I have been super busy evolving and changing my mindset. On January 30, 2017, I made some tough decisions that propelled me to my next level. Many of you know that I have has a small business for 10 years. However, I considered it to be my part-time business.
In February, I decided to pour into my small business so it can become a major contributor into my multiple streams of income. I am proud to announce
HUB Certified
The Resource Center has been certified as a Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) by Texas Comptroller. What does that mean? It means my business is a vendor for the State of Texas. I am also going to be a vendor of other agencies. Yes, that means I am now an employer for multiple people instead of a few.
Thanks to this awesome group, NAACP’s SMAART Incubator, lead by Mr. Allen Provost, chair of NAACP Economic Chair Committee, and Khufere
A SMAART group of business people
Qhamata, I am surrounded by African American entrepreneurs pitching their business ideas and plans. Khufere Qhamata, called Q, helped me move to the next level of branding myself in the publishing industry. Thanks to Q’s fabulous knowledge of the publishing business, I have my own publishing company under the umbrella of my company, The Resource Center.
Under the umbrella of The Resource Center, I have also earned my first tech client, Peoples United Summit 501c3 (nonprofit). I am their website designer. I also built their social media platforms, and I manage those platforms.
I make sure their mission and goals are visible via social media. I am helping to build their brand. I am finally a CEO of a tech company! Peoples United Summit and my company, The Resource Center, have partnered together to serve the Sunnyside Community. We are focusing our efforts on improving education in the schools and ending sex trafficking.
Supporting Worthing High School
My partnership with Peoples United Summit has helped me see myself as a Superintendent, CEO, and an employer. It is an exciting time in my life.
I also joined this fabulous group on Facebook called Courage to Earn-The Community (closed Group with 2.3K Members). I am learning so much about using my blog to earn serious income. The women in the group are powerful entrepreneurs. More important, they support each other, and they share valuable information that is practical to use.
I have more to share, but I will stop here. I will start posting weekly blogs from this day forward. I have had a ton of false starts with other business partnerships, but they paved the way for me to reach this level in my adventure.
Dr. Pope