Inside Business
CEO Blog: Partnering to boost economic development
During a press conference on Monday, Flint Mayor Karen Weaver announced her newly created Economic Development (ED) team, which will be led by Rodrick Miller, formerly president and CEO of the Detroit Economic Growth Corp. She also announced that her new team would be partnering with the Flint & Genesee Chamber to develop a comprehensive […]
Read MoreQ&A: ELGA’s Shane Hunter on business financing
Whether your business needs operating capital or a new piece of equipment, financing can play an important role in achieving your company’s goals. This is why the Flint & Genesee Chamber is teaming up with ELGA Credit Union to offer the Financing Your Business workshop on April 24. In advance of the upcoming workshop, Inside […]
Read MoreBooked for March: What are you reading?
March is National Reading and that makes it an ideal time to launch “Extra, Extra Read All About It” – a campaign of Flint Community Schools that aims to improve literacy outcomes in students. As an organization that helps prepare youth for the workforce, the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce recognizes the importance of […]
Read More‘Entrepreneurial ecosystem’ headlines the next Chamber Luncheon
Long known for its manufacturing roots and being home to thousands of General Motors employees, Flint and Genesee County’s economy has greatly diversified over the past several decades – much because of entrepreneurs. The nonprofit Kauffman Foundation, which tracks entrepreneurship activities across the U.S., finds in its research that an entrepreneurial ecosystem has several key […]
Read MoreMeet Leadership NOW’s 2018 Cohort
Leadership NOW – an introspective leadership development program led by the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce and United Way of Genesee County – kicked off its fourth cohort earlier this month with a group of 12 high-potential leaders. The participants represent a wide variety of current and emerging leaders who work and/or live in Genesee […]
Read MoreCEO Blog: Silicon Valley Venture Capitalists Tour the Country, Stop in Flint
Last week, I had an opportunity to participate in a great event that was hosted by U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee along with his colleagues U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio and U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna of California. The congressmen partnered to bring a delegation of California-based venture capitalists (VCs) to the area, as part of […]
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