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SUMMARY:2023 - African American Business Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The vision of the African American Business Council is to strategically position black businesses for inclusion and success through opportunity\, education\, exposure\, entrepreneurship\, economic development\, and public policy advocacy. We are committed to leading\, educating\, and advocating to grow African American-owned businesses and to create and grow a thriving African American middle class in Wilmington.\n\n\n\nThe Wilmington Chamber's African American Business Council theme in 2023 is Moving Your Business Forward with Education towards Growth.\n\n \n\nOur co-chairs have outlined the following schedule of meetings and topics for 2023 below. \n\n \n\n\n	January 18: Goal Setting\n	February 15: Tax Season Prep\n	March 30: Intentional Collisions\n	April 19: Marketing and Advertising\n	May 17: Prioritizing and Professionalism\n	June TBD: Intentional Collisions\n	July 12: Goal Setting Check In\n	August 16: Risk Assessment\n	September 20: 5 Cs of Credit\n	October 3: Intentional Collisions\n	November 15: Holiday Bazaar\n	December TBD: Mental Health & Wellness \n\n\n \n\n11:30am-12:00pm - Bring your own lunch\; networking and connecting\n\n12:00-1:00pm - Introductions\, Guest Speaker\, Chamber Announcements\n\n\n\nJULY\n\n\n\nAs professionals\, we are told that we need to 'set goals' if we are going to be successful  unfortunately that's often where the advice stops. That's like me telling someone who has no knowledge of the accessibility of air travel that you'll need to fly to get to London\; it's not that I'm telling them a lie\, but it's not exactly helpful. We're going to change all of that with a little context\, a little guidance\, and some clarity on those missing pieces of the puzzle. \n\n \n\nIn this interactive workshop we will work through the framework for: \n\n\n	Effectively identifying our Personal and Professional goals (as much as we might prefer to have these separate and sovereign\, the two are intertwined).\n	Methods we can use to reverse engineer these goals for best results.\n	How to course correct when we fall out of alignment to leverage for maximum impact. \n\n\n \n\nThe hope and expectation is that by the end of this workshop you will walk away more confident and prepared to take on your goals with new tools and techniques for navigating your own unique path to success. \n\n\n\nSPEAKER\n\n \n\nBrittany Fountain is the Founder & CHO of Britt Joy & Co\; a growth and culture strategy firm that places an emphasis on the humanness of organizations. We come alongside those who are contributing to the framework of these initiatives to provide a fresh\, unique\, and data-informed focus that drives results.\n\n\n\nAll Chamber members AND non-members are welcome to attend the meeting.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; font-family: &quot\;Fira Sans&quot\;\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">The vision of the African American Business Council is to strategically position black businesses for inclusion and success through opportunity\, education\, exposure\, entrepreneurship\, economic development\, and public policy advocacy.&nbsp\;<span style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-stretch: inherit\; line-height: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\;">We are&nbsp\;</span></span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">committed to leading\, educating\, and advocating to grow African American-owned businesses and to create and grow a thriving African American middle class in Wilmington.</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color: rgb(14\, 16\, 26)\;">The Wilmington Chamber&#39\;s African American Business Council theme in 2023 is Moving Your Business Forward with Education towards Growth.</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin-top: 0pt\; margin-bottom: 0pt\; font-family: &quot\;Fira Sans&quot\;\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; background: transparent\; color: rgb(14\, 16\, 26)\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">Our co-chairs have outlined the following schedule of meetings and topics for 2023 below.&nbsp\;</span></span></span></p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin-top: 0pt\; margin-bottom: 0pt\; font-family: &quot\;Fira Sans&quot\;\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; background: transparent\; color: rgb(14\, 16\, 26)\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<ul style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin-top: 0pt\; margin-bottom: 0pt\; font-family: &quot\;Fira Sans&quot\;\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; background: transparent\; color: rgb(14\, 16\, 26)\;">\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0pt 0px\; background: transparent\; list-style-type: disc\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">January 18: Goal Setting</span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0pt 0px\; background: transparent\; list-style-type: disc\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">February 15: Tax Season Prep</span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0pt 0px\; background: transparent\; list-style-type: disc\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">March 30: Intentional Collisions</span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0pt 0px\; background: transparent\; list-style-type: disc\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">April 19: Marketing and Advertising</span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0pt 0px\; background: transparent\; list-style-type: disc\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">May 17: Prioritizing and Professionalism</span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0pt 0px\; background: transparent\; list-style-type: disc\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">June TBD: Intentional Collisions</span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0pt 0px\; background: transparent\; list-style-type: disc\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">July 12: Goal Setting Check In</span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0pt 0px\; background: transparent\; list-style-type: disc\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">August 16: Risk Assessment</span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0pt 0px\; background: transparent\; list-style-type: disc\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">September 20: 5 Cs of Credit</span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0pt 0px\; background: transparent\; list-style-type: disc\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">October 3: Intentional Collisions</span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0pt 0px\; background: transparent\; list-style-type: disc\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">November 15: Holiday Bazaar</span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0pt 0px\; background: transparent\; list-style-type: disc\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">December TBD: Mental Health &amp\; Wellness&nbsp\;</span></span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin-top: 0pt\; margin-bottom: 0pt\; font-family: &quot\;Fira Sans&quot\;\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; background: transparent\; color: rgb(14\, 16\, 26)\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin-top: 0pt\; margin-bottom: 0pt\; outline: 0px\; font-family: &quot\;Fira Sans&quot\;\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\; background: transparent\; color: rgb(14\, 16\, 26)\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">11:30am-12:00pm - Bring your own lunch\; networking and connecting</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-family: arial\;" />\n<span style="box-sizing: border-box\;">12:00-1:00pm - Introductions\, Guest Speaker\, Chamber Announcements</span></span></span></p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; font-family: &quot\;Fira Sans&quot\;\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;"><br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; outline: 0px\; orphans: 3\; widows: 3\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><b>JULY</b></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:black\;">As professionals\, we are told that we need to &lsquo\;set goals&rsquo\; if we are going to be successful&hellip\; unfortunately that&#39\;s often where the advice stops. That&rsquo\;s like me telling someone who has no knowledge of the accessibility of air travel that you&rsquo\;ll need to fly to get to London\; it&rsquo\;s not that I&rsquo\;m telling them a lie\, but it&rsquo\;s not exactly helpful. We&rsquo\;re going to change all of that with a little context\, a little guidance\, and some clarity on those missing pieces of the puzzle.&nbsp\;</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:black\;">In this interactive workshop we will work through the framework for:&nbsp\;</span></span></span></p>\n\n<ul>\n	<li style="color:black\;margin-top:0in\;margin-bottom:0in\;font-kerning:auto\;font-optical-sizing:auto\;font-feature-settings:normal\;font-variation-settings:normal\;font-stretch:normal\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Effectively identifying our Personal and Professional goals (as much as we might prefer to have these separate and sovereign\, the two are intertwined).</strong></span></span></li>\n	<li style="color:black\;margin-top:0in\;margin-bottom:0in\;font-kerning:auto\;font-optical-sizing:auto\;font-feature-settings:normal\;font-variation-settings:normal\;font-stretch:normal\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Methods we can use to reverse engineer these goals for best results.</strong></span></span></li>\n	<li style="color:black\;margin-top:0in\;margin-bottom:0in\;font-kerning:auto\;font-optical-sizing:auto\;font-feature-settings:normal\;font-variation-settings:normal\;font-stretch:normal\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>How to course correct when we fall out of alignment to leverage for maximum impact.&nbsp\;</strong></span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; font-family: &quot\;Fira Sans&quot\;\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:black\;">The hope and expectation is that by the end of this workshop you will walk away more confident and prepared to take on your goals with new tools and techniques for navigating your own unique path to success.&nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; outline: 0px\; orphans: 3\; widows: 3\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><strong>SPEAKER</strong></span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="color: black\;">Brittany Fountain is the Founder &amp\; CHO of Britt Joy &amp\; Co\; a growth and culture strategy firm that places an emphasis on the humanness of organizations. </span></span><span style="color: black\;">We come alongside those who are&nbsp\;contributing to the framework of these initiatives to provide a fresh\, unique\, and data-informed focus that drives results.</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;font-family:&quot\;Helvetica Neue&quot\;\,serif\;\ncolor:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>\n\n<p style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; font-family: &quot\;Fira Sans&quot\;\, sans-serif\; font-size: 16px\;"><br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; outline: 0px\; orphans: 3\; widows: 3\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">All Chamber members&nbsp\;<span style="box-sizing: border-box\; font-weight: bolder\;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box\;">AND</em></span>&nbsp\;non-members are welcome to attend the meeting.&nbsp\;</span></span></span></p>\n
LOCATION:Wilmington Chamber of Commerce 1 Estell Lee Place Wilmington\, NC 28401
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URL:https://www.wilmingtonchamber.org/events/details/2023-african-american-business-council-meeting-07-12-2023-2520
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