NGLCC Announces Launch of NGLCC New York: The Tri-State LGBT Chamber and Procurement Council
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Contact: Kate Karasmeighan
202.419.0440 (office)
(January 30, 2008)
Today, the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber
of Commerce (NGLCC) announced the launch of
NGLCC New York (NGLCCNY): The
Tri-State LGBT Chamber and Procurement
Council. NGLCCNY will be the
NGLCC’s affiliate chamber and regional office
in Metro New York City and will provide members
with extensive opportunities for business
development and education, as well as access to
corporate procurement decision makers in the
region. “NGLCCNY will help create a
climate of growth and success in which all
companies regardless of size or industry can
prosper. We are pleased to work with local LGBT
and allied businesses and corporate leaders to
bring this much needed organization to metro
New York,” said NGLCC Co-Founder and
President Justin Nelson. "We are excited to
work with NGLCCNY to open up the doors
of opportunity to metro New York City LGBT
owned businesses to become certified.
NGLCCNY will ensure area LGBT companies
can become a part of corporate America's
diverse supply chain," said Irwin Drucker,
Program Director for GLBT and International
Supplier Diversity at IBM. “The launch of
NGLCCNY is an exciting prospect for my
business,” said Bernard Whitman, President of
Whitman Insight Strategies. “As a certified
LGBT Business Enterprise, we will have greater
opportunities to access both major corporations
and local businesses,” said
Whitman. NGLCCNY will offer several programs and
business development opportunities to
businesses in the metro New York area,
including the Supplier Diversity Initiative for
companies that are at least 51% owned and
operated by an LGBT person or person. The
organization will also host a series of
“Make-the-Connection” networking and
educational sessions focusing on wide-ranging
topics of interest to LGBT business owners,
entrepreneurs and Corporate Members. “We are
proud to bring NGLCCNY to the Tri-State
area to create real, meaningful connections and
business opportunities for the community. By
leveraging the support, talent and resources of
members in the area, NGLCCNY will
improve the economic vitality and quality of
life for LGBT owned businesses and their allied
companies in Corporate America,” said NGLCC
Co-Founder and CEO Chance
Mitchell. NGLCCNY
will
officially launch on February 6, 2008. To learn
more about NGLCCNY, please visit
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About the
NGLCC:
The NGLCC represents the interests
of the estimated 1.4 million LGBT owned
businesses in the United States. Through
its affiliated network of 45 state and local
chambers and business organizations, the NGLCC
is the largest LGBT business development and
economic advocacy organization in the
country.