As part of our commitment to supporting the career-readiness of local students, the Winston Salem Chamber is excited to welcome high school senior Oliver Jewell for a summer internship in our economic development department. Oliver is a senior at Forsyth Country Day School and will join the Chamber as part of his school’s internship program.… Read More »
Category: Greater Winston-Salem, Inc. News
Chamber Intern Creates Network Map of Business Startup Resources
Cultivating Talent
Why Internship Programs Help a Community Grow Caps have been tossed, successes toasted. For the many local graduates who have recently received their degrees, a big question looms. Not just about where they will work, but where they will live. It’s more important than ever for cities to actively promote livability. The competition for talent… Read More »
Lessons from the Plain Writing Movement
All businesses rely on communication, internally and externally, to fulfill their mission. Clear, effective communication is ideal. Lawyers, unfortunately, have a reputation for being overly formal and wordy. We often use two words to mean essentially the same thing, and we fall back on archaic phrasing that we learned in law school. Here’s a fairly… Read More »
Velocity: An Accelerator for Creative Entrepreneurs
Created and powered by Center for Creative Economy The Center for Creative Economy (CCE) has launched Velocity, a street-smart, hands-on business accelerator designed for creative entrepreneurs. CCE has produced a creative accelerator for three years, and has developed a proven method for turning a creative passion into a growing business. Velocity is open to creative… Read More »
Richard N. Davis Minority Business Scholarships
The Winston Salem Chamber Board of Directors has enacted the Richard N. Davis Minority Business Scholarship program to recognize and provide support to minority and women-owned local businesses. The scholarship program will provide Chamber memberships to minority and women-owned businesses and will develop a peer network of local companies to strengthen and build relationships among… Read More »
Working Well With Others
What if I told you that by working with other groups you can raise both of your organization’s profiles while also increasing audiences and name recognition? And, on top of that – you can even save money and time — these are just a few of the benefits of collaboration or what I call “working… Read More »