“What’s your purpose? What’s your cause? What’s your belief? Why does your organization exist? Why do you get out of bed in the morning? And why should anyone care?” Simon Sinek asks this in his TED Talk How Great Leaders Inspire Action, in which he talks about the importance of finding your “why.” In her acceptance speech at FLEX Read More…
The Franklin-Oil Region Credit Union (FORCU), is celebrating its 45th year of providing financial products and services to approximately 7,600 members in Venango County. Chartered in 1974, FORCU was originally founded by the employees of Franklin Steel. What started as a way for employees to save and borrow money has grown into a state-chartered, federally Read More…
“As the message of the Chamber’s Be Here initiative says, this is a great place to live and work, and I am proud to have my businesses here.”
“Our school and the Chamber have developed a partnership that is crucial to the future of our students’ success and our region’s workforce.”
“With the help of the Chamber’s advocacy committee, the voice of business was heard, benefiting the entire region.”
“The Chamber helped us craft our message and promote it throughout the region–something we couldn’t have done on our own.”
“FLEX was a networking opportunity and confidence builder for me. It gave me the skills and experience to now run a nonprofit and make an impact in the community.”
LIVE HERE, WORK HERE, PLAY HERE, BE HERE
Be Here is an initiative of the Venango Chamber created to change the narrative of our region. Launched in January 2017, the goal of Be Here is to show the many opportunities to live, work, and play in the Venango Area, while we work to tackle the challenges that do exist.
