GMEN Continental Breakfast

30mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

GMEN25 Videos

GMEN25 Congratulations Videos

10mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

Racial Economic Equity In Small Business Funding: A Playbook Developed by LISC | Anikka King, Economic Development Program Officer, LISC

Racial Economic Equity In Small Business Funding: A Playbook developed by LISC | Anikka King, Economic Development Program Officer, LISC

45mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

Anikka King

Anikka King has joined LISC Jacksonville as Economic Development Program Officer, returning to what she calls “home” after having recently lived in Jacksonville for more than 16 years. King will lead economic development initiatives for LISC Jacksonville with a strong focus on enhancing the local network of Financial Opportunity Centers (FOCs). As part of developing LISC’s strategic […]

ESG 101: What is Environmental, Social and Governance?

 ESG 101: What is Environmental, Social and Governance?

15mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

Why the Business of Voting is Everyone’s Business | Nakita Hemingway, Candidate for GA Agriculture Commissioner | National Voter Registration Day

National Voter Registration Day - Why the Business of Voting is Everyone’s Business 

60mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

How Does Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Impact Entrepreneurship? | Cheryle Renee Moses, President, Gwinnett County Black Chamber of Commerce, Katrina Mitchell, Chief Community Impact Officer, United Way of Atlanta

How Does Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Impact Entrepreneurship? A conversation with Cheryle Renee Moses, president of Gwinnett County Black Chamber of Commerce with moderator - Katrina Mitchell, Chief Community Impact Officer, United Way of Atlanta | Lunch provided.

30mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

Small Business Administration (SBA) Equity Initiative | Terri Denison, District Director, SBA

GMEN Session, Terri Denison, District Director, SBA - Small Business Administration (SBA) Equity Initiative

45mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

Microenterprise Development (MDO) Training Series

60min

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

Technology Series | Entrepreneurs and Free/Affordable Social Media Marketing Strategy

Technology Series - Entrepreneurs and Social Media Marketing Strategy

60mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

GMEN 2022 One-on-One Business Consultation

Whether you have a question business funding, marketing for your business, or how to build your social media presence, you will have 20 minutes to talk with an expert by appointment.

60mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

GMEN Women’s Conference 2022 | Celebrating the Leading Group of Entrepreneurs in the US | Hosted by Kiplyn Primus

Welcome to GMEN Women's Conference

600mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

GMEN Women’s 2022 Conference Welcome/Introductions | Sonya Toomer-Bates, GMEN Program Manager | Sonia Booker, GMEN Women Instructor, Elizabeth Wilson, GMEN Executive Director

30mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

Sponsors LISC | Patricia Luna, LISC Program Officer

10mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

GoDaddy and GMEN Women Press Conference – Media Only

30mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

GoDaddy Meet & Greet with Gourav Pani, President, GoDaddy US Independents – Invite Only

45mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

Identity and Wellness | Capacity Building for Success | Stephanie Kirkland, CEO and Founder, Identity Dynamics LLC Rachel Manggrum, OWNER, Space By Wholistic Grace Angela McTier, CEO and Founder, Harlem Zen

Identity and Wellness | Capacity Building for Success | Stephanie Kirkland, CEO and Founder, Identity Dynamics LLC Rachel Manggrum, OWNER, Space By Wholistic Grace Angela McTier, CEO and Founder, Harlem Zen

Entrepreneur SPOTLIGHT | Capacity Building for Success | Tonya Hicks, CEO, Power Solutions, Inc.

Entrepreneur SPOTLIGHT | Capacity Building for Success | Tonya Hicks, CEO, Power Solutions, Inc.

60mins

RICE

beginner

GMEN Women Keynote | Capacity Building for Success | Janice Laws Robinson

How to work hard for an idea, and even harder for a dream!

30mins

RICE

beginner

Women Entrepreneurs Spotlight

Women Entrepreneurs Spotlight Video

15mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

GMEN Women’s Luncheon with Keynote Speaker | Gourav Pani, President, GoDaddy US Independents

GMEN Women's Luncheon with Keynote Speaker | Gourav Pani, President, GoDaddy US Independents

60min

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

Scaling & Sustaining | Capacity Building for Success

Tamay Shannon .. CEO, W2SMarketing

Jeanie Hunter .. Principal, Synergy Development Partners, LLC

50mins

RICE

beginner

Then and Now | Capacity Building for Success

RICE

beginner

TAP2GMEN TA Team | Capacity Building for Success

Closing gaps with tangible Solution through Technical Assistance Facilitator:  Sonya Toomer-Bates & Elizabeth Wilson  Introduce TAP2GMEN TA Team  Spotlight TA Businesses Anna Taylor - Cute Shuttle LLC  Mobile App, Thomas Andrews - Thomas Michael LLC  Video Commercial “My pleasure... and thank you so much for saying that, Sonya! Our team is incredibly grateful for your team’s organization in this process and the quality of work, Khadijah Baynes - The Beauty Industry LLC  Mobile App, David Walker - StarWalker Industries LLC .. Commercial .. Continued to work with TA after closing deliverable,  Jennifer Price - The Atlanta Beer Boutique Accounting & Mobile App, Fredrick Reitz - Safesky Accounting Services.

30mins

In-Person

Beginner

Business Development & Finance Training Series | Adam Smith, Natalie Williams, Melisa Beatcomp, Katrina Taylor Parks

Legal, Business Strategy, Accounting, Workforce/HR

60min

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

Technology Training Series | Jai Tee, Shenae Holmes, Avolian Bingham, Sonya Bate

Branding, Website, GoDaddy, IT

60min

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

GMEN Women’s Graduation & Spotlight

Facilitators:  Sonia Booker, Sonya Toomer-Bates,  Nikki Arsenault

120min

In-Person

Beginner

Reception Celebration – Grads and Alumni (Women ONLY)

120min

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

Re-entry from Incarceration through Entrepreneurship Services (RITES) Project Conference 2022

The Re-entry from Incarceration through Entrepreneurship Services (RITES) Project was developed to create tools, training sessions, roundtables and collaboration opportunities to assist Returning Citizens in starting and developing business enterprises.

390 mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

Continental Breakfast

60mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

RITES Introductions

10mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

Roundtable #1

50mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

Roundtable #2

45mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

RITES Lunch and Listen

60mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

RITES Sessions Introduction

10mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

ERAP Overview | Shayla-Kinyon Bass-Briggs

20mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

Opportunities for ReStart Graduates and Returning Citizens through NAV-GA

30mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

Trauma-Informed Care and Returning Citizens featuring Dr. Charlie Cerbone

60mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

TAP2GMEN Opportunities for ReStart Graduates and other Returning Citizens

15mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

Inspirational Video – Charlie’s Success Story

15mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

RITES 2022 Closing

15mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

Microenterprise Development (MDO) Training Series

MDO training - Day #1 of the series.

60mins

In-Person/Virtual

Beginner

Technology Training Series

60mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

Continental Breakfast

15mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

Emerging Technologies: Entrepreneurs Digital and Financial Solutions for Tomorrow

Panel/Discussion: Emerging Technologies: Entrepreneurs Digital and Financial Solutions for Tomorrow

45mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

From Solopreneur to Employer | Panel | Sherrie Philon, Founder/Principal | Philmore Academy for Science and Arts

Panel/Discussion: From Solopreneur to Employer with Sherrie Philon, Founder/Principal | Philmore Academy for Science and Arts, Stone Mountain, Georgia and 

45mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

Sherrie Philon, Ed.S

Sherrie Philon, Ed.S has served in the field of education for over 23 years, as an educator, educational leader, and mentor. Her career began in elementary school but transitioned after 3 years into teaching middle grades Math for 8 years. Her passion for teaching Math prompted her to pursue her Master’s degree in Mathematics where […]

Lunch and Learn – Powering Entrepreneurs in the Future | Clyde Higgs, President, Atlanta Beltline

Lunch and Learn - Keynote Speaker – Powering Entrepreneurs in the Future - Clyde Higgs, President, Atlanta Beltline

90min

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

Owning the Building Your Business Is In and the Land it Sits On | Panel Discussion | Dianne Jennings, Global Financial Strategies, Michael Syphoe, Michael Syphoe Consultants; Corey Brooks, CEO, BriteBubbles

To democratize capital for underserve entrepreneurs, success in the future must include unconventional partnerships and tactics.

45mins

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

Corey Brooks

Corey Brooks is the owner of Brite Bubbles Laundry. He owns the building and the land it sits on!

The Next 25 Years: The Future of GMEN – Dr. Randal Pinkett, Co-founder, Chairman and CEO, BCT Partners

What are the plans for GMEN for the next 25 years? Dr. Randal Pinkett has established himself as an entrepreneur, innovator, speaker, author, media personality and DEI expert who is leading the way in business, technology and equity for all. He is the co-founder, chairman and CEO of BCT Partners, a global, multimillion-dollar research, training, consulting, technology, and data analytics firm whose mission is to provide insights about diverse people that lead to equity. The company has been recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Management Consulting Firms, Ernst & Young as EY Entrepreneur of the Year, Manage HR Magazine as a Top 10 Firm for Diversity & Inclusion, the Black Enterprise BE100s list of the nation’s largest Black-owned businesses, and the Inc. 5000list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Dr. Pinkett is an expert in several areas relating to emerging technologies, “big data” analytics, social innovation, culture, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), and is a regular contributor on MSNBC, CNN, and Fox Business News. An international public speaker, he is the author or co-author of several books including Black Faces in High Places, Black Faces in White Places, Data-Driven DEI, Campus CEO, and No-Money Down CEO. He holds five degrees including: a B.S.in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University; a M.S.in Computer Science from the University of Oxford in England; and a M.S.in Electrical Engineering, MBA, and Ph.D. from MIT. Most notably, he was the first and only African American to receive the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship at Rutgers University; he was inducted to the Academic All-America Hall of Fame, as a former high jumper, long jumper, sprinter and captain of the Rutgers men’s track and field team; and he was the winner of NBC’s hit reality television show, “The Apprentice.” Born in Philadelphia and raised in New Jersey, Dr. Pinkett is a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated and First Baptist Church in Somerset, NJ, where he resides with his family, including a daughter and two sons. Dr. Pinkett firmly believes that “for those to whom much is given, much is expected,” so throughout his endeavors, he places great emphasis on his responsibility to give back to the community.

60mins

Virtual

Beginner

GMEN: The Next 25 Years Dinner – Invite Only

GMEN VIP dinner, music, with founders, employees, board members and funders.

60min

In-Person - RICE

Beginner

GMEN 25th Anniversary Awards Gala 2022 | Hosted by Joyce Littel | Music provided by McClendon Performing Arts Institute | Spotlighting Daleep of Faith Ascension 9 Healing Artwear, Sammy Sheperd 3-D Visual Artist, and Elhadji Diagne Maabo African Jewelry

Join us at the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (RICE) at 504 Fair Street, SW, Atlanta, GA 30313. Joyce Littel, host, music provided by McClendon Performing Arts Institute, awards, light appetizers, anniversary cupcakes, guest speakers, gift bags, giveaways, GMEN25 Memory Lane – photos, videos and reflections | Past and present founders, employees, board members and funders to attend. 

180mins

RICE

Beginner