B-CC Chamber of Commerce Helps Local Businesses, Nonprofits with Seminars
The chamber partners with a credit union to provide small business owners and nonprofits with presentations on topics ranging from social media to technology and branding.
The Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce not only caters to businesses—it also helps nonprofits. The chamber hosted an event on how to apply for grants on Nov. 27, as a part of its Small Business University seminar series. Colette Releford, president of Strive Business Solutions and Gaithersburg Chamber of Commerce member, spoke to a crowd of about 15 people on how to seek out and apply for grants. Some of the most surprising advice Releford gave to the crowd was to look for organizations with a similar goal. Nonprofits should think of similar organizations less as competition, and more as collaborators that share a common cause. “They see that helping you helps you further their cause,” Releford said. The Small Business University, …
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