BIT EASIER CHEDDAR'S HENA DOBA
RECENTLY GOT A LOOK AT HOW THE
CHASE HARLEM COMMUNITY CENTER
IS DOING JUST THAT TAKE A LOOK.
>> SHERRI WOOD HAS SEEN THE
EVOLUTION OF HARLEM OWNING AND
RUNNING CUSTOM BESPOKE CLOTHING
STORE ON HISTORIC LENOX AVENUE
FOR THE LAST DECADE.
SURVIVING
GENERATIONAL RACISM. SEXISM AND
MOST RECENTLY THE PANDEMIC I
THINK THERE'S BEEN FOR HARLEM
RENAISSANCE AND SINCE I'VE
BEEN HERE.
>> ECONOMIC BUILDING WISE
EDUCATION HAS COME UP, BUT
THE CULINARY. EXPERIENCE IN
HARLEM HAS REALLY EXPANDED I'M
PROUD BECAUSE THAT THAT'S THE
ECONOMY
TO HARLEM.
>> A THRIVING ECONOMY AND A
THRIVING NEIGHBORHOOD WAS
CLIENTS INCLUDE BEYONCE
LADY, GA, SEAN COMBS DJ COLLEGE
JUST TO MENTION A FEW BUT
SUCCESS DID NOT COME EASY.
>> AS A BLACK ENTREPRENEUR,
ESPECIALLY AS A FEMALE
ENTREPRENEUR HAS ACCESS TO
CAPITALS ACCESS TO RESOURCES TO
HELP GROW MY BUSINESS, I'VE
BEEN TOTALLY SELL 15 OR STORIES
HEARD.
>> TIME AND TIME AGAIN BY
LIFELONG HARLAND RESIDENT
NICOLE KING, THE
FIRST EVER COMMUNITY MANAGER OF
THE CHASE HARLEM COMMUNITY
CENTER A BRANCH CREATED
WITH THAT COMMUNITY IN MIND
FROM ITS DESIGN TO ITS
PROGRAMMING WHEN I THINK ABOUT
WOMEN OF COLOR I THINK ABOUT MY
MOM AND
MY GRANDMOTHER.
>> BOTH OF WHICH WERE ON
CHICKEN OR IS IT REALLY
WORKS HARD.
>> AT ANY GIVEN POINT IN THE
WOMAN'S LIFE THEY WILL BECOME
CFO OF
THE HOUSEHOLD. SO IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE
PROGRAMMING SERVICE PROGRAMMING
THAT SUPPORT A MINORITY WOMEN
AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO HERE AND
DO WHAT SO PROUDLY.
>> THE COMMUNITY CENTER HAS
SEVERAL RESOURCES FOR THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S A SPACE
WHERE BUSINESS OWNERS BOTH NEW
AND EXPERIENCED LEARN OPERATION
ALLIES THEIR BUSINESS CREATE
MARKETING PLANS. AND LEARN THE
BASICS OF FINANCIAL HEALTH LIKE
BUDGET AND MANAGING THEIR
CREDIT WISELY.
>> AS A BUSINESS OWNER I'M
SERVICING OTHER BUSINESSES SO
IT'S GREAT TO CONNECT WITH
OTHER BUSINESS OWNERS AS WELL
BECAUSE THEY'RE
MY CLIENTELE. SO WHEN YOU HAVE
A COMMUNITY SPACE THAT HOST
EVENTS THAT INVITES OTHER
BUSINESS OWNERS HERE THEN THIS
IS MY PLACE TOO GENERATE LEADS
TO MEET NEW BUSINESS OWNERS AND
TO ALSO GROW MY BUSINESS.
>> ALSO IN THE HISTORIC HARLEM
AREA STANDARD GARCIA RUNS
ENCOUNTER
YOUR POTENTIAL, A MARKETING
BUSINESS FOCUSED ON DIVERSITY
EQUITY AND INCLUSION WITH A
MARKETING AND
SALES APPROACH.
>> THERE IS NO ROAD MAP FOR
WHAT TO DO AND WHAT TO DO FIRST
SO MANY OTHER BUSINESS OWNERS
HAVE BEEN IN THIS POSITION.
BUT WE COMMINGLED FUNDS AND AS
ARE STARTING OUT IT'S IMPORTANT
TO NOT ONLY HAVE
A PERSONAL. SAVINGS AND
CHECKING BUT ALSO BUSINESS SO
YOU CAN REALLY TRACK THAT
HEALTH AND THE TRUE GROWTH AND
SUCCESS PATH OF YOUR BUSINESS
SO THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS
DEFINITELY ABLE
TO GET AND LEARN EARLY ON AND I
THINK THAT THE
SPACE WAS CRUCIAL. I ATTENDED A
CURRENCY EVENT THAT WAS TAKING
PLACE HERE AND SO INSPIRED BY
ALSO LOOKING TO HOST EVENTS OF
MY OWN AT THIS PACE AND IT'S
FOR THAT COMMUNITY WITH WOMEN
OF COLOR. IN MIND.
>> AND HERE AT THE HARLEM
COMMUNITY CENTER THESE
RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE AT A
SPACE THAT IS NOT INTIMIDATING
FOR MANY STARTING A
BUSINESS OR LEARNING HOW TO
GROW ONE AND SOMETIMES THERE'S
EVEN A LITTLE STAR POWER.
>> WAS A GLOBAL PANDEMIC IN A
REALLY ROUGH THAT HAVOC ON
COMMUNITIES
LIKE HARLEM UNIT SEEN HERE HAVE
REALLY DONE A GREAT JOB BEING
ABLE TO CONTINUE TO BE A BEACON
OF HOPE FOR THE COMMUNITY WE'VE
WE'VE PIVOTED THE PROGRAM AND
TURNED IT VIRTUALLY BUT NOW
ACTUALLY COMING BACK WE HAVE
FOR SPENT
LAST WEEK. THE HYBRID WITH
KEVIN HART WILL
BE WHAT COLLEGE KIDS INTO
REALLY TEACH TO THE FOUNDATIONS
OF FINANCIAL HEALTH AND
LEADERSHIP. SO THE TEAM AND I
HEAR CONTINUE AGAIN TO
TO LISTEN LEARN FROM THE
COMMUNITY AND REALLY PROVIDE
SOLUTIONS TO HELP THEM FURTHER
THEIR
FINANCIAL HEALTH.
>> JP MORGAN CHASE HAS BEEN
RANKED ONE OF THE BEST
COMPANIES FOR WOMEN IN FINANCE
COMMITTED TO NOT ONLY ADVANCING
GENDER EQUALITY, BUT ENSURING
WOMEN ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE
TOOLS THEY NEED.
>> COME HERE
FOR EDUCATIONAL SEE A DIFFERENT
SERIES. BUT I'VE ALSO SEEN A
LOT OF US BYRON. AN EMERGING
ENTREPRENEURS HERE TO JUST
LISTEN TO SOME OF
THE INDIVIDUALS THERE ARE SO
MANY DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE
BUSINESS AND A LOT OF TIMES
PEOPLE THEY'RE VERY CREATIVE.
THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE
BUILDING BLOCKS THAT YOU NEED
TO HAVE
A BUSINESS FINANCIAL
ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY, SOCIAL MEDIA AND SO
I LOVE THAT
THIS COMMUNITY CENTER HAS BEEN
A RESOURCE FOR ALL DIFFERENT