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January Speaker Spotlight

  As vice president of the entrepreneurial growth division, Dr. Robinson is responsible for research, strategy, and implementation of small business initiatives that assist the

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January 28, 2020 No Comments

Spotlight Speaker

Our Speaker for the November South Council Luncheon is Courtney Woznek, Director of Sales for the Holiday Inn I-295/Baymeadows Events Center Jacksonville.  “With over 10 years of

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November 2, 2017 No Comments

Upcoming Featured Event

The Jax Chamber South Council and Jax Chamber West Council present the 7th Annual All Council Golf Tournament.  Come join the West and South COuncils

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January 12, 2016 No Comments

South Council Small Business Leader of the Year

We would like to congratulate Pete Denholm of Supporting Strategies Supporting Strategies as South Council Small Business Leader of the Year!

Pete Denholm is the managing director of Supporting Strategies | Northeast Florida, one the largest outsourced bookkeeping firms on the First Coast. Pete brings his clients into the 21st century by transitioning them into the cloud reducing their bookkeeping labor by up to 50%. He is a business management consultant with over 20 years of experience in operations and financial management. While working for KPMG, PwC, Grant Thornton, and Fortune 50 companies, he specialized in helping organizations improve their financial and business operations. He found the work so rewarding that he launched Supporting Strategies | Northeast Florida in 2014, which has earned Top Accounting Firm kudos in the Jacksonville Business Journal.
He is a member of the Rotary Club of Jacksonville, Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce and St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce. Pete holds a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from the George Washington University and is proud to be a former Marine. Outside of work, Pete applies his creative problem-solving skills to woodworking and sailing. Ask him about navigating the Pacific Ocean in a 39-foot sailboat.
To learn more about our Small Business Champion’s firm, visit https://www.supportinstrategies.com.

South Council Luncheon Speaker

Aundra Wallace is the president of JAXUSA Partnership, the regional economic development arm of JAX Chamber. He directs a staff of 16 in the areas of business development, international, workforce development, research and marketing.
Prior to joining JAXUSA, he served as CEO of the City of Jacksonville’s Downtown Investment Authority, where he has directed economic development efforts in the city’s downtown, facilitating more than $150 million in public investment dollars that created more than $800 million in private capital investments during his tenure.
A leader in managing community, housing and economic development initiatives throughout his career, Aundra has held similar leadership positions for agencies in Detroit, Miami and the state of North Carolina. Throughout his career, Aundra has managed more than $650 million in equity, grants, loans and tax-exempt bonding capacity, in addition to creating and/or retaining 9,500 direct jobs. He is a Certified Housing Development Finance Professional and a Certified Economic Development Finance Professional.

Expertise
Urban, Community and Housing Development
Alma Mater
Georgia Southern University and Clark Atlanta University
Favorite Landmark or Attraction: Downtown Jacksonville and Castillo de San Marcos
Favorite Movie: The Usual Suspects
Favorite Restaurant: Cowford Chophouse