WOMEN 2012 Final Report

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Saturday, September 15, 2012

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Earl G. Graves School of Business & Management

Title 3 Program

Report


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D E M O G R A P H I C S

2 W.O.M.E.N. (Women Owned & Managed Enterprise Network) Next Conference

Young Ladies66

Others:seasoned women

entrepreneurs,

volunteers, speakers,

exhibitors, sponsors22Age Range

17-24

90artici ants

T H E N U M B E R S

#womennextThe hashtag attendees used to tweet

during the conference.

Young Ladies currently

are operating a

business6


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S E Q U O I A C L U B


W H E R E T H E Y C A M E F R O M

Morgan State University

Rose Bruford College

Towson University

Howard University

University of MD

University of MD, Baltimore County

Job Corps

Community College of Baltimore

County

Milford Mill Academy

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

Maryvale Preparatory ACE Academy

Other Nonprofit Organizations

High Schools, Colleges & Universities and Nonprofits


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D E M O G R A P H I C S


H O W T H E Y H E A R D

www.facebook.com/edacwomen

www.twitter.com/edacwomen

www.edacmorgan.com

marketing
http://www.edacmorgan.com/http://www.edacmorgan.com/http://www.twitter.com/edacwomenhttp://www.twitter.com/edacwomenhttp://www.facebook.com/edacwomenhttp://www.facebook.com/edacwomenhttp://www.twitter.com/edacwomenhttp://www.twitter.com/edacwomenhttp://www.facebook.com/edacwomenhttp://www.facebook.com/edacwomen


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F I E L D E X P E R I E N C E S


A W A R D S

Alice Muhammad Entrepreneurial Spirit Awardpresented to

Raevyn Jones Ideal Publicity

This award recognizes a women entrepreneur that hasdemonstrated a strong entrepreneurial spirit. The recipientof this award should be one that has a keen business senseand that demonstrates the leadership, development, and

innovative characteristics of an entrepreneur.

Above & Beyond Awardpresented to

Shane NewmanPolished For Prom, Inc.

This award recognizes a woman entreprenethat has identified and sought to fill a need in hcommunity. This recipient of this award shoube one that is driven by a social need. Threcipient is one that has made a significaimpact in her community, and is very active making changes to eliminate a social neeNote: The recipient of this award does not neto manage or own a non-profit organization.

Scholarship Awardpresented to

Joanne FelixJunior,Hospitality major at Morgan State University

Essay QuestionGiven the resources (human, money and time),what type of innovation would you use to createa product or service to address a need (social,health, consumer, business) within the African

American community?


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F I N A L P R O J E C T


W O R K S H O P S ( M O R N I N G )

Entrepreneurship 101: This workshop will give participants step by step guidelines to help them launch and owna successful business. Special: 3 Keys to Email Marketing. Conducted by Omar S. Muhammad with supportfrom Constant Contact.

Young Professionals Connected: How to make your network your NET WORTH. This workshop will help ybuild relationships to grow your business and portfolio. Conducted by Emmelie De La Cruz.

Customer Acquisition with the Federal Government: This workshop will give you the details needed topartner with federal agencies to get lucrative government grants and contracts. Conducted by ARTHENIAJOHNSON LeFLORE.


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W O R K S H O P S ( A F T E R N O O N )

Like Me: This workshop will offer the benefits of personal branding and the effects of social media. Conductby Keisha J. Reed.

our Money Your Future: Everything you need to know about building a financial plan for college, life areer. There will be a special emphasis on understanding & protecting your personal credit. Conducted

M&T Bank

Dream Big! Plan NOW!: This workshop is a fully interactive session to help participants turn their DREAMinto Goals and Goals into Action steps, all within your reach. Conducted by Mothyna James-Brightful.


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E X H I B I T O R S

* EDAC

* Heal a Woman to Heal a Nation* Maryland PTAP* Imani's Candy Store* M & T Bank


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Overall

Learned useful information 100%Good way to spend the day 100%Good variety of speakers/topics

100%

Organization 100%Customer service 100%Amble time to network 100%Length of conference 100%Networking Session 100%

What did you like most about this conference?

...tips, advice, marketing opportunities

Meeting new people, gaining informatioand inspiration...

Being motivated by seeing other wome

accomplish their goals...

the information presented in eac

workshop...

Workshops

Overall Satisfaction Rating

Satisfaction Rating

PA R T I C I P A N T S P E R S P E C T I V E

Grade

SpeakersA Material/Content A

Time BMore time

Meeting SpaceA


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E V A L U A T I O N S


T H E D A Y I N S O C I A L

Aqueelah Sabriyah@AxiomMariposa

Had a great time at #womennext

conference on Saturday!

Keisha Johnson@BennettBelleKei

The feeling of being in the midst of likeminded

females is just an overwhelming feeling!!!!!

#womennext

Emmelie De La Cruz@HerMusings

There are some women in college KILLING

it. Dont sleep on your purpose or dreams.

You sleep on them, they stay dreams.

#womennext

Nicki Cola@King_COLA

There are a lot of women here who have

started businesses or have aspirations to

start one. Great ideas #WomenNext

The Kae Monsanto@KaeMonsanto

@King_COLA: Never took advantage of

EDAC at Morgan while I was a student. Me and

my partner @KaeMonsanto will now

#womennext no doubt!
https://twitter.com/search/?src=hash&q=%23womennexthttps://twitter.com/search/?src=hash&q=%23womennexthttps://twitter.com/KaeMonsantohttps://twitter.com/KaeMonsantohttps://twitter.com/King_COLAhttps://twitter.com/King_COLAhttps://twitter.com/KaeMonsantohttps://twitter.com/KaeMonsantohttps://twitter.com/search/?src=hash&q=%23WomenNexthttps://twitter.com/search/?src=hash&q=%23WomenNexthttps://twitter.com/King_COLAhttps://twitter.com/King_COLAhttps://twitter.com/search/?src=hash&q=%23womennexthttps://twitter.com/search/?src=hash&q=%23womennexthttps://twitter.com/HerMusingshttps://twitter.com/HerMusingshttps://twitter.com/search/?src=hash&q=%23womennexthttps://twitter.com/search/?src=hash&q=%23womennexthttps://twitter.com/BennettBelleKeihttps://twitter.com/BennettBelleKeihttps://twitter.com/search/?src=hash&q=%23womennexthttps://twitter.com/search/?src=hash&q=%23womennexthttps://twitter.com/AxiomMariposahttps://twitter.com/AxiomMariposa


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A D A Y I N P I C T U R E S


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L E S S O N S L E A R N E D2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3 I N I T I A T I V E S

You, Inc. Your TeamYour Money,Your Future

YourCommunity

December 1, 2012 February 2, 2013 April 6, 2013 June 1, 2013

Skill building on...

Setting goals

Your skills &talents

Branding

Leadership


Brain team

Etiquette

Mentorship

Relationship

Building

(business)


Financial Plan

Entrepreneurship

CareerExploration

Continuing

Education


Philanthropy(money)

Volunteering(energy)

Teaching (time)

Moreinfo

Who

young ladies of ages 17 - 24

Limited to 25 people

Date

See table above

Time

10 a.m. until 1 p.m., lunchwill be served

Location

Morgan State University

Student Center

OtherInfo

Door prizes $100 gift card drawing

Community servicehours & recognition

Other recognitions Points towardscholarship (2013)

The Next Series is four (4) half day seminars

held every quarter culminating with the 2013

Next conference. These seminars are designed to inspire

young women ages 17 - 24 to pursue their passions, think

big and turn their dreams into reality. Participants will receive

information on leadership skills, how to network and brand

themselves, entrepreneurial and financial skills, basic

etiquette and netiquette skills while exploring unique

obstacles, demands and challenges women face when

creating and growing their own projects. The seminars will

feature keynote addresses by leading entrepreneurs from

across the Maryland, DC and Virginia region. Hands on

breakout sessions will examine a broad range of practical

issues to enable young women to act on their dreams. Each

quarters activities will build on each other with the goal of

completing an action plan that is displayed at the 2013

NextConference.

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WOMEN 2012 Final Report