Gwinnett Chamber Foundation

The Gwinnett Chamber Foundation announces that 11 small businesses in its inaugural certification cohort have achieved full Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) or Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) certification through the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council. This significant milestone was reached in 60 days, a process that typically takes three to six months. Read more:?https://loom.ly/9oG7o-U

The Gwinnett Chamber has named seven distinguished winners and acknowledged over 120 finalists at the 2024 Moxie Awards, presented by Northeast Georgia Health System. This annual event, which celebrates the achievements of women professionals, drew its largest audience to date, with more than 620 attendees. Read more: https://loom.ly/d-ll5SE

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#FlashbackFriday Last Friday, 7/19 the Gwinnett Chamber Foundation hosted Brown Bag Power Hour Part 2, thanks to our incredible sponsors and expert facilitators! Our inaugural MBE cohort took a giant leap into the deep waters of supply chain preparedness. We were honored to have Gwinnett Chamber Chairman’s Club Member, Ruthann Savage, Director of HR at Ammega US Inc., and Takesha Bartley, CEO of Bartley Consulting Services, LLC, share their invaluable insights with our cohort of 16 minority, veteran, and women-owned businesses. Our cohort is being groomed to excel in the supply chain ecosystem as certified MBEs, WOSBs, and VOSBs. They are being equipped with the skills, best business practices, and financial acumen needed to secure year-over-year contracts with major suppliers like GA Power, UPS, Gwinnett County, WestRock, Gas South, and many more. The session delved into critical topics such as scaling small businesses, recruiting and interviewing, W-2 vs. 1099 classifications, job descriptions, behavioral assessments, sourcing strategies, HR compliance, and risk management. Each small business is now set to develop their "Scaling Strong Teams Strategy" for a robust entry into the supply chain. A huge thank you to our founding funders, Local Initiatives Supporting Corporations (LISC), JP Morgan Chase, and Verizon, for the technical assistance, and to all our dedicated small business growth expert facilitators and the amazing Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce staff, Candy Rodriguez and Andrianna Butler. This work could not be done without the governance of the GCF Board of Directors, and our dedicated Board Chair, Aysha Treadwell, MBA - Entrepreneur Together, we are setting the standard for sustainable success and generational wealth through small business economic prosperity and development. JPMorganChase Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Jewel Williams Verizon #HRBestPractices #MBEcertification #supplierdiversity #smallbusinessgrowth #AMMEGA #Megadyne #BartleyConsultingLLC #LocalPartnerOfChoice #EmpoweringtheSupplyChain #EconomicInclusion #SupplierDiversity #ChangeMakers #SocialImpact Gwinnett Chamber Foundation Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce AMMEGA Megadyne Group Ruthann Savage, SPHR Takesha Bartley, MS, SHRM-SCP Candy Rodriguez Andrianna Butler

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Enhance your team's effectiveness and scale your operations successfully with expert guidance from HR professionals and successful business owners at our next Brown Bag Power Hour on July 19! Register today:?https://loom.ly/MtP7V6g

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