New York, New York – This week as part of the SBA’s Community Navigator Pilot Program the chamber has selected Deon Brown LIAACC’s Chair of membership as our chamber’s person of the week. Deon Brown is the owner of Exceptional Staffing Group.
LI African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc., a participating organization in the Community Navigator Pilot Program, is funded in part through United States Black Chamber’s (www.usblackchambers.com) grant with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) helps Americans start, build, and grow businesses. SBA was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, preserve free competitive enterprise and maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has three primary focuses Access to Capital, Counseling, and Contracting at the core of its mission. The SBA is a great place to start for small business owners seeking to grow their companies and many companies rely of the SBA to help grow their businesses to scale.
Under Deon Brown’s leadership the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc.’s membership has grown in both scope and size. The ultimate goal of our chamber is increasing support of its membership and continuing to provide quality services to help their businesses grow to scale.
Deon’s passion and drive has allowed her the title of top recruiter for 9 years at a $3.5 Billion global corporation. Deon has volunteered her time by participating in numerous community outreach programs for adults, college students and high school students. She has partnered with several of the local high school business classes to conduct mock interviews and career counseling.
She is the Director of the Long Island Chamber of Commerce (LIAACC). She started Exceptional Staffing Group in 2015 and became certified with the State, City, and the Federal Government as a MWBE (Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise) certified woman owned CEO.
Deon’s entrepreneurial spirit allowed her to always have multiple streams of income by being a business owner in network marketing, real-estate and owner of Exceptional Staffing Group and now part owner of ESG Supplies. In love with life, she enjoys being an empowerment advocate for others to find their career and purpose in life.
LIAACC looks forward to continually building its footprint in the region. Our chamber looks forward to seizing the opportunity for growth in the region by engaging small business owners and professionals to grow their endeavors.” Phil Andrews, President – Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
The Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. is a leading supporter of small business owners in the area of advocacy, access to capital, technical assistance, small business training, and capacity building.
Joining the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc.’s New Membership Recruitment Campaign Initiative will have a significant impact on the revenue small business owners earn through being involved in a viable organization such as LIAACC.” Deon Brown, Chair of Membership of the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
For more information on the programs and activities of the chamber or to become a member today visit https://liaacc.org/join-liaacc/#join
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