Protecting Your Business in an Uncertain Economy
This webinar is an initiative of the Chicagoland Chamber’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Task Force. The unrest in recent months has exposed businesses to a whole new set of challenges, particularly for minority-owned businesses who have been disproportionately affected. From
Building Effective Banking & Lender Relationships
This webinar is an initiative of the Chicagoland Chamber’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Task Force. Many minority-owned businesses and independent contractors struggled to access federal grant and loan programs available through the CARES Act in the wake of the pandemic
Conscious Inclusion Workshop (Invite Only)
A joint program hosted by the Chamber’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force and Emerging Leaders group. This interactive workshop will help employees, team leaders, and executives move from unconscious bias to conscious inclusion through awareness, study, activity, and relationship
Emerging Leaders Fireside Chat with Torrence Hinton
The Fireside Chat Series provides an exclusive opportunity for Emerging Leaders to learn from savvy business professionals; sharing tips, lessons learned, insights to the industry, and some personal mantras. Each quarter a young professional will lead the interview with an
The Long Road to Recovery: Liquidity, flexibility, & risk management in the age of COVID-19
Nearly four months into the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses across Chicagoland are finally beginning to reopen, as residents and workers readjust to daily life. But with infection rates spiking in other parts of the country and persistent concerns about the long-term
Emerging Leaders Fireside Chat with Cornelius Griggs
A one-on-one with the President & CEO of GMA Construction Group Our monthly Fireside Chat is a fantastic opportunity for Emerging Leaders to learn from savvy business professionals, sharing tips, lessons learned, insights to the industry, and their personal story. Additional
Business After Business at TAO Chicago
Attend the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Business networking event at TAO Chicago (632 N Dearborn). Business After Business are the Chamber’s monthly networking happy hours at Chicago’s best locations. These networking events help ensure you make the connections
Coalition of Business Groups Urge City Council to Reject Current Chicago Paid Leave Proposal
After Labor Groups Refused Multiple Compromises Fair for Both Businesses and Employees, Labor Groups Will Force Aldermen to Vote on the Most Expensive and Complicated Form of Paid Leave in the Country CHICAGO – A coalition of business groups and
Minimum Wage Working Group Delivers Recommendation
Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Minimum Wage Working Group recommended on Monday, July 7th that the minimum wage in Chicago be raised from $8.25 per hour to $13 per hour by 2018. Mayor Emanuel invited the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, other key