Baldwin, NY – July 29th, 2014 –  On July 26, 2014 the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. launched its first in a series of Minority Business Certification Workshops at the Baldwin Public Library.  The Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. has embarked on a campaign to increase the number of members certified as minority business owners in alignment with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s recent commitment to provide 20% of contracts to minority owned firms in New York State.

It is the chamber’s goal to increase the number of Certified Minority Business Owners in its member network throughout the counties it serves. The chamber will be conducting a series of ongoing  workshops geared towards increasing the number of certified business owners in its members network and will be working to attract additional members to the chamber of commerce that have a desire to be certified as minority business owners.

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