Little Rock Chamber Hires Director of Small Business Programming
The Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce has hired Jordan Carlisle as Director of Small Business Programming. Jordan will work with existing programming as well as develop new entrepreneurial programming to benefit the 80% of the Chamber’s membership defined as small business. Programs include 1 Million Cups, Little Rock Startup Weekend, and other learning opportunities in a competitive digital world.
“When we as humans identify a need or a problem, it is our natural tendency to find a solution “says Carlisle. “This, at its core, is entrepreneurship. I’m here to help the Chamber provide the most current resources to those working to create these solutions.” Read more: Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce
Noblesville Chamber Board of Directors Announces New President & CEO
The Noblesville Chamber of Commerce has named Bob DuBois as its new President & CEO. The announcement was made today by board chairman Dr. John Paris, Riverview Health, in a letter to chamber members.
“Noblesville is an evolving community. Our schools are growing, our business community is growing, and our local governments are growing. The Chamber must grow and evolve with them. We count on Bob to bring a different point of view, new ideas, and to lead us as we evolve with our community partners.”
DuBois, a recent Noblesville resident, will assume the post full-time on May 5th. He brings with him over 20 years of executive level experience with chambers of commerce in Massachusetts. He is a graduate of the US Chamber’s Institute for Organization Management (IOM) and the University of Oklahoma’s Economic Development Institute at IUPUI. DuBois is the former Chairman of the Massachusetts Association of Chambers’ of Commerce Executives. Read more: Noblesville Chamber of Commerce
Business Summit: The Future of Kentucky July 21-22
Be a part of the conversation to shape the course of our state. The Business Summit brings together
diverse ideas to answer the question: What are the decisions we have to make to move Kentucky
forward? Join your peers, business leaders, legislators and educators for a dialogue on Kentucky that
explores solutions and inspires change. Kentucky Chamber Business Summit
SBA Launches Growth Accelerator Fund
The U.S. Small Business Administration is launching a $2.5 million competition for accelerators and other entrepreneurial ecosystem models to compete for monetary prizes of $50,000 each to fund operating budgets. To award the prizes, applicants will be judged by an expert panel that will consider each applicant's stated mission, founding team members and business goals among other core components. The application deadline is August 2, 2014. Read More: Small Business Administration
Famous Chamber of Commerce Quotations (Priorities)
The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities. - Stephen J. Covey
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