ANNOUNCEMENT
Pivot!!
"A Focus On Economic and Social Mobility For Our Next Black Generation"
BLACK STUDENTS AGES 9 TO 24
BUSINESS EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS LEARNING EARLIER
WHAT
NATIONAL BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PIVOTS TOWARDS BUSINESS EDUCATION FOR BLACK STUDENTS AGES 9 TO 24!
Since the launch of Noir Black Chamber of Commerce Inc. in late 2019, the chamber has found it quite difficult to motivate adult members to engage in business education to grow their companies and brands. So, in an effort to create positive change for Black America, The Chamber has decided to pivot away from its primary focus on adults, and concentrate its efforts on black students ages 9 to 24, with the intension of teaching black students’ business education and professional skills earlier.
In doing so, The Chamber has begun establishing Noir Black Business Clubs on college and university campuses across the country, as well as creating online clubs for high school, middle school, and elementary school students, with the hope of increasing the number of successful black entrepreneurs and black corporate business professionals over time.
The program is free to all students, and educational sessions are facilitated by professors from participating colleges, universities, collaborative programs, and industry professionals. Programming is centered around The Chamber’s 10 Pillars, which are critical to the success of Black America. The first 4 Pillars are centered on Business Education and support for Black Entrepreneurs to Start, Small Black Businesses to Grow, Midsize Businesses to Sustain, and Black Corporate Professionals to Rise. The remaining 6 Pillars are centered around Community “Root Causes” and programming pertaining to Black Community Trauma Education, Black Teen Higher Professional Career Attainment, Non-College Bound Apprenticeships and Job Training Programs, Welfare Reform, Homeownership, and Black Talent Corporate Placement. Students will also learn financial management, public speaking, presenting, resume building, as well as business and dining etiquette. The program will also pair students with mentors, internships, and career placement opportunities.
The Chamber is currently focused on establishing Noir Black Business Clubs in Kentucky, where clubs have been launched at the University of Louisville and Kentucky State University. Long-term growth for the initiative is contingent on increased student engagement, strategic collaborative partnerships, positive program outcomes, and corporate and private donor support.
The Chamber will continue to offer a free membership and services to adults, through one-on-one consultation sessions for a fee, and adult members will continue to receive announcements and information on city, community, and corporate events, funding announcements, career opportunities, and they will be able to participate in The Chamber’s Black Community Trauma Education, Homeownership, and Welfare Reform initiatives.
“The Chamber believes its pivot toward black students ages 9 to 24 will lead to positive economic and social mobility outcomes within one generation, because they will have the necessary skills to thrive and become our future leaders, entrepreneurs, and corporate professionals”, said John Howard Shaw-Woo, Founder and CEO of Noir Black Chamber of Commerce Inc.
Ways to assist The Chamber in its efforts can be done by encouraging all Black Americans to join the chamber for free, become mentors, encourage black parents to enroll their children in the free program, donate, volunteer, and encourage corporations and employers to become program sponsor
STUDENT MEMBERSHIPS
FREE
The Chamber currently serves members across 16-states, and it continues to offer free memberships to adults, where they receive announcements and information on city, community and corporate events, funding announcements, career opportunities, and opportunity to participate in The Chamber’s Black Community Trauma Education, Homeownership, and Welfare Reform programming. Adult members wanting one-on-one consulting will also have the option to pay for consultation sessions.
The Chamber will continue to offer a free membership and services to adults, through one-on-one consultation sessions for a fee, and adult members will continue to receive announcements and information on city, community, and corporate events, funding announcements, career opportunities, and they will be able to participate in The Chamber’s Black Community Trauma Education, Homeownership, and Welfare Reform initiatives.
CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS & GIVING
Moving Black America Forward"
1-844-NOIRBCC(664-7222) | INFO@NOIRBCC.ORG
"New Primary Focus"
The Chamber has begun establishing Noir Black Business Clubs on college and university campuses across the country, as well as creating online clubs for high school, middle school, and elementary school students, with the hope of increasing the number of successful black entrepreneurs and black corporate business professionals over time.
The program is free to all students, and educational sessions are facilitated by professors from participating colleges, universities, collaborative programs, and industry professionals. Programming is centered around The Chamber’s 10 Pillars, which are critical to the success of Black America. The first 4 Pillars are centered on Business Education and support for Black Entrepreneurs to Start, Small Black Businesses to Grow, Midsize Businesses to Sustain, and Black Corporate Professionals to Rise. The remaining 6 Pillars are centered around Community “Root Causes” and programming pertaining to Black Community Trauma Education, Black Teen Higher Professional Career Attainment, Non-College Bound Apprenticeships and Job Training Programs, Welfare Reform, Homeownership, and Black Talent Corporate Placement. Students will also learn financial management, public speaking, presenting, resume building, as well as business and dining etiquette. The program will also pair students with mentors, internships, and career placement opportunities.
ADULT MEMBERSHIPS
FREE
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"MOVE BLACK AMERICA FORWARD"
As Americans rail against racial, social, and economic injustices that have affected Black Americans for over 400 years, Black America is now moving towards the healing and solutions process, where new economic and social pathways must be created to guide Black Americans towards self-sufficiency and social equality. Noir Black Chamber of Commerce Inc. is committed to doing all it can to provide and develop opportunities to "Move Black America Forward" for our next black generation, but we can not do it alone. Corporate and individuals contributions are much needed to implement and sustain critical programs that provide educational learning to black students ages 9 to 24. We are seeking caring corporations and individuals to become program sponsors, which will lead to economic and social mobility of our next black generation.
ABOUT
NOIR BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC.
Noir Black Chamber of Commerce Inc. is a 501C3 Economic Development Organization, which launched in Louisville on August 19, 2019. The launch established the organization as Kentucky’s only black chamber of commerce consisting of 10 members, and since the launch, the chamber has made significant gains in terms of the number of entrepreneurs and small business owners it has helped start and grow their businesses. Today, the chamber has expanded into a national organization with over 200 members expanding across fourteen states. The chamber is also become a certified Community Development Entity (CDE) under The U.S. Department of Treasury. The chamber has also built collaborative partnerships with SCORE Louisville; Louisville Better Business Bureau; The U.S. Black Chamber of Commerce Inc.; Chase Bank’s Advancing Black Pathways Program; and it launched The Kentucky CDE CDFI Partnership with Community Ventures Inc. The chamber's latest accomplishment is the launch of the NOIRBBC Homebuyer Education Program & NOIRBCC eHome America HUD Certified Homebuyer Course to move more black and brown families towards homeownership.
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