Posts Tagged "small business"

Raynard Jackson is President and CEO of Raynard Jackson & Associates, Inc.- a government relations and political consulting firm in Washington, D.C. He has a proven record of balancing public policy with fundamental freedoms associated with a free-market, capitalistic society. According to Jackson, “You have a fundamental right to pursue business interests with the least amount of interference from the government.” In today’s world, characterized by tight budgets and corporate down-sizing, RJA understands that it must show real value for the client’s bottom line. They encourage clients to view their fees as an investment, not as an expense. Then they establish reasonable goals by which their performance can be measured. After spending years in...

MARGARITA ANDERSON IS THE AUTHOR OF “OUR BLACK YEAR”, AND THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF THE EMPOWERMENT EXPERIMENT (EE) AND THE EMPOWERMENT EXPERIMENT FOUNDATION, INC. (EEF). Margarita Anderson and her family made history and dominated headlines as national media covered their real-life case study in self-help economics. The Anderson family lived exclusively off Black business and talent, and bought only Black-made products for an entire year. Their experiment resulted in a landmark study conducted by Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Business. She has appeared on CNN, CSPAN, PBS NewsHour, MSNBC, Fox News, and CBS Morning News, among many other major national Black and mainstream television and radio shows, and her experiment landed on front pages across...

After 16 years of conferences, the California Black Chamber of Commerce is coming back this year with the 17th Annual Ron Brown Commerce Summit & Gala: Your High Speed Ticket to Success. This time, the weekend of festivities will take place at the Double Tree Hotel in beautiful San Diego. For exact address, see below. Doubletree by Hilton Hotel San Diego – Mission Val 7450 Hazard Center Drive San Diego, CA 92108 Over the course of 3 days, the California Black Chamber of Commerce hosts small businesses, government agencies, and industry partners in an effort to build relationships and encourage partnerships, and contracting success at the annual commerce summit. The event opens with the golf fundraiser and closes with an awards dinner honoring leaders in...

A key role of the California Black Chamber Commerce is to create the environment that allows our members and affiliates to grow and prosper! Such an opportunity will exist August 18-20 in Sacramento at the Ron Brown Business and Economic Summit. We at the Chamber fully understand the economic challenge that many of you are currently experiencing, but like all things in life we have choices, Give up or find creative ways and means to fight through it. Share auto transportation rather than fly, share room space. Between breakfast, lunch and evening receptions there are no food cost, but these are just a few thoughts. We are determined to provide you the most up to date information so you can prosper both in and outside the state of California. A special panel on...

Since the Chamber’s inception in 1994 we have been dedicated to the economic empowerment of small business communities across the state of California. Our focus has been to improve communication between you and your local chamber of commerce and develop a connection with small businesses and local assembly and senate leaders. Additionally, as a state wide organization we are advocates for the under-served, providing education and training to small businesses, other non-profit organizations and communities across the state of California Our corporate partners now have another avenue to connect with you, the small business owner for their supplier diversity and procurement needs. Please take a few moments to navigate through our site to see what our...