BLACK HISTORY MONTH Special Edition in February

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From The Editor

ROBIN MCDOUGAL VICE-CHAIR, NVBCC EDITOR IN CHIEF

Here are a few ideas NVBCC believes are worth carrying into 2023:

1)Be a believer in the ability to finance your business with new “How-to” knowledge.

2)Be intentional about your business strategy actions every day.

3)Be stingy with your time as you build critical collaborative relationships.

4)Be careful with whom you share your Best Big Idea by adding an NDA/Confidential Agreement to your discussion.

5)Be persistent and consistent as you grow your business network.

6)Be grateful for all the "No’s" you may receive and use them to course correct.

January arrived and left faster than I expected. Like everyone else, I have set aside time to think about a strategy to ensure my dreams are a reality. How do you ensure your dreams become real and solid as a rock?

I have taken time to read some books that were impactful. Here are two books I have chosen to keep me on track:

1) Acting Up by Janice Bryant Howroyd founder and chief executive officer of The ActOne Group, the largest privately held, minority-woman-owned personnel and is the first African-American woman to build and own a billion-dollar company

2) Finding My Voice by Valerie Jarrett, an American businesswoman, and former government official. She currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Obama Foundation.

7)Be forgiving of all those who can’t understand your dream, move on.

8)Be creative with your solutions as they are your intellectual property and revenue generators.

9)Be an expert at solving problems as they are your next new products or services.

10) Be proud to celebrate your accomplishments as being an entrepreneur and building a business is hard.

On behalf of all of us at the Northern Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce, we look forward to collaborating with you in 2023 because the NVBCC celebrates your ability to