Fostering a Wealth-centric Environment for Entrepreneurial
Women of Color
The Women of Color Entrepreneur Circle provides women of color a forum to collaborate, network and grow entrepreneurial wealth, while cultivating a holistic life balance
Our goal is to establish a culture where our members CONNECT with other women of color for ideas, inspiration and motivation, and COLLABORATE, leveraging business resources through the activation of an integrated business network that helps to CREATE wealth and fosters business development and growth
7 Pillars of Success for diverse women entrepreneurs that will in turn help to design and develop our program content and activities.
/Pipeline for Women of Color in Business
/Growth Management /Mentorship
/Resource Deployment /Networking & Matchmaking
/Wealth Creation & Management /Work Life Management
Membership
OUR METHODOLOGY
Growth Group Circles
Our members meet 6 times annually in small diverse groups determined by length of time in business, area of concern,and size as well as location. These circles are focused upon understanding common areas of development within our GGC’s business as well as their personal lives so that our entrepreneurs thrive.
Growth Tracking and Accountability
We Hold You Accountable | We Follow Up
We Track Your Goals | We're Not Just Events
We have lofty goals and aspirations for women who join us. In order to duplicate success we must track progress. We will survey you in order to track tangible benefits from your participation as well as learn how we can best serve you, further refining the program in a collaborative manner. Goals will be tracked bi-monthly and members will be incentivized for achievement.
OUR BENEFITS
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Opportunity to partner with companies that have complementary services to bring a bigger value proposition to the market
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Opportunity to leverage the expertise and skills of members to help you grown your business portfolio, allowing you to acquire and maintain wealth
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Opportunity to provide goods and services to other member organizations
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A valuable network that provides accountability and a supportive environment for members to explore how they can create a more balanced life of their design
Upcoming Events
Featured Entrepreneur
Pamela Rodgers
Rodgers has been a General Motors dealer since 1993. She first owned and operated Flat Rock Chevrolet Oldsmobile in Flat Rock, MI. In 1996, she moved her operation to Woodhaven and named the dealership Rodgers Chevrolet.
Rodgers earned BA in Economics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She then attended the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and obtained a MBA in Finance.
She serves on several community boards, such as Michigan Black Chamber of Commerce, Southeastern Michigan Community Foundation, Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, the Cranbrook Academy of Arts and Alternative for Girls.
She has also serves on the board of the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers.