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          2023 Fierce Urgency of Now Festival

          The Fierce Urgency of Now Festival brings Boston’s diverse young professionals together with business leaders, organizations and their peers to build connection, advance careers and ignite positive change.

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          Women's Network
          Women’s Network | Jenny Holaday, Encore Boston Harbor

          Jenny Holaday will share her journey into leadership as President of Encore Boston Harbor and first woman to run a casino in Massachusetts.

          12/13/2023

          2:00pm - 4:00pm

          Encore Boston Harbor

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          BIMA
          2023 BIMA Gala

          Step into Winter Wonderland at our BIMA Holiday Gala. Gather your digital media and marketing peers for a night of networking and entertainment.

          12/14/2023

          6:30pm - 9:30pm

          InterContinental Boston

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  • Learning & Development
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          • Call for Nominations
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        • EQ to Elevate Workplace Well-being

          Designed for mid-level managers and supervisors, this new certificate program addresses workplace well-being through unique, innovative, and actionable methods.

          Read More
          Transformational DEI Certificate

          Join our Transformational DEI Certificate! Our comprehensive learning & development offerings are designed to connect and grow strong leaders who lead both inside and out of the office.

          Read More
          Women’s Leadership Program

          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.

          Read More
          Boston’s Future Leaders

          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.

          Read More
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          • Overview
          • Economic Inclusion Committee
          • Fierce Urgency of Now Festival
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          Economic Inclusion
          City Awake

          City Awake empowers young professionals in a variety of ways that encourages these rising leaders to stay invested in the region’s future success.

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          Read More
        • ...
          Economic Inclusion
          Pacesetters

          We are developing an ecosystem of corporations and partners with the influence and buying power to transform economic inclusion for minority business enterprises (MBEs).

          arrow-go
          Read More
        • ...
          Fierce Urgency of Now Festival
          2023 Fierce Urgency of Now Festival

          The Fierce Urgency of Now Festival brings Boston’s diverse young professionals together with business leaders, organizations and their peers to build connection, advance careers and ignite positive change.

          09/12/2023 -

          09/16/2023

          Greater Boston

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          City Awake empowers young professionals in a variety of ways that encourages these rising leaders to stay invested in the region’s future success.

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          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.

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          Women’s Network

          For nearly 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.

          Read More
          Massachusetts Apprentice Network

          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.

          Read More
          Pacesetters

          We are developing an ecosystem of corporations and partners with the influence and buying power to transform economic inclusion for minority business enterprises (MBEs).

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A CHAMBER INITIATIVE

Economic Inclusion through Supplier Diversity

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Our Goal

We are developing an ecosystem of corporations and partners with the influence and buying power to transform systemic opportunity for minority business enterprises (MBEs).

MBEs play a key role in wealth creation for the communities from which they are born and operate.
By advancing supplier diversity, procurement practices and spend with MBEs, Pacesetters can become a runway for economic inclusion and closing the racial wealth gap in Greater Boston and the Commonwealth.
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Amber Haskell

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2023 Pacesetters Awards: Champion of the Year

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Annual Pacesetters Supplier Diversity Awards

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Our Vision for a More Equitable Commonwealth:

The racial<br />wealth gap
The racial
wealth gap

is closed in one generation

10%
10%

of all business & government contracts go to businesses of color in the Commonwealth within 5 years

20%
20%

of Massachusetts’ largest MBEs generate revenue of $50M or more within 5 years

For Buyers: Join Our Network of Corporations Committed to Supplier Diversity

“Together, we can and must create a more equitable business community through individual commitments, accountability, and collaboration” - James E. Rooney, GBCC President & CEO

Discover How Pacesetters Can Support You As a Corporation

For MBEs: Gain Insights and Exposure

The Pacesetters Initiative seeks to provide insights and exposure for MBEs at all stages of development and capacity levels.

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Right now, businesses of color receive:

<2%

of corporate & government procurement dollars

2x

the loan denial rates

<1%

of venture capital investment

Pacesetters: A Runway for Creating Systemic Opportunity

The Pacesetters Ecosystem:

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Founding Sponsor

Eastern Bank

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Liberty Mutual

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ICIC
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Pacesetters Programming

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Doing Business Webinars

This program gives MBEs the chance to hear directly from procurement officers at Pacesetter corporations to learn about their specific processes and expectations, RFP and bidding preferences, contract cycles, and more.

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Pacesetter Awards

These awards help shine a brighter light on outstanding efforts and achievements, as well as highlight best practices – both of which lead to economic inclusion for MBEs.

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Bias Training

Providing bias training to Pacesetter procurement officers supports their path towards supplier diversity, so they can work with MBEs and the high standard of delivery and innovation that they offer.

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BIMA

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.

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City Awake

City Awake empowers young professionals in a variety of ways that encourages these rising leaders to stay invested in the region’s future success.

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Small Business

We support small business through public policy initiatives, events designed to connect small businesses in Greater Boston to their peers and established business leaders, professional development offerings, and free small business advising.

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Women’s Network

For nearly 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.

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