The Oakland Metro Chamber of Commerce recently conducted a comprehensive survey, receiving responses from over 130 small businesses citywide to gain a deeper understanding of their current realities, challenges, and goals. This information will continue to focus the Chamber’s advocacy, engagement, and resource strategies to strengthen Oakland’s diverse small-business ecosystem.
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Click to view some of the photos from the Chamber’s 120th Annual Meeting and Awards celebration!
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Click to view the executive summary of the 2025 Economic Summit, highlighting key discussions, insights, and outcomes from this year’s event.
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The Oakland Metro Chamber of Commerce hosted the 2024 Economic Development Summit at Oakland Museum of California on March 20, 2024. Regional leaders and experts, mapped out Oakland’s economic future and highlighted key trends in housing, commercial development, equitable growth, and job creation. View a summary of this report here.
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Turner Construction Company fosters a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion in which all employees contribute creative ideas, seek challenges, and have the opportunity to grow. In 2020, Turner established a 10-year vision: to reflect the communities in which they build and to achieve equitable representation at all levels of the company.
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Oakland is all about love. Love of food. Love of culture. Love of community. During the month of February, you can win a pair of Southwest Airlines flights just by showing your love to Oakland restaurants who have taken the Dining For Justice pledge brought to you by Community Kitchens.
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A beloved trailblazer and larger than life presence in her fierce and unwavering commitment to children, working families and those most marginalized in our community. She was dedicated, steadfast and a luminary leader in her public service career.
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As part of Chase’s commitment to help advance racial equity, they have launched a new program to accelerate minority small business growth in historically underserved neighborhoods.
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Businesses of all sizes are navigating a safe and productive return to work for their employees, clients and customers. But as public health directives change, public safety concerns grow and uncertainty remains as COVID variants persist the Chamber is providing two information sessions for our members and local businesses covering everything you need know for our City’s return to work.
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