Here in DC, we value the diversity of our residents, visitors, and employees, and we know you do, too. However, navigating your legal obligations under DC’s civil rights laws can sometimes be difficult even with the best of intentions. Last year, over $3.89 million was awarded to civil rights complainants through the DC Office of Human Rights…
CHAMPS thanks Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen for his work to have $4.5 million in funding included in the 2018 budget to begin the renovation of Eastern Market Metro Park. Renovation of the metro park is key to sustaining and growing our neighborhood businesses. CHAMPS has strongly advocated for the redevelopment and is thrilled to…
The April 2017 edition of Inc. magazine detailed A Day in the Life of eight entrepreneurs at the top of their game. CHAMPS was curious; how do our members, themselves local entrepreneurs and business leaders at the top of their game, make it work? Today our series continues with Hannah Jacobson Blumenfeld, the c0-Executive Director at…
Each April the Washington City Paper publishes its Best Of Washington Reader’s Poll. For the fifth year running Capitol Hill was named Best Neighborhood to Live In. We agree…and its our small and local businesses that play a big part in make our neighborhood a real rock star. The Hill is Home provided a full…
The April 2017 edition of Inc. magazine detailed A Day in the Life of eight entrepreneurs at the top of their game. CHAMPS was curious; how do our members, themselves local entrepreneurs and business leaders at the top of their game, make it work? Here’s our first look behind the scenes with Holly Harper of…
Jonathan Clark of Diginovas, the small business website experts, spoke to our CHAMPS Member Lunch and Learn this week on 3 Critical Website Tips Every Business Owner Needs to Know. The takeaways straight from the Diginovas presentation: It’s fairly simple to build a website in this day and age. But it’s not so easy building…
CHAMPS Board of Directors member Skip Thompson spoke on a panel at Social Impact 360’s Shift Series this past weekend to address the business sector’s role in solving social issues. Skip addressed CHAMPS role saying, “Our job is to be an advocate for small businesses by providing them with resources and information about issues that…
Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen sat down with CHAMPS Members this morning to engage on local business concerns. CM Allen opened by championing the strong financial position of D.C. The city’s budget surplus has triggered several tax cuts that D.C. Council had mandated three years prior including cutting the business franchise tax from 9.5% to…
According to LeanIn.Org women on average are paid 20% less than men – and Black and Hispanic women are paid even less. April 4 is Equal Pay Day. Hundreds of businesses across the nation are participating in the event to highlight the unfairness of the gender pay gap. Businesses are offering special events, discounts, and highlights…
Serve Your City (SYC), a CHAMPS Member, is facilitating a Book Drive for DC Prep Middle School and YOU can help! Check out the amazon wish list here and help fill the empty book shelves. Uplift our youth to uplift our current and future local business economy. SYC recently presented the school with boxes of books,…