Chamber group awards innovative program grants

The Carolinas Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (CACCE) awarded its 2022 Innovative Program Grants at their Annual Management Conference awards ceremony on Oct. 27 at the Statesville Civic Center.  

Among the winners was the Asheboro/Randolph Chamber of Commerce for The Business Gym, a new resource program designed to help small businesses, young entrepreneurs and more build stronger, more resilient businesses with expert help in a free, on-demand platform.

Visit https://www.businessgym.org for more information.

The chamber was one of four to be awarded $2,500 to go toward its project.

Other winners included:

— Clayton Chamber of Commerce for Launch Johnston County.

— Greater Summerville/Dorchester Chamber of Commerce for NonProfit Workshop Series. — York County Regional Chamber of Commerce for 4 Essential Roles of Leadership Work Session.

These chambers will present their programs to association members during the 2023 CACCE Staff Leadership Development Conference in Outer Banks in March 2023.

The goal of the Innovative Program Grants is to reward Chambers that are being creative and innovative in their efforts to continue to improve and become more relevant in their communities.

CACCE is the professional development organization dedicated to providing educational opportunities for chamber of commerce executives and staff members in North Carolina and South Carolina.  CACCE equips chamber of commerce professionals with leadership skills and tools to build innovative chambers. The organization was formed in 1994 when the North Carolina and South Carolina state chamber associations merged.

For more information on CACCE, or any of CACCE’s conferences or programs, contact Tiffany Fulmer Ott at 404-312-0524.