Incorporating Videos into your Marketing Strategies

by Chad Godfrey As business owners and entrepreneurs, we all desire happy customers and more market share for our products, services, or non-profit. As you consider your business goals and marketing strategies for 2019, I’d like you to consider one approach you...

Local Leaders Honored by Truman Heartland Community Foundation

We have many fabulous leaders in our Lee’s Summit community and within the Chamber membership. Two familiar faces were recently recognized by Truman Heartland Community Foundation (THCF) during the annual Toast to Our Towns Gala. Recognized in different ways,...

Small Business Saturday is a Big Deal to Local Businesses

by John Beaudoin On Nov. 27, 2010, a small business revolution began in the United States. On that Saturday, Small Business Saturday was observed for the first time. The credit card company American Express (a company that heavily promotes small-business shopping)...

Lee’s Summit’s entrepreneur incubator is a haven for artists

by Amber Monaco Bridge Space, Lee’s Summit’s first co-working space and entrepreneur incubator, is a haven for artists. We believe that entrepreneurship can take many forms and artists are not to be left out of that conversation. Art is more than something...

JDRF Has One Goal: Create a World Without Type 1 Diabetes

by Rebecca Silverman Blue is the color to wear this November. A simple color conveys a much bigger message for thousands of families in the KC Metro, showing the world what type 1 diabetes (T1D) looks like. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) community...