by Thomas Kennedy | Jul 20, 2020 | ASMP Transition 2020, Strictly Business Blog
Dear Members, For the past five and half years, it has been a privilege to serve you as Executive Director of ASMP, a position I could never have envisioned having when I was initially accepted as a professional member in 1978. In many respects, it has enabled me to...
by Thomas Kennedy | Jun 1, 2020 | Diversity in Photography, Strictly Business Blog, Town Hall, Webinars
On Friday, May 29, at the beginning of ASMP’s Friday Town Hall webinar, Executive Director Tom Kennedy called for a moment of silence in light of events that continue to rock the nation. We’re sharing that clip here along with further thoughts from Tom.[vc_video...
by Thomas Kennedy | Apr 29, 2020 | Advocacy, COVID-19
Over the past few weeks, ASMP, and other similarly situated organizations, have urged members of Congress to take steps to ensure that microbusinesses of 10 or less employees –a category that fits most ASMP members–are treated more fairly under the SBA’s PPP and...
by Thomas Kennedy | Apr 9, 2020 | Advocacy, COVID-19, Strictly Business Blog
As soon as the president signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES), ASMP began to organize a series of webinars and town hall meetings to provide information that would enable our members to understand the provisions of the bill and how...
by Thomas Kennedy | Mar 13, 2020 | Strictly Business Blog
Given the dramatic increase in coronavirus cases in the United States in the past week, we are already hearing from event photographers and others in our ranks about significant rises in the cancellation of assignments or postponements by clients. To assist members...
