East Brooklyn National Black Chamber of Commerce Selects Lisa Washington CEO/President
Brooklyn, New York - East Brooklyn National Black Chamber of Commerce launches new Chamber of Commerce in Brooklyn. Lisa Washington has been selected as the CEO/President of the East Brooklyn NBCC. The EB NBCC will be presenting hosting its initial launch on Monday, October 3, 2005 at the South Oxford Space's Great Room located at 138 South Oxford Street, 2nd Fl. Brooklyn, New York.
Brooklyn, NY (PRWEB) August 22, 2005
East Brooklyn National Black Chamber of Commerce launches new Chamber of Commerce in Brooklyn.
Lisa Washington has been selected as the CEO/President of the East Brooklyn NBCC. The EB NBCC will be presenting hosting its initial launch on Monday, October 3, 2005 at the South Oxford Space's Great Room located at 138 South Oxford Street, 2nd Fl. Brooklyn, New York.
The East Brooklyn National Black Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to economically empowering and sustaining African American communities through entrepreneurship and capitalistic activity within the United States and via interaction with the Black Diaspora.
East Brooklyn NBCC Profile
The East Brooklyn National Black Chamber of Commerce is a member of The National Black Chamber of Commerce. The East Brooklyn NBCC was established in September 2005.
The East Brooklyn NBCC is part of The National Black Chamber of Commerce which was incorporated in Washington, DC in March 1993. This business association represents 95,000 Black owned businesses and provides an advocacy that reaches all 1 million Black owned businesses.
The East Brooklyn NBCC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nonsectarian organization dedicated to the economic empowerment of African American communities. The East Brooklyn NBCC is part of 190 affiliated chapters which are locally based throughout the nation as well as international affiliate chapters based in Bahamas, Brazil, Colombia, Ghana and Jamaica and Businesses as well as individuals who may have chose to be direct members with the national office.
In essence, the East Brooklyn NBCC is a 501(c)3 corporation that is on the leading edge of educating and training Black communities on the need to participate vigorously in this great capitalistic society known as Ameroca.
Lisa Washington is Founder & President of Black Business Circle. com, the producer of the upcoming June 2005 Economic Empowerment Month. She is Founder and Publisher of E. N.Y. Black Circle News, Founder of Black Business Circle KID’s youth empowerment program and is the self-published acclaimed author of “The Book of Proverbs for Entrepreneurs – Keys to Success.”
Black Business Circle is a membership base group of entrepreneurs, small businesses and organizations, affectionately known as ("The Circle"). "The Circle" is a diverse membership-based group of multicultural entrepreneurs, small businesses and community organizations with members in the New York metro area, GA, NJ, CT, MI, NC, TX and FL., connecting quality people to quality resources for the sole purpose of promoting economic empowerment.
Her knowledge and experience of creating a corporate environment has enabled her to catapult Black Business Circle into the forefront of the Economic Empowerment movement in the New York Metropolitan area. Black Business Circle's entry into the marketplace in New York is unique and will have national implications for all of Black America creating a new model of sustainable economic empowerment.
Four levels of Government, New York State Senator John Sampson, Congressman Ed Towns, New York City Council Charles Barron and Brooklyn Borough President, Marty Markowitz, each issued her with an award, officially documented and proclaiming June as Economic Empowerment Month for her work as it relates to economic empowerment.
Lisa wrote, "The Book of Proverbs for Entrepreneurs – Keys to Success." Her book is a must read and is bound to be on everyone's National Best Sellers List.
She is also the Founder of Black Business Circle KIDÂ’s youth empowerment program, a program offering training in enterprise, cash management, investment strategies, cultural and performing arts and public speaking to children as young as 3 years old.
In her youth, Lisa and five peers of Thomas Jefferson H. S. together, built a theater company from the ground up. Parents of the six core members served as the Board of Directors and in her capacity as Workshop Coordinator, Lisa trained 102 charter members in Speech Interpretation and Drama.
She herself received training from awesome mentors, first her mother and father, Robert Earl Jones, Dr. J. Scott Kennedy, a former Professor of Brooklyn College and the former Director of the Black Theater's Workshop at Brooklyn, College, and Doris Eienbinder, a former teacher of Thomas Jefferson High School.
Lisa acquired much of her business knowledge through hands-on experience. She surrounded herself around quality business leaders in her capacity as an Administrative Assistant, including world-wide power houses like Joe Perella of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Senior Managing Directors of Solomon Smith Barney, most of the senior executive line at Cantor Fitzgerald (before 9/11) and Linda De Jesus-Cutler, President of The Bravo Group, the number one Hispanic communications firm in the United States.
Lisa is a “mover & shaker.” She has the ability to impact lives. Just to name a few, Ms. Washington has already impacted the lives of Nigerians, Latinos and African-American business leaders that include: Dr. Gabriel Toks Pearce of Urban Alliance Community Organization, Conchita S. Sarnoff, Communications Advisor, and Black Business Circle, Public Relations Director Phil Andrews.
Dr. Pearce has requested her to serve as Co-Chairwoman of the Board on a major project, Ms. Sarnoff has documented the following quote: “Dear Lisa, Know that you are one of the most special ladies I have met and at Bravo certainly the most refined. Thank you for kind support and your never-ending smile. May your new position be blessed with great success! A warm embrace, Conchita.”
Congressman Ed Towns has expressed his support and admiration for Black Business Circle. com and believes that her organization is a great asset to the people of New York’s Tenth Congressional District and right smack in the middle of a meeting with the President and Vice President of Black Business Circle. com, Mr. Andrews is quoted as saying, “My boss (Lisa) has already showed me the value and how a business can operate in a system, with a certain corporate culture, that enables the system to operate with maximum efficiency.”
Lisa holds a profound respect for those who have gone by the way of traditional education, but she believes that "true entrepreneurs are born of success." Her impact on the Black Economic Empowerment movement has already been chronicled in the history of all of America.
The East Brooklyn National Chamber of Commerce historic launch will be presented on Monday, October 3, 2005 at South Oxford Space's Great Room 2nd Floor 138 South Oxford Street (Near Hanson Place), Brooklyn, New York.
The East Brooklyn NBCC historic launch event will include VIP Networking Mixer, Fundraiser, and Membership Drive. The Chamber launch will begin promptly at 6:00 pm and end at 9:00 pm.
List refreshment will be included!
For more information on programs and activities of the The East Brooklyn National Black Chamber of Commerce or to inquire about membership you may contact the East Brooklyn NBCC at 1.888.582.5247.
To make reservations for the upcoming East Brooklyn NBCC launch you may contact us today toll free at 1(888) 582.8247. Please RSVP by 9/19/05.
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