The Business High Point Membership Awards honors local leaders

HERE AT 945, TAKING A LIVE LOOK OUT ON THE HIGH POINT NOW THEY ARE CELEBRATING THEIR BUSINESS LEADERS. HIGH POINT MEMBERSHIP PRICES. IT’S A WAY TO EMPOWER CHANGE MAKERS IN THE TRIAD AND EMPOWER THE COMMUNITY. WELCOME THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO THE HIGH POINT OF BUSINESS, RACHEL COLLINS. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US. THANK YOU. YES, CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP AWARDS? ABSOLUTELY. SO WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO HONOR OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES HERE AT A HIGH POINT. WE’RE HAVING A MEMBERSHIP AWARD PARTY NEXT NIGHT WHERE I’VE BEEN ATTENDED AND RECOGNIZED WELL DESERVED BY OUR MEMBERS. AND THIS PROCESS REALLY CAME FROM OUR MEMBERSHIP ITSELF. AND THAT’S HOW WE HAD HIS MOVEMENT AND REVITALIZATION, YOU KNOW, AT A HIGH POINT. AND SO WE SEND OUR MEMBERSHIP AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT EXACTLY? AND WHO SHOULD I KNOW? AND SO THIS NOMINATION PROCESS HAS JUST BEEN AN AMAZING PROCESS. AND THAT’S WHAT I’VE HEARD FROM OUR MEMBERS. IN MANY OF THESE BUSINESSES WE CAN RECOGNIZE LAST NIGHT. SO TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT WHAT THE CRITERIA ARE AND HOW THE SELECTION PROCESS GOES FOR THESE NOMINATIONS. ABSOLUTELY. SO WE HAD MANY DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, EVERYTHING FROM THE SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR, BUT THEN TO THE BIGGEST BUSINESSES. AND SO WE HAVE THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES THAT WE KNOW, YOU KNOW, THE WINNERS OF OUR MINORITY BUSINESS OF THE YEAR, WHICH WAS CARE INNOVATIONS. YOU KNOW THEY HAVE REALLY INVESTED IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND. I ALSO KNOW A SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR THAT IS 25 EMPLOYEES AND LESS. AND THAT OUR WINNER FOR THAT WAS TIGER ROCK MARTIAL ARTS. AND SO they have been in the community for a long time. AND REALLY INVESTED IN OUR YOUTH. AND THEN EVEN JUST WITH DIFFERENT BUSINESSES ON THE MAIN STREET. AND ALSO RECOGNIZE OUR BUSINESS OF THE YEAR. SO THAT WAS TRULIANT FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, WHO REALLY JUST HAS SUCH AN IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY AND JUST HAS A STRONG CULTURE WITHIN THEIR EMPLOYEES, AND THEY JUST SPREAD IT. ONE OF THE ONES I HAD, OH SORRY. GO FORWARD. I WOULD SAY WE ALSO RECOGNIZE OUR OUTSTANDING CITIZEN OF THE YEAR, WHO I’M SURE WE’LL ALL GET TO GET TOGETHER LATER, BUT WE CAN RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR OWN, OGLESBY, WHO HAS MADE SUCH AN IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. STARTING WITH CAROLINA CORE FC, WHICH WAS ALSO OUR NEW YEAR AWARD WINNER FOR THEIR ECONOMIC IMPACT IN THEIR FIRST SEASON FOR FOCUL, WHICH WAS A BIT EVEN THE CATEGORY IN ALBANIAN. THAT YOU SHOULD EMPHASIZE THIS. NOW, WE KNOW THAT THIS PAST YEAR, WITH SOME CHALLENGES HAVE ARISED WITH THESE BUSINESSES TOO. HOW DID YOU ADDRESS YESTERDAY WITH THAT EVENT? AND HOW DOES ODA SUPPORT THESE BUSINESSES? ABSOLUTELY. I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, YOUR OWN BUSINESS, YOU KNOW, ALWAYS TAKE A CHANCE WHEN YOU OPEN A BUSINESS AND REALLY INVEST YOUR TIME AND RESOURCES. AND SOME OF THE THINGS WE’VE SEEN, YOU KNOW, JUST AS A WHOLE COMMUNITY WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN HAVE ACCESS TO THE CAPITAL. ALSO TO FIND NEW CLIENTS AND SO INSIDE THE ROOM, WE ARE REALLY FOCUSING ON WHAT WE CAN DO FOR TECHNICAL TRAINING TO GIVE THESE COMPANIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET NEW PEOPLE. OUT THE DOOR, WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. RACHEL, ANY THOUGHTS ON THE PRICES LAST NIGHT OR JUST THE ROOM THAT GOES AHEAD AS A WHOLE YOU WOULD LIKE TO MENTION? ABSOLUTELY. LAST NIGHT IT WAS JUST SO RENEWING FOR ME WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO SEE SO MANY BUSINESSES SUPPORTING OTHER BUSINESSES. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SUCH WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS HERE IN THE CHAMBER WHO REALLY PUSH FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND THEY WAKE UP EVERY DAY TO REMEMBER HOW WE CAN MAKE A HIGH POINT. AND WORK AND PLAY. AND, YOU KNOW, AND ONE THING THAT WE’RE GOING TO FOCUS ON GOING INTO THE NEW YEAR IS REALLY ADDRESSING THE HOUSING NEEDS THAT WE HAVE HERE ARE HIGH. AND SO YOU’RE GOING TO HEAR MORE AND MORE ABOUT THIS, HOW DO WE HAVE THE HOUSING, YOU KNOW, WORKFORCE THAT’S COMING AND NEEDED FOR ALL THE GROWTH THAT IS? THIS IS A GREAT POINT. IMPORTANT FOR THIS. YOU REVIEWED THIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME IN THE MORNING. AND WE HIGHLY APPRECIATE YOU AND EVERYTHING YOU DO. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND. EVERYONE AT HOME CAN LEARN MORE

The Peak Business Membership Awards Celebration took place on Thursday. Watch our interview above to see how Business High Point-Chamber of Commerce (BHP-CC) honored local leaders empowers community changemakers to think big, dream big and make big things happen. Whether you’re an entrepreneur starting a new business, an executive growing a business to new heights, or an ambitious professional ready to advance your career, they say they’ll help you advance to your next stage of success. Learn more here.

HIGH POINT, NC –

The Peak Business Membership Awards Celebration took place on Thursday.

Watch our interview above to see how she honored local leaders

Business High Point-Chamber of Commerce (BHP-CC) empowers community changemakers to think big, dream big and make big things happen. Whether you’re an entrepreneur starting a new business, an executive growing a business to new heights, or an ambitious professional ready to advance your career, they say they’ll help you advance to your next stage of success.

Learn more here.

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