Black Business and Edina Rotary Networking, Apr 28

Contact: Josh Sprague
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28
Apr
2022
Edina
Apr 28, 2022 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Pimento Jamaican Kitchen
2524 Nicollet Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55404
United States of America

TOMORROW - Thursday, April 28, 5:30-7pm. In partnership with Tomme Beevas and Pimentos Jamaican Kitchen, the next monthly Black Business Networking event will encourage us to continue to expand the efforts of our club's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee ( formerly known as Race and Equity committee). This networking event will be held monthly on the fourth Thursday of each month from 530-7pm at Pimento Jamaican Kitchen, 2524 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404. Meeting format and details:

5:30-6:00 Social & networking time — the rum punch will be flowing! 
6:00-6:15 Introductions around the room, including each attendee's business background
6:15-6:45 Featured Black Entrepreneur presents their business story to the group
6:45-7:00 Q &A session and wrap up

Debra L. Hurston, CAE MBA is the Executive Director of the Association for Black Economic Power. In this capacity, she is assisting the organization in fulfilling its goal of establishing Minnesota's first Black led community credit union dedicated to addressing the needs of the residents who live, work or worship in Hennepin and Ramsey counties.
 
Debra brings a long history in association management expertise through her experience with large, medium, and small organizations.  As a nationally Certified Association Executive (CAE), her focus has been on association governance, advocacy, fundraising and membership services.
 
Originally from the south side of Chicago, Debra grew up in Detroit and with her husband Karl, has been a resident of Minnesota since 2000.

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD & BRING YOUR FRIENDS!  This will be promoted within Rotary and within the Black Business Community, and our goal is to grow this over time. But we need your help to promote this cultural residency and cross-culture business network!