Releases
Julie Jackson Named DEVLINHAIR President
DEVLINHAIR Production & Learning today announced the promotion of Chief Operating Officer Julie Jackson, M.A., to President.
Impact Soars to New Heights
Impact Consulting Enterprises Soars to New Heights Winning International Industry Awards While Positioning the MWBE Firm for Expansive Growth
McCants Receives 2022 “Best Woman in Business” Honor
Impact Consulting Enterprises CEO Cheryl McCants is honored as one of the top 50 women in business by NJBIZ
A Recap on the 10KSB Summit
Impact Consulting Enterprises CEO Meets with Senator Menendez and Legislative Aides for Payne and Booker and to Ask for Small Business Support
Two Agencies Coming Together for the Good of the Clients
Impact and Ocean will help clients defend, protect, and improve their brand reputations, especially in cases where they experience Internet defamation or need to clear their names.
2021 Best Small Business and Media Innovator Awards
“I am overjoyed and humbled to receive support from my peers around the work that we do here at Impact,” says founder & CEO of Impact Consulting Enterprises, Cheryl McCants.
GovSpend Names Cheryl McCants to Inaugural Lifetime “GovSales Hall of Fame”
“It’s an honor to be recognized in this space and I thank everyone who nominated me for this august award,” says Founder & CEO of Impact Consulting Enterprises, Cheryl McCants.
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.
Leadership: Cheryl McCants and Marquis Who’s Who
Cheryl McCants recently accepted recognition for her 30+ years of professional excellence from Marquis Who’s Who as well as new positions within the New York and New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council
Black-Owned Founding Brand Brings Southern Food Home for the Holidays
Booker’s Soul Food Starter Kits make excellent gifts and will be included in the Small Business Majority’s 2020 Holiday Gift Guide.
Impact Wins Three International Media Innovator Awards
Impact Consulting Enterprises Wins Three Media Innovator Awards for Continued Excellence and Innovation in Communication
Reawakening Plan: COVID-19
After our successful reopening, Impact decided to share our tried and tested plan for keeping everyone in the office healthy and comfortable.
Virtual Communication Kit: COVID-19
It all starts with a conversation. Impact will customize a Virtual Communication Kit (VCK) to meet your specific needs.
Freeholder Garretson and Hillside, NJ paint #BlackLivesMatter on the other side of the tracks
Union County Freeholder Angela Garretson supported a project to paint #BlackLivesMatter on Liberty Avenue in Hillside.
Cheryl McCants in Gov-Cast’s Livestream about Selling to the Government
In this educational interview, Cheryl and Jack will explore the new landscape of government contracting, through COVID-19 and beyond.
NJ-Based Black Woman-Owned Marketing Firm Pivots to Join PPE Supply Chain and Help Essential Workers
NJ-Based Black Woman-Owned Marketing Firm Pivots to Join PPE Supply Chain and Help Essential Workers. Cheryl McCants Announces Outcome of PPE Work During COVID-19: Not everyone sources PPE for profit.
We Need Your Help
We need to retain both our employees and our offices so that when the self-quarantine orders are lifted, we have people and places to return with and to.
In This Together
Anyone in need of webinar support, crisis communication expertise or assistance in connecting with employees, teaming partners, vendors or suppliers, please reach out to us.
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…
Defense Health Agency Awards Worldwide Electronic Health Record Contract to LOUi Consulting Group, Inc
The DHA has awarded LOUi Consulting Group a $7M, 22-month contract to maintain the computer servers that gather and share crucial clinical information for thousands of U.S. servicemen and women around the world.
Cheryl McCants, Named to NSBA
Cheryl McCants, president and CEO of Impact Consulting Enterprises in Newark, NJ, was recently named to the National Small Business Association (NSBA) Leadership Council.
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…
Impact Consulting Enterprises To Represent New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council As Agency Of Record
Impact partners with “The Council,” a key player in Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Corporate Supplier Diversity arenas –The Perfect Synergy!
Houston and Harvey: Prayer and Promise
Houston and Harvey: Prayer and Promise As we watch the continuing devastation of hurricane Harvey on family members, friends, colleagues and strangers in the Houston area, it is the power of prayer and the promise of hope that keep us strong. I feel helpless sitting here in New Jersey, but am encouraged by the millions…
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
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 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…
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…
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 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
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
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 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…
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 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!
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…
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…
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,…
All Community Storefronts for Entrepreneurs Are Now Open for Business
Media Contacts: Cheryl McCants, cmccants@eimpactconsulting.com, 646-872-2377 Jazelle Hunt, jhunt@eimpactconsulting.com, 202-642-2452 All Community Storefronts for Entrepreneurs Are Now Open for Business City completes launch of small business incubator program for Newark entrepreneurs January 30, 2017 – Newark, NJ – Today, Mayor Ras J. Baraka and the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation (Newark Community EDC) announced…