Alex Fees: At America’s center in Saint Louise the 2007, National Urban League Conference focuses on franchising opportunities for women minorities and military veterans. Miriam Brewer is the director of diversity for the international franchise association educational foundation.
Miriam Brewer: When were doing these franchise seminars what we try to do there are three things that we want to do. We want to look at from a educational standpoint get people with the foundation so that they can make an uniform decision. We also want to build relationship so that’s what we have our franchisors in attempt to set programs so that they can build a relationship with the potential franchisee and vice versa. Third, we want to make sure that people given the information in terms of financing or capital.
Alex Fees: One of the many out break out sessions Don Gray with the franchise diversity and development initiative discuss his options for franchisees trying to obtain necessary funding.
Don Graves: We also aware of what’s happening to tax program. The set of programs to help bring down the constant during the business in the communities—
Alex Fees: Carla Kemp a conference attendee from Los Angeles is an executive assistant for Jeanette Jenkins author of the Hollywood Trainer.
Carla Kemp: Well I'm here for a couple of different reason’s one is that you know the National Urban League as far as coming to the conferences all learning how better to grow business. And then also its good to interact with the community hear some of the excellent speakers.
Alex Fees: Liston Ward is an inspiring franchisee attending the National Urban League Conference in his hometown.
Liston Ward: What am I finding? Actually, I'm finding some great companies. Companies that are really diverse, they really have a good outlook seemingly for the future.
Alex Fees; Inside the exhibition hall Adecco Temporary Staffing is in event national sponsor for career couching and counseling.
Karen Keller: Well I supposed you could start with the resume. You know resume is a changed over the years. What we really want to see is more content, what you have done rather just simply the name of the organization on which you work for and the name of the job. Really, highlight more what’s important about what you accomplished at that particular company.
Alex Fees: Brandon Brice with the National Urban Leagues economic opportunity institute is here focusing on the difference between entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship.
Brandon Brice: There is an example of Sitco, which is a business that takes lower income maybe at risk males and gives them job opportunities. But with also creating a form of business and revenue through whether that be a bakery as an example or just putting people back to work.
Major Myles Caggins III: Personally, I'm a student full time, fully funded at George Town University earning my masters degree. I started out as a Cadet at Hampton University on an army reserve officer training for scholarship. I’ve never paid tuition in my life.
Alex Fees: Major Myles Caggins III is a US Army Public Affairs Officer. The military worked well for him. But why veteran’s good candidate for entrepreneurship and franchising are.
Major Myles Caggins III: The military service everybody thinks as soldiers and they think discipline. But the army is one of the few places where at a very young age we have leadership with significant responsibility for not only budgets but also equipment and most importantly soldiers lives America’s sons and daughters, it’s a very real responsibility that’s tangible and makes sense across business practices.
Alex Fees: For more information on the International Franchise Association logged on to their website Franchise.org, I'm Alex Fees reporting for sbtv.com. Small business is our only business.
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