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Connecting Talent: Is Technology a Problem?

Connecting Talent: Is Technology a Problem?
We’re a Chamber of Commerce with about 2,000 members. We meet one-on-one with about 700 individual business owners/managers each year. From small businesses to Fortune 500 enterprise, the number one need they express to us is frustration over trying (and failing) to find qualified workers. The...
December 28th, 2012 | Expert Perspective | Read More

Columbus Chamber partners with SoMoLend

Columbus Chamber partners with SoMoLend
SoMoLend will be the Columbus Chamber’s first recommendation for crowdfunding and featured on its website thanks to a new partnership between the two entities. SoMoLend, headquartered in Cincinnati, is a debt-based crowdfunding platform designed to match small business borrowers with investors...
December 24th, 2012 | Announcements | Read More

Compliance Management

Compliance Management
This article is part twelve in a twelve-part series on information security fundamentals for small and medium-sized businesses. First things first: compliance is not security. If you want to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of your information systems and your organization’s...
December 21st, 2012 | Expert Perspective | Read More

Business Continuity Management

Business Continuity Management
This article is part eleven in a twelve-part series on information security fundamentals for small and medium-sized businesses. If you read the previous article on security incident management, you were reminded that well-informed business owners prepare for the worst. Although a documented disaster...
December 14th, 2012 | Expert Perspective | Read More

Security Incident Management: Preparing for the Worst

Security Incident Management: Preparing for the Worst
This article is part ten in a twelve-part series on information security fundamentals for small and medium-sized businesses. Bad things happen, and the organizations that can successfully ride out those rough waters are the organizations that take time to plan for those bad things ahead of time. Well-informed...
December 7th, 2012 | Expert Perspective | Read More

Securing Your Information Systems

Securing Your Information Systems
This article is part nine in a twelve-part series on information security fundamentals for small and medium-sized businesses. Your IT staff has worked day in, day out to ensure that your network, computer systems, and customer data are secure. So what’s the quickest way to undo all their hard work?...
November 30th, 2012 | Expert Perspective | Read More

Small Business Saturday is sluggish in Columbus

Small Business Saturday is sluggish in Columbus
Now in its third year, Small Business Saturday is relatively well known throughout the United States. For the initiated, this annual sales event was created in 2010 by American Express as an alternative to the big box shopping of Black Friday and the e-commerce sales of Cyber Monday. The program encourages...
November 26th, 2012 | News | Read More

Celebrate Local moving to new storefront in January 2013

Celebrate Local moving to new storefront in January 2013
In the new year, Celebrate Local will have a new home at Easton Town Center. The shop, which sells a variety of Ohio-produced handmade and artisan goods, is relocating to a 2,943-square-foot space at 3952 Townsfair Way, located between Panera Bread and Restoration Hardware across from Crate & Barrel. Celebrate...
November 23rd, 2012 | Announcements | Read More
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