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Consultant for Educational Development African American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Milwaukee and Adjunct Faculty in the College of Business & Management at Cardinal Stritch University and in Leadership Studies at Nova Southeastern University groffw@nova.edu |
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To
economically empower and sustain African American communities through entrepreneurship
and capitalistic activity within the United States and via interaction
with the Black Diaspora.
GOALS 1. To increase business development and growth via procurement, capital access and international trade. 2. To provide entities to fund and guide our programs. 3. Educate and train the masses on Black business development and our purpose to benefit society. 4. Provide technical support to affiliated chapters. Access "About Us" for additional information at: http://www.nationalbcc.org/aboutus/plan.htm A
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR PLANNING STRATEGICALLY
2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005
2005-2006 2006-2007
1.0
Business Develonment
1.1 Partnerships 1.2 Capital 1.3 Foreign Counterparts a. Africa - Ghana (needs and wants) can lead to African & African American Partnerships 2.0
Funding and Guidance
3.0
Education and Training
4.0
Technical Support
ANNUAL CONFERENCE The
Annual Conference theme is "The 5 C's for Success: Capital, Contracts,
Contacts, Capability, and Connectivity." Awards for excellence; the Honorable
Alan Kyerematen, Ambassador of Ghana to the U.S.; and a future trade mission
to Ghana provide a unique opportunity to promote the mission and goals
of NBCC as well as for each Black Chamber and many potential members. Business
capacity development begins with Market Analysis (MA), determining needs
and wants of others. Awareness about e-MA is essential as is e-Customer
Relations Management (e-CRM). Awareness raising about Ghana and Africa
can begin by critiquing the following Web sites:
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To economically empower and sustain African American communities through entrepreneurship... . A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR PLANNING STRATEGICALLY
2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005
2005-2006 2006-2007
1.0
Business Develonment
1.1 Partnerships 1.2 Capital 1.3 Foreign Counterparts a. Africa - Ghana (needs and wants) can lead to African & African American Partnerships 2.0 Funding and Guidance 3.0 Education and Training 4.0
Technical Support
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SESSION: BROADBAND. WEB SITES. AND E-COMMERCE Capability and Connectivity, then Contacts, Contracts, and Capital Canability:
Entrepreneurship = A Plan with MISSION and VISION, Domestic & Global
Connectivity:
Communication and Information Technology, focus on Telecommunications.
Broadband will playa significant role in the future. Browse Web sites of
companies such as Spaceway, developed by General Motors' spin-off Hughes;
Astrolink, from aerospace giant Lockheed Martin; and Euro Skyway, from
Italian company Alenia Spazio."
Communities: Beyond area geography to include Anytime Anywhere (24 x 7) Learning. What should We do during the Conference? What should We do next week and this fall?
August September
October November
December
1. Your
business plan
2. A Chamber's plan 3. Learning Communities - Economy sector - Manufacturing - Services - Neighborhoods & Schools |
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2002-2003
2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006
2006-2007
1.0
Business Develonment
ANALYSIS
- VISION - ACTION (A VA)
Access
http://www.members.cox.net/greenka6/wgnewweb/wgmenu.html
All
newsletters dating back to 1999 contain Web sites to link to many primary
and secondary sources. Black
Enteprise100 Sales by Economy Sector http://www.blackenteprise.com
E-commerce includes all aspects of business processes including e-Market Analysis (e-MA), domestic and global e-supply chains, and e-Customer Relations Management (e-CRM). General Motors is beginning to convert from 12 to 42 volt electrical systems, a change that will affect all design, manufacturing and assembly processes, and sales plus services with warranty. http://www.supplychainbrain.com A few of the BE 100 are in KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT (KM). August 2002, pp. 5-6. Analysis of Establishments to Promote Visioning Attached
are pages of Web sites for analysis as well as envisioning business capacity
development. Kimberly-Clark indicates "It is our vision to see ... brands
on store shelves in every country." Could e-Market Analysis lead
to product sales as an K-C partner and yield multiple winners?
Analysis of Domestic and International Entrepreneurial Opportunities Advances and applications of communication and information technology are the forces of the digital era, e-commerce. Broadband will be deployed (see KM, February 2002, pp. 1 and 5). The Leland Initiative is a five year, $15 million U.S. government effort to extend Internet connectivity to 20 or more African countries and their people to achieve sustainable development. http://www.usaid.gov/regions/afr/leland/ The "Trade and Development Act of 2000" (Public Law 106-200) has resources for Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean Basin. PL 106-200 has produced information of value for e-commerce. Could e-Market Analysis (e-MA) yield needs and wants that can be supported by the legislation? |
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OUR VISION '1t is our vision to see ... brands on store shelves in every country." OUR VISION GE
Medical Systems is partnering with Abbott Laboratories, Baxter International,
Johnson & Johnson, and Medtronic, Inc. in forming an Internet-based
marketplace that will allow hospitals and other health care facilities
to link directly to suppliers.
Johnson & Johnson is the world's most comprehensive and broadly-based manufacturer of health care products via 190 operating companies in 51 countries, selling products in 175+ countries. How can browsing and mining Johnson & Johnson Web sites help to focus strategic thinking? Johnson & Johnson Medical Taiwan http://www.jjmt.com.tw and Johnson & Johnson Taiwan, Ltd. http://www.jmt.com.tw provide a full range of products and services for health care. FULL-SERVICE E-COMMERCE GLOBAL VISION Lands'
End is expanding full-service e-comrnerce Web sites. Web sites were launched
in the United Kingdon http://www.landsend.co.uk
, Germany http://www.landsend.de
, and Japan http://www.landsend.co.jp
in November, 1999 and in Ireland http://www.landsend.ie
,
Critique the Maternity Wear, a new line, as an entrepreneurial international opportunity. What e-comrnerce competencies/skills are needed to sell Maternity Ware internationally? VISION 2016 People working together as a global enterprise for aerospace leadership. Core
competencies are detailed customer knowledge and focus, large-scale systems
integration, and lean enterprise. Values are leadership, integrity, quality,
customer satisfaction, people
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AMP AMP
is the world's leading producer of connectors used in automotive, computer,
and many
BRADLEY CORPORATION one call." - Donald Mullett, CEO. http://www.bradlevcorp.com BRADY CORPORATION "Brady Corporation is a world leader in identification, safety, and material solutions with products ranging from high-performance labels, signs and tapes to software, printers, and data collection systems." Browsers may want to check Brady's "International." http://www.bradycom.com JOHNSON CONTROLS How do Johnson Controls' make automotive interiors safer, more comfortable, and enjoyable? Browse JC's Global reach via 11 languages - 77,000 people, 30 countries, 290 locations. JC is the Leader in Integrated Facility Management Services. http://www.iohnsoncontrols.com OSHKOSH TRUCK ".
.. a leading designer and manufacturer of severe duty defense vehicles,
... concrete trucks, ..., heavy-duty snow removal trucks." Add ambulances,
fire trucks, and first responder vehicles.
Quad/Graphics is the world's largest privately held printer, employing more than 14,000 people at printing plants and sales offices in a 24 x 7 x 365 Anytime Anywhere around the world enterprise. Q/G produces Newsweek. People Weekly. Sports Illustrated. ~ and nine million copies of National Geogravhic. How could EC be applied to e-books? http://www.qg.com ROCKWELL AUTOMATION "Rockwell Automation is intent on being the most valued global provider of power, control and information solutions for automation." Rockwell employs about 23,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries. Browse annual meeting slides. http://www.rockwell.com SC JOHNSON: A FAMILY COMPANY "The
goodwill of the people is the only enduring thing in any business. It is
the sole substance .., the rest is shadow." H. F. Johnson, Sr., 1927 Profit
Sharing Speech Check "This We Believe" at http://www.sciohnsonwax.com
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"The
most important, and indeed the unique, contribution of management in the
20th century was the fifty-fold increase in the productivity of the manual
worker in manufacturing. The most important contribution management needs
to make in the 21st century is similarly to increase the
Hugh
McKeller used the quote by Peter Drucker to introduce the KMWorld Buyers'
Guide.
ACCESSING AND MINING KNOWLEDGE IN BUYERS' GUIDES KMWorld's
Buyers' Guide. 2001, lists more than 1,000 companies http://www.kmworld.com
Biometric
Group organization provides analyses ofbiometric technology including keystroke-
scan, facial-scan, retina-scan, iris-scan, voice-scan, finger-scan, signature-scan,
and hand-scan.
The
2002 Card Technology Buyer's Guide - http://www.cardtechnology.com
ACCESSING AND MINING KNOWLEDGE FROM OTHER RESOURCES FIRSTGOV FirstGov.gov is a primary Web site for searching the U.S. government. A free government e-mail newsletter is available plus e-Business and e-Government information. http://www.firstgov.gov "Online References for Business" includes U.S. Export Assistance and Small Business Classes Online. You can have a free e-mail Newsletter sent to your e-mail address. U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNADONAL DEVELOPMENT (AID) AID,
or USAID, has many useful resources at http://www.usaid.gov
USAID explains the
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) DOC includes the Bureau of Export Administration, Economic Development Administration, and Minority Business Development Agency http://www.mbda.gov with E-Commerce and more. DOC also has the International Trade Administration (ITA). http://www.ita.doc.gov UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Excellent
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The U.S. Small Business Administration provides many resources: http://www.sba.gov "Starting Your Business" main page. http://www.sba.gov/starting/ "Business Opportunities" page. http://www.sba.gov/expanding/ Note SBA' s Annual Industry & SBA Procurement Conference and Business Opportunity session. SBA has an Office of Women's Business Ownership: http://www.sba.gov/womeninbusiness An E-Cornrnerce Guide at the Small Business Development Center National Information Clearinghouse contains an extensive amount information http://sbdcnet.utsa.edu/SBIC/e-com.htm "The simple key to the Business Plan is the planning itself..." An abundance of resources are available at local, state, national, and international levels. Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) has many resources at its Web site. http://www.wwbic.com/ NATIONAL BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (NBCC) NBCC
has many resources including "Subcontracting Opportunities for Small Disadvantaged
ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT VIA EXPORTING Data by Paul D. Churchill, Director, U.S. Dept. of Cornrnerce, Milwaukee The
U.S. export volume has grown 243% over the past two decades.
TRADE AND INFORMATION NETWORK Access Trade and Information Network at http://www.g77tin.org/members/default.htm and click on Chamber Index for Member Organizations, click on Africa, scroll down to South Africa, click on Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry at http://www.jcci.co.za/ and browse SAESBA ALL AFRICA SMALL BUSINESS CONFERENCE in August 2002. What e-MA can be conducted around the conference about product and service needs in Africa? ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTERS (EN) and KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT (KM) An
increasing amount of information is available in e-formats only delivered
to an e-mail address. China Ecornrnerce Update provides a continuous flow
of information http://www.eastcity.com
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GOAL 3.1 OUTREACH "Community and Economic Development via Education and Training" Broadband
Futures Broadband Office - http://www.connectwisconsin.org/issues/future/office.htm
Broadband
Home - http://www.connectwisconsin.org/issues/future/home.htm
The
Connected Home
How
Stuff Works
How
House Construction Works
Neighborhood
Schools Initiative - Milwaukee Public Schools
SmarterKids
Cyberschoolbus
(in six languages) by the United Nations
21st
Century: Skills
International
Technology Education Association
GetEducation.com's Best Distance Learning Graduate Schools, Business and Management 2002 available free online at http://www.geteducated.com/bdlgs_bm.htm Publisher: GetEducated.com, LLC, October 15, 2001. Editor: Vicky Phillips IBM
Automotive e-business Framework Focused on Knowledge Mangement (KM)
EQUALITY WITH QUALITY Natl.
Assn. for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) http://www.nafeo.org/
CAREER
DEVELOPMENT E-PARADIGMS for B2B, B2C, and M-COMMERCE
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Statements
of Purpose are necessary, But something must eventually be done to prove
that attainment is possible.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "... OUR PURPOSE TO BENEFIT SOCIETY." Action during the Annual Conference? Action next week and then this fall? August
September October
November December
1. A business
plan
2. A Chamber's plan 3. Learning Communities - Economy sector - Manufacturing - Services - Neighborhoods & Schools - International Education Week, Nov. 18-22 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ALLIANCES OF HUMANS AND ORGANIZATIONS Fortune Most Powerful Black Executives http://www.fortune.com/lists/blackpower/index.html Paula Sneed is president of E-Commerce and Marketing at Kraft. "Last year, Kraft provided more than $30 million in food and financial support to hundreds of non-profit organizations around the world. In the US, In other parts of the world, we focus our giving on hunger and other areas of need including ... education, ... and AIDS." (See below). http://www.kraft.com Additional blacks make significant contributions to chambers, to communities, and to education. An example is Stephen L. Powell, president of Powell Steel Corp. http://www.powellsteel.com American
Association of Community Colleges http://www.aacc.aacc.nche.edu
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"Today we have 6 billion people on the planet. Three billion of them live under $2 a day. One billion two hundred million of them live under $1 a day in what we call absolute poverty. Two billion of them don't have any power. One-billion-and-half don't have any water. One hundred and twenty-five million kids don't go to school. There are too many people dying due to lack of vaccines, and the world is showing an increasing inequity, not an equity, in terms of the disposition of asset in what we call absolute poverty. And it's in this context that we come to the next millennium and the challenges that we face with one other very, very important component, which is that we're entering a new age of global development - not the agricultural revolution and not the industrial revolution but a digital and electronic revolution, which will have enoromous implications on where we go in the world in general and in the developing world in particular." Harkins, Phil; Carter, Louis L.; and Timmins, Amy J. (editors). Best Practices in Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning Handbook. Lexingto~ MA: Linkage, Inc., 2000. http://www.linkageinc.com * * * * * * * UNITED NATIONS MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS 1.
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
* * * * * * * A NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICA'S DEVELOPMENT "Africa is the only continent where poverty is on the rise. Over 40% of Sub-Saharan Africa's 659 million people live below the international poverty line of US$1 a day. Africa's share of world trade has plummeted, accounting for less than 2%. More than 140 million young people in Africa are illerate, and Africa is the only region where the number of children out of schools is rising. Life expectancy in Africa is the lowest in the world, and continues to decrease with HIV/AIDS incidence rates of more than 25 percent in some countries. More than 200 million Africans have no access to health services, and more than 250 million lack access to safe drinking water. One African in five is affected by armed conflict and the number of civilian casualties of war is higher than anywhere else in the world." http://www.g8.gc.ca/surnrnitafrica-e.asp * * * * * * * |
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"Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethern, 1 would not have you ignorant. There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the same Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different languages, and still another the interpretation of languages" (1 Corinthians 12: 1, 4, 8-10). * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Research indicates that gaps have deepened between African American and Hispanic American enterprises with their majority peers in recent years. A Survey of Minority Owned Businesses by the U.S. Census Bureau indicated that Milwaukee ranked 48th among the 50 largest metropolitan areas in Black-owned firms per 1,000 Black population and 49th among the 50 in Hispanic-owned firms per 1,000 Hispanic population. Hispanics in the U.S. were flourishing before the recession but gains in the 1990s may be erased based on reports from the Pew Hispanic Center. Although analyses of Native American-Owned Enterprises, Women-Owned Business Enterprises, and other minority groups are sparse, it can be assumed they all want business development help. Alliances, domestic and international, offer opportunity for improving QOL in the emerging e-global village. Numerous issues will be important in the years ahead. No issue will be as important, however, as leadership for improving Quality Of Life (QOL) for all people in our emerging e-global village. Collectively we are stewards of QOL for all life forms for a brief few years and during the digital emergence era do not deserve high marks in stewardship. Our challenges, rich with opportunities, lie in building capacity development in improved QOL by alliances of people using contemporary communication and information technologies. Collectively we have a critical mass of intellectual capital and resources. A central question is do we have the same Spirit and the collective WILL? * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Daddy, I want to show you what I just learned how to do." Eight
computers were made available at the hub of the Memphis Public Library
three blocks from where I lived. I became an Internet Volunteer late Tuesday
afternoon and evenings. An African American child was playing a game one
evening and was growing tired of it. I went to him and asked him if he
would like to send a package via FedEx to South Korea. I showed him how
to access the FedEx Web site and send a package and then he did it. A few
minutes later his father came in to pick him up and he said "Daddy, I want
to show you what I just learned how to do." This child was in the first
grade in a school near the library but the computer lab in that school
was used for one hour of instruction per week by classes of 4th, 5th, and
6th graders so he found excitement, in an ad hoc manner, playing in this
after school day care center. Imagine what could be accomplished if we
apply some HIS GIFTS to each of us in a more planned way via KM.
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Access, browse, and mine at: http://www.members.cox.net/greenka6/wgnewweb/wgindex.html An
expanded "Menu" contains a detailed list of topics with links to primary
source Web sites.
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