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Holiday Gift Guide: Keeping It Local in 2024
With the holidays just around the corner, it’s becoming the most wonderful time of the year. Thankfully, it’s possible to make this season even more wonderful. When we shop from locally owned, small businesses, we give two gifts rolled into
Legislative Kick Off Wrap-Up
On Wednesday morning, the Chattanooga Chamber gathered a group of Tennessee state legislators for the Legislative Kickoff event, where they shared their thoughts on the upcoming legislative session and their priorities for the new year. Senator Bo Watson emphasized that
Opening the Doors to Opella: Inside a Day with The Howard School Students
Over fall break, Tamyus Malone woke up early on a day he could have otherwise slept late. The Howard School senior joined 15 other classmates for a rare, behind-the-scenes tour of a Chattanooga company known around the world. Opella. “This
A Look Back: the 2024 Business Literacy Series
The Chattanooga Chamber’s Business Literacy Series has rapidly become an essential resource for entrepreneurs and small business owners in the Chattanooga area. With a focus on practical, hands-on education, the series is designed to equip businesses with the skills and
Celebrating Local Innovation: TVFCU’s Idea Leap Grant Chattanooga Pitch Competition Winners
In a city brimming with entrepreneurial spirit, Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union’s (TVFCU) annual Idea Leap Grant program connects local business owners with funding to propel their businesses forward. This year, the competition reached new heights, recognizing outstanding businesses that
Meet Co.Lab’s Sustainable Mobility Cohort
Nine tech start-ups, selected from a field of global competitors, are innovating and transforming the energy and logistics landscape in Chattanooga, the US and beyond. One Montreal company is creating a home battery storage system to reduce peak energy consumption
Pathway Lending Celebrates 25 Years Supporting Chattanooga Entrepreneurs
Chattanooga is full of entrepreneurship opportunities. Since 2001, Pathway Lending has been helping local small businesses grow and thrive in Hamilton County and beyond. Founded in 1999, Pathway is a community development financial institution (CDFI) that offers financing and coaching
Microsoft’s TechSpark and Chattanooga’s Growing Tech Scene
In 2023, Microsoft changed the tech landscape of Chattanooga with a $50,000 grant called TechSpark. As a TechSpark partner, the Chattanooga Chamber received resources and support as it expanded and strengthened our tech start-up scene. Here at the Chamber, we
Family-Friendly Workplaces: A Blueprint for Success in Hamilton County
In today’s challenging economy, more than one in three working households in Hamilton County struggle to make ends meet. More than 9,500 households with children are living in financial hardship. These families fall into the category known as ALICE: Asset-Limited,
How Doing What You Know (and Finding Help with What You Don’t) Pays Off: The TESBROS Story
If you’d asked Ji Hoon Heo what he anticipated the next five years to look like when he launched his “Tesla Bros” Facebook group in January of 2019, he likely wouldn’t have shared visions of a nearly 30,000-subscriber YouTube fanbase,
