by Cara O'Neill | Sep 4, 2019 | Independent Meeting Planners, Meeting Planning, On-Site Management, Small Business
Last month GCG created a survey to poll those members in our network who hold a CMP designation. Our goal was to gain greater insight into who these professionals are and learn about their experiences with becoming a CMP. It’s extraordinary to think that over 63% of...
by Cara O'Neill | Jun 18, 2019 | Independent Meeting Planners, Meeting Planning, Small Business
Did you know that according to the US Department of Labor, occupations within the meeting and conventions industry are projected to undergo the highest percentage of growth compared across all industry types within the next decade? Incredible news, right? Well, maybe...
by Terry Matthews-Lombardo | Jun 6, 2019 | Guest Bloggers, Independent Meeting Planners, Meeting Planning, On-Site Management, Small Business
It was enacted in May 2018 but to this day there is still a whole lot of ‘head scratching’ going on over the GDPR. Why? For starters, because it is generally thought of as a European problem since it was a rule put into force by the European Union. But don’t be...
by Cara O'Neill | May 23, 2019 | Independent Meeting Planners, Meeting Planning, On-Site Management, Small Business
What do you think of when you hear the term “Temporary Event Staffing”? If you’re like many, you probably envision services that are provided on an as-needed basis for a pre-determined length of time. Staffing agencies provide personnel to provide services in...
by Cara O'Neill | Feb 28, 2019 | Independent Meeting Planners, Meeting Planning, On-Site Management, Small Business
Technology represents ingenuity and innovation in today’s meeting and event market. It’s safe to say that the trend will continue to advance in 2019 with performance enhancements and metric matching integration across a wide variety of digital platforms. Consider how...
by Cara O'Neill | Jan 16, 2019 | Independent Meeting Planners, Meeting Planning, Small Business
You can say entrepreneurship runs in the Gershaw family. For Lori Gershaw, it’s her long lineage of business owners beginning with her grandfathers, father and brother that set her on a path to begin her own journey. In 1989, Lori decided the timing was right to leave...
