October 31, 2023

UPCOMING EVENTS

SPONSOR & ATTEND THE ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE RECEPTION

We look forward to seeing you at the GBCC Annual Legislative Reception!

The Chamber will share our State & County Legislative Priorities for 2024.

Come mix and mingle with elected officials, business leaders

and community partners.

Please note, the event time has changed to 5:00pm - 7:00pm.

All are welcome - but space is limited.

Register today! 

REGISTRATION CLOSES NOVEMBER 20

No registration at the door.

2023 GOODWILL COALITION

Join us for our monthly "Off the Clock" Networking Happy Hour,

this month hosted by 

Westfield Montgomery Mall

in the "Jingle Lounge"

7101 Democracy Boulevard Bethesda MD 20817

Lite bites provide by our host

~Cash bar~

Register Early for your ON-LINE REGISTRATION ADVANTAGE:

Member-Registration: $15 online / $20 at the door

Non-Member Registration: $25 online / $30 at the door

On-line registration closes 4:30 November 14. 

 Not a GBCC member, but interested in learning what GBCC is all about? 

Non-members are welcome to attend up to 2 GBCC events or committee meetings prior to joining!

THE CHAMBER CHALLENGE FOR MONTGOMERY COLLEGE ENDS TODAY!

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Please register to attend

November's upcoming committee meetings

Cultural Roundtable

Date: Tuesday , November 7

Time: 8:30am

Register

Healthcare & Wellness Thought Leadership Council

Date: Thursday, November 9

Time: 9:00 am

Register

Senior Market Group (SMG)

Date: Tuesday, November 14 

Time: 9:00am

Register

Membership Development Group - Business Walk Around - North Bethesda

Date: Thursday, November 16

Time: 3:30

Register

Membership Networking Committee

Date: Tuesday, November 21

Time: 9:00 am

Register

Chamber Connect

Sponsored by Sandy Spring Bank

Date: Tuesday, November 28

Time: 8:30 am

Register

Community Business Exchange

Date: Tuesday, November 28

Time: 10:00 am

Register

NextExecs

Sponsored by IdeaFire™

Date: Tuesday, November 28

Time: 4:00 pm

Register

Join us for a special meeting presented by the Maryland Workforce Development and Adult Learning on Maryland's Skilled Immigrant Task Force (SITF).

Topics will include:

How to leverage skills that internationally trained professionals (ITP) bring to the United States to meet local job market demand. 

How to engage with local employers to bring awareness of this internationally trained talent pool, offer the benefits of hiring this talent, methods on how to engage and ensure hiring practices are inclusive, and ultimately connect employers with organizations that are working to support the workforce integration of ITPs. 

REGISTRATION REQUIRED BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS THRUSDAY. OCTOBER 2

GBCC NEWS

THE ANNUAL GALA

Thank you to everyone who attended the GBCC Annual Gala! The evening was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the Chamber and to kick off our Goodwill Coalition Winter Drive. We would particularly like to thank our sponsors, Maier & Warner PR, National Capital Bank, Pepco and Exelon Company, Lerch Early Brewer, Behnam and Associates, Buchbinder Certified Public Accountants, The Brunetto State Farm Agency, Capital Bank, Washington Gas, Nothing Bundt Cakes and Silo Falls.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REAL ESTATE COMMITTEES

Last week's Economic Development committees with Ken Ulman, President of Margrave Strategies and

Robert A. Kronenberg, Deputy Planning Director of Montgomery County Planning Department were both incredibly interesting and informative. Members learned about the revitalization of College Park and Montgomery County's parks and planning outlook.

GBCC MEMBER MINUTE

MEMBERS IN THE NEWS

GBCC Member Chuck Kauffman's letter to the editor on the impacts of the proposed sprinkler mandate was published in

The Washington Post on October 25th .

PIKE DISTRICT PARNERSHIP

The Pike District Partnership is seeking applicants for a Board of Directors.

AGE FRIENDLY EMPLOYMENT

“For men, middle age can often be the era of their professional peak” – their prime earning years -- reports Monica Torres in HuffPost. Yet, there is no age-related “sweet spot” for professional women.

Preliminary research by the Harvard Business Review found that women under 40 “saw their experience and credibility dismissed because of their age, while women between 40 and 60 ― what the study considered middle age ― continued to experience gendered ageism, too.”

The author concludes that “ageism is often still seen as one of the last socially acceptable forms of work discrimination.”

Read more at https://www.huffpost.com/entry/age-discrimination-women_l_64ac0fe0e4b02fb0e6f9d516.

Not a GBCC member yet? Join today and network with hundreds of businesses, take advantage of resourceful opportunities, and receive discounts on Chamber hosted events.

Contact Carla Young, Director of Membership & Community Relations, cyoung@greaterbethesdachamber.org or (301) 652-4900 ext. 200

Thank You to Our 2023 Corporate Sponsors

Gold Sponsor

PEPCO an Exelon Company

Silver Sponsors

The Chevy Chase Land Company * Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell, P.C.  * Suburban Hospital 

Bronze Sponsors

Atlantech Online * Buchbinder Tunick & Co. * Chesapeake Public Strategies * Dembo Jones * EagleBank * Electric Advisors, Inc. * Grossberg Company LLP * IdeaFire™ * The Jane Fairweather Team * Lerch, Early & Brewer * Maier & Warner PR * M&T Bank * Marriott International * McKay Mortgage Company * Mon Ami Gabi * Rodgers Consulting * Selzer Gurvitch Rabin Wertheimer & Polott, P.C. * TDG/SILVEROCK Realty * Washington Workplace * WithumSmith+Brown, PC

Partner Sponsors

AC Hotel Bethesda Downtown * Bethesda Magazine * Decision Making Research * Foodies Farms & Friends * Griswold Home Care BCC * Hyatt Regency Bethesda *

Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center * Nothing Bundt Cakes-Bethesda * Print1 * Sandglass Systems * sasse agency

ChamberConnect Sponsor - Sandy Spring Bank

NextExec Committee Sponsor - IdeaFire™