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TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS – With backdrop of glitz and neon, NGLCC hosts 11th annual conference in Las Vegas

Laura Spaulding, owner of Spaulding Decon LLC More than 700 LGBT entrepreneurs, corporate partners, government allies and organization leaders from seven countries gathered at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas for the sold-out 11th Annual National Business & Leadership Conference of the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. Shaun T, celebrity fitness trainer and creator of the INSANITY workout and Focus 25, delivered the opening session keynote address. Attendees, who had been encouraged to wear workout attire, were invited to take advantage of a special workout afterwards. Other keynote speakers included Beth Brooke-Marciniak, global vice chair of public policy, Ernst & Young LLP, and one of Forbes World’s 100 Most Powerful Women; Marcus Lemonis, chairman and CEO, Camping World and Good Sam Enterprises LLC, and host of CNBC’s “The Profit”; and Judy Dlugacz, founder and president, The Olivia Cos. LLC.
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Shaun T creator of Insanity Rocked the Conference Opening Session

All were dressed to work out mind and body for the opening session of the NGLCC Business & Leadership Conference 2014, presented by American Airlines.  After pumping up the crowd of conference attendees, Shaun T shared how he took his love for exercise and turned it into a fitness empire. More Information on Shaun T
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PG&E Takes 1st Place for 2014 Friendfactor Workplace Ally Challenge

The first-ever Workplace Ally Challenge has concluded, and Affinity Inc Magazine celebrated with the winners on Sat, July 26 in San Francisco. Eight Fortune 500 companies from around the country participated in this year's inaugural Challenge, working to engage as many allies as possible in building inclusive workplaces between January and June. Collectively, they activated
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NGLCC Pursues Parity for LGBT Business Owners Around the World

In June, U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice announced a nearly $4 million partnership between the U.S. Agency for International Development and the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce to encourage and support gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender business owners and entrepreneurs in developing countries. This unprecedented agreement is the latest in a string of accomplishments
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Johnson & Johnson’s campaign targets bullying of LGBT youth

Johnson & Johnson Family of Consumer Cos. has announced the expansion of CARE WITH PRIDE™ — its corporatewide anti-bullying and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality initiative — now in its third year. Since the program’s launch in 2012, donations raised through the initiative have supported PFLAG’s anti-bullying efforts. The Trevor Project and Family Equality
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Wells Fargo study finds LGBT investors concerned about changing laws

According to a recent Wells Fargo survey, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender investors still struggle to understand changing laws and are concerned about the financial and legal implications involved one year after a Supreme Court decision and subsequent court decisions on same-sex marriage. Among those surveyed, 83 percent — including 67 percent of those currently
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July 29 – Aug. 1 National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce 11th Annual National Business & Leadership Conference Caesars Palace Las Vegas 3570 S. Las Vegas Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89109 events@nglcc.org 202-234-9181 nglcc.org/events/2014-nationalbusiness-leadership-conference Aug. 9 Greater San Diego Business Association The Reunion Party 6-9 p.m. The Private Marston Hills Estate Address and directions
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Aspen Ideas Festival unites leaders to create solutions to challenges

By Victoria Fulkerson, senior vice president, NGLCC This summer marked the 10th anniversary of the Aspen Ideas Festival, an event dedicated to bringing together leaders from around the globe and across many disciplines to engage in deep and inquisitive discussion about the ideas and issues that shape our lives and challenge our future. Produced by
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NGLCCNY expands with new office location and growing membership

At work in the new space, from left, Thomas Chernick, membership account executive; and Derrick Brown, executive director. By Thomas Chernick On July 1, the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce New York unveiled its office at 6 E. 39th St. in Manhattan’s Midtown East. To accommodate growing demands for the chamber,
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Chamber president urges Nevada’s LGBT businesses to seek certification

Dina Proto By Melissa Lowery In 2011, when Dina Proto founded Teazled LLC to create greeting cards and became certified as a LGBT business enterprise through the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce that same year, she was surprised to learn that only three other businesses in Nevada were certified. After realizing
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