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Shop Local This Small Business Saturday and Support Your Community
The Saturday after Thanksgiving—November 30, this year—is celebrated as Small Business Saturday. With the holiday season in full swing across Omaha, our vibrant community of small businesses is prepared to meet all your gifting needs. Why shop small? Small businesses...
3,000 Ways to Boost Your Business
Truth be told, 3,000 isn’t exactly right. It’s more like 20,000 ways to boost your business. As a member of the Greater Omaha Chamber you and your business join the ranks of almost 3,000 local businesses that represent more than 20,000 professionals. That’s 20,000...
Small Business of the Month- October 2022: Four Points Federal Credit Union
In 1934, the same year Babe Ruth walloped his 700th home run, infamous gangster John Dillinger was taken down, and the dust bowl swept through the prairies, the Farm Credit Administration Cooperative Credit Association was established in Omaha, Nebraska. It was one of...
Small Business of the Month- September 2022: Field Day Development
Back in 2009 Andrea Kathol was working as a graduate assistant in the City Planning Department and for a real estate non-profit in Council Bluffs when she was approached by an architecture firm that had clients who desperately needed her services. It was an...
Small Business of the Month – August 2022: Nebraska Home Appliance
They don’t wear capes or utility belts, nor do they wield impenetrable shields or swing supernatural hammers, but that doesn’t deter Todd Daganaar from referring to his team members at Nebraska Home Appliance as “heroes.” Hometown Heroes to be exact. “While many see...
Small Business of the Month – July 2022: Media King Communications
When it comes to bringing internet connectivity to the unconnected and underserved in Nebraska, one name stands out like a king – William King. King is head of Media King Communications, a nationally certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) that offers WiFi...
2022 Business Hall of Fame Inductees
Every year, the Greater Omaha Chamber honors those whose vision, work ethic and dedication to community have made Omaha – Greater Omaha. Honorees are selected from nominations submitted by community members and business leaders (like you -- so, make a nomination)....
Small Business of the Month – June 2022: OBI Creative
O’Brien Industries (OBI Creative) is a research-based, innovation-driven advertising agency based in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded in 2001 by Mary Ann O'Brien, an Iowa-native, entrepreneur, and former CMO of Gateway Computers, the firm started small, with fewer than 12...
Inside Leadership Omaha’s Best Class Ever: Class 44
Join Leadership Omaha participant, Jara Sturdivant-Wilson, as she takes this 10-month journey of discovery and connection.
Small Business of the Month – May 2022: Bin There, Dump That
It’s hard to miss Bin There, Dump That. The dumpsters are bright, neon green and they’re all over the city of Omaha. Back in 2018, Sue and Peter Maier walked away from corporate America to open Bin There Dump That Omaha Dumpster Rental because they saw a need for...
2022 Business Excellence Award Winners
Each year we select Business Excellence Award winners from nominations gathered from the community. These awards are our way of celebrating the incredible amount of excellence around us and awarding the truly deserving – those whose contributions elevate our community...