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Producing Success

In the late 1960s, a colleague approached Don Jackson who was then an advertising sales manager for WVON, Chicago’s No. 1 black-oriented radio station, inviting him to work on the development of a new television show. The concept was an African American dance show and the creator was an aspiring disc jockey named Don Cornelius. After evaluating the concept, Jackson said: “Man, there is no way in hell a show called Soul Train will ever make it. Thank you, but no thank you.”

Small Business is Big Business

EC panels and presentations hit the mark in addressing the needs of business owners in three key areas: accessing capital, seizing business opportunities, and leveraging technology to grow their enterprises.

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