Applying For a Small Business Credit Card
Mar 8, 2012 Comments Off Connell WiseApplying For a Small Business Credit Card By: Connell Wise Founder, Chairmen and CEO United States Youth Chamber of Commerce By applying for and obtaining a business credit card, your company is building credibility and trading history which will help your company when applying for loans and other funds. Remember to only use your card for company expenses ...
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USYCC’s Business Emergency Response Team (B.E.R.T.)
Feb 26, 2012 2 Comments ›› Connell WiseAbout the Program The Business Emergency Response Team is a program developed out of a need for a well-trained business emergency work force. These teams will respond during emergency and disaster situations that affect the business community. The training program provides business self-sufficiency through the development of multi-functional response teams Why is this program needed? The ability of a ...
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Why Join the Chamber?
Jan 29, 2012 Comments Off admin“Starting a business is hard”. That is what you will hear from anyone who has never attempted to start a business. The truth is that starting a business is next to impossible. The difficulty of entrepreneurship is a test reserved for the few who are crazy enough to try it. For young entrepreneurs, the road ...
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The U.S. Youth Unemployment Rate
Jan 29, 2012 4 Comments ›› adminThe U.S. Youth Unemployment Rate By: Connell Wise January 28, 2012 As students start looking for a summer employment, they soon find out that many places where they once were able to seek employment are no longer hiring. The latest economic indicators do not show good signs for working people in this country, especially not young people. Over the ...
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Proposed Curfew Defeated
Jan 29, 2012 135 Comments ›› admin[gallery orderby="title"] The Montgomery County Council voted 6-3 to table a proposed curfew law that would have allowed police to arrest anyone younger than 18 for being in public after 11PM. This vote to table the proposal effectively kills it, though it leaves open the possibility that the Council could consider it once again in the ...
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Chamber Sponsors Independent Student Film “Moving Stone”
Jan 29, 2012 Comments Off admin[gallery] The Chamber will be sponsoring a small independent student film called “Moving Stone.” This film will be directed by student director Chris Dolan of Curry College in Milton, MA About this Project OUR PURPOSE Moving Stone is a project that will bring together the efforts of educational, professional, and student film enthusiasts to create an atmosphere for learning and ...
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Support America’s Young Entrepreneurs!
Jan 17, 2012 10 Comments ›› adminThe time has come for us to support this thriving youth entrepreneurship movement, and tell Congress to eliminate the barriers that prohibit our young people from starting businesses. Our organizations have united to support the Youth Entrepreneurship Act, legislation designed to open up opportunities for young people who want to start a business. The Act includes ...
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