An invitation to strengthen Tennessee’s workforce of today and tomorrow
We’re delighted to invite businesses and economic development organizations to participate in our new Tennessee Business + Family Forum— an alliance of business and economic development leaders committed to a powerful idea: When Tennessee children and families thrive, our workforce and economy do too.
The Forum champions business-friendly solutions that support working families and expand access to affordable quality early care and education.
Our Anchor Partners.
Chambers of commerce across our great state are core partners – as the critical voice of business in their communities.
Bristol Chamber
Chattanooga Area Chamber
Cookeville Chamber
Johnson City Chamber
Greater Jackson Chamber
Greater Memphis Chamber
Knoxville Chamber
Kingsport Chamber
Lawrence County Chamber
Memphis Tomorrow
Nashville Chamber
Obion County Joint Economic Dev. Corporation
Rutherford County Chamber
Tennessee Business Roundtable
Tennessee Chamber
Williamson, Inc.
What we do:
- Community Leadership: Elevate awareness of the powerful ROI from investing in young children and working families and cultivate solutions in your local communities.
- State Policy & Advocacy: Shape and support state policy solutions that expand access to early care and education and strengthen economic stability for working families.
- Workplace Innovation: Explore and showcase family-friendly practices that help businesses attract and retain top talent while helping Tennessee’s working families to thrive.
What it means to participate:
- Regular programming: Your leadership teams are invited to attend and share ideas at regular virtual and in-person events.
- Customized events: At your request, we’ll support you to shape and implement solutions-focused conversations and events with your employees, members, and/or stakeholders.
- State policy agenda: You’ll help shape the Forum’s shared state policy priorities and vote on what it gets behind. You’ll also get the data and information you need to socialize the Forum’s policy priorities with your teams as your organization builds its own legislative priorities.
Contact Us!
For more information about participation, contact Rebecca Woods — 423.315.0851 or Rebecca@TQEE.org
