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ENTREPRENEURS EXTRAORDINAIRE – Thankful for help from community and SBA, Savannah entrepreneurs return the favor

By Suzanne Squyres TailsSpin’s Jeff Manley and Jusak Yang Bernhard with Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet of SBA.jpg Against many odds, Jusak Bernhard and Jeff Manley have a successful business. Leaving behind award-winning careers in the entertainment industry and their home in Los Angeles, they moved to Savannah, Ga., where they opened TailsSpin Pet Food & Accessories. On the first day of business, the store tallied a single sale of 89 cents. Now in its seventh year, it employs 26 people and has three locations, one of which sparked the renaissance of a once-derelict strip shopping center.
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By Affinity Staff|October 18th, 2014|Business Equality, Feature Stories, Featured Posts, Government, Philatrophy and LGBT Community Involvement, Public Sector|0 Comments

OPEN MINDS – RBC and EY find ways to overcome hidden diversity obstacles

By Melissa Lowery @Melifornia Wanda Brackins In the past few decades, diversity has emerged as a critical factor in the ability of businesses to succeed in an increasingly global marketplace. Leaders understand that in order to innovate, attract clients and partners and retain and cultivate the best talent, organizations must foster diverse, inclusive work environments. But, when the efforts of committed leaders plateau, how can an organization attain the breakthroughs it desires?
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By Affinity Staff|October 18th, 2014|Business Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Featured Posts, LGBT Diversity & Inclusion In The Workplace|0 Comments

PERSPECTIVE – The art of human connection: Three keys to building profitable business connections the conscious way

By Richard Oceguera @RichardOceguera Richard Oceguera It’s August 2014 in Little Falls, N.J., and I’m giving a talk to a group of 23 seasoned small business owners at their weekly leads group. “Who here absolutely loves networking?” The room is silent and only two hands go up. “Who here has been trained in the art of networking? Or, as I like to call it, the art of human connection?” Not a hand goes up this time. Finally I ask, “If there was a way to build your business that didn’t included networking, would you prefer that?” Every hand immediately flies up.
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By Affinity Staff|October 17th, 2014|Business Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Featured Posts, LGBT Business in the Corporate Supply Chain, LGBT Diversity & Inclusion In The Workplace|0 Comments

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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By Affinity Staff|October 17th, 2014|Business Equality, Chambers/ Chapters/ Network Affiliates, Feature Stories, Featured Posts, LGBT Business in the Corporate Supply Chain, Nonprofit|0 Comments

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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By Affinity Staff|July 25th, 2014|Business Equality, Chambers/ Chapters/ Network Affiliates, Equality News, Feature Story, LGBT Business in the Corporate Supply Chain, Nonprofit|0 Comments

A new voice for supplier diversity

As JPMorgan Chase & Co. began celebrating 20 years of supplier diversity in 2014, it also welcomed a new vice president, William Kapfer, who is responsible for further elevating its global supplier diversity initiative. With experience in LGBT marketing and corporate relations, the opportunity to work at JPMorgan Chase provided an outlet for his considerable
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By Affinity Staff|July 24th, 2014|Business Equality, Feature Stories, LGBT Business in the Corporate Supply Chain|0 Comments

Diversity is cornerstone of global corporate culture at JPMorgan Chase

By Justin Jones Since 1994, JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s supplier diversity program has been dedicated to the development and utilization of qualified diverse businesses, including companies owned by LGBT, minorities, women, veterans, service disabled veterans and disabled individuals. Diversity is a “cornerstone of our global corporate culture,” according to the global financial firm’s website. “Our long-term commitment to global supplier diversity not only supports the firm’s corporate
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By Affinity Staff|July 24th, 2014|Business Equality, Feature Story, LGBT Business in the Corporate Supply Chain|0 Comments

U.S. Tennis Association striving to be top seed in supplier and workforce diversity

By Genny Hom-Franzen D.A. Abrahms, Chief Diversity Officer USTA Ensuring that the U.S. Tennis Association is fully inclusive and supportive of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is the professional and personal mission of D.A. Abrams. As chief diversity and inclusion officer at USTA, Abrams looks at diversity and inclusion as a strategy to drive and promote the growth
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By Affinity Staff|July 24th, 2014|Business Equality, LGBT Business in the Corporate Supply Chain|0 Comments

2014 Forum on Workplace Inclusion aims to break new ground

By Steve Humerickhouse With the mission of engaging people, advancing ideas and igniting change,The Forum on Workplace Inclusion — a program of the Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas — convened in Minneapolis for the 26th year. The more than 1,000 participants — equally split between human resource and diversity and
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By Affinity Staff|July 24th, 2014|Business Equality, Chambers/ Chapters/ Network Affiliates, Diversity & Inclusion, Featured Posts, LGBT Diversity & Inclusion In The Workplace|0 Comments

Human Rights Campaign

Releases report on status of LGBT workers Companies have made solid strides in establishing equal protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees, according to “The Cost of the Closet and the Rewards of Inclusion,” a study conducted by the Human Rights Foundation,the educational arm of the nation’s largest civil rights organizations. In fact, more
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By Affinity Staff|July 24th, 2014|Business Equality, Chambers/ Chapters/ Network Affiliates, Feature Stories, LGBT Diversity & Inclusion In The Workplace, Nonprofit|0 Comments

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