Enjoy engaging speakers, fine food and great networking at the monthly business lunch. Occasionally, we will have hosted rotating Table Topic discussion groups; a great way to pick up business tips from the experts while you make new connections.
Beaverton’s Business Lunch meets the third Tuesday of each month. Get complimentary expert advice at the Table Topics at 11:15; program at noon.
Big Al’s Barrows Road
Time: 11:15 am – 1:00pm
Members in advance: $24
Guests & Walk-ins: $30
Register online here or call the Chamber 503-644-0123
Join us for a lively informative discussion on business development and prospects for 2012. We will hear from Sean Robbins, CEO of Greater Portland Inc. and learn how they are streamlining the economic development process in the greater Portland region and how it will specifically impact Beaverton & Washington county.
Sean’s Bio: Sean joined the Greater Portland Inc. team in 2011 as the organization’s new CEO. He comes to Greater Portland Inc. with over a decade of professional experience in economic development, commercial real estate and urban and regional planning in Wisconsin. He has built a reputation as a get-it-done leader at the intersection of business and community affairs, forging partnerships between public and private sector partners to deliver important community development initiatives.
Most recently (2009-2011), Sean served as the Executive Vice President of Thrive, which is Madison, Wisconsin’s regional public-private economic development partnership. During his tenure, he lead the organization through the creation and implementation of an important new strategic plan that improved the region’s access to capital, built a shared regional business retention and expansion infrastructure, and launched the creation of the region’s Economic Development District designation with the U.S. Economic Development Administration. Sean was recently named to The Portland Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 for 2012.
Sean holds a Master of Science in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Iowa. He and his wife Kristy are proud parents of their two sons, Emory and Mason.
TESTIMONIAL
“Owning your own business is a lot of work. Time and money are always under pressure. Knowing the BACC is fighting the good fight for my business saves me both:
TIME: they represent my business on candidates, measures and bills. They do so at the city, county and state levels.
MONEY: from taxes to ordinances to urban development, the outcomes directly affect my bottom line.
Glad to have them on my team!”
- Wendi Eiland, WENDI EILAND AGENCY, INC. ~ American Family Insurance
