NBMBAA Houston Newsletter |
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Prepare for the 2021 NBMBAA Conference & Career Fair. Join us to learn about the Conference directly from the team at NBMBAA Headquarters and hear our HR Committee's tips on maximizing your conference experience! We will be giving away FREE conference registrations to people who RSVP, so please register today! |
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Join us on Thursday, August 12, 2021, 12:00 - 2:00p ET, for HBCU MoneyWise with a special fireside chat with Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, President & Board Chair at Charles Schwab Foundation.
We all want financial freedom. It's just a matter of figuring out how to get there. Schwab MoneyWise® can help you budget, save and invest your money, manage debt, and achieve your life goals. Join us as we demystify investing, how to handle student loan debt, and much more!
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HBCU Battle of the Brains invites you to register for HBCU Battle of the Brains’ exciting event, #HBCUAskJack on Thursday, August 19th at 1:00 pm EST.
Jack will answer questions that you submit on BrandLive. However, registration is critical because the HBCU that has the most attendees will win $5,000!
Registration is also vital as Square and Cash App will be sharing additional information about their product and culture once the conversation with Jack ends.
See you there, and be sure to share with your students! |
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Have you heard about this $10,000 grant opportunity made possible by our partners at SIA Scotch Whisky? The Entrepreneurial Spirit Fund is here to support groundbreaking entrepreneurs! Recipients will receive a $10,000 grant, as well as mentorship from the brand’s incredible founder and one of the first Hispanic people in history to create a scotch whisky company, Carin Luna-Ostaseski. Plus, everyone who applies receives free access to Hello Alice's thousands of curated resources and a community of nearly half a million small business owners. Eligible businesses must: - Be owned (51%+) by a person/people identifying as multicultural and/or person of color
- Be a for-profit business producing less than $1MM in annual revenue
- Operate and/or conduct business in at least one of these states: California, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, New York, and/or Texas
Eligible applicants must: - Be a citizen or legal permanent resident of the United States
- Be at least 25 years or older as of September 14, 2021
- Be the owner of the business or an individual legally authorized to bind the business
Application Closes: August 10, 2021, at 6:00 PM EST |
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As part of the Back2Business program, Fiserv is accepting applications from eligible minority-owned merchants based in Oklahoma and Texas. The $10,000 Back2Business grant can assist these merchants with payroll, rent or lease payments, technology or equipment purchases, or premise redesign.
To qualify, merchants must have revenues of less than $1 million annually, be founded prior to January 1, 2020, and have fewer than 11 employees. Applications can be submitted at https://aeoworks.org/fiserv/ and will be accepted until funds for these states have been fully distributed.
Recently, Fiserv partnered with the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce in Tulsa, OK, to administer grants, consulting services, and Clover from Fiserv point-of-sale technology solutions to four small businesses with strong ties to the Black Wall Street community in Greenwood. Be sure to check out media coverage from the event from FOX 23 in Tulsa and Tulsa World. |
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After celebrating 50 years of existence last year, the National Black MBA Association® will renew our commitment to restoring today’s Black professionals in this “new normal” of doing business.
To build upon this year’s overall theme, the 43rd Annual Conference & Career Expo will refresh and strengthen our overall mission of educational, wealth-building, and growth opportunities for students, entrepreneurs, and professionals. Please register here.
Here are other tools you may need for reference: NBMBAA Social Media Handles: Official Conference Hashtag: #NBMBAA21 & #RenewRefreshReset Year-round hashtags: #TheBlackMBA Stay tuned for some huge speakers to be announced soon too!
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How to Join the Chapter
- Go to www.nbmbaa.org
- Select the "Membership" tab
- Select "Become a Member Today"
- Complete the Membership Form
Membership Types
- Experienced Professional - $200
- Professional - $150
- Young Professional - $100
- Graduate Student - $45
- Undergraduate Student - $30
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| The HR Corner
Does your company have a Diversity and Inclusion strategy?
If they do, tell us about it and if you think it is working. We'll highlight some comments anonymously and post them in next month's HR Corner.
We look forward to hearing from you! |
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We are inspired to grow our Discover team to achieve a brighter future. We get better every day with people like you! Please click on the following Job Listings link to access the full list of opportunities that are awaiting you. Also, when applying, please be sure to select the source code for how you learned about this opportunity (i.e., NBMBAA).
*All interviews are being held virtually in support of social distancing guidelines in response to COVID-19. |
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The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) is looking for a Business Analyst candidate who is self-motivated, logical, analytical thinker who is comfortable performing financial analysis, valuations, and modeling.
The Business Analyst will develop and refine the tools necessary to promote fiscal responsibility in the organization as well as be responsible for conducting primary and secondary research and analysis of various financial and operating data.
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National Black MBA Association Houston Chapter, Inc. P.O. Box 56509 Houston, TX 77256 |
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