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          The Racial Wealth Gap Series: Investing in the Workforce: Building Work, Building Wealth

          This event is part of the Chamber’s new series, The Racial Wealth Gap.

          07/13/2022

          2:00pm - 3:00pm

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          07/19/2022

          8:00am - 9:00am

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          MITX: Networking Event

          Join us for the fist in-person MITX event of the year! Come and network with people in the tech and innovation industry.

          07/26/2022

          5:00pm - 8:00pm

          Sam Adams Taproom

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          We are now recruiting for our 2022 fall DEI cohort! We hope you’ll join us in our mission to increase DEI fluency and change in the Boston business community – starting with you.

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          This event is part of the Chamber’s new series, The Racial Wealth Gap.

          07/13/2022

          2:00pm - 3:00pm

          Virtual

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          Networking
          Chamber Networking Group

          This free, members-only event is designed specifically for our small to medium-size member companies who want to expand their network of contacts, generate new business leads, and learn the most effective strategies for networking.

          07/19/2022

          8:00am - 9:00am

          Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce

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          MITX: Networking Event

          Join us for the fist in-person MITX event of the year! Come and network with people in the tech and innovation industry.

          07/26/2022

          5:00pm - 8:00pm

          Sam Adams Taproom

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          • Call for Nominations
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        • 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
          Transformational DEI Certificate

          We are now recruiting for our 2022 fall DEI cohort! We hope you’ll join us in our mission to increase DEI fluency and change in the Boston business community – starting with you.

          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
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          • Fierce Urgency of Now Festival
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          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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          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.

          Read More
          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.

          Read More
          Women’s Network

          For more than 25 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
          MITX

          Through MITX (the Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange), we’re building valuable connections between the people and ideas behind technology and its impact on the future of customer experiences, all to create a community that’s finding tomorrow’s solutions together.

          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).

          Read More
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          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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Massachusetts Business Coalition on Skills Releases Policy Agenda

The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce is partnering with chambers and business associations throughout the state to launch the Massachusetts Business Coalition on Skills (MBCS).The MBCS formed because there are two sides to the skills gap and both can drag job and economic growth. On the employer side, it is difficult to find qualified talent: a 2019 survey by coalition member Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education (MBAE) found that 73% of Massachusetts employers find it “somewhat difficult” or “very difficult” to find people with the right skills to fill open positions. For workers, new skills are the springboard to job opportunities and growth: a 2016 Pew Research Center survey found that 87% of working adults believe developing new skills throughout their work life will be “essential” or “important” to career success.Closing the skills gap in Massachusetts requires targeted solutions. The MBCS developed a policy agenda with the goal of ensuring every resident can acquire the skills needed to thrive in their careers and every employer can find the talent they need to be successful. The MBCS’s policy agenda includes seven priority areas:

  • Create a pathway toward essential skills development
  • Modernize Career Vocational Technical Education (CVTE)
  • Incentivize employer training initiatives
  • Support Massachusetts’ ongoing training initiatives
  • Set statewide and regional training goals
  • Simplify workforce development
  • Increase employer engagement

Click here to learn more about skills gaps and read our entire policy agenda.

Coalition Members as of July 1, 2021:

  • 1Berkshire
  • Amplify Latinx
  • Associated General Contractors of Mass
  • Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Better Business Bureau Serving Eastern MA, ME, RI & VT
  • Black Economic Council of Massachusetts
  • Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce
  • Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce
  • Charles River Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
  • Kendall Square Association
  • Mass Technology Leadership Council
  • Massachusetts Association of Insurance Agents
  • Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education
  • Massachusetts Business Roundtable
  • Massachusetts State Automobile Dealers Association
  • Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation
  • Nashoba Valley Chamber of Commerce
  • Neponset River Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce
  • North Shore Chamber of Commerce
  • One SouthCoast Chamber of Commerce
  • Quincy Chamber of Commerce
  • Retailers Association of Massachusetts
  • Somerville Chamber of Commerce
  • Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council
  • Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce

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