DyNAMC "New Beginnings" February 2014 Issue 3

DyNAMC Leaders for a Changing World WWW.NAMCSD.ORG/MAGAZINE 12 16 19 21 26 31 36 43 46 58 New beginnings can bring new hope and plenty of reasons to march forward in 2014. New Beginnings National Association of Minority Companies Inc. New Executive Director Takes A Positive Aim At Making Corporate Supplier Diversity A Realization, Not Just a Feel Good Phrase WEBMark Construction LLC - A New Beginning for Chondra Webster Chondra Webster’s minority/woman owned business is founded on credentials that carry much more weight than any framed certificate hanging on an office wall. She’s a woman of her word. New Boundaries Mean New Beginnings Councilman Curren D. Price, Jr. has an outlook of hopeful expectancy for his constituents in the New Ninth district in south Los Angeles with the formation of Los Angeles’ first Economic Development Committee. Discover Hidden Assets to Maximize Profit It’s time for small business owners to begin educating themselves about their nontangible assets, their value and how to protect them. Plus Funding Group Plus Funding Group offers new beginnings for small businesses, allowing them to grow with confidence. Greenling Institute Executive Director Orson Aguilar Speaks with one of America’s Future Leaders Orson Aguilar takes the time to sit down and speak with eighth-grader Lamarr Thompson, answering several thought-provoking questions from the young teenager about racial justice and the new beginnings that lie ahead for the Greenlining Institute. At a Glance - Orson Aguilar Learn more about our cover feature subject Orson Aguilar, Executive Director of the Greenling Institute as he answers our questions in this issue’s At A Glance. The U.S. Small Business Administration: A Resource for Every Entrepreneur Cassius Butts explains how the SBA offers new “zero fees” on smaller business loans t make business capital more affordable for start ups. Roundtable Discussion NAMC Agency Alliance Committee Chair Yolanda Lewis facilitates a discussion on new strategies for identifying ways increase diversity and inclusion in contracting. The Black Movie Network Founder/CEO & President Johnathan Broo ks of the Black Movie Network, shares his “new concept” of a on-demand streaming live movie network. DyNAMC • ISSUE 3 10 Presidents Perspective 7

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