Approaching its eighth anniversary, the Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce looks to certifications to further support LGBTQ businesses


Approaching its eighth anniversary, the Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce looks to certifications to further support LGBTQ businesses


The Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce is approaching its eight-year anniversary on Sept. 27, and it`s grown a lot since it began as 40 professionals meeting for happy hour from 2011-12.

The chamber was founded out of a need to do something more substantive than networking, said the Chamber`s president, Jason Rae. What grew from that was an organization dedicated to the economic development of LGBTQ businesses.

The Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce is advocating for certification of LGBTQ business enterprises as a way to bolster LGBTQ business owners, and Wisconsin LGBTQ-owned certified business owners say the program helped expand their reputation and customer base...

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