MBA Cohort Spotlights - August 2021 “Our CLA Tampa office was thrilled to host the 2021 and 2022 MBA Cohorts. It was wonderful for many of our leaders to connect with this great group of entrepreneurs. We sincerely hope the presentation ...
Minority-owned businesses in the United States are just that, a minority. In 2018, minority-owned businesses made up 18.3% of businesses according to the 2019 Annual Business Survey. This is largely due to systemic problems surrounding the economic ...
MBA Cohort Spotlights - July 2021 Congratulations to Cohort '19 member, Danny Persaud, MidFlorida Armored & ATM Services, Inc., on being named a finalist for the 2021 Small Business of the Year awards! The MBA Joint Cohort Luncheon was held ...
The Importance of a Reliable Banking Partner for the Road Ahead Chris Kneer SBA Lending Division Head As the owner of a small, minority-owned business, we realize that you may feel overlooked by banks. According to the Small Business ...
Q1 has wrapped, and the Minority Business Accelerator is in full swing. Program Director Avril Stinson, invited current Tampa Bay Chamber Chair Yvette Segura, to share some of her insight regarding the Chamber’s Inclusive Organization Pillar ...
Isn’t it great when we have the rare moments in our careers to be around a group of people who want only to learn and succeed! Do you recall a time in your career, or personal past, when you were a part of a selected team and how you felt to ...
By Kadian Douglas, CPA, CISA Who is Kadian Douglas, and why I became involved in the Minority Business Accelerator through CLA’s Tampa Bay Chamber relationship? I am currently a Principal in our Cybersecurity practice and the Chair of the ...
It’s no mystery 2020 has been a strange & challenging year, but little did we know what it would have in store back when I met Avril Stinson for coffee early on. She asked me if I would be willing to speak to the Chamber’s Minority ...
“Finding a new normal”, is probably the most often used phrase of the last three months. I say it when I talk with my eight-year-old daughter about todays’ world, I say it when I talk with friends about what it means to ...
From 2020 Minority Business Accelerator Program Chair, R. Colette Glover-Hannah, Hannah's Shoebox Small Business – COVID-19 Impact Lately, many business owners have found themselves in the midst of uncertainty. A mountain of emails about ...
From the 2021 Minority Business Accelerator Program Chair, Ralph Garcia, RGA Advisory Why I got involved. As a young boy in West Tampa, I often would daydream what it would be like to have an important job where you got to wear a suit and tie to ...
By Ernest Hooper The impending developments and booming business spurs excite the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce's LaKendria Robinson. And it's Robinson who will play a relatively small but critical role in fueling what comes down the pipeline. ...