Sentences with phrase «as chambers of commerce»

Connect with other organizations, such as chambers of commerce, consular / diplomatic contacts, sister organizations, local developers, etc..

Check your state and local tourism websites, as well as your chamber of commerce / department of economic development for additional details.

Not exact matches

Our bankers understand this fact, as do our venture capitalists, chambers of commerce, the OECD, the IMF and the politicians who run Ontario, where 40 % of the country's markets reside.

Ask the local chamber of commerce to invite a disaster preparedness expert to speak to employees as one large group, she said.

Start by attending as many events as possible, business clubs, angel investor meet - ups, chamber of commerce events, and any event someone might be interested in your business.

Secondary research involves gathering statistics, reports, studies, and other data from organizations such as government agencies, trade associations, and your local chamber of commerce.

They represented the boards of trade and chambers of commerce in cities as large as Montreal, the nation's economic and cultural hub, and as small as Elmira, a newly incorporated town of 2,500 in southern Ontario.

To meet this demand, Wells Fargo is supporting a Chamber Training Institute that trains leaders of diverse - segment chambers of commerce on key business and leadership topics for their members, such as how to access business credit and craft strong business plans.

As part of its Wells Fargo Works for Small BusinessSM initiative, Wells Fargo — in collaboration with diverse chambers of commerce — commissioned Gallup to conduct a survey of diverse - segment small business owners.

Membership dues or fees the business owner pays to benefit her standing, such as to the local chamber of commerce, are also deductible.

That includes meetings with the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, as well as the commerce and intelligence committees of both chambers.

As the heads of state and local Hispanic chambers of commerce, we are looking for national representation that recognizes that our organizations are in the best position to serve Hispanic business owners because we know them, and work with them, personally every day.

Find where they hang out, such as online forums, Twitter, co-working spaces, mastermind groups, and maybe even their local chamber of commerce.

He is active in many affairs, organizes many societies, advertises the increases in membership and budget achieved under his administration and, in general, manages church business as if it were akin to the activities of a chamber of commerce.

The company wants its owners to participate in local chambers of commerce and support organizations such as little league and other youth sports.

In the neighborhood: As a member of the oldest chamber of commerce in the city, W&CF is an active participant in community events such as the Mid-Summer Festival and the Arts FestivaAs a member of the oldest chamber of commerce in the city, W&CF is an active participant in community events such as the Mid-Summer Festival and the Arts Festivaas the Mid-Summer Festival and the Arts Festival.

Established more or less to operate as a traditional chamber of commerce, the organization earned nonprofit status and assembled a board of directors that read like a dream team of local arts and culture: Colon, Logan Square real estate magnate Mark Fishman of M. Fishman & Co., Empty Bottle Presents» Peter Toalson, Chicago Artists» Coalition executive director Carolina Jayaram and others.

But as we reported yesterday, the Committee to Save New York, a coalition of real - estate interests and chambers of commerce is yet to take a position.

Sampson, along with a coalition of business groups and chambers of commerce, is in Albany today to lobby for the 2 percent cap on local property taxes as proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Speakers at the Masterclass come from a range of both legal and technical expertise, including solicitors from International firms such as Pinsent Masons, CMS Cameron McKenna, barristers from Keating and Atkin chambers, and technical experts from chambers of commerce, Hill International and Cadogans Consultants.

Cuomo says governors of competing states acted as though they were «the head of the chambers of commerce», while New York politicians sat back and waited for businesses to come.

Despite calls for Timothy Stewart to resign as head of the chamber of commerce, his job is secure, the organization's board said.

Save for a few instances, such as the initial efforts of Southern governors (including Alexander during his tenure as Tennessee's governor) and chambers of commerce during the 1970s that spurred what became the modern school reform movement, it has been the federal government that has been the driving force in coaxing states to take full responsibility for the districts they control as part of their constitutional provisions requiring them to provide education.

The effort, in turn, builds upon the decades - long efforts of standards and accountability activists within the school reform movement — including conservative outfits such as the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and its president, Checker Finn — to improve the quality of curricula in schools; this began in the 1970s with the work of southern governors and chambers of commerce, accelerated during the Eighties with the Reagan administration's release of A Nation at Risk, and supported by Ronald Reagan's successor, George Bush, during his tenure as president.

Our experience extends to the areas of economic development corporations and municipal law, and in the representation of special purpose districts, cooperatives, shared service arrangements, utility districts, head start agencies, private schools, public and private colleges and universities, chambers of commerce, and education foundations as well as other nonprofit organizations.

This starts with building stronger ties to chambers of commerce and other institutional groups who are as concerned as reformers about the consequences of the education crisis.

And in the case of the school reform movement, the Gates Foundation came two decades politicians such as Lamar Alexander, chambers of commerce, school leaders such as Howard Fuller, and parent activists like Virginia Walden Ford, began demanding an overhaul to a system that works for far too few of our children.

Don't be fooled by companies that tell you they are members of a local chamber of commerce or other such organization as any company can join these even if they are not a good business.

Make sure that your vet website is listed on (and linked from) your local chamber of commerce website, as well as any professional organizations» websites (state veterinary medical associations, etc.) that you may belong to.

Through this process, the groups representing broad interests from local town officials and chambers of commerce to the Department of Defense and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, sought to identify the areas that balanced high suitability for wind development and potentially conflicting uses, such as artificial reefs, areas of high boat traffic, military activity, and areas of high bird activity like Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge and around Winyah Bay.

Best known as a gateway to the Oregon Caves National Monument, it is described by its chamber of commerce as «the commercial, service, and cultural center for a rural community of small farms, woodlots, crafts people, and families just living apart from the crowds.

To counter criticism of the business community from college campuses, business organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce should support scholars who will defend the free enterprise system, develop speakers and support speakers» bureaus that will counter the liberal rhetoric coming from college campuses, subject textbooks to ideological review, insist on equal time for speakers exposing the views of the business community for speakers on campuses, insist that college faculties be balanced by those who will defend the free enterprise system, request that graduate schools of business include courses that support the free enterprise system, encourage local chambers of commerce to provide the views of the business community in high schools, establish staff who work with the media to communicate to the general public the views of the business community, monitor and criticize television programs that unfairly criticize the free enterprise system and where appropriate file complaints with the Federal Communications Commission, monitor radio and other media and pressure them to cover the views of defenders of the free enterprise system, support scholars who support the free enterprise system to publish in scholarly journals, establish incentives for scholars to publish defenses of free enterprise in books, papers, and pamphlets, spend more money on advertising that expressly supports the free market system.

However, this is distinguishable from tax deductible dues to professional organizations such as the state bar and the local chamber of commerce, which may provide similar social events.

For example, having a business listing on your local chamber of commerce website can sometimes be as valuable as your Google business listing.

Groups such as your local chamber of commerce may be able to offer you grand opening assistance benefits at a reduced cost.

A former chamber of commerce CEO with a background in multi-national corporations, Nigel also works as a consultant and trainer with the EU, World Bank and UN and has over 35 years» experience in international business.

Most lawyers are active in various associations such as bar organizations, chambers of commerce, and non-profits that serve their communities.

Eugene is rated by the UK legal directories and has been described by the Legal 500 as «impressive», while Chambers UK highlighted his «fabulous understanding of the Russian market and what drives Russian commerce».

That includes House and Senate judiciary committees, as well as the commerce and intelligence panels of both chambers.

That includes meetings with the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, as well as the commerce and intelligence committees of both chambers.

Ask your college career office as well as local chambers of commerce for suggestions for local or popular fairs.

He replied, «I want you to Grip and Grin your way through every chamber of commerce and networking group you can and collect as many business cards as possible.

I also look at chambers of commerce as a way to meet people in the business.

Connected CEOs create multiple networks and have connections in the extended real estate world such as homebuilders, chambers of commerce, economic development entities, and financial institutions.

Not only could locals digest information from this «chamber of commerce» type of site and their pages on Facebook and Google +, but they could visit the company's coffee shop, also called the Hub 4122 and located in the same building as the Brad Bell Real Estate office.

David Wichner ARIZONA DAILY STAR December 13, 2011 It wasn't exactly a chamber - of - commerce day in Tucson as a key U.S. Energy Department official visited on Monday to talk solar energy with local researchers and industry folks.