The Massachusetts Business Coalition for Early Childhood Education is a growing coalition, founded by CEOs and leaders of Massachusetts employers, coming together to make early childhood education more accessible, affordable, and stable for Massachusetts workers, more rewarding for early childhood professionals, and a point of differentiation in attracting and retaining a strong workforce across the Commonwealth. Learn more >

The Massachusetts Apprentice Network launched in March 2022 to convene employers and other key stakeholders committed to hiring 1,000 apprentices in 5 years. Created in partnership with the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, and Accenture, the Massachusetts Apprentice Network demonstrates that effective apprenticeship models combining technical and on-the-job training prepares untapped, diverse talent for in-demand careers in industries such as tech, healthcare, advanced manufacturing, financial services, biotech, and more. Other founding members of the network includes members Beth Israel Lahey Health, Liberty Mutual, and Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology as well as Cengage Group, Wayfair, Apprenti, Bunker Hill Community College, and Year UP and YUPRO. Sign up to join the network and learn more >

The Massachusetts Caregiver Coalition is an innovative team of leading employers, advocates, and government partners committed to recognizing, supporting, and building creative solutions that allow family caregivers to continue to thrive in the workplace while also caring for family at home.  At our launch in 2019, the Coalition released a Massachusetts State of Care Survey—Embracing Carers™ and an Employer Toolkit providing best practices for employers to support family caregivers within their workforces. Learn more >

The Roundtable joins over 250 Boston-area employers who have signed the 100% Talent Compact, pledging to take action to close the gender/racial wage gap in the City of Boston. Thanks to the Boston Women’s Workforce Council and supportive partners, this collaborative network brings together many organizations, ranging in size and industry with a common goal—to make Boston the best place for working women. Learn more about the Compact and how you can join.

The Roundtable is a member of the Massachusetts Business Coalition on Skills, launched by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and bringing together business organizations statewide dedicated to closing the skills gap in Massachusetts. In the spring of 2021, the Massachusetts Business Coalition on Skills developed a policy agenda with the goal of ensuring every resident can acquire the skills needed to thrive in their careers and every employer can find the talent they need to be successful. Read the policy agenda.

The Roundtable joins a network of business groups statewide to connect employers with the Pacesetters Program as a tool to increase supplier diversity across industries in Massachusetts. Currently in Massachusetts, there is no coordinated state-wide effort to increase private spend with businesses of color. Managed by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, the Pacesetters program seeks to change that. Pacesetters are large and mid-sized companies and anchor institutions committed to using their procurement purchasing power to close the racial wealth gap by intentionally increasing spend with businesses of color. Are you an employer interested in learning more about the Pacesetters Program? Please contact Tonja Mettlach to get connected today!

The Workforce Solutions Group (WSG) is a statewide advocacy coalition that brings together business, labor, community, and workforce organizations to advance a clear and unified policy agenda for workforce development. As a founding member of the Workforce Solutions Group, the Roundtable works to increase resources and spearhead changes to better align Massachusetts’ workforce and education systems. Learn more >