Chicago 1st Black Inventors Entrepreneurs Organization

       Chicago 1st Black Inventors Entrepreneurs Organization  is on a mission to satisfy the

 needs of Black inventors. The Chicago 1st

Inventors/Entrepreneurs Organization

NFP are dedicated professionals giving

Inventors and Entrepreneurs the

best information to bring their ideas to

fruition.

                  They will assist inventors and

entrepreneurs in the invention process.

CFBIEO programs involve workshops,

and seminars that provide help in

filing patent applications writing

business plans, and developing

marketing strategies.

             So, if you want to invent something

they got you covered. They provide a

helping hand. Calvin Flowers is the

founder of this Organization. It is

especially wonderful to see Black people

helping each other. That’s beautiful.

            Now, that’s just a little sip of what you

are in for. Get more information by watching

the videos on his site. You will see a tv interview about the founder of this

organization as well as the monthly video

recordings of this meeting. You will also

be provided with a Black History fact.

         I did not know if the video would

work but you may need to press the play

button because it does not start automatically.

The wheels animated on his site represents

them getting something going.

                They even have a young inventors

program. Much applause, helping both

adults and youth.

Source:

http://www.cfbieo.org/home.htm

Les Payne- Black man who is one of the founders of National Association of Black Journalists

           What a difference writing can make! A letter , a word,

sentences……….The arrangement of text.  I enjoy it.

So I can definitely relate to this person’s area of expertise

because writing is what I enjoy. Now this black journalist

came through. He made a move and made big and great

things happen. The writer I’m referring to is: Les Payne

        Les Payne, is a black journalist and author born

July 12, 1941 in Tuscaloosa, ALabama.

Payne’s acheivements include:

• Graduating from the University of Connecticut

• Received a BA degree in English

• Six years in the Army

• Covered the Black Panther Party

• Won a Pulitzer Prize for The Heroin Trail in 1974

• Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in foreign Reporting

• Reported from Africa, Europe, The Carribean and the United Nations

             Les Payne is one of the founders as well as former

presidents of the National Association of Black Journalists.

Therefore he has used that to improve media fairness

as well as employment practices.

                Payne has received several awards, and they are:

• United Nations’ World Hunger Media Award

• 3 Unity Awards for investigative reporting

• The Ace Award for interview with Mayor David Dinkins on Les Payne’s New York Journal

                      My comments:

Well I have heard about the United Nations World Hunger issues and

found out about a list of goals they have on the their site. Hunger is just

one issue. I’m so happy to see him making a difference with

hungry people.

                My source of information is:

http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/biography.asp

Black Business-Workshop in Business Opportunities in Harlem

        Its  a fortunate thing to have your own business. Do you want a business?What particular one? Well, I know of a particular site that helps African Americans in business and I say hurray! Anyone can give

to support black business, but its really important that black people

give back to black business. Now, I will carry on with this lovely

black business site.

             Workshop in Business Opportunities was established in 1966

in Harlem. It’s a private non-profit organization to help

men and women become successful entrepreneurs. WIBOs goal

is to enable small business owners and budding entrepreneurs

from under-served communities to obtain financial success

by starting, operating and building successful businesses. Also,

to give those businesses economic power, provide jobs, and

improve communities.

          WIBO offers numerous services involving the 16 week

 workshop. Additonal help they provide is personalized

 business coaching, legal and accounting clicnics,

 monthly seminars, networking

events, and other business support activities.

           So that’s enough information to get you started.

Go check out the class syllabus.

Read the success stories.

Give it a try. See how you like.

You can find this information on this site:

http://www.wibo.org

Black Businessman- Earl Graves made his mark in life

       Want your own business? Taking the steps to get one?

Well, this man has been a true inspiration to Black Business

people. But you’ll see how he still makes a difference

when you get to the end. So do remember him.

              Earl Graves is a black man of business success. He’s

an entrepreneur and activist as well. To add to that, he

was a rolemodel and mentor as well. (So he looked

out for himself and other people. That makes an even

balance scale. So, someone who achieves and helps

others. He’s the best.)

           In high school, he was a track star so he used

his athletic skills to help with tuition and working

as a lifeguard at Morgan State University. There

he managed several campus businesses and

joined many campus organizations.

•           He got his BA degree in economics in 1958.

•          Also he got the ROTC membership.

•         Graves became a second lieutenant in the US Army.

•        Earl Graves completed the Airborne Ranger’s School and

was captain with the Green Berets.

•     Sold and developed real estate and in 1966

•  Got the job as an administrative assistant on

           the staff of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

That job involved him supervising events.

•        Started his own  firm called Earl G. Graves Associates.

(It’s  a firm that leads corporations on urban affairs and economic development.)

    (See how Earl Graves was his own leader. He

got help from Kennedy but kept going even

when Kennedy began to Rest in Peace)

• Contribute to the economic development of Black America.

•  Used his own money to make a difference in the lot of the town’s Black community.

•        Tapped into the Nixon’s Administrations effort to bring

Black people into the country’s economic development programs.

               He knew it was time to plan

develop, and produce a montly periodical

devoted to news, commentary, and articles

for Blacks interested in business.

           Earl Graves received a Ford Foundation

grant to study Black-owned business in Carribean

countries. (What an achievement and must have been

fun being in the Carribean area) He narrowed

his focus and borrowed $150,000 from the Manhattan

Capital Corporation of Chase Manhattan Bank. By

’1970, Graves presented the lenders with a working

draft of Black Enterprise.

            Graves is the  author of the book “How to

Succeed in Business Without Being White: Straight

Talk on Making it in America, 1997.

                                   All this information can be found here:

http://aaregistry.com/african_american_history/2075/Earl_Graves_an_image_of_Black_business_success