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April Business of the Month
Recently we had the privilege of sitting down with Doug Sorenson, Mark Sorenson and Carrie Ericson from Haney Shoe Store, a longstanding cornerstone of the Omaha community. Established in 1942 by their grandfather, Paul Haney, this family-owned business has stood the...
SCORE | Social Media Workshop
Aug 31st SCORE Social Media Workshop 9:30am – 11:30am This workshop is offered monthly – topics change each time, but all are designed to give you the basics of using social media to grow your small business. Topics include using Facebook to grow...
Sales Detox: What Do You Need to Stop Doing
Here is it – the world-class, state-of-the-art sales training our members have been asking for. No plane ticket or hotel stay required. Sales Prospecting Master Class Tuesday, Aug. 29 from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Led by internationally-recognized sales strategists Jeff Beals...
Sales Prospecting: How to Win Over Stubborn Gatekeepers
Here is it – the world-class, state-of-the-art sales training our members have been asking for. No plane ticket or hotel stay required. Sales Prospecting Master Class Tuesday, Aug. 29 from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Led by internationally-recognized sales strategists Jeff Beals...
Chamber’s CAREEROCKIT Wins ACCE’s Regional Innovation Award
OMAHA, Neb., July 19, 2017 – The Greater Omaha Chamber’s CAREEROCKIT, a bold, new talent development initiative, is now award-winning. The Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) has named CAREEROCKIT the winner of this year’s Regional Innovation...
It starts with the membership.
“The Chamber has done so much for our community, but it starts with the membership. That’s why we need people in the President’s Club.” – Jason Gustafson, Principal Business Relationship Manager, Wells Fargo Bank; President’s Club volunteer and 5-year member of the...
Adjournment at Last: 2017 Legislative Wrap Up
By: Jennifer Creager, Senior Director - Public Policy, Greater Omaha Chamber and Tim Stuart, Legislative Counsel, Greater Omaha Chamber So how did it go? A senator at the Sine Die dinner put it this way. “Well, we’re all alive.” The Legislature wrapped up the 2017...
Strategic 4Sight: Vision + Action
By: David G. Brown, CEO & President of the Greater Omaha Chamber Right now, we are not focusing on the right now. We are looking 20 years into the future, and we are seeing a Greater Omaha that no longer has pockets of poverty, that leads in tech innovation and...
Brandon and Ciera Thomas: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
Teamwork makes the dream work. It is a motto that Brandon and Ciera Thomas live by – and it is leading to a brighter future for them, their children and their community. The Thomases own and operate C’s & B’s Contractor Services (formerly MoHauling), a small and...
More than a Decade in President’s Club
“The President’s Club increases the number of people I know and the contacts I make throughout the community.” – Dave Johnson, merchant advocate, TSYS Merchant Solutions; President’s Club volunteer; 15-year member of the Chairman’s Circle I have my boss to thank. He...
May Small Business of the Month: Play It Again Sports
The team at Play It Again Sports, our May Small Business of the Month, rallies around three key operating goals: Provide new and gently-used sporting goods at a reasonable price so athletes of all ages and means can participate in sports and fitness activities Conduct...