The African American Chamber and the Warren Group, LLC are presenting a business series designed to show entrepreneurs and small business owners how to start and grow their businesses.  The free, month-long March Madness campaign is designed to give attendees a playbook of business planning tools to accelerate their growth.  Weekly sessions are held on Wednesdays from 1p.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the African American Chamber, 2945 Gilbert Avenue in Walnut Hills.
 
The business line up of coaches assembled by the African American Chamber include: The City of Cincinnati, Fifth Third Bank, Stock Yard Bank, The Minority Business Assistance Center (MBAC) and Nassau Investments.  The March Madness sessions will be facilitated by Sidney Warren with the Warren Group, LLC.
 
Leveraging the national focus on college basketball’s March Madness, the five-week African American Chamber entrepreneur series focuses on different areas of growing a business.  The first session covered The Nuts & Bolts of Entrepreneurship.  Week Two highlights The Playbook – Your Business Plan and Financial Statements.  Business coaches for this session are Thad Bloch, Community Mortgage Loan Officer and Van Johnson, Director of SBA Lending, Stock Yards Bank & Trust.

The 90-minute business series is planned to give entrepreneurs a timeout from running their businesses to focus on planning and growth.  The schedule of play is as follows:
 
Week 3/March 15: The Investors -- Business Funding
Week 4/March 22: Assembling Your Team -- Start a Restaurant Franchise/Revamp Your Business
Week 5/March 29: Coaching for Success -- Business Roundtable and Business Plan Pitch Contest
 
GET IN THE GAME!  To register for this free business series, contact the African American Chamber at 513-751-9900 or register online at www.african-americanchamber.com