Join us for "GRAND Queens, NY Networking Affair" on Monday, June 4, 2012

Join us for "GRAND Queens, NY Networking Affair" on Monday, June 4, 2012... Meet, greet, and build business relationships with business professionals from Queens, Brooklyn, NYC, and beyond. Guest Speaker: Phil Andrews, President of 100 Black Men of Long Island Inc. His message will add value to your business, and perhaps double your sales. For details visit: www.simplytoempower.com

Elevate Ladies Unite Conference set to Educate, Elevate and Inspire Women June 2, 2012

Elevate Ladies Unite Conference set to Educate, Elevate and Inspire Women June 2, 2012 Hempstead New york, Inspiring Tree Consulting® will have its Elevated Ladies Unite Conference on Saturday, June 2nd, 2012 from 1:00P.M. to 5:00 P.M. located on 9 Centre Street, Hempstead New York 11550.

Photo: Stacie N.C. Grant Hempstead New york, Inspiring Tree Consulting® will have its Elevated Ladies Unite Conference on Saturday, June 2nd, 2012 from 1:00P.M to 5:00 P.M located on 9 Centre Street, Hempstead New York 11550. The theme of the conference is to educate, inspire and elevate one another. This conference is geared towards women entrepreneurs and aspiring women entrepreneurs. Come and be inspired and elevated with dynamite keynote speakers, performance, fashion show, vendors and networking. Stacie Grant is one of the featured keynote speakers for this year conference. Ms. Grant is an empowerment specialist and event strategist; she lives by her principles which are to Lead, Teach and Inspire. As the professional Empowerment Specialist, Ms. Grant is on very high demand as the sought after inspirational speaker, trainer, life coach and mistress-of-ceremonies. She is the weekly radio of the popular Monday Mid-day motivation show entitled "Create your own luck with Stacie N.C. Grant". Her platform focuses on self-Empowerment, power networking, women & organizational leadership, entrepreneurship, Youth Development and Civic Engagement. Stacie Grant has the distinction of being one of Les Brown’s notable Platinum Speakers. When you hear the name Terri Banks you get a reincarnation of Madame CJ Walker, Bessie Coleman, and other women figures that has shaped America. Terri Banks is the owner and founder of Having Her Say a dramatic arts company that specializes in oral history and character portrayals. Ms. Banks is a master story teller who draws both children and adults into her living history vignettes. Each performance is animated, interactive in style and will leave the hairs on the back of your necks stand up. For information regarding the conference registration, vending or placing your advertisement in the journal; you may call 516-532-2181 or email lforbes8@inspiringtree.com. Journal Ad deadline is May 25th, 2012. You can also go to www.eventbrite.com and type in the website search bar Elevated Ladies Unite Conference or you can copy this link http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3389394771.

Black Street Annual Awards set to honor Phil Andrews, President, 100 Black Men of Long Island, Inc.

100 Black Men of Long Island, Inc. West Point Candidate Footage

100 Black Men of Long Island, Inc. 38th Annual Scholarship Gala Benefit, Saturday, March 10, 2012 Crest Hollow Club, Woodbury, New York

100 Black Men of Long Island, Inc. 38th Annual Scholarship Gala Benefit Saturday, March 10, 2012 Crest Hollow Country Club

Mclaren named new President Bronx Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Mclaren named Chamber President for Bronx Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

On May 27, 2010 Black Business Works launched its first networking event in the Queens, New York

On May 27, 2010 Black Business Works launched its first networking event in the Queens area. Over 40 small business owners participated in the launch. Phil Andrews, President of the 100 Black Men of Long Island, Inc. was the special guest speaker. The topic for the Breakfast meeting was "The Importance of belonging to a network". Sherise Patterson is the President of the Queens Division of Black Business Works.

2004, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation reported that Black men and women are 50% more likely to start businesses than their white counterparts. The study also revealed that while millions of Black businesses are launched each year, many of those businesses fail. Entrepreneur Hanif Russell has seen this scenario of start-up and failure in the Black business community play out time and time again in his home state of New York, which also happens to lead the numbers in annual Black business startups.

That’s why in December 2008, frustrated with the lack of support within the Black business community, Russell launched Black Business Works.

Russell says black business failure often occurs because there isn’t a strong business network that focuses on the needs of black-owned businesses. He founded Black Business Works to be that strong network black businesses need to succeed.
Black Business Works facilitates the role of raising the awareness in the black community of black professional business services offered to the black community and beyond.

The organization’s services are designed to help black businesses become financially sustainable and garner support from the black community. Russell believes if more money is spent with black-owned businesses, then black businesses will have a better chance for financial stability and business growth. The community spending approach has been utilized within other communities with much success, with Black Business Works we will see more Black businesses succeed.

Visit http://www.blackbusinessworks.com for more information on upcoming events and to be placed on our mailing list for upcoming events.