2020 EAS RECAP

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  Key Checklist on How to Prepare Yourself for A Journey in Entrepreneurship

Amos Akinyooye

Vice President

Equitable

This session will highlight how individuals can transition from corporate careers including marketing, legal, accounting, engineers and more into full-time consulting 

Shelley Stewart, MBA

Partner

McKinsey & Co.

  The Total Impacts of Paycheck Protection Program

Rafael Roger

Executive Director

Business Initiative Corporation of New York

 How to turn your idea into a business concept with multiple revenue streams

Norville Barrington, MBA

Founder & Partner

bccelerator, Inc.

Learn about Effective strategies, resources, and industries to launch a Franchise 

  Richard Snow, MBA

Vice President, SBA National Franchise Relationship Manager

WSFS Bank 

IFA Diversity Council Board Member

 How to Pivot Your Business During COVID-19 to improve operations, marketing, and revenue

Paisley Demby, MBA

Director, Goldman Sachs

10,000 Small Businesses

Testing Your Business Concept while leverage your professional network

Ashlee Wisdom, MPH 

Founder & CEO

Health in Her Hue

Capitalizing on COVID-19 related Trends to Drive Small Business Results

Professor Scott Galloway, MBA 

Professor G, Author, Serial Entrepreneur, & Professor of Marketing

How to Partner with Black-Owned Banks to expand your business

Michael T. Pugh, MS

CEO & President

Carver Federal Savings Bank

 Discover how to create a collaborative environment where everyone is responsible for design. You will go through design challenges and sprints that can be incorporated into any workplace or startup, to unlock creativity and innovative thinking

Sandra Garcia

 Intersectional Marketing & Diversity Consultant

New York Google Digital Coach

The Essential guide to a successful crowdfunding campaign that funds your next project or business idea

Ranjit Unnithan, MBA

Financial Program Director

Start Small Think Big, Inc.

Understanding the essentials techniques and strategies to accelerating growth in your business

Sergio Marrero, MBA, MPA

General Partner

Rebel One - RBL1

 The importance of leveraging social capital, recommendations to successfully move your idea into a business concept

Founders of HellaBlack 

Cash flow and financial principals for the Small Business Owners as you Plan for Capital, Operations, and Investments

Tuesday Brooks, MBA

Owner of AJOY

How to scale your business and leverage resources knowledge, networks, and capital required for entrepreneurial success and wealth creation

Jill Johnson

Co-Founder & CEO, Institute of Entrepreneurial Leadership (IFEL)

Learn about to drive engagement, sales, and brand equity by create the right brand communications

Kelly Harrison

Vice President,U.S. Marketing

R/GA

Jenata Hot

Founder / Editor

MBAchic

 Key Strategies to Create Effective Marketing Management Plans to Launch Your Business

Norville Barrington, MBA

Founder & Partner

bccelerator, Inc.

  The importance of Black Women in Tech & how early-stage venture capital funding investing can help startups grow, learn and thrive

Ashley Edwards, MBA, M.A.

Founder & CEO, MindRight Health

Joanne Lin, M Ed.

Principal

Newark Venture Partners 

How to launch effective business with social impact

Andy Fyfe

Community Growth + Activation

B-Corp

Ready to Launch Your Business? Learn how you can start or explore business opportunities to avoid pitfall

Ladell Robbins 

Chief Financial Officer & Chief Investment Officer

Invest Newark

Using different strategies to making money in real estate (Wholesaling, Fix/Flip, Buy and Hold, Tax Liens/Deeds, Seller Financing, Temporary Rentals AirBNB, Commercial etc.

Vonetta Hawkins

Vice President

Wells Fargo

Jessie Lizardo

CEO ERA Reed Realty

Broker of Record

Learn about  the WE Master Resiliency programming and how WE NYC helps women entrepreneurs through the COVID-19 pandemic

Dynishal Gross, JD

Deputy Commissioner

NYC Small Business Services

 How to leverage your resources to launch and raise millions to launch your business

Carlo Yuvienco, PhD. MS.

Vice President, New York Economic Development Corporation

Sumayah Jamal, MD, PhD. 

President & Co-founder of ENB Therapeutics

Anthony Johnson, MBA

Co-founder & CEO

Koikaz Therapeutics Solutions 

Detailed "Legal Review" of every aspect of your business structure, intellectual property, mergers, acquisitions, key documents and records to project the your company's legal needs

Toneille Raglan, Esq

Founding Attorney

Raglan Law, PLLC.

Negotiate and draft clear agreements to get all parties (clients, vendors, team members, or partners) on the same page and avoid conflict 

Melanie Cunningham, Esq

Founding Attorney
Melanie Cunningham, P.C.

OpportunIties for Entrepreneurs and startups to solve the city's tech ecosystem 

Gary Johnson

Director of Strategy & Inclusive Entrepreneurship

NYCx Inclusive Innovation NYC Mayors Office of the Chief Technology Officer 

Strategies for minority entrepreneurs to attract early stage, patient, and flexible equity capital.  

Lyneir Richardson, JD

Executive Director, Center for Urban Entrepreneurship & Economic Development (CUEED) 

Rutgers Business School

Explore opportunities business opportunities for commerce, imports, exports in the  West Indies & Caribbean

Oslene Carrington, MBA

Founder, The Guyana Economic Development

La-Toya Niles, MPA

Founder, Alterer Consulting

Explore the Business of Art with ​​Bilan Ariel Stribling, Entrepreneur with a live showcase and painting of her collection

​​Bilan Ariel Stribling

Artist, The Bilan Collection

George Sainteus, MBA

VP, Metro New York Chapter of the National Black MBA Association

Connect with Small Business Resources Partners for financial, sourcing, technical, real estate, human resources, planning, legal and contract support 

1-on-1 small business coaching sessions

Recapping the EAS with the NYBLACKMBA & bccelerator, Inc