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Chamber’s Summer Youth Initiative Employs 350 Teens

June 30, 2015 | Categories: Education & Training, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Inside Business, Member Services

Nearly 350 teens have jobs this summer thanks to the Flint & Genesee Chamber’s Summer Youth Initiative (SYI). Through SYI, local businesses hire area students during the summer for half or less of their normal hiring and employment costs. “Teen unemployment in Michigan has dropped, but it remains around 17 percent,” said Rhetta Hunyady, Vice […]

4 Business & Leadership Reads

June 30, 2015 | Categories: Economic Development, Education & Training, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Inside Business, Member Services

Check out these articles that may prove helpful as you run your business, provide leadership tips and strategies or spur creativity in your organization. The articles were selected from a variety of publications and websites such as Fortune, Inc., Fast Company, New York Times and Wall Street Journal. Filling the Funding Gap: More capital required to meet $1.3 billion need from […]

Current Road Proposals are Troubling

June 9, 2015 | Categories: Convention & Visitors Bureau, Economic Development, Education & Training, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Inside Business, Member Services

The subject of fixing Michigan roads continues to dominate political discussions, public debate and media reports. If the current proposals are passed, significant portions of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s budget could be negatively impacted. If that is the case, there could be direct implications for Flint & Genesee. Over the past two years, approximately […]

Professional Development a Click Away

June 9, 2015 | Categories: Economic Development, Education & Training, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Inside Business, Member Services

The local business community now has access to hundreds of online training courses, covering everything from human resources and workplace safety to social media and computer software, with just a few mouse clicks. Thanks to a partnership between the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce and eLearning platform, Coggno, individuals and companies alike can register for a variety of training opportunities through the Chamber’s website. “Taking advantage of professional development […]

Free Seminar: The Art of Passive Recruitment

June 9, 2015 | Categories: Economic Development, Education & Training, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Inside Business, Member Services

Passive recruitment may sound less assertive than the traditional approach, but as those who attend the “The Art of Passive Recruitment” on June 25 will learn, that’s just not the case. The free morning seminar – offered by the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce and MLive Media Group – will highlight the differences between […]

Innovation, Creativity, Reinvention: The Josh Linkner Perspective

June 9, 2015 | Categories: Education & Training, Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, Inside Business, Member Services

Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce ‘s Young Professionals welcome four-time tech entrepreneur, hyper-growth CEO, New York Times bestselling author and venture capitalist Josh Linkner to Flint. He will speak July 9 at the Flint Institute of Arts, 1120 E. Kearsley St., in Flint. Linkner, a Detroit native, brings a unique and diverse set of experiences to […]