This Women's Network event will offer an insightful conversation with Joanna Geraghty, the first woman to lead a major U.S. airline.
03/19/2025
11:30am - 1:00pm
The Westin Boston Seaport
Join us for our Government Affairs Forum featuring the 45th Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Andrea Campbell.
03/20/2025
9:45am - 11:00am
Sheraton Boston Hotel
This event offers buyers and diverse businesses an opportunity to explore the challenges MBEs face and the benefits of partnering with them.
03/24/2025
4:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urban Grape
Go deeper than basic DEI training to achieve higher productivity, satisfaction, and revenue growth with our new corporate workshop.
This program is in redevelopment. Click this page for DEI resources.
Our Women’s Leadership Program enables you to take your leadership to the next level by arming you with the most in-demand leadership toolkit.
Our Boston’s Future Leaders (BFL) program provides emerging leaders with a socially conscious and civically engaged leadership toolkit, as well as the opportunity to apply their knowledge through experiential assignments.
City Awake empowers young professionals in a variety of ways that encourages these rising leaders to stay invested in the region’s future success.
We are developing an ecosystem of corporations and partners with the influence and buying power to transform economic inclusion for minority business enterprises (MBEs).
Small businesses are the backbone of the Boston economy. Learn more about the resources available through the Chamber.
BIMA (the Boston Interactive Media Association) serves a vibrant community of like-minded professionals from agencies, brands, publishers, and ad-tech companies with business interests in the New England market.
For over 30 years, the Chamber’s Women’s Network has connected female professionals of all background and career levels. Today, our Women’s Network is the largest in New England, strengthening the professional networks of women each year.
The Massachusetts Apprentice Network convenes employers, training providers, and talent sources interested in developing and implementing apprenticeship programs in occupations across industries and statewide in fields such as tech, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, and more.
Explore our mission and values to better understand how we are leading the business community forward.
Our member directory is your resource to discover, connect, and engage with Boston’s businesses from every industry and sector.
We aim to make Greater Boston the region to replicate—we will do this by engaging with the larger business community and investing in efforts to tackle persistent racial, ethnic, and gender-based wealth gaps.
Catalyzing a multi-institutional focus on economic recovery and equity is critical. There is a long way to go but through dedicated, intentional work with our partners, including through programs like Pacesetters and City Awake, we aim to achieve economic inclusion for all in the Commonwealth.
VP, and Chamber Foundation Executive Director
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
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Attract, empower, and retain diverse talent, entrepreneurs, and future leaders
Decrease the income gap for minority business enterprises and the communities from which they are born and operate
Convene, celebrate, and inspire those invested in achieving economic inclusion for all
About Our Pacesetters Initiative
Mar 24, 20254:00pm – 5:30pmThe Urban Grape
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