> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 23, 2014 > > Contact: Michael D. Roberts, CACCI Communications Director > > (347) 279-6668 - mdvroberts@gmail > > > > CACCI to sponsor another Major Business Networking Session Of 2014 > > A star-studded list of business, professional and political leaders is expected to participate > > Congresswoman Yvette Clarke Featured Speaker; Hosted by Brooklyn Borough President > > > > (BROOKLYN, New York): The Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CACCI) will continue its 2014 series of global and domestic business networking, advocacy and capacity building program on Friday, March 28th. The event, in celebration of Women’s History Month, will be held at Brooklyn Borough Hall and hosted by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Deputy Borough President Diana Reyna. New York City Councilmember Mathieu Eugene and chair of the Youth Services Committee. This event is billed as a “Special Business Membership Networking Meeting” with a marked focus on doing business with the United States, the Caribbean, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and the Netherland Antilles. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. Sharp. Brooklyn Borough Hall is located at 209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY. > > > > According to Dr. Roy Hastick, Sr., President/CEO, CACCI, “this is a networking session with a difference. As we continue to embrace the Caribbean-American, African-American, Women and Minority Business Enterprises, and the entire business Diaspora, we are also continuing to explore ways and means for us to network and do business with each other. At CACCI we believe that creating and fostering relationships between the English, Spanish, Dutch and French/Creole speaking members of the business Diaspora, and linking them to the United States small business community is one of the ways of creating opportunities for all.” > > > > A star-studded list of business, professional and political leaders is expected to participate and deliver presentations that will provide vital information on doing business. Among the presenters are: Hon. US Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, Dr. Karl Rodney, Publisher, New York Carib News, Janice Bracey, Director, U.S. General Services Administration, Regional Office of Small Business Utilization, Assemblyman Karim Camara, New York State Chairman, Black, Puerto Rican and Asian Caucus, Claire Mc. Leveighn, Vice President, Trade & Investment Empire State Development, Gavin Landry, Executive Director, Tourism Empire State Development, Joseph Tazewell, Regional Director for New York City Area, Assistant Vice President, Business Development, Empire State Development, Julian Du Bois, Consul General, the Consulate General of Saint Lucia in New York, Anne-Marie Bernadel, Yony Cantave and Kevin Lafleur, Commercial Attachés, Trade Delegates from the Consulate of the Republic of Haiti, Fernando Abreu, Deputy Director, Caribbean Tourism Organization, Yvette R. Hall, Ombudsman Business Advisor, NYS Division of MWBE Development Dawn Plummer, Business Development Manager, Laparkan Trading Limited and Daniella Jones, Regional Director Intergovernmental Community Affairs Office of the State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli > > > According to Roy A. Hastick, “One of the ways to remain in business and be profitable and sustainable is to seek out new markets for goods and services and also develop new relationships,” In the room will be presidents and CEOs, decision makers and professionals. By bringing all of this talent and expertise together and putting them in one room, CACCI hopes to create a synergy that will motivate people to do business with each other. “By reaching out to our overseas partners, CACCI is moving aggressively to help our local business community develop new markets and think outside of the box, Hastick said. > > > > For registration for this Special Business Membership Networking Meeting, CACCI Financial Literacy series, membership information and/or business services, confidential small business one-on-one counseling with SCORE, please call (718) 834-4544 or email: info@caccitradecenter > > About the Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CACCI) > > Founded in August 1985 as a statewide membership and small business resource organization, CACCI has developed an extensive track record of service delivery, established partnerships with numerous government and private sector institutions which have enabled the organization to develop expertise in providing technical assistance to small business owners, in areas of business planning and expansion, financial literacy, certification preparation, and seminars on doing business in the Caribbean. CACCI has been in the forefront of providing disaster relief for devastated communities in the Caribbean and the US. Its small business services include convening membership monthly business networking power breakfast and evening meetings. CACCI has also hosted CARICOM-based Heads of Government on their visits to New York, and sponsored trade delegations to the Caribbean Region. For over ten years, CACCI has managed the Flatbush Caton Market, an indoor micro enterprise incubator, with a diverse group of micro entrepreneurs. For some time now, CACCI has been planning and developing the first ever Caribbean American Trade and Culture Center in a commercial corridor in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn. More recently, the pace of developing a Trade Center has accelerated which has given CACCI and its board of directors, new hope and optimism that things are well on the way toward self sufficiency
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