The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce hosts and co-hosts workshops that are intended to help our members to grow their business.
Member-Expert Led Lunch-n-Learns:
Held most months, a GGCC member offers a free seminar at the GGCC conference room. Details regarding any provided snacks or refreshments will be included on the events calendar. Some seminars are brown-bag. Some are hybrid.
- January 2025: Accessibility in your business hybrid webinar (in partnership with GGCC’s DEI&B committee)
- January 2025: AI in Content Marketing with Ed Samuels from Auxilium
- February 2025: Demystifying Mindfulness in the Workplace with Wendy Igleheart, Psychotherapist (in partnership with GGCC’s Legislative Affairs committee)
- February 2025: FAMLI leave regulations for MD employers with Jessica Porter from Capitol Benefits
- More coming soon!
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Coming in 2025/2026:
- Cohort #2 of the GGCC Pathways to Success Program for Female and Minority Business Owners
This free program is designed for women and minority business owners to enhance their business by more fully engaging with formal networking opportunities through the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce. Through strategic workshops, business resource groups, networking events and Chamber membership, participants will gain new skills and relationships increase the value of their business. We have two tracks available. One for business owners who are just starting out and another for new business owners who are ready to expand.
26 Business owners participated in and graduated from Cohort #1 in 2022 – Congratulations! Cohort #1 was funded by a grant from the Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC), and was offered in partnership with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the MD Womens Business Center. Cohort #2 will form in mid-2025 and GGCC is currently seeking funding sponsors.
- 8-part series: How to write a business plan (or a better business plan!)
- Tables for 12: discussion of best practices, concerns, and questions from business owners/operators in the community who serve in similar roles at their respective companies (ie: CEOs, Finance Directors, Nonprofit Executives, Marketing Directors, etc)