Rhonda R. Cabrinha and Monica D. Johns have some things in common. They are both business owners and members of Women TIES (Women Together Inspiring Entrepreneurial Success). Cabrinha is vice-president and equity partner at Ellis, Moreland & Ellis, a locally owned Independent Insurance Agency. Johns is president and CEO of Clarity Management Consulting, a Syracuse-based [...]

There’s often the question of small businesses, especially consultants, of whether there’s any reason to join a Chamber of Commerce or not. I hear this question often from new consultants, but I also hear from consultants who have been in business a long time that a Chamber of Commerce hasn’t done anything for them. I’ll [...]