naf presentation your chamber your partner 2
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Your Chamber Your PartnerEngaging your Business Partners to Ensure
your Academy’s Success
Ed Kinberg, Kinberg and Associates LLC Deborah Ballard, Melbourne Palm Bay Area
Chamber of CommerceCourtney Culver, Contracts Administrator
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Chamber History in Education
• Why we became involved
• Why we stay involved
• What it means to our business partners
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Why should you consider working with your Chamber of Commerce
You can connect with multiple businesses potential supporters, guest speakers, and job shadowing and internship hosts all in one place.
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Developing a good Foundation
•Support for the teachers and the schools
•Making the student’s experience relevant
•Meeting the needs of business
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Making it Real
Workshop to augment the Academy curriculum
Networking, bringing the students into the real world of work to experience it first hand.
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Preparing to make the connection
• 30 second commercial
• Listening-learning about the business and listen to the business partner’s needs or concerns before sharing your story.
• Share your story in a way that is meaningful to the business partner.
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How working with your Chamber of commerce can make a difference
– Increasing public awareness of the Academy program
– Internal support of the Director and Teaching Staff
– Documentation and Promotion of Academy Achievement
– Getting help in with business partner recognition programs
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What if your basket breaks?
Program resources need to come from a diverse population of businesses to ensure long term sustainability.
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What is the chamber’s motivation?
Help our member businesses succeed.
Preparing the workforce for the future.
The opportunity to be a community partner that enables our your to have every opportunity to succeed.
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Everyone Wins
• Students
• Teacher and Schools
• Business
• The Chamber
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Student’s Perspective
– Networking
– Mentoring
– Scholarships and recognition
– Personal and Development
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Thank you
Deborah BallardDirector of Workforce Development and EducationMelbourne-Palm Bay Area Chamber of Commerce
1005 East Strawbridge AvenueMelbourne, FL 32901321-724-5400 X238