"Be strategic" "You have to have a plan" "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail" Strategic Planning 101-Part One: I am sure you've heard these sayings and more related to strategic planning. I bet they've prompted you to wonder, why is so much emphasis placed on [...]
Anakazi Center, Lusaka Chapter The shade of a beautiful tree, a calm breeze, and the vibrant, melodic chatter of inspiring women business owners?! That’s my kind of afternoon! In August, I traveled to Lusaka, Zambia and had the privilege to lead a “Plan Your Success” workshop for women business owners for the Anakazi Center for Women’s Empowerment and Development, an organization URG supports. “Anakazi” is a Zambian term that means woman or sister. The workshop was a component of the Center’s passionate work to facilitate the economic and social empowerment of African women through business development and advocacy. […]
NFTE LAUL BizCamp, 2015 (Photo: NFTE Greater LA) Urban Rising Group’s summer got off to a great start with two of my faves: young people and entrepreneurship! In June, I had the unique privilege of serving as a mentor and judge for the Youth BizCamp sponsored by the L.A. Urban League Entrepreneurship Center and National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship Los Angeles. This program gathered pre-teens and teens for an intense bootcamp where they learned the fundamentals of business development from marketing and feasibility research to forecasting–in two weeks! […]
In commemoration of National Small Business Week, my heart and tummy had the good fortune to dine at Simply Wholesome. Simply Wholesome is a staple of the Windsor Hills community and is a go-to meeting spot for community movers and shakers, families and the health-conscious. I enjoyed my fave turkey [...]
About Town: National Small Business Week To all of the small business owners who create jobs for your neighbors, financial well-being for your families and increase the availability of quality amenities in our communities: Happy Small Business Week! Establishing and running a small business requires huge heaps of courage, discipline and [...]
Urban Rising Group Supports Participatory Budgeting in City of Long Beach District 9 Participants listening to presentation from break-out session What happens when civic engagement and a forward-thinking elected official combine? Participatory budgeting! Participatory budgeting (PB) is an emerging governance paradigm that places the ‘electorate’ in the driver’s seat of [...]
Hibernation is a covert preparation for a more overt action. ~~Ralph Ellison, Novelist, Literary Critic and Scholar Here at Urban Rising Group, we have been undergoing a hibernation period to ensure we provide clients and colleagues with the most useful services and information--and an energized leader! Pausing to reflect [...]
Since the weather has been warmer (though it’s November!), I thought I’d take the opportunity to reflect on an event that Urban Rising Group co-sponsored and I attended in August. I am a pro bono consultant and member of the Anakazi Center for Women Empowerment and Development (Anakazi Center) an organization which focuses [...]
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