Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose; by Tony Hsieh
In his first comic book, Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh shares the different lessons he has learned in business and life, from starting a worm farm to running a pizza business; through LinkExchange (acquired by Microsoft for $265 million), Zappos (acquired by Amazon for over $1 billion in stock), and more.
Former Illinois chamber head to head logistics panel
Doug Whitley, former head of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, was
named executive director of a leadership council that focuses on
improving the movement of goods through the metro area’s transportation
system.
Whitley will head the Supply Chain Innovation Network of
Chicago, started late last year by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and World Business
Chicago, the not-for-profit business development agency. Read more: Chicago Tribune
Wisconsin: RDA, Plymouth Chamber of Commerce announce new downtown business manager
Plymouth’s Chamber of Commerce and the Plymouth RDA recently announced the hiring of Randy Schwoerer as the new downtown business manager. Schwoerer will assist businesses in downtown Plymouth in creating events to bring consumers to the district as well as work to attract other new businesses to the downtown area. Read more: SheboyganPress.com
Businesses that Stand to Benefit from Immigration Reform
The U.S.
is a nation of immigrants. It’s been that way since its founding, and
it continues to this day, as foreign-born citizens account for a
significant number of the more than 300 million Americans. Indeed, the U.S. is home to more than one-fifth of the world’s total immigrant population, according to the Migration Policy Institute.
Yet as it is currently written, U.S.
immigration policy is a complex framework of rules and regulations
that is hurting American competiveness. For proponents of immigration
reform, among the most glaring examples of this is the higher education
system. Read more: Free Enterprise
Chamber Marketing: Top ten reasons to visit Berne for Swiss Days
Swiss Days returned to Berne, Indiana
on July 25-26. The Berne Chamber of Commerce sent along the top ten
reasons to pay a visit to the festival this Friday and Saturday.
10) Parade - It features bands, floats, mascots, and local businesses.
9) Little Miss Swiss Days - Come out to see who will be crowned this year’s Little Miss Swiss Days. The girls will model their outfits and answer some questions, or do a talent for the judges to see who will come out on top. The winner will be featured in the parade on Saturday riding on the back of a convertible. Read Reasons 1-8 in Times Bulletin Media
10) Parade - It features bands, floats, mascots, and local businesses.
9) Little Miss Swiss Days - Come out to see who will be crowned this year’s Little Miss Swiss Days. The girls will model their outfits and answer some questions, or do a talent for the judges to see who will come out on top. The winner will be featured in the parade on Saturday riding on the back of a convertible. Read Reasons 1-8 in Times Bulletin Media
What makes a Chamber Contest Prize effective? Deloitte Analysis of Government Competitions: Craft of Incentive Prize Design
Federal
challenge and prize competitions are in the news again.Our colleagues
across government participated in research that resulted in a new
report released June 19 from Deloitte University Press, The Craft of Prize Design: Lessons from the public sector.
In
the last five years, incentive prizes have transformed from an exotic
open innovation tool to a proven innovation strategy for the public,
private, and philanthropic sectors. Incentive prizes seem deceptively
simple: Identify a problem, create and publicize a prize-based challenge
for solving that problem, sign up diverse participants, and offer a
reward to the winner. In practice, designing prizes that target the
right problem, attract the most capable participants, and capture the
imagination of the public to successfully achieve a desired outcome
involves a complex set of design choices. This report aims to help
prize designers organize and master those choices.
Cristin Dorgelo, Assistant Director for Grand Challenges at the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy writes:
“The
report covers in depth the lessons learned and best practices
identified from over 350 prizes conducted by the Federal government and
over 50 prizes conducted by state, local, and philanthropic
leaders. Read more: Digital Gov
Chamber Event: 30th Annual Chautauqua in the Park Being Planned
The 30th Annual Chautauqua in the Park will be held September 6-7, 2014 at Simpson Park in Chillicothe, Missouri.
This annual event, sponsored by the Chillicothe Area Chamber of
Commerce and the Chillicothe Area Arts Council, and presented by Hedrick Medical Center,
has a wide variety of entertainment, activities, artists, crafts and
food. Vendor registration is now open for this two-day juried fine arts
and crafts show. Each year, the Chautauqua has over 100 booths
representing many different types of crafts and art, as well as food
and farmers’ market offerings. Read more: Chillicothe News
Minnesota Chamber Event: Tax bill presentation scheduled for this month
From
8-9 a.m. Aug. 15, State Senator Vicki Jensen and The Faribault Area
Chamber of Commerce invite the public to hear a presentation from the
Minnesota Department of Revenue Commissioner, Myron Frans. Frans has
been a tax attorney in private practice for 27 years, most recently as a
senior tax partner at the law firm of Faegre & Benson in Minneapolis. Read more: Faribault Daily News
Famous Chamber of Commerce Quotation (Attitude):
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key
to success.” Albert Schweitzer
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