Thank you to our panelists:

And Moderator:

And a special thank you to our Keynote Speaker, Curtis Dubay, Senior Economist of U.S. Chamber of Commerce for joining us to share his knowledge with our Chamber members and guests.

November 15, 2021 | 4:00 - 6:00pm

Join us for a happy hour celebrating the Central Maryland Chamber’s (CMC) newest initiative, the Women’s Leadership Roundtable (WLR)! Meet & network with other Executive & Director-level female leaders over refreshments provided by Turf Valley Resort while learning more about the program. Although this event is to launch CMC’s Women’s Leadership Round Table, all are welcome to join us!

An exclusive CMC member benefit – the CMC’s Women’s Leadership Roundtable is an inclusive group of Executive and Director -level female leaders focused on connecting business professionals throughout Central Maryland. Similar to the CMC’s CEO Roundtable- the group will share challenges and new ideas and discuss ways to take their business to the next level. The WLR provides a venue for women to meet monthly with their peers in an atmosphere that fosters entrepreneurial thinking and encourages individuals in accomplishing their goals. The roundtable is designed to provide participants with their own confidential "board of advisors" who can assist with business challenges by presenting solutions for discussion.

Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman joined Maryland Department of Commerce Secretary Kelly M. Schulz and City of Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley in surprising the second cohort of AAEDC’s Inclusive Ventures Program (IVP) with congratulatory videos at the group’s graduation and pitch day on Wednesday, October 27, during Maryland Economic Development Week.

Introduced by AAEDC in January 2021, IVP aims to help small and minority-, women-, and Veteran-owned businesses in Anne Arundel County succeed and grow by providing their owners with the resources that early-stage entrepreneurs so often lack: business education and training, access to capital, and mentorship.

“It’s so important for us to promote and encourage small and minority-owned businesses in this county,” said Pittman. “Their success and growth is key to creating intergenerational wealth, and IVP is a tremendous program that provides business owners with the training and resources that can help make that happen.”

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball has launched $500,000 in grant funding for non-profits to design and implement forward-thinking, emerging, and creative ideas to support the community.

The Transform Howard Innovation Grants will accept applications for five categories focused on students, infrastructure, residents, cybersecurity, and the environment. Grant awards will range from $5,000 to $50,000. Applications are open through November 19th and can be completed at www.howardcountymd.gov/innovation-grants.

Applications will be accepted for the following grant categories:

The new Health and Life Sciences Building opened Tuesday at the Arnold campus of Anne Arundel Community College. The $117 million space will support the School of Health Sciences and the Department of Biology with:

Workers broke ground in May 2018. The project stuck to its timeline and its budget, finishing during the initial target of June 2021.

"Despite the COVID worldwide pandemic, construction impressively stayed on track," college spokesperson Angie Hamlet said in a press release. "Generous funding was provided by the county and state. AACC is grateful for their support and for recognizing the importance of this endeavor on both a county and state level."

One in four workers/employees has chronic joint pain from arthritis. It’s the second-largest driver of employer healthcare costs and affects companies of all sizes, with a disproportionate impact in certain industries. 

Learn how arthritis affects business and get free resources to help employees — and your bottom line. Join the Arthritis Foundation for this free webinar to get the facts and learn about powerful, free solutions and resources.  

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Weekly Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Awareness Conversations

When we think of diversity and inclusion today, we can quickly default to framing the discussion around race and gender. However, diversity applies to all manner of individual and group differences that are often ignored or misunderstood when we confine the issue to race or gender.

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