By Melissa Lowery Minority business certification can be a power- ful tool when seeking a contract with a large corporation, but for many business owners, the certification process is overwhelming and frustrating. Enter Heather Cox, co-founder and chief operating officer, Certify My Company Inc. Since 2008, she has been guiding diverse businesses through the process
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James Nowlin, Excel Global Partners For James Nowlin III, founder and CEO of consulting firm Excel Global Partners, business is about much more than the bottom line. "If you are not in business to create wealth and opportunities for your community and for the next generation, then you should not be in business,”
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Derrick Brown, Executive Director NGLCC-NY By Robin Dillard, Photo by Your Favorite Shots, LLC The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce is the largest global not-for-profit advocacy organization dedicated to expanding the economic opportunities and advancements of the LGBT business community. Beyond having a best-in-class diversity certification program, making NGLCC the exclusive,
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Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney General At the annual gala of Human Rights Campaign Greater New York, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder had an appropriate venue and audience to announce changes in federal policies to "ensure that same-sex marriages receive the same privileges, protections and rights as opposite-sex marriages.” During the event at the
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Chris Crespo, EY Chris Crespo, Americas inclusiveness director, has played a vital role as EY became a leader in LGBT equality. "It’s so special to get people to the table and see them being valued, thriving and even surpassing their own expectations,” she said. "I get to help people and businesses realize success
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By Melissa Lowery, Photos by Elizabeth Parker Photographie For the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a commitment to advocating on behalf of the LGBT community is a commitment to bringing together two communities that are learning to embrace each other. USHCC’s efforts on behalf of LGBT business owners transcend emotional and social issues and
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Spring is here and let me tell you I’m ready. It was an especially tough winter here in the Northeast, but not tough enough to keep our Affinity Inc Magazine team down. Before we get into what you will find in this issue, I want to take a minute of personal privilege and share a
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Funders for LGBTQ Issues, a group that advocates for institutional funding of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities, has released the 2012 Tracking Report: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Grantmaking by U.S. Foundations. Released in late 2013, the report indicated that domestic foundation funding for LGBTQ issues exceeded $100 million for the first
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finds more cities working toward LGBT equality In addition to the Corporate Equality Index, the Human Rights Campaign issues the Municipality Equality Index, an annual scorecard on cities and their support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals who live and work locally. The study ranked each city on nondiscrimination laws, relationship recognition, employment and
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for exemplary advocacy, service Photos by Amy Mayes Photography The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce has named Capital One Financial Corp. as its 2013 Corporation of the Year and ZippyDogs LLC as its LGBT Supplier of the Year. The awards were announced during the organization’s 2013 National Dinner at the National Building Museum
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