Signature Luncheon: Financial Inclusion Through Business Ownership
Date and Time
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
Wednesday, June 16th
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Location
The Westin Atlanta Perimeter North
7 Concourse Pkwy NE
Atlanta, GA 30328
Fees/Admission
Members: $40
Non-Member: $45
Table of 8: $320
Absolutely no walk-ins allowed due to COVID-19 precautions. Registration required. Registration closes on June 14th at 3:00 pm or when the attendance limit is met. No refunds will be given for no-shows nor cancelations.
Thank you to our sponsors: AmerisBank and The Westin Atlanta Perimeter North
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Description
Join us for a LIVE in-person Signature Luncheon: " Financial Inclusion Through Business Ownership" on June 16th at the Westin.
The Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber would like to welcome the President and CEO of Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and "Champion of Change", James "Jay" Bailey as our June Keynote Speaker.
Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs is a business generator serving metro Atlanta, created to support Black entrepreneurs in overcoming the unique barriers they face in building thriving businesses. At 54,000 square feet, RICE is the largest center of its kind in the United States. Our BIG IDEAS model meets every business owner where they are on their journey, fortifying them with a community of support, increasing access and exposure, focused on transformational change . RICE honors the legacy and visionary leadership of one the greatest entrepreneurs the city of Atlanta ever produced, the late great Herman J. Russell.
About James Bailey:
Committed to living by his personal motto, “Build As We Climb”, change agent, thought leader, entrepreneur and emerging philanthropist, James M. Bailey has dedicated his life to serving others.
James serves as President and CEO of the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurship (RICE). Honoring the great legacy and visionary business leadership of Herman J. Russell, Sr., he will lead the development of the largest center in America, driven by impact, dedicated to empowering Black entrepreneurs and small business owners; over 50,000 square feet designed to inspire ideas, create jobs, grow companies, and increase wealth in the community.
A graduate of Leadership Georgia, Leadership Atlanta, and the Regional Leadership Institute, James was also named to both the Atlanta Business Chronicle and Georgia Trend Magazine’s “40 Under 40 Best and Brightest Leaders of the Future”. He is a recipient of the coveted Whitney M. Young National Community Service Medallion, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drum Major for Service Award, a New Leaders Council Fellow, member of Alpha Phi Alpha and the 100 Black Men of Atlanta.
