As an employee at the Chamber, I get to meet interesting people and do some pretty awesome things. Speaking of awesome things ...

Five Guys Burgers and Fries celebrated the grand opening their new location at 2100 Union Avenue in Memphis. And, of course the Greater Memphis Chamber Staff and Ambassadors were happy to help with the festivities.  After the ribbon cutting, the friendly staff of Five Guys served up the burgers.

One of our Chamber members, Agape Child & Family Services, is hosting their 15^th annual Heartlight event where they bring in a special guest speaker. This year, they’re bringing Heisman trophy winner Tim Tebow as their main speaker. The Chamber’s Christina Meek sat down with Agape to find out more about their special event. 

Staunch champion to small business and entrepreneurs, Accion Texas has expanded to
Tennessee with a new office location in Memphis. The Greater Memphis Chamber Staff and Ambassadors joined Accion in celebration with a ribbon cutting for their new store location. You can find them in the EmergeMemphis building downtown, 516 Tennessee St., Ste 407 for all your microlending needs.

When it comes to recruiting and keeping talent in Memphis, there is not a better tool than the development of our green space and bike lanes. Shelby Farms, the Green Line, bike lanes throughout the city and county, all create a “green necklace” that connects all of our community.  Another project that we would like to see come to fruition is the Harahan Bridge Project...

"... everyone's voice blends in harmony and a new single voice rises, just like Memphis at its best."

The Greater Memphis Chamber Staff and Ambassadors were delighted to join the Visible Music College to celebrate the grand opening of their beautiful new "Atrium" for students to spend time playing music together and practicing while enrolled in the three-year program. The Atrium was dedicated to Deborah Welsh Parrott.

Most discussions about hiring people focus upon the candidate credentials and resumes.  This is neither an Art nor Science relative to hiring Superior Performers – which should be the objective of any organization that is hiring people in our competitive global economy.

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As a employee at the Chamber working in the membership department, I’m at the epicenter of all things membership-related: scheduling ribbon cuttings and answering questions about member services.

The visionaries at Vanick Digital, Lou Powell and Jim Van de Vuurst, believe that if you work hard, you get to play hard. So they saw right away that all their hard work required they find a business location with more space. The Greater Memphis Chamber Staff and Ambassadors were happy to join Vanick Digital for a ribbon cutting to celebrate their relocation to 5350 Poplar Avenue, Suite 200 in Memphis, Tenn. 38119.

The Greater Memphis Chamber Staff and Ambassadors joined 1Source for the unveiling of their company's new branding for recent expansion of product offerings. Laurita Jackson, president of 1Source, answered a few questions about 1Source's expansion of product offerings and name change.