Businesses on the Move will sponsor a networking event at its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May, 12, at Palms Court Harbor View. Guest speaker will be George C. Fraser, author of two books, including the critically acclaimed bestseller, "Success Runs in Our Race; The Complete Guide to effective Networking in the African American Community."
The Small Business Development Center of the University of the Virgin Islands is co-sponsoring the event. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased from members and at these locations: Silk Greenery (Fort Mylner), Dominic's Bakery (Al Cohen Plaza, Raphune Hill), The Comfort Zone (Port of $ale Mall), Greetings and Things (Back Street) and Munchie Parlor (Nisky Center).
George Fraser is a best-selling author, award-winning business leader and popular speaker.
This former 17-year executive with Procter & Gamble, United Way and Ford has motivated hundreds of audiences worldwide.
His talks on success principles, effective networking, wealth creation, business ethics and valuing diversity are as popular among corporate professionals as they are among aspiring entrepreneurs.
His speeches have been taped, televised and reprinted by such prestigious publications as Vital Speeches of the Day.
Fraser has appeared on more than 200 television and radio talk shows. Media as diverse as CNN and the Wall Street Journal solicit his views. He is considered by most to be one of the foremost authorities on networking, and turning contacts into relationships and relationships into results.
Fraser has selected Businesses on the Move to name 350 African American residents of the Virgin Islands to be listed in SuccessGuide 2000. The book will be a networking guide to black resources worldwide, the success source linking people and ideas.
SuccessGuide 2000 will be a single edition coffee-table-quality, business-to-business directory, with colorful editorial and listing of more than 35,000 top black professionals, business owners and community leaders from 75 cities, 35 states, and six countries. More than 60 organizations from around the world will participate in the publishing of this massive project.
Several major strategic partnerships have also been secured, Fraser said, to facilitate this initiative. They are The Gallup Organization, BET, Black Enterprise Magazine, Business News USA, Emerge, Essence and The Black Collegian Magazines. One of America's top design firms, Jones Worley Design Inc. of Atlanta, the only black firm on the 1996 Olympic guide design team, has agreed to design and manage the entire project.
Businesses on the Move invites businesses, organizations, leaders and aspiring entrepreneurs to attend the event and join the organization.
The organization's mission is "To encourage and guide the healthy growth of businesses in the United States Virgin Islands by sponsoring educational seminars, workshops, networking opportunities, support groups and provide updated information relative to the successful operation of business."