This virtual event gives small business owners the chance to hear directly from procurement officers about opportunities to work with them.
05/29/2025
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Virtual
Join us for an exclusive networking event at the Museum of Fine Arts and enjoy self-guided tours of John Wilson and Van Gogh, showcasing the deep bond of family, friendship, and community.
06/05/2025
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Museum of Fine Arts
The Transportation First Series offers a platform to discuss the challenges faced by our region, with the input of experts and changemakers.
06/12/2025
2:45pm - 4:30pm
Hybrid | Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
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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.
Join us on June 12 for a highly interactive virtual workshop with Strategic Career & Leadership Coach Carole-Ann Penney.
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.
Thank you to Lieutenant Governor Polito, Secretary Kennealy, and all members of the Reopening Advisory Board for their thoughtful work and dedication in developing the state’s reopening plan.
This plan begins to answer many of the questions employers and businesses have as they prepare for economic reopening. The Chamber previously laid out several areas on which businesses would focus:
Information: the plan lists the health indicators that the state will monitor to determine the appropriate time to move into each phase and this is helpful for employers and employees alike. However, there are no specific goals for each metric – whether it is a duration of positive trends or progress or a specific number to achieve – so it is still unclear precisely what will trigger each reopening phase. This information is necessary for employers, employees, and the public to plan and prepare.
Testing: the plan includes a strategy and goals for testing, which are priorities for businesses and employers for a strong economic reopening. The strategy, combined with the goals detailed last week, provides a clearer picture of the state’s ability to reach a point of testing anyone, anytime. The strategy also lays the foundation to build on in coming weeks for the state to communicate with all residents how, where, and when to get tests.
Childcare: the plans notes that work to reopen childcare is ongoing and that there is unused capacity right now. The state should immediately leverage the unused capacity and prioritize childcare access to essential workers and industries that are re-opening with limited work from home ability. The state should also detail how it will use the $45 million in CARES Act funding specifically allocated for childcare.
Transportation: the plan provides initial details on how the MBTA will shift its operations at each stage of reopening. More detail is needed, though, to help riders plan for impacts. The plan notes that there is a degree of uncertainty for what future phases will look like, and some of the ability to meet demand may depend on staffing. With that in mind, the T should begin creating a plan to manage staffing.
Guidance & liability: the plan relies heavily on guidance rather than regulation, which businesses prefer, and will allow employers some flexibility to manage the return to work in the way that best suits their business and workforce. However, without federal action to protect employers from liability, the state will need to address these concerns by adopting its own legislation.
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