Black Business Conference Showcases Detroit's East Side Feb. 27.Small business owners will sharpen sharp·en tr. & intr.v. sharp·ened, sharp·en·ing, sharp·ens To make or become sharp or sharper. sharp entrepreneurial en·tre·pre·neur n. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. [French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake; see enterprise. skills DETROIT -- The Black Business Conference will showcase small business opportunities on Detroit's east side and provide information on financial, real estate and operational practices from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, at Golightly Career and Technical Center, 900 Dickerson (near Jefferson). Dennis W. Archer, the Archer, The, English name for Sagittarius, a constellation. former Detroit mayor who is now chairman of the Dickinson Wright law firm, will deliver the keynote keynote /key·note/ (ke´not) in homeopathy, the characteristic property of a drug that indicates its use in treating a similar symptom of disease. luncheon address on a new initiative, The Diversity Network. Co-sponsored by Chase, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Alpha Phi Alpha Alpha Phi Alpha (ΑΦΑ) is the first intercollegiate fraternity established by African Americans. Founded on December 4, 1906, on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, as a social fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha has initiated over 175,000 men into Fraternity, Inc., the Black Business Conference will take participants from the classroom to the city streets for a motor coach tour of east side business and residential developments. The event formerly was known as the Black Business Expo. The conference starts with 8 a.m. registration and continental breakfast and formally begins at 8:40 a.m. Between 9:30 a.m. and 12:15 p.m., participants may attend two of four workshops on: * How to certify cer·ti·fy v. cer·ti·fied, cer·ti·fy·ing, cer·ti·fies v.tr. 1. a. To confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine. b. a minority-owned business * Funding and resources for small-business borrowers * Choosing your location and working with neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. businesses to create a successful commercial strip * U.S. Small Business Administration guaranteed loans Archer will speak during the luncheon, which begins at 12:30 p.m. The tours will follow at 1:30 p.m. The $25 conference fee includes breakfast, lunch and the bus tour. Space is limited. Call (313) 256-0576 to register or for more information. "We've organized the Black Business Conference to offer a combination of practical advice and an insider's view of entrepreneurial opportunities on Detroit's east side," said Marino Orlandi of Business Banking at Chase, one of Detroit's leading banks. "We want to provide resources and knowledge to help attendees build their dreams in Detroit." Chase also has more than 280 branches across Michigan to help businesses with their everyday banking needs. The SBA SBA abbr. Small Business Administration Noun 1. SBA - an independent agency of the United States government that protects the interests of small businesses and ensures that they receive a fair share of government helped design and has co-sponsored the conference since 2002. "The SBA is proud to have helped finance many small businesses in Detroit, and I hope that conference attendees will take advantage of our guaranteed loans to start even more small businesses in the areas being visited," said Richard Temkin, district director for the SBA's Michigan District Office. Community service and advocacy are part of the mission of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. "The Black Business Conference provides an excellent climate to promote entrepreneurship," said Alonzo Terry, president of the Detroit chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. "Through the collaboration with Chase and the SBA, we've created an event that sets a high bar for other cities in creating business opportunities." Partners and technical assistance providers include: * Booker T. Washington Business Association * Brush Park Development Corporation * Corporate F/A/C/T/S/ * Detroit Alliance for Fair Banking * Detroit Economic Growth Corporation * Detroit Entrepreneurship Institute * Detroit Urban League * International Detroit Black Expo * Metropolitan Growth & Development Corp. * Mexicantown Hubbard Communities Partnership * Michigan Economic Development Association * Michigan Interfaith in·ter·faith adj. Of, relating to, or involving persons of different religious faiths: an interfaith marriage; an interfaith forum. Trust Fund * Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center * Michigan Statewide Minority Business Development Center * Michigan Minority Business Development Council * NAACP NAACP in full National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Oldest and largest U.S. civil rights organization. It was founded in 1909 to secure political, educational, social, and economic equality for African Americans; W.E.B. Du Bois and Ida B. * New Center Council * New Detroit, Inc. * Oakland County Office of Community and Minority Affairs * Oakland County Planning & Economic Development * Office of Neighborhood and Commercial Revitalization re·vi·tal·ize tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy. * Office of Targeted Businesses * Southwest Detroit Business Association * Tech Town * University Cultural Center Association * Wayne County Wayne County is the name of sixteen counties in the United States of America, some named for the American Revolutionary War general Anthony Wayne:
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., is the nation's oldest traditionally black fraternity. Chase operates a network of 280 branches and 415 ATMs in Michigan. The SBA's mission is to maintain and strengthen the nation's economy by aiding, counseling, assisting and protecting the interests of small business. |
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