Frank J. Kenny's Chamber of Commerce Industry Blog

COVID had many ripple effects on our economy that we’ll be feeling for a while. One of the most visible is the employee shortage. Business owners everywhere are asking, “where have all the employees gone?” They’ve gone freelance. Here’s how your chamber can tap into this fast-growing freelancer market as a source of new members […]

Remember the good ol’ days of in-person networking events? You picked a date, set up a venue, sent out some emails … and people showed up. Or maybe not. Maybe you’re trying to re-kindle your in-person networking and you’re getting a slow start. Perhaps your members are still concerned about safety or they’re now in […]

Many businesses have struggled for a couple of years now, but 2022 seems to be bringing things to a head with supply chain issues, inflation, and hiring difficulties. These are not new business trends – you’re familiar with these challenges by now. As chamber pros, it feels frustrating and disconcerting to know that many of […]

As a chamber professional or event organizer, do you feel like you’re on a roller coaster? Here’s why hybrid events will be your challenge and opportunity in the future. The global pandemic brought massive lockdowns and panic. Then the vaccination comes out. Numbers go down. People relax and feel they can attend events in person. […]

Do you envy chamber pros from areas that are entertainment or tourist meccas? You know the ones … where their town name is in pop culture songs about going there? (Amarillo, we’ll be there by morning.) Destination marketing is so easy for them. Do you long to bring in even a few tourism dollars with […]

The new year is the perfect time to change things up in how you market and communicate your chamber of commerce content and resources for your members by adding easy-to-build content to your website. Wondering how you’re going to do this? We understand! You barely have the time to do what’s in your job description, […]

Business trends are important because we need to understand them and leverage them whenever we want to grow our business community. It’s especially vital when we look back to the end of 2020 and how 2021 seemed like it would be the bright future we all needed. And yet here we are in a very […]

Small (and local) businesses received a lot of “air time” in the past few years as business organizations, media outlets, and even large businesses amplified the message that it’s important to “Shop Small.” But where did the idea of Small Business Season come from and how did it shape up this year for chambers across […]