The COVID-19 pandemic has changed a lot of things about how businesses run, one of them being where work gets done. With more people working remotely, we are all spending more time communicating electronically, both through instant messaging services like Zoom and through email.
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July 2, 2020 – To build an understanding of current labor market trends and conditions that are impacting the Memphis Metro area, the Chamber will release an update to our economic recovery in two-week intervals. With the release of the May 2020 unemployment numbers on July 1, these updates will provide a key snapshot of where the Memphis market sits as it relates to a recovery in the local economy.
[Read more…] about Monitoring Recovery | Indicators to Watch and Metrics that Matter
It takes hard work, dedication and sometimes good old fashion luck to build a strong, profitable business. One of the best pieces of advice for entrepreneurs and emerging business owners is to get smart insights from people who have been there before.
See what Adriane Johnson-Williams of Standpoint Consulting has to say on how she keeps her business growing.
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The Greater Memphis Chamber is pleased to announce that nominees are currently being sought for the Young Memphis Class of 2020. Young Memphis recognition initiative is designed to cultivate and showcase exceptional young professionals in the Greater Memphis area.
Harry Pratt, III is President and Chief Executive Officer of Allen & Hoshall, a full-service architectural-engineering firm with over 105 years of experience in the Mid-South.
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The Greater Memphis Chamber is excited to introduce our new Chamber members who joined from March to July. We continually strive to connect you to one another and to the community at large. Please welcome them by visiting their website, sending them an email or stopping by to introduce yourself. The personal touch will help our chamber continue to grow and thrive.
It takes hard work, dedication and sometimes good old fashion luck to build a strong, profitable business. One of the best pieces of advice for entrepreneurs and emerging business owners is to get smart insights from people who have been there before.
See what Kellan Bartosch of WISEACRE Brewing Company has to say on how he keeps his business growing.
When I was in college, a journalism professor etched a three-word phrase into my head, “every word tell.” That phrase ends a much longer string of clauses that I once committed to memory and have since forgotten, but those three words became writing mantra. Even as I write this piece, I’m gamifying the process – trying to deliver an actionable message with no fluff.
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Gary Rosenfeld is the Chief Executive Officer of the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA). Rosenfeld’s main focus is to rebuild the transit system into a world class mass transit provider while implementing new transit innovations.
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On June 23, the Chamber held its annual Mid-Year Chairman’s Forum, giving the full membership and guests an opportunity to learn about the what the Chamber has been engaged in so far this year and about the work that’s underway.
Chamber President & CEO Beverly Robertson welcomed the attendees and introduced Chairman Willie Gregory as he informed the group on how the Chamber is working to combat impacts of COVID-19 as well as racial injustice. Following Gregory’s update, keynote speaker Benjamin Pring, co-founder of Cognizant’s Center for the Future of Work, presented on how the future of the workplace will be affected due to the impact of coronavirus.
Pring shared that “technology is changing the rule of business” signifying that the way in which we interacted with each other before would now be conducted more often in the digital space. The pandemic has sped up the shift towards the new dependence on technology forcing companies and employees to quickly learn and adjust to this new form of communication.
As companies pivot to incorporating new technology in their business model, Pring shared that human qualities such as passion and empathy would become more important and have more value as machines take on more hands-on responsibilities and are less likely to leave a personal touch.
On June 12, the Chamber held its first Mid-Year Chairman’s Forum, giving the full membership an opportunity to learn about the work underway at the Chamber.
