Workshops • Seminars • Forums

Regularly scheduled throughout the year, Chamber seminars are designed to help businesses enhance operations through informative educational sessions on a wide range of business-specific topics that have included:

• Labor & Employment Law Update 2009 • The Cost of Employee Vacancy • Benefit Options in a Challenging Economy • Making the Most of Your Customer Service Commitment • Creating Donor Loyalty for Nonprofits

Through a Chamber partnership with the Business Assistance Center of the Kern Community College District, Chamber members can attend a variety of business education courses at significant discounts. Additional opportunities through collaborations with a variety of educational partners also are made available.

A variety of community and legislative forums provide a wide range of topical information that have impacts for business.
Annual events include:
• State of the City Forum • Bakersfield: The Next Five Years Business Forecast Forum • • • Energy & Clean Air Expo

Legislative forums have included:
• Workers’ Comp Reform • California’s State Budget
• Business and Economic Development Issues Affecting the San Joaquin Valley and California
• Congressional Updates by U.S. Congressman Jim Costa and U.S. Congressman Kevin McCarthy

The more you know, the more you grow.