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The Raleigh Strong Photo Contest Starts Now!

10/13/2023

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​We're thrilled to announce our Raleigh Strong Photo Contest in celebration of Support Your Local Chamber Day on Wednesday, Oct. 18! This exciting contest gives you the opportunity to win two tickets and a parking pass to see the Carolina Hurricanes in action on Nov. 7 simply by sharing your favorite Raleigh Chamber moment on social media, tagging us, and using the hashtag #RCStrong.
We want to see your memorable moments from Chamber events, networking meetings, or any other Chamber-related experiences. Show us how the Chamber has impacted your business and why you believe in the power of supporting local chambers of commerce.
To enter the contest, simply post your photo before Thursday, October 19 on your preferred social media platform with the hashtag #RCStrong. Make sure to tag us as well so we don't miss your entry! We can't wait to see all the wonderful moments you've captured. Remember, this is your chance to show your support for the Raleigh Chamber and demonstrate the strength of our local business community. 

Contest Terms & Conditions
The competition is open to residents of North Carolina aged 18 years or over except employees of the Raleigh Chamber and their close relatives. There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter this competition. By entering this competition, an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.

​Entries will be accepted from Friday, October 13 through Thursday, October 19. After this date, there will be no further entries to the competition permitted. Multiple unique entries will be accepted per person. Multiple identical entries from the same person will be disqualified.

​The prize includes 2 Tickets to the Carolina Hurricanes vs. Buffalo Sabres at PNC Arena on Tuesday, Nov. 7. The tickets will also come with 1 Parking Pass. The prize is as stated and no cash or other alternatives will be offered. The prizes will be transferred by email.

The winner will be chosen and announced on Friday, October 20. The winner will be chosen at random by software. The winner will be notified by DM on Twitter/Facebook and/or Instagram within 2 days of the closing date. The winner will only ever be contacted by agents of the Raleigh Chamber. If the winner cannot be contacted or does not claim the prize within 7 days of notification, we reserve the right to withdraw the prize from the winner and pick a replacement winner.
The winner agrees to the use of his/her name and image in any publicity material, as well as their entry. Any personal data relating to the winner or any other entrants will be used solely in accordance with current data protection legislation and will not be disclosed to a third party. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or the Carolina Hurricanes.
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Celebrate National Small Business Week with the Chamber

5/2/2017

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By Adrienne Cole
President and CEO
​Greater Raleigh Chamber





Did you know there are more than 60,000 businesses in Wake County with 50 employees or less? According to the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, small businesses make up 98 percent of our state’s business landscape. In Wake County, 87 percent of the companies have 10 or fewer employees.

In celebration of Small Business Week, we invite you to stop by the Chamber office to watch webinars created by the Small Business Administration to support your business. You can also check out all the resources available online here.

​I sincerely appreciate your engagement with the Chamber. Small businesses make up more than 85 percent of our membership, and your entrepreneurship is a vital fabric in our community. National Small Business Week recognizes the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners that create two out of three jobs in the U.S.

Please join us at 800 S. Salisbury St. to gain great insight to support and grow your business. Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea, and hear experts explore the following: 

  • May 3 at 2 p.m.: 5 Fabulous Habits of Local Business Champions Presented by YP
  • May 3 at 4 p.m.: Grow Your Business Online Presented by Google
  • May 4 at 2:30 p.m.: The Future of Small Business Innovation Presented by Salesforce
  • May 4 at 3:30 p.m.: How to Write Your Email Content in 15 Minutes or Less Presented by Constant Contact

Thank you for all that you do for our community—you are an integral part of what makes Raleigh and Wake County innovative and special.

Webinar information

Webinars will be shown at the Chamber at the times listed above. There's no need to register or reserve a spot. Simply show up and let the receptionist know you're here for the webinar viewing! 
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Award Recipient Strives to Make Raleigh a Better Place for Everyone

8/23/2016

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Gregory Poole Jr.'s personal mission is clear—to make Raleigh a better place to live for all of its residents. 

Poole is the 2016 recipient of the A.E. Finley Distinguished Service Award, which has been given annually since 1970 in recognition of a person who has contributed time, talent, and service to the benefit of the community. He'll be honored Wednesday, Sept. 7, at the Chamber's 128th Annual Meeting.
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Greg and Mary Ann Poole at Dix Park

​Setting the Bar for Excellence

As a business leader, Poole is a standout, setting the bar for business excellence in Raleigh and beyond through his leadership of the Gregory Poole Equipment Company and Waste Industries. The success of both businesses brought jobs, income, and local revenues in the many millions of dollars to the area.
 
Poole’s passion and commitment to community service have significantly impacted the social well-being of Raleigh's residents, and his dedication to the preservation of historical treasures and landmarks sets him apart.

  • Most recently, he has worked as the founder, chief fundraiser, and chair of Dix Visionaries. He has worked tirelessly to build community support, raise funds, engage national experts, negotiate with officials from city and state government, and now to support the master planning of the future Dix Park.
  • He led the establishment of Historic Oak View County Park, a successful, attractive multipurpose project which is now used by members of the public for meetings, receptions, educational programs, and various other purposes.
  • He served on the boards of directors for the Wake County Hospital (now WakeMed Health & Hospitals) and Rex Hospital (now UNC REX Healthcare), Life Experiences, the Foundation of Hope, and The Healing Place.
  • He has invested in the lives of area youth through the YMCA of the Triangle Area, Inc., serving as the first chairman of the annual “We Build People Campaign;” the Boys and Girls Clubs of America; and Camp Oak Hill, which he co-founded.
  • He has been a longtime board member of the Salvation Army of Wake County.
  • The Occoneechee Council of Boy Scouts of America honored Poole with the Distinguished Citizen's Award, and he received the national scouting Whitney M. Young, Jr. Service Award from the Boy Scouts of America.
  • Poole was founding chairman of the North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation and served as a trustee of the UNC-Chapel Hill and Peace College (now William Peace University).

"The Obvious Choice"
“Greg Poole is a talented, successful, and public-spirited person who has consistently contributed to the economic growth and social well-being of the Raleigh community,” said Board Chair Jill Wells Heath of CALYX Engineers + Consultants.

​“His great energy, strength of character, and belief that everyone should contribute to ‘making a better world’ make him the obvious choice for this year’s award."

Poole to be Honored at 128th Annual Meeting

Poole will be presented with the A.E. Finley Distinguished Service Award during the Chamber’s 128th Annual Meeting at the Raleigh Convention Center on Sept. 7. Register to attend the event here. 
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Weekly Recap: 9 Things You Should Know

2/12/2016

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4 Questions with Claire Shipman
Claire Shipman, ABC News contributor and New York Times bestselling author, is the keynote speaker at the March 11 Women's Leadership Conference. She answered four questions for us leading up to the event.
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Voters' Guide is Live

Prepare yourself for the March 15 primary election with the Chamber's Voters' Guide. This online resource includes links to each candidate's campaign website and social media presence.
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ConnectNC Invests in Our Future

Connect NC is a bond initiative that makes vital investments in North Carolina without raising taxes. It will create better job training opportunities for the 21st century and make our state safer and better prepared.
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Help Chamber Define Goals

The Chamber is conducting an organizational assessment to define goals for 2016-19, and your feedback is critical to the success of this process. Current members please complete this short survey; previous members please complete this one. If you have already participated in the survey, thank you!
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How Emerging Entrepreneurial Hubs Are Becoming America's New Boomtowns

Two studies released last week indicate that at least a handful of smaller cities in the U.S., including the Raleigh-Durham area, are emerging as places that investors and entrepreneurs are increasingly making bets.
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Avoid Damage and Disruption at Work
From hiring practices and workers' comp to discrimination and harassment ---- join us to learn about elements of risk management that can stop problems before they occur.
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Moving Toward World-class Teacher Preparation

What 21st century strategies will prepare top educators to teach and lead in our public schools? Find out on March 2 at an event hosted by Cooperating Raleigh Colleges in partnership with the Wake County Public Schools System.
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Council Approves Raleigh Arts Plan

The Raleigh City Council formally adopted the Raleigh Arts Plan at its meeting last week. The plan identifies needs and suggests bold projects. Read an overview of the plan here and download the full plan here.
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7 Timeless Communication Tips from Abraham Lincoln
In addition to his leadership legacy, Abraham Lincoln was an outstanding conversationalist---- and many of his communication principles are applicable today.
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2016: Economic Forecast Audience Weighs In

1/12/2016

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Audience members at the 2016 Economic Forecast last week showed optimism for what 2016 holds. As part of the event, attendees participated in a live poll to gauge their thoughts about the new year.
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When asked if they were more or less optimistic about the Triangle’s business environment in regards to the latest increase to interest rates, 59 percent of those polled responded “about the same” and 30 percent replied “more optimistic.” Only 8 percent of those surveyed said they were “much less optimistic” or “less optimistic.
 
Of the 164 attendees who responded to the second question about how they expect their business’s growth to be effected, 56 anticipated it to increase 3 to 5 percent and 33 said business should grow by more than 10 percent. Thirteen people expected business to stay the same, and just two foresaw a decrease.
 
Go here to see the full poll results—including the answers to two other questions.
 
Are you expectations in line with the audience’s? What do you foresee regarding your business in 2016? Let us know in the comments.

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2016 Economic Forecast: Resources

1/7/2016

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The Triangle’s economy is expected to outpace the growth of the nation’s economy in 2016.
 
That was the consensus of two noted economists at today’s Economic Forecast. Jeffrey Lacker, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, and Jay Bryson, global economist for Wells Fargo Securities, took the stage in front of 700 business, elected, and community leaders for one of the Chamber’s most popular events.

We’ll dive deeper into the economists’ presentations in further blog posts, but here are some of the morning’s highlights.

Jay Bryson, global economist, Wells Fargo Securities
Employment in North Carolina is growing in line with the national rate, while the Triangle has been outpacing it. This is nothing new for our region—the Triangle has generally grown faster than the national economy over the past decade.

One of the reasons the area's economy has been outpacing the U.S. is partly due to the growth of population. #EcoForecast16

— Wake County Econ Dev (@RaleighWake) January 7, 2016
Jeffrey Lacker, president, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
The broad takeaway is that even though interest rates are likely to be lower than usual for the next few years, monetary policy is still highly accommodative right now. Interest rate increases within the range envisioned by FOMC participants would be relatively slow by historic standards, and would still leave policy in an accommodative stance. Such increases should be viewed as a sign of the strength of the U.S. economy—which is good news.

Jeff Lacker: U.S. #economy expanded solidly since Great Recession #EcoForecast16.

— Jeanne MillikenBonds (@JeanneBondsNC) January 7, 2016
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Both economists’ full presentations, along with video of the event, are available here. You can go here to view a social media recap.
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U.S. Reauthorizes Export-Import Bank

12/14/2015

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The passage of H.R. 22, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, revives the U.S. Export-Import Bank and marks a significant victory for the business community.
 
Ex-Im at Risk
For 80 years, Ex-Im has provided vital financing and insurance services to U.S.-based firms that sell to customers abroad.

  • More than 3,000 American small businesses rely on Ex-Im to sell their products overseas and compete in the global marketplace
  • In the last six years, EXIM has supported 1.3 million jobs
  • Since 2007, the bank supported over $2.9 billion in export sales at 200 companies in North Carolina
 
When the bank’s authorization was allowed to lapse earlier this year, it became clear how disadvantaged American companies were without its support. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, over the course of five months, numerous U.S. exporters lost sales and workers lost jobs to their overseas competitors because they were unable to obtain the services provided by Ex-Im.
 
A Top Priority
Supporting American jobs by renewing the Ex-Im Bank’s authority has been a key priority for the Greater Raleigh Chamber. FAST Act reauthorizes the bank’s expired charter until 2019.
 
The U.S. Senate voted 83 to 16 to approve the legislation on Dec. 3, hours after the bill cleared the House of Representatives by a margin of 359 to 65. President Obama signed the five-year, $305 billion bill into law late the next day.
 
The new law calls for spending approximately $205 billion on highways and $48 billion on transit projects over the next five years. Stay tuned for an upcoming blog on what that means for the Triangle region.
 
Learn more about the Export-Import Bank of the United States here.

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Show Your Support for American Jobs

10/26/2015

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More than 3,000 American small businesses rely on the Export-Import Bank of the United States to sell their products overseas and compete in the global marketplace. In fact, over the last six years, EXIM has supported 1.3 million jobs—many of which could be lost if EXIM Bank's authority isn't renewed.
 
EXIM is a key priority for the Greater Raleigh Chamber. Since 2007, it has supported over $2.9 billion in export sales at 200 companies in North Carolina. The Exporters for Ex-Im Coalition released a new video highlighting the negative consequences of the lapse for North Carolina manufacturers.
Check out this informative article from the New York Times.
 
Please take a minute to send a letter to your representative and ask them to vote "yes" on reauthorization.
 
For more information, please contact Emily Atkinson, vice president of Government Affairs.

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