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The Chamber Coalition is dedicated to advancing, promoting, and facilitating the success of minority businesses. According to a research study by The Shapiro Group, Inc. and Market Street Services, when consumers know that a small business is a member of their local chamber of commerce, they are 44 percent more likely to think favorably of it. Also, 63 percent more likely to purchase goods or services from the company in the future. Give your business and yourself the competitive edge.
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Membership
Are you a business owner, budding entrepreneur or professional looking for new opportunities to network and meet other small business owners and expand your business network? Do you want to start, grow, market, get money or certify your business? Are you looking to improve professionally and learn new skills? One great way to do this is to become a member of our Chamber Coalition. Membership has its benefits and privileges.
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Current Events
Small Business Solutions
The American Dream is home and business ownership. Starting and growing a business is hard work. However, finding the proper help just got easier. In partnership with our corporate partner, the Law Firm of Figeroux and Associates, our Small Business Solutions offers a comprehensive solution to all your business challenges. Get the answers to your questions about starting, growing, financing, marketing, certifying your business, and legal and tax concerns.
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Workers' Compensation for Employers & Employees
Workers’ compensation is insurance that benefits both employers and employees. As a business owner, workers’ compensation insurance reduces your risk of a debilitating economic loss in the case of a serious accident involving one of your employees. And your employees who are covered by workers’ comp can receive financial protection if injured while performing their regular work duties. It also includes disability benefits, missed wage replacement, and death benefits.
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Funding Your Business Through EB-5 Investors
Investment capital is one of the biggest challenges facing both budding and established entrepreneurs. Funding through the EB-5 Visa is a great option. The EB-5 Visa allows eligible investors and their family members to obtain permanent residency in the United States through an investment of $900,000 or more. Is EB-5 Funding right for you?
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How Your Business can Leverage it's Power
Leverage your business and unlock the potential power of your communication with Podcast Training & Production, Radio Hosting & Streaming, Blogging Boot Camp and Newsletter Development.
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Is Your Company Culture Truly Diverse and Inclusive?
To create an inclusive culture, it’s time to shift from talking about the insights to acting on them. Diversity without inclusion is inequality. We provide training for your leadership and employees.
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A Program Created by a Former Labor Leader for all Workers: Blue & White Collar.
The Legal Clinics are mainly conducted on workers’ rights and issues that workers face, such as: Social Security Disability, From Worker to Business Owner, Workers’ Compensation, Small Business Solutions, U.S. Citizenship, Foreclosure Defenses and Wills, Trusts & Estate matters.
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Quotes From 10 Entrepreneurs on the Importance of Failure
When Albert Einstein said, “I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right,” he was making a powerful statement about failure: It’s inevitable — but it doesn’t have to be a bad thing. Failure is one of the most powerful motivators we can encounter.
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8 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Starting Your Own Business
(thomasnet.com) If you’ve been overcome with the urge to start your own business recently, you’re not the only one. The Great Resignation saw 4.3 million Americans quit their jobs in August 2021 alongside a boom in small business filings — suggesting people quit to start their own ventures. Approximately 5 million new businesses were launched from
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How to Successfully Manage a Business in an Inflationary Time
Sam Klaidman (thomasnet.com) Close to 50 years ago, GE hired young Professor Ram Charan and a small team of other experts to create and deliver a training course for GE managers. The topic was difficult to talk about, but it was necessary. The subject was running a gainful, growing business during a period of substantial
April 26, 2022 -
Invest in New York – Child Care Deserts Grant
Program Overview New York State identified $100M to build and expand child care capacity in areas with the least supply. Utilizing funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), child care desert funding represents an unprecedented opportunity and investment to build capacity and strengthen the state’s economy, by addressing the issues that impact businesses including
April 12, 2022