Professional Development
The North Chamber offers a myriad of professional development opportunities to keep members on the cutting-edge of best practices and business skills. North Chamber members plan and implement a number of training programs and discussion groups targeted at delivering topical and results-oriented educational opportunities.
Business Leaders Circles (BLC) (Ongoing - application required): BLC groups provide business owners, general managers, principals or general partners a forum to discuss business issues and concerns on a number of group topics including General Business, Marketing, Retail, Sales and Sole Proprietorship. Admission into BLC groups is ongoing and an application is required for admission. BLC Application
CIO Breakfast Series (Monthly): CIO breakfasts are a knowledge series designed exclusively for and by Chief Information Technology Officers. These programs offer various focus topics and speakers targeted to technology and IT executives. The annual CIO Panel features a luncheon and question and answer format with panelists comprised of area chief information officers discussing a variety of technology-related topics.
CIO Panel Forum (Annual): This informational program is designed exclusively for technology executives. The program format features discussion with esteemed local technology executives and the topic varies per year.
CFO Forums (Quarterly): Forums are a knowledge series designed exclusively for Chief Financial Officers. These programs offer various focus topics and speakers targeted to financial executives.
Distinguished Technology Speaker Series (Annual): This series features technology-focused discussion topics and speakers in an effort to promote the technology industry and related products and services to the general technology user and technology executives. The series includes the annual CIO Panel question and answer discussion and a second program featuring an industry expert.
Economic Update (Annual - Chairman's Council member's only): Noted economist Dr. Ray Perryman provides a forecast of the local, state and national economies for the coming year for the chamber's highest level of investors.
Employment Law Seminar (Annual): This full-day program, presented by the North Chamber's non-profit foundation Lead SA, is designed to update employers, human resources professionals, in-house councils, managers and business owners on the latest in employment law to help reduce and/or avoid costly litigation. Continuing education credits are available.
Enterprising Women's Conference (Annual):This full-day professional development conference for women features workshops, keynote addresses, discussion groups, exhibits and the presentation of the prestigious ATHENA® Award. Continuing education credits are available.
Leadership Lab (Annual - application required): This award-winning and innovative approach to leadership development is targeted to San Antonio's up-and-coming business leaders from the corporate, non-profit and small business environments. This nine-month training program is based on the most current thinking, research and best practices in leadership development focusing on five core elements including: professional performance, leadership, management, community service and self-awareness. Leadership Lab Program Brochure; Leadership Lab Application
Tech Brunch Bunch (Quarterly): This educational program is designed for non-techie members to gather for an informal and useful discussion about technology issues that affect day-to-day business operations, development and growth in a relaxed lunch-time environment. Members can meet and visit with one another to benchmark and compare their organization's technology concerns, challenges and solutions.
