608 Woodruff RdSimpsonville, SC(864) 288-8543
Kangaroo Express2201 Woodruff RdSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 297-7959www.ThePantry.com
Kangaroo Express 2571 Woodruff RdSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 286-3555www.ThePantry.com
Spinx2601 Woodruff RdSimpsonville, SC(864) 254-0292www.MySpinx.com
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CeLL phones
Sprint 402 SE Main St # ASimpsonville, SC(864) 963-2523www.Sprint.com
Sprint 15 C Ray Talley BlvdSimpsonville, SC(864) 962-8950www.Sprint.com
Verizon WirelessSte B, 655 Fairview RdSimpsonville, SC(864) 963-8762www.VerizonWireless.com
Verizon Wireless 365 Harrison Bridge RdSimpsonville, SC(864) 963-8762www.VerizonWireless.com
FLorist
The Flower Box, Inc.2531 Woodruff RoadSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 297-3466www.FlowerBoxInc.com
pets
Woodruff Road Animal Hospital2709 Woodruff Rd # ASimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 234-5995woodruffrdah.com
storaGe
H & H Storage2711 Woodruff RdSimpsonville, SC 29681(864) 297-7229(864) 228-6840Fax:(864) 297-7957www.HnHSelfStorage.com
video rentaL
Blockbuster Video2603 Woodruff RdSimpsonville, SC(864) 458-9224www.Blockbuster.com
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BankinG & FinanCeEdward Jones535 Brookwood Point Ste1036Simpsonville, SC 29681(864) 232-3881www.EdwardJones.com/
First Citizens2708 Woodruff RdSimpsonville, SC 29681864-627-4399www.FirstCitizensOnline.com
Regions Bank2565 Woodruff Rd Simpsonville, SC 29681 (864) 289-2201www.Regions.com
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FinaL Words
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
MarGaret MeaD (1901 - 1978)
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