Naperville chamber: YEA! Provides Opportunities for Young Entrepreneurs
Wrapping up its second year at the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce, the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) for middle and high school students recently held a Trade Show at Noah’s Event Venue to introduce their services and products to the community.
For the past school year, this hands-on program has focused on a broad definition of entrepreneurship—the transformation of an idea into an enterprise that creates value—in the spirit of Naperville’s history of both social and business entrepreneurs.
Students were taught to write a business or social action plan, make a pitch to potential investors/ supporters, obtain funding, open bank accounts, file tax returns and launch their company/movement with marketing plans and business cards.
Visitors to the Trade Show had the opportunity to visit nine table top displays and meet with the young entrepreneurs, some in partnerships, to learn more about their ideas. Products included fishing lures, jewelry, “daily reminder” art and a handy drill that quickly unscrews lightbulbs. Services ranged from a car pooling app to tutoring to dress designing to investing. Read more: Positively Naperville
Petersburg Chamber Annual Dinner: Governor McAuliffe announced Talent Solutions Grant Competition for economic development
$900,000 in grants targeted to help close skills gap in key industry sectors.Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced on Wednesday that the Governor’s Office, in partnership with the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC), will be offering the Commonwealth’s first competitive grants designed to help close the skills gap in key industry sectors of critical importance to the Virginia economy and reward and encourage employer-led talent development solutions. These state grants will be matched by private funds and used to provide job training and develop vital workplace skills for prospective and existing employees.
Speaking about today’s announcement, Governor McAuliffe said, “I am pleased to launch this grant program as part of my ongoing efforts to prepare Virginia’s workforce to do the jobs of today and create the jobs of tomorrow. Creating and sustaining a world-class workforce is critical for building a new Virginia economy, and it will take commitment and investment from both the public and private sectors to achieve this goal. This grant competition is designed to encourage these partnerships.” Read more: Heraldcourier.com
Chamber Best Practices: For Michigan West Coast Chamber Members, Business is Good!
As a West Coast Chamber member you can reap unlimited returns on your investment with the Chamber's exclusive member time and money-saving benefits.
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan -The strength of the Chamber lies in its members, many of which are small businesses. Today, businesses need the value of "big company" benefits that are comprehensive and cost competitive. Coverage is available to groups with 1-99 employees. Call the Chamber or your local independent insurance agent for more details.
- SBA 504 Financing Program - We can help you with long-term fixed asset financing for your expanding small business through Lakeshore 504.
- Davenport University - Offers the Community Leader Scholarship, that is stackable with other scholarships and financial aid to their students. The student must be employed by a West Coast Chamber business member and can receive up to $1500 per semester.
- Auto-Owners Insurance Group - Provides Chamber members discounts on business insurance, eligible to save up to 14%. To learn more about saving money for your business, click here or watch this short video and invitation. Read more: Michigan West Coast chamber
Chamber initiative: Indy and suburban cities may form regional group to fund transit route
Four cities are considering creating an economic development group to obtain state funding for the first phase of a regional rapid-transit route for electric buses.
Indy Chamber CEO Michael Huber on Monday night presented to the Westfield City Council the plan to create a “Regional Development Authority” involving Westfield, Carmel, Indianapolis and Greenwood.
Once established, the development authority could apply for state grants for the first of five lines in the proposed $1.2 billion electric bus rapid-transit system known as “IndyConnect” under Gov. Mike Pence’s “Regional Cities” initiative.
Legislators allocated $84 million for the Regional Cities program over the next two years in the state budget. The money for it will come from a new state tax-amnesty program.
The Central Indiana Regional Development Authority would include Westfield, Carmel, Indianapolis and Greenwood—the four cities the proposed 28-mile “Red Line” would travel through. Read more: Indianapolis Business Journal
Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce Presents Boozman with 'Spirit of Enterprise' Award
For his steadfast support of policies that create jobs and grow the economy, U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) was presented with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s ‘Spirit of Enterprise’ award.
“I understand the role our businesses play in developing and growing our economy. That’s why I continue to promote policies that create an environment that provides certainty for businesses so they can expand and hire more employees. I appreciate this recognition by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and look forward to working together with members in Arkansas to advocate for measures that improve our economy,” Boozman said.
Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jim Fram presented Boozman with this honor. Read more: PoliticalNews.me
Christian County Chamber collaboration: Hoppers playing for military at Fort Campbell
With temperatures on the rise and
children out of school, many families are looking to the outdoors for
fun and entertainment. For generations, summer entertainment has
included trips to the baseball field to see teams go head-to-head for
nine innings of America’s
pastime.
To
keep that tradition going, the Hoptown Hoppers will visit Fort Capbell
tonight to play an Ohio Valley League game at 7 p.m. against the
Madisonville Miners at Fort Campbell High School baseball’s Falcon
Field.
“The Hoptown Hoppers had a
military appreciation game last year at their home field,” said Dan
Cain, community recreation officer for Fort Campbell Family and Morale,
Welfare and Recreation. “From that they decided, why try to get military
to come up to them — why not take the game to the military?”
From
that idea came a phone call to the Christian County Chamber of
Commerce, who then contacted Fort Campbell Garrison to get the event put
into motion. After months of planning, the groups organized a day of
events that will include a tour of the installation for team members and
two free instructional youth camps, hosted by Hoppers coaches and
management. Read more: Kentucky New Era
Chamber educational: Want to learn all about flesh eating bacteria? Forum set for June 19 in Gulfport
Want to learn about vibrio, the flesh eating bacteria that's sometimes found in our Gulf Coast waters?
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce Inc. is hosting an educational on vibrio called "The Truth About Flesh Eating Bacteria" on June 19 from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Knight Nonprofit Center in Gulfport.
Doors will open at 7:30 a.m. for breakfast and networking, with the program beginning at 8 a.m.
Admission is $5 for Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce Inc. members and $10 for general admission.
A panel featuring local industry experts will discuss the facts and truth behind the bacteria. Read more: GulfLive.com
Sun Prairie Chamber sponsor: Arts in the Park: Taste of the Arts scheduled for June 13 in Sheehan Park
Stone engravings, gourds, doll clothes, hand-woven baskets, dog treats and Tupperware will be among the products of over 100 venders at the Taste of the Arts Fair June 13. For the 23rd year, the event will bring an “eclectic mix of fine arts and crafts” to Sheehan Park, said Ann Smith, executive director of the Sun Prairie Chamber of Commerce, the fair’s sponsor. The day stretches from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and occurs rain or shine. Taste of the Arts is a mix of old and new and Smith said the number of venders has grown each year. The Chamber of Commerce accepts new vender applications until the fair begins. They are still adding new businesses, but Smith said there are close to 100 at the moment.
Venders come from across the Wisconsin – including 10 so far from Sun Prairie - as well as neighboring states like Illinois and Minnesota. Smith said the event aims to draw people to the city. Read more: The Star
Chamber news: Top Ten U.S. BEST Places to Start A Business - 6. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cedar Rapids has a low cost of living, a downtown district with local shops and restaurants and an economy driven by food processing, manufacturing, distribution, wind energy, electronics and financial services. Local businesses include Fix Salon, a hair and beauty salon, and Brewed Awakenings, a coffee shop. The unemployment rate of 3.8% is the lowest of our top 10. Businesses can join the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance to get listed in its annual business directory and to attend networking events. Read more: Nerd Wallet
Famous Chamber of Commerce Quotation: (Attitude)
“As
you cannot do what you want, want what you can do.”
Leonardo da Vinci
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