Small businesses are bracing for a year of labor shortages, inflation woes and reduced consumer demand even as they grow hopeful about recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, recent studies show.
The U.S. Chamber’s Bill of Rights is helping America’s small businesses explain their perspectives to elected officials on what is needed to create an environment where small business can thrive.
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July 12, 2021
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce is helping to facilitate important conversations among coworkers with a new webinar series.
‘Courageous Conversations’ is a complimentary and interactive Zoom series that is hosted by Ronnie Slone of the Slone Group.
Slone will be discussing topics such as understanding the differences between equity and equality, racism in the workplace, and how colleagues can work together to implement positive change.
The first webinar is set for this Thursday, followed by part two on July 22
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Chamber CEO Adele Lyons hopes this series will help businesses address tough, but necessary dialogue in the workplace. “We spend a lot of time with our co-workers, we spend a lot of time at work, and so we want to have just to be able to have conversations, no matter what the topic is, within reason. You know, some things aren’t appropriate at work, but certainly, we want to understand each other.”
‘A lifetime work’: Tips for successful diversity, equity, inclusion
Companies and organizations serious about addressing diversity, equity and inclusion should be prepared for an ongoing journey that has been proven to be beneficial to businesses.
That was the message from a panel of three professionals in a Dec. 9 webinar hosted by the Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission and moderated by Ronnie Slone, founder and president of The Slone Group.
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DE&I has gained more prominence since the Memorial Day death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota police custody, with many companies issuing statements pledging to be more diverse and inclusive. While some have followed through with action, there is much more to DE&I than race and gender, the panelists said.