Black business leaders head to Capitol to advocate for business opportunities

Florida Consortium of Black Businesses (FLCBB), a collective group of black business owners and advocacy organizations, brings a united voice of the 187,000 black business owners in Florida to promote business opportunities and advocate for programs and services to strengthen existing businesses. 

FLCBB is hosting the 2014 Florida Black Business Day and Bus Trip to Tallahassee in conjunction with Florida Conference of Black State Legislators Town Hall Meeting on Friday, March 21, 2014 to articulate the issues of thousands of black businesses to Florida’s black legislators. The bus will depart Orlando at 5:00 a.m. and arrive at 9:00 a.m. in Tallahassee. Upon arrival the attendees will participate in the Town Hall Meeting and Question and Answer panel from 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.; and the Matchmaking Sessions/Business Expo with the state’s top procurement agencies from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. The event will conclude with a reception and small group session between the FLCBB attendees and the black legislators, after which the bus will depart Tallahassee by 4:00 p.m. and arrive back in Orlando by 8:00 p.m.

This is an opportunity for black businesses to have their issues heard and addressed by the Florida Conference of Black State Legislators which is the first step in affecting policy changes to the Legislature, Cabinet Officials, State Department Officers and Private Corporations throughout Florida.

Currently the organizations has many partners, including: BBIF Florida, Central Florida African American Chamber of Commerce, Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce of Florida, Florida Association of Minority Business Enterprise Officials, National Association of Black Women in Construction and Tampa Bay Black Business Investment Corporation to name only a few.

Black business owners throughout Florida are invited to become a part of this consortium. Over the course of the one day bus trip, Florida’s black business leaders will be able to network with key decision-makers at a legislative level and business level while stating the issues that impact their businesses to the state’s black legislators.

Trip registration is open and organizers are urging the business community to join them to get their voices heard. In addition, to the Town Hall meeting in Tallahassee, the fee includes travel and food. Each ticket is $125.00. For additional event details and to purchase tickets, visit www.flcbb.com or call: 407-843-9901.

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