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In business, marketing can only be as effective as your network. And local chambers are all about developing networks.

Yes, the economy's a lump of coal in our collective stocking, but you're still going to celebrate the season, reward employees and buy presents this year, right? Of course.

The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce's "Evening of Courage" proved an uplifting and memorable event as LGBT small business owners, corporate leaders and LGBT allies came together to celebrate the contributions of diversity pioneers.

The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce is utilizing the latest Web 2.0 opportunities to boost its presence on the Internet and develop vibrant online communities for LGBT small business owners and their allies.

The nation's LGBT entrepreneurs have yet to fully tap into the nation's $620 billion franchise marketplace, but a new Web site aims to change that.

The Big Apple's LGBT entrepreneurs have been energetically embracing the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce's New York affiliate since its official launch in June.

LGBTCareerLink, the new online career center specifically for LGBT professionals, is now set to join the ranks of Craigslist and Monster!

Despite an unsettled economy, the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce announced that corporate memberships have continued to grow at an impressive pace throughout the second and third quarters of 2008.

Despite its mandate to promote human rights, along with peace, security and development, the UN has been slow to make LGBT rights a high priority due to anti-gay sentiment among many member states.

Imagine what could be done if the computational power of the nearly 1 billion personal computers around the globe was harnessed to help scientists combat hunger, disease and disaster.

For one of the oldest LGBT chambers of commerce in the country, community and business are inextricably linked.

As LGBT individuals and groups press for equal rights at home, on the job and in the marketplace, the focus is often on the many similarities between the straight and LGBT communities. But at this year's Out for Business event, the theme could easily have been: Celebrating our differences.

The last five years have demonstrated that the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce was not only a good idea when it was founded in 2002, it was a necessary one.

LGBT organizations are increasingly turning to a diverse array of certification programs to build business and work for equality.

The National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce is ushering in a new era in LGBT business advocacy with the creation of the Tri-State LGBT Chamber and Procurement Council in New York City.

NGLCC certification opens up doors for a small graphic design firm.

Philadelphia's Independence Business Alliance launched in early 2007, and from listening to IBA's president, Bill Gehrman, you quickly get the feeling that you're dealing with a new approach to gay business advocacy.

Short profiles of NGLCC member chambers

Marketing firm Double Platinum reaps the benefits of NGLCC certification.