New Bedford Chamber of Commerce

New Bedford, MA - The New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce, the Massachusetts Community Development Finance Corporation (CDFC), and the Affirmative Market Program (AMP) have teamed up to host a special training workshop for minority and women-owned businesses (M/WBES) on the state’s procurement process and how to maximize their M/WBE certification status.

New Bedford, MA - If you had to close your business because of a natural or human-caused disaster, how prepared would you be to maintain contact with your employees, customers, vendors and others to do whatever it takes to get back in business as soon as possible?  What if equipment or machinery that you rely on were severely damaged?  What if you lost critical information or vital records, essential to the continuation of your business?  Would you lose market share and damage your reputation?  According to the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), at least one-fourth of all businesses that close because of a disaster never reopen. 

New Bedford, MA – May 5, 2008 – The New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce and BankFive would like to recognize the achievements made by smaller businesses in the creation of jobs and economic opportunities throughout the SouthCoast region. The issues and concerns of small businesses are essential components of Chamber initiatives, and the success of our member programs is dependent on the involvement of local professionals.

New Bedford, MA — Is stress impeding your productivity at work? Is work interfering with your personal relationships? If so, don’t despair! There are solutions, and they can be found at the Sixth Annual SouthCoast Women’s Forum to be held at Rachel’s Lakeside, 950 State Road (Rte. 6), N. Dartmouth, on Tuesday, April 29th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

New Bedford, MA — Who is the best mentor you ever knew? Who has taught you the most about leadership? Years ago, Michelle Yozzo Drake asked herself those very questions. As she searched for the best examples of leadership, she discovered the answer right in front of her: it was Mom! 

New Bedford, MA — Is stress impeding your productivity at work? Is work interfering with your personal relationships? If so, don’t despair! There are solutions, and they can be found at the Sixth Annual SouthCoast Women’s Forum to be held at Rachel’s Lakeside, 950 State Road (Rte. 6), N. Dartmouth, on Tuesday, April 29th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

New Bedford, MA – The New Bedford Area and Fall River Area Chambers of Commerce will bring Beacon Hill to the South Coast when they host Salvatore F. DiMasi, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, as the keynote speaker at their Legislative Luncheon at White’s of Westport, 66 State Rd., Westport (at the Fall River line) on Wednesday, April 9th. The event is sponsored by Comcast.

New Bedford, MA – The New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that it is now accepting nominations for the Greater New Bedford area’s “Small Business of the Year.”

Mayor Scott W. Lang delivered his third State of the City Address on March 6th to a packed house at Cafe Funchal. The address was broadcast live on WBSM AM 1420 and is now presented here in audio MP3 format (5MB). This recording of the event is approximately 45 minutes long. Hosted by the New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce.

New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with NewBedford360 are happy to provide an online Audio Podcast of the recent Good Morning Southcoast Breafast held at the New Bedford Country Club.

Diane Darling, author of The Networking Survival Guide, discusses how to connect with people who can put you on the path to success...and keep you there! Kristin Decas, executive director of the New Bedford Harbor Commission, was also on hand to give an update on developments on the New Bedford Waterfront.

New Bedford, MA –Attention, homeowners! Spring is right around the corner, which means it is time once again for the Greater New Bedford Home Show, the largest home show in the South Coast area.

New Bedford, MA – SouthCoast businesses interested in expanding into developing markets overseas have the opportunity to take advantage of export assistance through a partnership between the New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce, the International Trade Assistance Center and the Massachusetts Export Center, part of the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network.

New Bedford, MA – Booth space is still available for businesses wishing to exhibit at the New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce’s 20th Annual Greater New Bedford Home Show, to be held on Saturday, March 8th and Sunday, March 9th. For home and garden retailers, contractors, service providers, and others who do business in the home and garden marketplace or want to increase their visibility among local homeowners, this annual home show—the South Coast area’s largest and most established—is an opportunity to sell directly to hundreds of potential customers who will be actively seeking products and services for home, garden, and leisure.

New Bedford, MA – The New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a meeting of the SouthCoast Electric Power Group (SCEPG), a collaboration of thirty-six large users of electricity in the New Bedford and Fall River area, on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. at Whites of Westport, 66 State Road, Westport, MA. The meeting will recap the group’s combined savings for 2007 and update members on electricity contracts for 2008. Representatives of Risk Services Group and Con Edison will be available to answer questions from members.

New Bedford, MA –The New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce will host Diane Darling, entertaining speaker and author of The Networking Survival Guide and Kristin Decas, Executive Director of the New Bedford Harbor Development Commission for its next Good Morning SouthCoast! program on Wednesday, February 13th from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. at the Country Club of New Bedford, 585 Slocum Road, North Dartmouth.

The New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce announced today that it is no longer the lead organizer for Summerfest, but that the popular festival will continue as a community partnership with the City of New Bedford.

Summerfest, which was established over ten years ago as a partnership between the Chamber, the New Bedford Standard Times and the City of New Bedford has grown from a local seafood festival promoting New Bedford's ties to the fishing industry into one of the largest folk music and arts festivals in New England.