The Carter Malone Group LLC, one of the largest female-owned public relations firms in the Mid-south, owned by Deidre Malone, will be hosting two free symposiums. This is the 2nd Annual Controlling How the Cookie Crumbles: Educating and Empowering Entrepreneurs Symposiums starting Saturday, February 22, 2014 at Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church at 9:00 a.m. and on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at the Orange Mound Community Center.
This symposium is designed to target women and minorities who are interested in starting a business or are new business owners. Information will be shared about the staples any business needs to get off the ground including a strong business plan, industry benchmarking, utilizing resources within the community, marketing and much more.
Seasoned industry leaders will serve as speakers for this symposium including Dr. Floyd Tyler, Founder/President of Preserver Partners and Fred Jones, Founder/President of SMC Entertainment/the Southern Heritage Classic, Nita Black – MAP Momentum, Alandas Dobbins – Memphis Office of Resource Enterprise, Natasha Donerson – Success Unlimited, Cynthia Norwood with alt.Consulting and participants from last year’s seminars will give testimonials on how this helped their business.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. at both events. Program begins at 9 a.m. and ends at noon.
“Last year was amazing and we look forward to more attendees learning from successful business owners and taking what they’ve learned back to their businesses or propelling them to start a business,” said Deidre Malone, President and CEO of The Carter Malone Group. “This series of symposiums is designed to help individuals learn from industry leaders and have an opportunity to network with other entrepreneurs in the area.”
A $1,500 grant and other benefits will be awarded in April to the person who submits the best business plan based on what they’ve learned at the symposium. Admission to the symposiums will be a donation for the Shelby County Rape Crisis Center. The center is in need of the following: sweat pants, sweat shirts, t-shirts and undergarments (sizes should vary for all.)
There is limited seating for these symposiums so registration is required.
For more information call, The Carter Malone Group (901) 278-0881.
To register for one of the events please click this link to register: REGISTER
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