The Chamber Weekly Blog
It’s Time to Really Start Talking Cybersecurity
Cyberthreats are real now, even for small businesses. You need to budget for, invest in, and actively pursue protection. Here are some suggestions.
Christina Metcalf and Edited by Babs Knowles
New Year, New You, New Biz: Find Your Motivation in 2022
It's not too late to set goals. If you’re considering taking on a resolution or making some big changes in your business or yourself, consider these motivational suggestions. They’ll help you make effective use of your time and direction and assist you in building confidence in your skills in 2022.
Christina Metcalf and Babs Knowles
13 Important Things You Need to Hear as a Business Owner
Every business owner or business decision maker faces stress. It's part of the job. Literally. But recently, due to many factors out of your control, stress on the job has become a monumental aspect of keeping businesses afloat. If you feel fatigued and are juggling responsibilities, worries, and fear like they were part of the job description, read this short article for encouragement and a helpful list of thirteen things you can implement to make your business life (and thus your personal life as
Babs Knowles
5 Types of Effective Storytelling for Your Business
If you think about it, all good commercials, sitcoms, movies, reality shows, and even good preachers have something in common: they tell engaging stories. Why? Because it’s relatable. It draws people in. Storytelling can take a good performance and turn it into something we think about for the rest of the day. You can do this for your business too. You can turn an average experience into something amazing when your audience knows where you are coming from with storytelling. And then, they are hooked and
Babs Knowles
Dealing with Angry Customers When You’re Short Staffed
Dealing with angry people during a staffing shortage is not easy, especially since one problem creates the other. People are angry because they have to wait. People have to wait because you are short staffed. No one wants to work in an environment filled with angry people. Here are some things you can do to diffuse the situation.
Babs Knowles
4 Ways to Structure Your Day for Success
Productivity is always a big push at the beginning of the year. Everyone wants to do more with less, less money, less time, and fewer resources. This article will show you four ways to structure your day for greater success in achieving your goals. The one that best works for you is a personal decision but trying several of these can give you some good insights into how you (and your employees) work best.
Adam McEntyre
7 Reasons the Chamber of Commerce Is Not (Just) for Boomers
Chamber membership may be a hard sell to Millennials--and when they get old enough to join--Gen Zers. They may naturally see the chamber as an organization that Boomers join, not a place for young people who are taking on the world. But chamber membership makes a lot of sense for these younger generations once they understand the true reason and value behind the chamber.
Adam McEntyre
Tips for Pivoting Professionally: Breaking Into a New Industry
There's been a lot of information about the need to pivot during COVID-19. Many businesses have switched what they produced or altered their services to fit the new demands of their audience. But sometimes it's not your business that needs to pivot. It might be something you've been thinking about doing professionally. If you want to switch industries and you have little to no experience, here are some tips that can help you pivot professionally.
Adam McEntyre
Is Podcasting Right for Your Business?
I have a friend who claims 80% of his business comes from his podcast. He works in a consulting capacity and helps businesses land contracts. He hosts a weekly podcast that has grown his business and following astronomically. If you talk to him he will tell you podcasting is the place to be. And for him it is. His reputation as a thought leader, industry insider, and all around “go-to guy” is key to his brand. But is podcasting right for you?
Adam McEntyre
Change These 3 Things in Your Business Now for a Stronger Recovery
With numbers of COVID infections increasing daily in many states, people are wondering when it will end and when we can begin to start feeling confident in an economic recovery. No one knows for sure when recovery will begin. In the meantime, there are a few things we know about how business and customers have changed. You can use that knowledge to restructure your marketing in order to better position your business for a stronger recovery.
Adam McEntyre
