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  • Meeting A Shark

    By on August 23, 2012

    A few days ago, I met Barbara Corcoran from the TV show Shark Tank. Well, I didn't actually meet her, but I tried hard. Corcoran...

  • D.C. Chamber Chosen

    By on August 8, 2012

    This morning, at the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce's 9th Annual National Business & Leadership Conference, now on in Chicago, the organization honored...

  • Making Connections

    By on May 10, 2012

    It's a maxim in business: It's not what you know, it's who you know. While much can be said for the inverse, good connections are...

  • Interns Get the Job Done

    By on April 26, 2012

    With Youth Pride Day this Saturday, April 28, and the Capital Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (CAGLCC) Nonprofit and Association Lunch May 2...

  • Chamber Connections: Screen Test

    By on February 3, 2012

    From PDAs to iPads to PCs, video is more easily accessible than ever, and not just on YouTube. Businesses are increasingly looking for ways to...

  • Outspoken, Ep. 16: Why gays are good for business [video]

    By on December 1, 2010

    At the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Congress's 2010 national dinner, held Friday, Nov. 19 at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., host...

  • Wrestling with the Truth

    By on November 10, 2010

    Some people are very guarded when it comes to their personal space. Donna Rose is not one of them. Instead, she likes to hug. Her...

  • Working Man

    By on September 22, 2010

    There was a time when Riley Folds didn't think it was anyone else's business at his workplace to know that he was gay. ''I was...

  • Courting Greatness

    By on October 31, 2007

    In a world where gay professional sports icons are few and far between, Martina Navratilova definitely stands out. But even if the pro playing fields...

  • Healthful Opportunity

    By on October 31, 2007

    While any number of GLBT-related health summits, workshops and seminars have cropped up in Washington over the years, there's always room for one more --...

  • Out for Business

    By on October 24, 2007

    Traditionally, when money moves in Washington, it's by appropriation. Stock trades and profit motives seem downright ruffian compared to the elegance of a five-star lunch...

  • Now Open for Business

    By on October 17, 2007

    Registration has opened for those planning to attend Washington's first city-sponsored LGBT Economic Development Summit, scheduled for 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Saturday, Nov....

  • Big Business

    By on November 15, 2006

    Irwin Drucker, a program director at IBM who is charged with locating GLBT-owned businesses for the technology giant's supply chain, remembers what it was like...