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Beth Bowman from the Irving-Las Colinas Chamber is our guest this week in our final episode of our special 2019 ACCE Chamber of Year Finalist Series.
The Irving-Las Colinas Chamber is located right in the heart of DFW Airport. With a 16 member team the Irving Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce serves 1900 member investors. They are structured as a public/private partnership working as the Economic Development Corporation and the Chamber of Commerce. The Irving-Las Colinas Chamber works to be apart of the solution for issues that arise for the business industry for economic development and public policy; small business services; work force issues; talent initiative; and transportation infrastructure.
The Share Tank Initiative is one way the Irving-Las Colinas Chamber is standing out in the Chamber Industry. Through the collaborative effort of the city, the Convention and Visitors Bureau, the art center, the entrepreneur center and other organizations, they work under the Chamber’s Community Development Foundation to match non-profits who are seeking funding with businesses who are looking to give back to the community. The Chamber is able to serve as a conduit to help educate the private businesses and allow the non-profits to pitch their needs to a panel of sharers looking to give. More information about the Chamber’s Share Tank Initiative can be found at their website: irvingsharetank.com.
Another area that the Irving-Las Colinas Chamber shines is their involvement in public policy. Their team is actively engaged in building strong relationships with local and state government officials. Beth shares some of their successes as they have taken an active role in promoting policies for the growth of the Irving-Las Colinas business industry and also educating businesses and advocating on their behalf in regards to public policies being debated.
The Irving-Las Colinas Chamber is strong and thriving. Beth stated, “You’re only as strong as your weakest link, and in Irving-Las Colinas we are very strong.” If you’d like to reach out to Beth Bowman to learn more about the programs at the Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce please feel free to reach out to her.
bbowman@irvingchamber.com
(214) 217-8484
Learn more at: irvingchamber.com.
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