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Henry Childs II

Henry Childs II, Esq. Named Board Chairman, CEO and President of The NMSDC Business Consortium Fund

Mr. Childs brings a wealth of leadership experience and knowledge to the role as the former national director for the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency and advisor to the president of the National Minority Supplier Development Council.

PKA THEA Scholarship 2019

PKA 2019 THEA Scholarship Winners

Leading Woman-Owned IT Solutions Company, PKA Technologies, Establishes THEA Scholarship for Young Women Pursuing STEM Careers  “PKA President & CEO Felise Katz Announces Three THEA Scholarship Recipients” Suffern, N.Y., August 15, 2019 – The movement to get more women into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers took a significant step forward today with the…

NMSDC 2019 Leadership Awards

NOTE: Visit Media Images for high-resolution images of the gala and the honorees. See accompanying backgrounder for honoree bios, photos, and company descriptions Jacqueline Matos Photos: Click here  MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES & FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES CELEBRATE EXCELLENCE IN SUPPLIER DIVERSITY WITH LEADERSHIP AWARDS GALA  “The State of Minority Business: The Business and Economic Impact” New…

UNITED WAY OF ESSEX AND WEST HUDSON CELEBRATES ITS 95TH ANNIVERSARY

UNITED WAY OF ESSEX AND WEST HUDSON CELEBRATES ITS 95TH ANNIVERSARY

UNITED WAY OF ESSEX AND WEST HUDSON CELEBRATES ITS 95TH ANNIVERSARY  GRAND GALA HONORS THE NEW YORK JETS, FEATURES GOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY New Jersey U.S. Attorney Craig Capernito and Mayor Ras Baraka also slated to attend This is United Way’s largest fundraiser to promote education, health, and financial stability   Newark, N.J., October 4, 2018…

Military Park Panel

Newark Tech Talks and Women in Tech

Media Contact:                 Jazelle Hunt, jhunt@eimpactconsulting.com, 202-642-2452   Cheryl McCants, 2017 Top Woman in Public Relations Shares Insights on ‘Women in Tech’ Panel McCants features at first edition of Tech Talks 2017, expands her strategic marketing & communication firm August 22, 2017 – NEWARK, N.J. – Yesterday the Military Park Partnership, Code for Newark and the City…

Newark Tech Talks

Newark Tech Talks

Join Cheryl McCants for Upcoming Newark Tech Talks On Monday, August 21, 2017 at 6:00 p.m., Impact president and CEO Cheryl McCants will serve as a featured speaker for the first installment of this year’s Tech Talks in Newark’s Military Park series. Cheryl and Stephanie Macias-Arlington, of the New Jersey Institute of Technology Enterprise Development…

50th Anniversary March

50th Anniversary of 1967 Newark Rebellion

Media Contacts:       Cheryl McCants, cmccants@eimpactconsulting.com, 646-872-2377 Jazelle Hunt, jhunt@eimpactconsulting.com, 202-642-2452   MEDIA ALERT March to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of 1967 Newark Rebellion Community march through downtown will memorialize causes, effects and casualties of the historic event Archival project The North, The People’s Organization for Progress, and community leaders will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Newark…

The 1967 Newark Rebellion

Mayor Ras J. Baraka Keynotes Memorial for 50th Anniversary of 1967 Newark Rebellion

Media Contacts:        Cheryl McCants, cmccants@eimpactconsulting.com, 646-872-2377 Jazelle Hunt, jhunt@eimpactconsulting.com, 202-642-2452   MEDIA ALERT Mayor Ras J. Baraka Keynotes Memorial for 50th Anniversary of 1967 Newark Rebellion Interfaith prayer and memorial service brings community together to reflect on historic events Mayor Ras J. Baraka, archival project The North producer Junius Williams, the Abbott Leadership Institute and the Newark Interfaith Alliance will host the Inaugural Interfaith Prayer and…

Voices from the Rebellion Exhibit

Newark Public Library Presents Exhibit Commemorating 50th Anniversary of the 1967 Newark Rebellion

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPlease Contact: Pat McDermott, Newark Public Library, 973-733-7744, pmcdermott@npl.org Please Contact: Cheryl McCants, Impact Consulting Enterprises, 646-872-2377, cmccants@eimpactconsulting.com Newark Public Library Presents Exhibit, Voices from the Rebellion, Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Newark Rebellion The Newark Public Library has mounted a new exhibition, Voices from the Rebellion, examining the causes, events, and…

NFL Wide Receiver Brandon Marshall

NFL Wide Receiver Brandon Marshall Accepts $50,000 Donation To Raise Mental Health Awareness

Media Contacts: Cheryl McCants, cmccants@eimpactconsulting.com, 646-872-2377 Jazelle Hunt, jhunt@eimpactconsulting.com, 202-642-2452 NFL Wide Receiver Brandon Marshall Accepts $50,000 Donation for his Charity from Local United Way in Downtown Newark The 2016 New York Jets Man of the Year awardee accepts donation on behalf of Project 375 to raise mental health awareness   June 7, 2017 –…

McCants earns certificate of completion from SAGE Advice

McCants earns certificate of completion from SAGE Advice

Media Contact: Jazelle Hunt, jhunt@eimpactconsulting.com, 202-642-2452 Cheryl McCants, 2017 Top Woman in Public Relations completes Women Presidents Educational Organization’s Small Business Development Program McCants earns certificate of completion for SAGE Advice initiative May 16, 2017 – EAST ORANGE, NJ –Impact Consulting Enterprises announced today that the Women Presidents’ Educational Organization of New York (WPEO-NY) recognized…

NEWARK LAUNCHES “MOMS WHO HUSTLE” ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM

NEWARK LAUNCHES “MOMS WHO HUSTLE” ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM

Media Contacts: Cheryl McCants, cmccants@eimpactconsulting.com, 646-872-237 |  Jazelle Hunt, jhunt@eimpactconsulting.com, 202-642-2452 MAYOR BARAKA, NEWARK COMMUNITY EDC, AND WALKER’S FOUNDATION LAUNCH “MOMS WHO HUSTLE” ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM FOR MILLENNIAL MOMS Single, millennial, low-income, Newark mothers will participate in 12-week program and learn how to launch and grow their own businesses Newark, NJ — May 9, 2017 — Mayor Ras…

Media Alert: Newark Launches New Entrepreneurial Program for Low-Income Single Mothers

Media Alert: Newark Launches New Entrepreneurial Program for Low-Income Single Mothers

Media Contacts:     Cheryl McCants, cmccants@eimpactconsulting.com, 646-872-2377 Jazelle Hunt, jhunt@eimpactconsulting.com, 202-642-2452 Newark Welcomes New Entrepreneurial Program for Low-Income Single Mothers Free “Moms Who Hustle” program launched in partnership with the Walker’s Legacy Foundation Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Newark Community Economic Development Corporation acting president and CEO Aisha Glover, and the Walker’s Legacy Foundation will…

Natasha Green Winner

Newark $10,000 Pitch Competition!

Media Contacts: Cheryl McCants, cmccants@eimpactconsulting.com, 646-872-2377 Jazelle Hunt, jhunt@eimpactconsulting.com, 202-642-2452 Newark Celebrates Small Business Week 2017: 9th Annual Next Level Conference Premier business development and networking event in the tri-state returns with $10,000+ cash prize competitions and high-level networking May 3, 2017 – NEWARK, N.J. – During Small Business Week 2017, the Institute for Entrepreneurial…

Newark Coop Conference

Newark Kicks Off Small Business Week with First Annual Newark Cooperative Conference

Media Contacts:       Cheryl McCants, cmccants@eimpactconsulting.com, 646-872-2377 Jazelle Hunt, jhunt@eimpactconsulting.com, 202-642-2452   MEDIA ALERT Newark Kicks Off Small Business Week with First Annual Newark Cooperative Conference One-day meeting of the minds spotlights cooperative best practices for more sustainable local economies Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Deputy Mayor Baye Adofo-Wilson, and Newark Community Economic Development Corporation host a…

19th Century Mansion restored for Small Business Co-Working Space!

19th Century Mansion restored for Small Business Co-Working Space!

MAYOR RAS J. BARAKA OPENS RESTORED 19TH CENTURY MANSION AS THE CITY’S LATEST SMALL BUSINESS CO-WORKING SPACE Blighted 19th century mansion in the is revitalized and converted into nearly two dozen modern office spaces for entrepreneurs and small business professionals. April 24, 2017 – Newark, N.J. – Today Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Deputy Mayor Baye…

$25,000 in Expansion Capital

Odyssey Media and Coca-Cola 5by20 Unveil Workshops and $25,000 Contest

Media Contacts Jazelle Hunt, jhunt@eimpactconsulting.com, 202-642-2452 Dreena Whitfield, dwhitfield@eimpactconsulting.com, 908-209-2314 Odyssey Media and Coca-Cola 5by20 Unveil Workshops and $25,000 Contest to Support Multi-Cultural Women Business Owners Pitch competition addresses funding gap for minority, women-owned small businesses April 11, 2017 – NEW YORK – Today, Odyssey Media and the Coca-Cola 5by20 program launched its Keys to…

NC350

Newark Celebration 350 Report to the Community: The Anniversary Comes to a Close

Newark Celebration 350 Report to the Community: The Anniversary Comes to a Close Reflections on the 350th Anniversary and Announcement of History Curriculum for Newark Students February 21, 2017 – Newark, N.J. – Today, Newark Celebration 350 (NC350) chairman Junius Williams and Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka reflected on last year’s hundreds of educational and cultural events,…

Newark Celebration 350 Impact Report: NC350 Comes to a Close

Media Contacts:         Cheryl McCants, cmccants@eimpactconsulting.com, 646-872-2377 Jazelle Hunt, jhunt@eimpactconsulting.com, 202-642-2452 MEDIA ALERT   Newark Celebration 350 Impact Report: NC350 Comes to a Close Impact Report and Reflection on Newark’s 350th Anniversary Celebration    Newark Celebration 350 chairman Junius Williams and Mayor Ras J. Baraka reflect on a notable year of educational and cultural events, programs,…