ASPIRE Chronicles: September 27th
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October 23, 2023The ASPIRE Chronicles is a biweekly series bringing you the latest updates from ASPIRE Community Capital’s team as we share our impact and engagement in Charlotte’s small business community.
Check out what the ASPIRE team has been up to the last few weeks!
ASPIRE Attends Charlotte MED Week!
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- ASPIRE Team with Board Chair Chiquitha Lloyd
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- Katrica Morris & Manuel Campbell
The ASPIRE team had a wonderful time attending Charlotte Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week. See us pictured above with the ASPIRE Team’s Board Chair, Chiquitha Lloyd, and Katrica Morris of Gentry Cleaners.
“Congratulations to Chiquitha Lloyd, MBA, CDP, MCA and the Charlotte MED WEEK Committee!!! What a fantasy week of Networking, Development, and Engagement!!! I was glad to be there and support ASPIRE Community Capital.”
— Natalie Williams, ASPIRE Community Capital’s Director of Operations
MED Week recognizes and celebrates the achievements and impacts of minority entrepreneurs across North Carolina, and provides opportunities for networking, expanding, and strengthening businesses.
Since 1983, the U.S. President has proclaimed a national Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week observance to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of minority business enterprises and to honor those corporations and financial institutions supporting minority business development. The Charlotte MED Week Planning Committee is excited to announce that in addition to the workshops, business connections expo and awards celebration we are adding a golf tournament! We hope everyone will consider playing and enjoying a fun day on the course. All events are vital to our diverse firms and MED Week community as we network, commemorate the achievements of minority entrepreneurs, and affirm our commitment to the principle of equal opportunity.
Learn more about Charlotte MED Week here.
ASPIRE was proud to be a sponsor for Charlotte MED Week’s Golf Tournament!
Charlotte MED Week kicked off this month with its newly added signature Golf Tournament! The ASPIRE team was proud to be a sponsor for the event and join Mitch Capel and Vincent Gordon, pictured above, on the course. It was such a pleasure to support all of the events happening during this week, as events like this one were so vital to our MED Week community as we networked, commemorated the achievements of minority entrepreneurs, and affirmed our commitment to the principle of equal opportunity.
Learn More about Charlotte MED Week here.
We visited The JUGO Bar!
ASPIRE had a great time grabbing juice from William A. Fulton’s JUGO Bar. JUGO Bar is a line of juices, waters, and 23 varieties of handcrafted lemonade. Jugo is Spanish for Juice.
Learn more about The JUGO Bar on their website here.
ASPIRE and Charlotte Is Creative Partner for a CEI Game Simulation!
Check out photos of the ASPIRE team leading the second Business Game Simulation for Charlotte Is Creative‘s Creative Entrepreneurs Initiative (CEI) fall cohort. The Game Simulation was facilitated by J.D. Selby-Lucas, PhD, and other members of the ASPIRE team. As always, grateful to the team at Charlotte is Creative for fostering a supportive community for creatives in Charlotte and cultivating such an impressive entrepreneurial movement in the arts. Thanks Tim Miner and Matt Olin!
The ASPIRE game simulation creates space for entrepreneurs to go through the many steps in running a business in a fun, safe, and competitive way. Participants left feeling more confident, informed, and inspired to activate their businesses in new ways.
Interested in similar partnerships with ASPIRE? Reach out to us and we’ll get you all the business training you need!
ASPIRE joins Big Brothers Big Sisters for their event, “The Big Toast”!
ASPIRE Director of Business Lending, Wesley Head, was delighted to attend “The Big Toast” event from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Carolinas this month.
“I was delighted to be able to support and empower the youth at Big Brothers Big Sisters “The Big Toast”. Kalishia Mitchell and Kenneth Oglesby continue to be vital partners and mentors within our community. Cheers to your perseverance.”
— Wesley Head, ASPIRE’s Director of Business Lending
Learn more about Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Carolinas here.
Manuel satisfies his sweet tooth at Urban Sweets!
ASPIRE CEO Manuel Campbell visited Urban Sweets Co, a Woman + Black-owned sweets concept created in 2021 by Kristen Stewart to bring sweets to Charlotte, starting with delicious and creative hand scooped ice cream! Though they started with a small but mighty ice cream cart, Sweetie, now Urban Sweets has a gorgeous brick and mortar shop in South End at Centro Square, with a variety of frozen treats for you to enjoy.
Learn more about Urban Sweets here.
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