2011-2012 Committee Chair

Jorge Martinez, Chair The Conroy Martinez Group

Small Business & Entrepreneurship Goals

Conduct four how-to workshops, “Business Innovation Institute,” that serve the small business community and work closely with other Chamber committees to address more specific issues such as, but not limited to:
• Access to Capital - Micro Lending
• Social media for client acquisition/retention
• How healthcare reform will impact your business

Expand and grow the Top 100 Minority Business Awards® by 10 percent. 

Expand and grow South Florida Good to Great Awards® by 10 percent.

Task Forces

Business Innovation Institute
Jorge Martinez, Chair
The Conroy Martinez Group

South Florida Good to Great Awards®
Victoria Villalba, Chair
Victoria & Associates Career Services, Inc.

Top 100 Minority Business Awards®
Ralph MacNamara, Co-chair
Kaufman Rossin & Co., P.A. 

Jorge Sarria, Co-chair
Merrill Lynch

Information You Can Use

NEW: Presentations from Business Innovation Institute Part III: Web 2.0 Strategies for Every Business, May 20
Web 2.0/Social Media Plan & Strategy -- Christina Suchnya
Bright Out of the Box: Marketing and Virtual Web 2.0 Strategies -- Lucas Sommer
rbb Public Relations -- Christine Barney
South Florida Business Journal and Social Networking -- Kevin Gale

Download Resources for Your Small Business

Additional Information

Contact: Jennifer Sanchez, 305-577-5451 | jsanchez@miamichamber.com