PROPEL Programs at Chambers

PROPEL, a mentor/protégé program, was developed by Doug Minter at the Knoxville Chamber and more chambers across the country are adapting the program to fit their own business services and communities. See the Small Business Chamberpedia page for additional chamber programs and services to assist small business members. Visit the Mentoring Chamberpedia page for additional examples.

Examples of PROPEL programs at Chambers

Knoxville Chamber (Tenn.):

• Propel Your Business and Mentor & Protégé Program.
• Propel Mentor/Protégé Economic Impact Video
• 2015-16 Protégé Application Form - Knoxville Chamber
• Innovation Valley’s Small Business and Propel Program at the Knoxville Chamber - See under "PROPEL" which gives a good definition of the program.
• A conversation with Knoxville’s Doug Minter on his Chamber mentorship program. Article in Southern/Alpha (October 2012).

Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce:

• PROPEL program at the Hampton Roads Chamber.
• See Hampton Roads application news from 2015.
• Hampton Roads Chamber states that: "PROPEL was developed by the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce and has proven its success through increased economic growth in a variety of businesses throughout the Innovation Valley Region of Tennessee."
• Program to mentor small businesses: Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce and Small Business Development Center - Article in the Suffolk News-Herald (February 2015).
• Goal of mentor program is to propel economy at the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce - Article in Inside Business (October 2014).

Southwest Indiana Chamber:

• Propel Mentor/Protégé Program at Southwest Indiana Chamber.
• See additional Southwest Indiana Chamber resources on Propel:
• Download the Protégé Application
• Download the Propel Mentor Application
• Learn More about the Propel Program and the SW Indiana Chamber.

Oshkosh Chamber:

• Propel Oshkosh - Membership Information - Includes social media networking connections for their Propel program

Portland (Maine) Regional Chamber:

• Propel Program - Helping Portland's Next Generation of Business Leaders.

Launching PROPEL at your chamber? We want to hear from you and welcome your chamber's examples. Contact us at HERO@acce.org.

Related Topics:

• Buy Local Initiatives
• Entrepreneurship
• Mentoring
• Small Business

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Last Updated: 8/3/2017