Build your own "elevator pitch"
Another Lunch'n'Learn added tomorrow for Owensboro Buys It!
Due to high demand, a third Lunch'n'Learn has been added from noon to 1 p.m. tomorrow, July 7th to teach small business Chamber members how to build their own "elevator pitch" and participate in the Owensboro Buys It! expo on October 15th. Click here to learn more about Owensboro Buys It!; it is FREE to Chamber members.

The Chamber's Small Business Task Force will meet Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at the Commerce Center. The task force is working on the Owensboro Buys It! program as well as the Lunch'n'Learn series. All Chamber members are welcome to participate in the Small Business Task Force.

• Wednesday, WQXQ 101.9 FM, 12:15 p.m., 920 Frederica St., Suite 106

Next Friday, July 17th, is the deadline to apply for the inaugural Emerge Owensboro class. Developing leaders and utilizing their talents for the betterment of the community and their employers is the goal of the new Emerge Owensboro, a joint program of the Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Corporation.

Emerge Owensboro is a nine-month curriculum that will expose participants to community issues AND teach leadership skills. The class is open to any resident of the community and Chamber members are encouraged to apply. The first class day is September 10th.

Class applications can be downloaded here. Class notification will be made by August 14th.