Chamber news: Kentucky jumps 45 places in national entrepreneurship rankings
A recent University of Nebraska-Lincoln study shows Kentucky's entrepreneurial environment is improving.
The State Entrepreneurship Index ranked Kentucky No. 4 for its ability to create new businesses. Kentucky climbed 45 places from its No. 49 ranking in 2012.
"I think it's a wonderful validation of the energy that has gone into early-stage ventures," said Kent Oyler, CEO and president of Greater Louisville
Inc., the metro chamber of commerce. Oyler is a serial entrepreneur and
former managing partner of OPM Services Inc., an investment and
financial services firm that works with entrepreneurs across the state. Read more: Louisville Business First
Chamber Executive Ongoing Education Weekly New Idea: Executive Presence: The Missing Link Between Merit and Success,
Do you exude
confidence and credibility? Can you command a room? Sylvia Ann Hewlett,
one of the world's most influential business thinkers, cracks the code
of Executive Presence (EP) for men and women intent on winning the next
plum assignment and doing something extraordinary with their lives.
You might have the qualifications
to be considered for your dream job, but you won't get far unless you
can signal that you're "leadership material" and that you "have what it
takes." Professionals are judged on presence as well as on performance.
Using a wealth of hard
data—including a new nationwide survey and dozens of focus
groups—Hewlett reveals EP to be a dynamic mix of three things: how you
act (gravitas), how you speak (communication), and how you look
(appearance). She also draws on in-depth interviews with a wide
selection of admired leaders to reveal how they embody and deploy key
elements of EP.
This book is immensely practical.
Hewlett teases out tactics that can help you raise your game and close
the gap between merit and success. She offers the unvarnished advice you
won't get from supportive friends and tackles head-on such touchy
subjects as too-tight clothing and too-shrill voices. She shows how the
standards for EP vary for men, women, multicultural, and LGBT employees,
and she shares how to get meaningful feedback from politically correct
bosses intent on avoiding the real issues.
The good news is that EP is
eminently teachable. You can learn how to "show teeth" while remaining
likable, and you can teach yourself how to dress appropriately while
staying true to yourself. You don't have to be born with the voice of
James Earl Jones or the looks of Angelina Jolie to hurdle the EP bar.
With hard facts and vivid examples, Hewlett shows you how to ace EP and
fully realize your unique potential—no matter who you are, no matter
where you work.
Lawrence Kansas Chamber of Commerce CEO confident despite lagging job growth, high taxes
It wasn’t a very “chamber of commerce” thing to say. A chamber
president is traditionally a community’s top salesperson. But here was a
letter from Lawrence’s new chamber president and CEO that sure didn’t
do much to sell Lawrence’s blue skies and green parks. Instead, Larry
McElwain told chamber members earlier this month what he has learned
thus far in his seven weeks on the job: The community’s taxes are high
and rising, the city has few job opportunities and a high cost of
living, some residents feel marginalized by community leaders,
instability with the chamber’s CEO position has hindered the chamber’s
ability to lead, and residents are hungry for community leadership to
emerge.
McElwain — a Lawrence fixture since the mid 1960s — clearly has decided now is not the time for a sales pitch. Read more: Lawrence Journal-World
Winschel settles in leading Perryville, Missouri chamber
For Amanda Winschel, networking with people has always been something she's enjoyed. Whether it was for the United Way, the Southeast Missouri Food Bank, or
most recently, the Perryville Chamber of Commerce, making connections in
the community is a large part of what she does.
On July 7, Winschel began her new job as executive director for the chamber. Read more: semissourian.com
Nebraska Chamber Announces Schedule for Legislative Forums
The Nebraska Chamber
of Commerce & Industry, in cooperation with local chambers of
commerce across the state, will present its annual legislative forums
beginning in late August and continuing through November. In total,
State Chamber staff will visit 29 Nebraska communities.
For
more than 30 years, the State Chamber has conducted these legislative
forums to gather input from the business community on issues of concern,
while providing a review of recent legislation considered by the
Nebraska Legislature. Read more: Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Indiana Bacon Festival celebrates pork’s varied forms
Got bacon?
Delphi
does — tons of it, literally. The Delphi-based Indiana Packers Corp.
is one of the largest producers of bacon in the region, famous for its
Midwest-sourced Indiana Kitchen bacon. The company will be supplying the pork for the first Indiana Bacon Festival, hosted by Carroll County,
last Saturday. Julia Leahy, executive director of the county’s Chamber
of Commerce, said that business owners and officials have been
hankering for a celebration of local bacon for years. Read more: JCOnline
Roscoe Chamber Welcome: Getting down and dirty for a good cause
It’s
that time of year again to get down and dirty for the Epilepsy
Foundation’s Mud Volleyball Tournament. Hundreds of volleyball teams of
up to 12 people will turn out to go knee-deep in mud for a good cause
and a good time at the new location at Riverside Park in Roscoe.
“People
love doing it,” said Ben Slack, executive director for the foundation.
“If we can get people together to have a good time, play some volleyball
and educate them on epilepsy and raise funds, it’s a win-win
situation.” Read more: Beloit Daily News
Keokuk Chamber: Customer Appreciation Day at farmers market
The Keokuk Farmers Market, sponsored by the
Keokuk Area Chamber of Commerce, will host Customer Appreciation Day
from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday in the River City Mall parking lot.
Door prizes in the
form of fresh produce, bakery items or crafts donated by market vendors
will be awarded throughout the morning. A live cooking demonstration
will be presented by Hy-Vee Chef Dayton Carroll.
The annual event is a highlight of the farmers market calendar each season. Read more: Daily Gate City
Chamber news: Lanesboro one of two Minnesota cities named to Fodor's Travel list
Over
the past few years, Lanesboro has been included in a number of
prestigious listings that recommend places for tourists to visit. On the
eve of Buffalo Bill Days, Lanesboro received another honor. Fodor's
Travel recently published a listing of "10 charming midwestern towns to
visit this summer." Following a few towns in Wisconsin, Lanesboro ranked
third among the 10 towns, the only town in Minnesota other than Grand
Marais. Fodor's Travel is a global enterprise publishing over 300
guidebooks and travel guides to 7,500 destinations in addition to
publishing a number of books.
"It is probably the largest book to
publicize areas. They make recommendations for places to visit," stated
Dee Slinde, Lanesboro Area Chamber of Commerce’s executive director.Read
more: Republican-Leader
Former Charlevoix Michigan Chamber president Erin Bemis named Regional Development director for Constant Contact
… (Constant Contact) has named Erin Bemis as the regional development director for the new Great Lakes Region. Based in Charlevoix, Michigan,
Bemis will oversee the regional team of in-the-field educators. With
nearly 20 years working with nonprofits in a variety of roles she
brings a wealth of experience to her position. Most recently, Bemis was
the president and CEO of the Charlevoix Area Chamber of Commerce.
While there, she earned the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for
Organization Management graduate recognition and Michigan Chamber
Professional designations and led the Chamber to consecutive titles of
Michigan Chamber of the Year. Read more: Market Watch
Famous Chamber of Commerce Quotations (Attitude):
Famous Chamber of Commerce Quotations (Attitude):
“If a person finds the negative people in his network, then
he needs to mind or mend his own nature than others for his basic grounding
decides only the level of acidic or toxic surrounding.” ― Anuj
Somany
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