Jason Brandt's Page

There's plenty to learn about the web:

http://www.willamette.edu/agsm/social_media/

This should be a good program full of education for businesspeople interested.

A good point was brought up by a fellow Chamber member recently that asked the question "What is the difference between the Salem Chamber's efforts in representing the interests of business with government and taking political action? Aren't they the same thing?"

It was a very good question, hence the blog posting and a soon to be uploaded audio briefing.

Without a doubt, membership in the Salem Chamber can be confusing because we simply have so much going on. But no matter what we do, our eff… Continue

4 Tricycles are needed for the Chamber's BUSINESS ROCKS! event at Riverfront Park on Friday August 21st from 11am - 2pm.

If you own or know of someone that would be willing to let the Chamber borrow a tricycle for the day, please email me (jason@salemchamber.org) so we can make arrangements.

The tricycles will be used for roughly 30 minutes as part of the "Battle of the Businesses" event going on as a part of BUSINESS ROCKS.

There will be 3 heats for 4 teams racing each each other and the 1st… Continue

Outside of the business world, business owners and employers can get a bad wrap. In a capitalistic society, the pursuits to make a profit are justification for some to claim businesspeople are just greedy and money hungry.

Business news and media coverage on a national scale can add to the negativity and cause more bad will. But as businesspeople, we must remember that it is up to us to change misconceptions about what it means to be in business and the good that can come from that pursuit.

Th… Continue

It’s no secret that our state government faces some major budget challenges. Elected officials are scrambling in the halls of the legislature trying to figure out how they are going to close the gap between the amount of money they expect to collect and the plans they have for budget spending in the next biennium.

Many are talking about the need to increase fees and taxes from business in order to balance the budget. At the time of this writing, Oregon has the 2nd highest unemployment rate in t… Continue