Since 2019, the annual "Entrepreneur Accelerator Summit” (EAS) aims to help minority and women owned businesses as well as aspiring entrepreneurs succeed in New York City with a series of workshops to help them accelerate their business goals

NYBLACKMBA Entrepreneur & Economic Development Initiative Group in partnership with bccelerator, Inc.

Sponsored by the

Martin J. Whitman School of Management - Syracuse University

Special Thanks to all attendees, speakers, supporters, and sponsors over the past two years.

TRACKS INCLUDE:

DREAMERS

LAUNCHERS

From Ideation to Business Concept Focuses on designing ones vision, passion, and business experiences into an action plan with resources to give business creation in existing or emerging industries

LAUNCHERS

Individuals Ready to Launch Your Businesses providing in deep insights to move into full-time entrepreneurship

GROWERS

ALL ACCESS

Growth Opportunities & Expanding Business Operations from Small Businesses & Tech Start Ups including capital, job creation and economic advantages with supplier diversity, governments contracts, and programs for experienced businesses

ALL ACCESS

Access to session in all three tracks

(Dreamers, Launchers, Growers)

ALSO FEATURING:

HAPPY HOUR VIRTUAL BUSINESS CONNECT

Opportunity for likeminded entrepreneurs, small business owners and resource partners to connect during our Virtual Happy Hour

(All Tracks receive access this event)

SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCES EXPO

HAPPY HOUR VIRTUAL BUSINESS CONNECT

The EAS Small Business Resources Fair gave attendees critical information regarding advancing their business goals including small business service providers, lenders, banks, legal services, financial services, expert coaches & more

(All Tracks receive access to the resource fair)

PREVIOUS SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Amos Akinyooye

Vice President

Equitable

Kelly Harrison

Vice President, U.S. Marketing

R/GA

Andy Fyfe

Community Growth + Activation

B-Corp

Melanie Cunningham, Esq, Founding Attorney

Melanie Cunningham, P.C

Norville Barrington, MBA

Founder

bccelerator, Inc

Dynishal Gross, JD

Deputy Commissioner

NYC Small Business Services

Love-Leigh Trimiew

Co-Founder

Chief Executive Officer

HellaBlack

Layla Nielsen, MPS

Co-Founder

Chief Marketing Officer

HellaBlack

Natalie Robinson, M.S.

Co-Founder

Head of Supplier Relationships

HellaBlack

Sandra Garcia

Intersectional Marketing & Diversity Consultant

New York Google Digital Coach

Ashlee Wisdom, MPH

Founder & CEO

Health In Her HUE

Jonnel Doris, MPPA, MDIV

Commissioner

New York City Small Business Services

Shelley Stewart , MBA

Partner

McKinsey & Co.

Board Member

National Black MBA Association

Prof. Scott Galloway, MBA

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

Tuesday P. Brooks, MBA

Owner of AJOY

Gary Johnson

Director of Strategy & Inclusive Entrepreneurship, NYCx Inclusive Innovation NYC Mayors Office of the Chief Technology Officer

Sumayah Jamal, MD, PhD

President & Co-Founder

ENB Therapeutics

Carlo Yuvienco, PhD, M.S.

Vice President

New York Economic Development Corporation

Anthony Johnson, MBA

Co-Founder & CEO

Koikaz Therapeutics Solutions

Richard Snow, MBA

VP, SBA National Franchise Relationship Manager

WSFS Bank

IFA Diversity Council Board Member

Ranjit Unnithan, MBA

Financial Program Director Start Small Think Big, Inc.

Ladell Robbins

Chief Financial Officer

& Chief Investment Officer

Invest Newark

Sherieka Smallwood-Morgan, MBA

Director, Retail Diversity Strategy

Macy's

Luc Severe, JD

Vice President, Business Development

Empire State Development Corporation

Michael T. Pugh, M.S.

Chief Executive Officer

Carver Federal Savings Bank

Vonetta Hawkins

Vice President

Diverse Segments, Northeast Markets

Wells Fargo

Jessie Lizardo

CEO ERA Reed Realty

Broker of Record

Paisley Demby, MBA

Director

Goldman Sachs

10,000 Small Business

Ashley Edwards. MBA, M.A.

Founder & CEO

MindRight Health

Joanne Lin, M. Ed

Principal

Newark Venture Partners

Sergio Marrero, MBA, MPA

General Partner

Rebel One - RBL1

Jill Johnson

Co-Founder & CEO

Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership (IFEL)

Rafael Roger

Executive Director

Business Initiative Corporation of New York

Lyneir Richardson, JD

Executive Director

Center for Urban Entrepreneurship & Economic Development (CUEED)

at Rutgers Business School

Toneille Raglan, Esq

Founding Attorney

Raglan Law, PLLC.

Bonin Bough

Founder & CEO

Bonin Ventures

Oslene Carrington, MBA Founder

The Guyana Economic Development

Bilan Ariel Stribling

Senior Art Designer & Curator

The Bilan Collection

Jeneta Hot

Founder / Editor

MBAchic

Paula Fontana, MBA

Vice President, Strategic Programming Initiatives

National Black MBA Association

La-Toya Niles, MPA

Founder Alterer Consulting

Co-Director, Business Development