What is it?
Quarterly events starting in 2008 designed to engage young professionals (ages 25-35) of member firms and help them become more competitive in the business arena. This program also helps them establish a web of business contacts through networking and address areas of both personal and professional development. Expected attendance is 100-125 per event. Call 770-232-3000 or email youngprofessionals(at)gwinnettchamber.org for more information.
Young professionals are a key workforce constituency for a variety of firms in Gwinnett. Most commonly defined as “college-educated persons ages 25 to 35,” young professionals provide workforce continuity in the face of large-scale retirement of Baby Boom-era workers, and often engender development of additional arts, cultural and recreational capacity to serve their needs.
Many public input respondents noted a lack of young-professional-serving amenities in Gwinnett, and related stories of younger workers “heading south” after work and on weekends. Thus, Gwinnett’s private and public sector leaders must focus on the recruitment of young professionals, and also the retention of its existing younger workers. Gwinnett Young Professionals is geared to address these concerns.
