Amanda Blackburn
Moving Flint Forward Initiative
April 6, 2016 The Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce’s Moving Flint Forward Initiative is off to a rousing start, thanks to the pledges of support from several key community stakeholders. This is just the beginning of a long-term collaborative effort by the Flint & Genesee Chamber and its partner organizations to keep Flint & […]
Read MoreFlint’s Economy to be Supported by Free Business Connection Opportunities
April 6, 2016 Using a proven model that has worked across the state in connecting buyers to suppliers of Michigan goods and services, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation has created an innovative web-based platform to allow companies with purchasing needs to connect with Flint and Genesee County suppliers. The Pure Michigan Business Connect website is […]
Read MoreState Loan Leverages Job Creation and Private Investment in Flint
April 6, 2016 A Flint company will purchase equipment, supplies, make building improvements and hire new employees as a result of Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s participation in a $200,000 term loan initiated by Metro Community Development. The loan is part of an ongoing economic development effort to help Flint’s businesses grow and create new jobs. […]
Read More6 Business Training Sessions Your Employees Should Attend in April
April 6, 2016 Considering that professional development ranks as a top driver for employee engagement (especially among Millennials), offering training opportunities is critical to retaining talent. One way to do this is through the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, which provides relevant and timely workshops for the local business community throughout the year.
Read MoreFACES of Flint & Genesee Business: Meet Melissa Withey
April 6, 2016 In the fall of 2011, Melissa Withey was working at a local salon when she learned she would soon be unemployed. “One day we came in to find a note saying that the owner was closing the salon in two weeks,” said Withey, who had previously taken business classes at Mott Community […]
Read MoreLeadercast Live 2016 – Architects of Tomorrow
April 6, 2016 Join the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals, and 100,000+ people from around the world, for a live simulcast of Leadercast 2016 from the Infinite Energy Arena in Atlanta, Ga. The Flint & Genesee host site for the May 6 simulcast will be the Insight Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroscience, 4800 […]
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