What's Your Chamber's Young Professionals doing? Here's Generation Topeka's Fast Forward; Are you a Missouri Business That Wants to Sell to the Government? Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce Travels to State Capitol; U.S. Chamber, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce: Cyber Essentials to Protect Your Business: An Exploration of the New Cybersecurity Framework; Famous Chamber of Commerce Quotations: (Leadership)

Generation Topeka is a group of people actively creating the place they want to be. We are passionate, unique, caring, visionary, fun, energetic, inspiring and ambitious. If you want to become more involved in the community, meet new people, have new experiences and help to change Topeka for the better, join us!
Fast Forward held its first Networking Social in 1999. Since then, we have grown to an organization that holds monthly educational events, Insiders Tours, volunteer service opportunities and Networking Socials. We have over 70 events each year that give our members the opportunity to meet new people, learn new things, tour interesting and unique businesses and organizations, attend events happening in Topeka, support locally owned small businesses and much more.
The Fast Forward Steering Committee has been working hard coming with up with new and unique ideas to attract more people to Fast Forward and our community. One idea that has continued to come up over the past year is for Fast Forward to become less of a traditional Chamber organization and more of a community based organization. We love our bankers, but we understand that not everybody wants to walk into a room full of them! Through these conversations, Generation Topeka was born. Read More: Greater Topeka Chamber

 Are you a Missouri Business That Wants to Sell to the

 Government?

The federal government awards over $400 billion dollars in contracts annually to small business owners. Are you ready to market yourself to the world's largest customer? This webinar offers an overview of the critical first steps to becoming a government contractor, how to identify opportunities, and understand the contracting process. The seminar will also cover MO PTAC services available to assist Missouri businesses in all aspects of government contracting. Wednesday, May 21- Carolyn Jones, Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Center Government Contracting: First Steps -

Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce Travels to

State Capitol

State and local Chambers from around the state gathered in Lansing for meetings with legislators and staff and to advocate for policies that foster business and job growth
On Tuesday, May 6, the Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce, the Michigan Chamber of Commerce and 31 other local Chambers met in Lansing to discuss their combined goals and strategies in 2014. Participants were scheduled to attend a series of meetings with legislators and policymakers throughout the day to discuss issues favorable to job creation and business growth in Michigan. Read more: Saginaw Chamber Blog 

U.S. Chamber, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce: 

Cyber Essentials to Protect Your Business: An 

Exploration of the New Cybersecurity Framework

 

REGISTER NOW

Member Price: Free | Non-Member Price: $25

Includes Breakfast and Networking

May 22 | 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
InterContinental Chicago | 505 N. Michigan Ave. - Renaissance Ballroom

Cybersecurity experts often say that there are two types of businesses - those who have been hacked and know it, and those who have been hacked and don't know it yet. Join the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, to learn your business' current cybersecurity posture, how to set goals for cybersecurity improvements, and much more. Read more: Chicagoland Chamber Events

Famous Chamber of Commerce Quotations: (Leadership)
  “The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.” ~ Tony Blair
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