Networking in Memphis

Networking in Memphis will hold their monthly event February 26, 2013 at 6:00p at 300 Art Gallery, 300 South Main Street. It will feature guest speakers from The Nike Fitness Group. They will   Complimentary hors d'oeuvres, wine and dessert will be served. There will be a great door prizes! Admission is only $10.00 . RSVP at http://networkinginmem.eventbrite.com/

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SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING

The Renaissance Business Center presents The Power of Social Media Marketing. The world has changed and businesses are discovering new and non-traditional ways of communicating their message. With a little time and creativity, you can learn how to effectively make social media work for you without breaking your marketing budget. This free seminar covers the basic functions of social media such as Facebook & Twitter, Websites & Blogging and the power of Google. The class takes place on Tuesday November 13^th from 5:30 until 7:30PM. Seating is limited and registration is required. The Renaissance Center is located at 555 Beale Street. Refreshments will be served. Please call (901) 526-9300 to reserve your seat. Bring your laptops!

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Leadership Memphis Multicultural Breakfast

“Where does innovation come from when we are in our comfort Zone,” is one of the major questions to be addressed when Dr. Rajiv Grover offers the keynote address at Leadership Memphis’ fifth annual Multicultural Breakfast on October 26 at the Holiday Inn – University of Memphis.

Dr. Grover will speak on “Two Keys to Great Leadership: Diversity and Creativity.” This talk will focus on two relevant concepts that make great leaders: diversity and creativity. How diversity influences creativity and how creativity effects individual and organizational performance will be discussed. Evidence from recent findings regarding the same will be presented. Behaviors, attitudes and policies influencing diversity and creativity will be explored.

Dr. Grover is Dean of the Fogelman College of Business and Economics and the holder of the Sales and Marketing Chair of Excellence at the University of Memphis. He has authored the book Theory and Simulation of Market-Focused Management and was the founding editor of The Journal of Market Focused Management. He has edited The Handbook of Marketing Research: Uses, Misuses, and Future Advances.

The Multicultural Breakfast is one four signature events produced each year by Leadership Memphis and is open to the public. Registration and the buffet line open at 8:00 and the program begins at 8:30 and ends at 9:30 am. Musical entertainment from students at the Brownsville Road International Studies Optional School will open the program. This event is sponsored by United Way of the Mid-South. Tickets are $50 per person or $500 per table of 10. To RSVP call 278-0016 by October 20. For more information see http://leadershipmemphis.org. Leadership Memphis is a non-profit organization dedicated to building a great city by building great leaders.

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Andre K. Fowlkes: Early-stage minority businesses need help

Memphis offers business resources that have a vital role in helping minority-owned and disadvantaged businesses.

Organizations like Memphis Minority Business Council, Black Business Association, National Hispanic Professional Organization and National Association of Women Business Owners all provide invaluable service.

But tasking groups like these with the responsibility of closing the enormous gap between minority- and majority-owned businesses is asking too much.

Just look around Memphis, and it's clear the system is broken and has been broken for some time.

If we want to close the economic gap between white and black, and men and women, then we need to start with the basics.

And it starts with minorities asking hard questions, such as: Do I have the skills to start a business? Can I create a team? Do I know how to secure mentors or pitch investors?

Speaking frankly, for most folks -- minority or not -- the answer is no.

So why would we expect minority businesses to access resources when they are not yet in any position to take advantage of them?

The real need, for most would-be minority businesses, comes long before the business is launched.

Those early-stage minority entrepreneurs need the tools to turn a dream into reality -- and that doesn't mean just throwing money at them.

Why aren't those in the community who are in position to be mentors, provide capital and teach business skills not helping the early-stage minority entrepreneur -- the individual who has an idea and needs to grow that idea into a business concept, and then grow that business concept into a business? Why do we not roll up our sleeves and provide the mentoring, education, technical assistance and connections?

Building basic skills is essential before minority businesses can take advantage of the many resources available to them.

Today we must think more about inclusion, and if minorities are not skilled enough to participate in the majority business infrastructure, we need to go out there and challenge our communities to groom us so that we can raise our game so we can be included in the Memphis business community, and all the resources that come with it. The quicker inclusion happens for a minority business, the quicker success comes.

That's the hard part: throwing out preconceived ideas and taking the first step, no matter how much the majority doesn't understand your challenges.

In the end, separate minority programs should serve a purpose, and that is to close the gap to get minorities into the programs, networks, education, resources, and business culture that the majority has been dominating for years.

Force the disruption by showing up, but once we show up we must learn how to navigate this business world that is first and foremost about money and hard work, then about power, place, relationships, execution and skill.

Contact Andre K. Fowlkes at akfowlkes@innpowerment.com.

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