Empowering Black Businesses: The Key Role of Ecosystem Building

Your business can’t thrive in isolation. If you want to grow your revenue and make strategic decisions about the future, you need support and advice from people in the know. That’s what you can expect to find if you join an organization like the Atlanta Black Chambers, the Atlanta Business League, or the Georgia Micro Enterprise Network. On this episode of Black Wealth Unlocked, host Kim Addie talks to three Black titans of business about building a business ecosystem and what the future holds for the Black-owned businesses of Atlanta.

Leona Barr-Davenport, Elizabeth Wilson, and Melvin M. Coleman explain what they do in their organizations to support Black entrepreneurship and what attracted them to this work in the first place. Then they share the achievements they’re most proud of and the reason why, although their organizations have similar objectives, they’re not in competition with each other. Listen out for their advice for new entrepreneurs which is great for any new business owner who’s feeling like they didn’t know what they were letting themselves in for!

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Resources: 

• Atlanta Black Chambers: https://atlantablackchambers.org/
• Atlanta Business League: https://atlantabusinessleague.org/
• Georgia Micro Enterprise Network: https://gmen.org/
• Find out more about the Atlanta Business League’s 40th Annual Super Tuesday Conference: https://atlantabusinessleague.org/our-events/events-at-a-glance/
• Find out more about the Atlanta Black Chambers chairing the Global Opportunities conference: https://goglobalconference.com/

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