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StartHer Grants
Looking for help to start your own business? Want to expand an existing business and need resources to do so? Applications will only be accepted through the online portal and must be submitted by 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. Revisions are not permitted following...
An interview with Centrell Reed, Founder and CEO of CReed Global Media.
Photo Credit: Que Ewing Q: Why did you decide to become a business owner? And, why did you choose this industry? A: I always knew being a business owner would be part of my journey. It’s the leadership and example in my family from grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles...
ARTS CORNER – One of the Country’s First Racially Integrated Fine Art Shows Gets and Overdue Update
Photo caption: An installation view of "Art for the People: Celebrating 50 Years of the DeLuxe Show and the 5th Ward Community." In late summer 1971, one of the most significant art events in U.S. history took place inside a beloved but defunct movie theater in the...
MEMBER CORNER – An Interview with Maria Rios, Founder and CEO of Nation Waste
Today, Nation Waste is one of the fastest growing waste collection and recycling service companies in Texas, with headquarters and primary operations in Houston, and newly expanded operations in Austin. Q: Why did you decide to become a business owner? And, why did...
OUTDOOR CORNER – Houston’s Botanical Gardens
The diversity of the Bayou City has long been one of its defining characteristics, so it’s fitting that the Houston Botanic Garden chose diversity as a design emphasis. This theme is especially prominent in the global collections gardens, a centerpiece of the 132-acre...
SMALL BUSINESS CORNER – Comcast Supports Small Businesses with RISE Grants
Recently, small businesses have been dealing with the ongoing impact of the pandemic, social unrest, and environmental events. Small businesses owned by people of color have been some of the hardest hit. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, between...
MEMBER CORNER – Designer of the Year Award
GHWCC member Linda Eyles, of Linda Eyles Designs, is up for a very prestigious honor: HGTV’s Designer of the Year Award! Shown here, the beautiful home she designed is in the “Countryside Escapes” Category called “Mountain Modern Home in Telluride, Colorado.” To...
MEMBER CORNER – An Interview with Franco Valobra, Founder and CEO of Valobra Master Jewels
Q: Why did you decide to become a business owner? And, why did you choose this industry? A: I really had no other choice. As a 4th generation master jeweler behind my great grandfather, grandfather, and father, it was my duty to carry on the family business and...
Facts About Small Businesses: Women-Owned Businesses
There were roughly 12 million women-owned businesses in 2017, with $388.1 billion in payroll and 10.1 million employees. However, women remain underrepresented in small business ownership. For more information on women small business owners, read the new Advocacy fact...
Inclusion and Profitability
Inclusion matters. Whether it’s the faces in the board room or in the team building your website, statistics show that a variety of a backgrounds on your team can make it more creative, more effective, and in turn, more profitable. And who doesn’t love profit? A...
Diversity: “It Takes All Kinds”
As we all know, making diversity a priority within our organizations affords us many benefits. We encourage you to share ways supporting diversity has helped you and your company. Perhaps, the first and most benefit to diversity is that people from different...
APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENSION: Share The Green with Waste Management deadline July 16!
Dear valued colleagues, As you know from our previous outreach, our 2021 Share the GreenSM supplier diversity initiative is underway, with participant applications currently being accepted at sharethegreen.wm.com. The national agencies and Chambers of...
The Next 1000: How And Where Entrepreneurship Has Surged In The Past Year
A once-in-a-generation explosion in entrepreneurship is taking place as founders bet on themselves in record numbers. MainStreet U.S.A is back in business—and stronger than ever. Forbes Article
Tammi Wallace | Co-Founder, President & CEO, Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce
Tammi Wallace | Co-Founder, President & CEO, Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce Tammi (she|her|hers) is a Co-Founder of the Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce. Her passion for economic inclusion for the LGBTQ+ Business Community has been a driving...
THE TRADITION PRESENTS Inspiring People
Download Original PDF Here THE TRADITION PRESENTS Inspiring People SUZAN DEISON Founder / CEO Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce Suzan Deison has always believed that empowering women empowers our communities—and the world beyond. And yet, whenshe considered...
Inspiration and Motivation Runs in the Women in My Family
Debra Hatter Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright I am the descendant of generations of talented, smart, determined, strong black women and I am incredibly honored to be able to share just a little bit of their stories during Black History Month. My great grandmother,...
Chevron Phillips Chemical, ExxonMobil host joint suit drive to empower women
More than 800 items of professional attire were donated HOUSTON – In a time when women face the highest loss of jobs in U.S. history, Chevron Phillips Chemical and ExxonMobil made a large financial and clothing donation today to Dress for Success Houston...
Meet One of Our Board Members Myra Davis of Texas Children’s Hospital
The concept of "Servant Leadership" -- with its emphasis on sharing power and helping employees improve their skillsets -- has always resonated deeply with me. In my 17 years with Texas Children's, I've been blessed with an awesome team of 520 in our IT organization,...
2021 Inauguration: One for the history books by Amanda K. Edwards
By Amanda K. Edwards “For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it, if only we’re brave enough to be it. . . ” Amanda Gorman, The National Youth Poet Laureate, recited so powerfully after I had just witnessed history being made with Vice President...
The Black Family by Rhonda Arnold
The theme for Black History Month 2021 is The Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity and is set every year by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History®, an organization founded in 1915 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the famed African...
Join us for an Evening with Stages’ Hit Production of Ann
Come on, y’all; it’s time for a grand night of theater in your home! Wednesday, February 3rd 7:30 pm- 9:30 pm Help our YWCPA students see Stages' hit production of Ann! It's a hilarious play written by Emmy Award-winner Holland Taylor ("Two and a Half Men). For each...
Art Corner: featuring Houston artist Karen Navarro
By: Judy Nyquist and Laura Worth Identity, diversity, expression, and self-representation; are just some of the themes that run through Argentine artist Karen Navarro’s work – which brilliantly combines digital photography with mixed media to create innovative...
Meet One of Our Newly Appointed 2021 Board Members Casey Curry of ALLIANTGROUP
Casey Curry, joined alliantgroup as the company’s Director of Corporate Citizenship early 2018. As a meteorologist by trade and media personality based in Houston, you may have seen Casey on FOX, ABC and NBC, as well as the guest meteorologist on the weekend edition...
Prepare Now: The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant
Do you operate a live venue, live performing arts organization, movie house or cultural institution, or are you a theatrical producer, talent representative, or venue promoter and have been impacted by COVID-19? This webinar provides introductory information about the...
Do We Need Angels? Yes! Especially For Women
Samina Farid, Managing Director, Farid Ventures Historically in theatre, wealthy patrons who stepped in to provide money for productions on Broadway that would otherwise shut down were called Angels. If the productions were successful, these theatre angels would...
Three Ways to Invest in Real Estate in 2021
Jennifer L. Johnson Concierge Realtor at Douglas Elliman 21 articles Follow Billionaire Andrew Carnegie once famously asserted that “ninety percent of all millionaires become so through owning real estate.” Is that still true today? Is real estate a smart investment?...
When Opportunity Knocks, Are You Owning Your Seat at the Table?
By: Annette Kreuz Last year, many managers I work with were suddenly faced with (on video) executives who needed skillful solutions for the health, economic, and moral needs of their teams. HR departments across the country were catapulted to the limelight and given...
SBA Launches Largest Expansion of Women’s Business Centers in 30 Years
SBA Launches Largest Expansion of Women’s Business Centers in 30 Years 20 Women’s Business Centers to Open Across America Supporting Women-Owned Small Businesses WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration today announced grant funding and the historic launch...
To Live Remarkably, Repeat This One Affirmation Every Single Day for the Rest of Your Life
Because the thought is always parent to the deed. Ask Teddy Roosevelt. Inc. Written by Jeff Haden Every accomplishment is based on action, not on thought... yet the thought is always father to the deed. Achievement starts with an idea, a perspective, a point of view,...
How Did She Do It? An interview by Carolyn Fikke, Managing Director of Golden Seeds
Sara Happ, Founder & CEO of Sara Happ, Inc. With nothing but mixing bowls, spatulas and a desire for flake-free lips, Sara Happ created a first-of-its-kind product in 2005, launching a business that is now a huge success by any measure. Her company, Sara...