Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce

Gainesville’s thriving startup community is looking for talent, and thanks to a partnership between FloridaWorks, the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce and Innovation Gainesville, they’ll have the chance to show off their growing companies at the first ever Start Up Downtown exhibition. Developed with students and technical job seekers in mind, the July 18 event...

By Chamber Staff Chamber After Hours is coming to North Florida Regional Medical Center on Thursday from 5:30 – 7 p.m. Connect your business to hundreds of others throughout the community as we celebrate North Florida’s 40th anniversary and enjoy special tours of their brand-new $62 million Phase IV Expansion facility. You are also invited to...

Gainesville Chamber For the second straight summer, the Gainesville Chamber of Commerce will feature the area’s vibrant restaurant community in an effort to bring more exposure to the local industry and generate traffic during the slower summer months. Gainesville Restaurant Week provides a great opportunity for both restaurants and residents alike. GRW will be featuring...

“What’s Next?” continues to be the theme of economic development in Alachua County as community and business leaders wade through possible solutions for questions focused on talent retention and targeted industries. To help transition the community into the next phase of economic strategies, the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce has invited economist Rebecca Ryan, also...

By Caitlyn Finnegan When asked about what communities can do today to better prepare their economies for the future, Alan Webber, one of the founders of the innovation-focused business magazine Fast Company, likes to make a few things clear. First off, change is imminent, so be ready for a new type of “business as usual.”...

The Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce invites you to attend a Welcome Reception for its new leadership team and staff on May 30 from 5 – 7 p.m. With a lot of exciting changes taking place in recent months, this is your opportunity to meet the new leadership team and discuss the vision and plans for the future...

Alan Webber, co-Founder of Fast Company, will be the featured speaker at “What’s the Gainesville Equation: (Change + Leadership = ?).” Co-Sponsored by the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency, Webber has a unique depth of knowledge and insight into an economy fueled by information, change and innovation and will be speaking on...

The time has finally arrived for the Gainesville Chamber’s Annual Business Showcase, where the best of local business introduce and display their products and services to each other and their future customers. With more than 70 businesses presenting their wares, businesses and residents alike will have a great introduction to the local business community. Business...

By Caitlyn Finnegan Business professionals in Gainesville are ready to see some changes in the city’s attitude towards fostering the small business community. The resounding theme throughout the “Growing Your Small Business in Gainesville: A Conversation with City Leaders” forum Monday night at the Alachua County Senior Recreation Center was the need to turn “can’ts...

By Caitlyn Finnegan City leaders are ready to open the lines of communication between business owners and local government. City commissioners and staff will host a special event, “Growing Your Small Business in Gainesville: A Conversation with City Leaders,” on May 13 at 5:30 p.m. at the Senior Recreation Center. Mayor-Elect Ed Braddy, who campaigned...