FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
The Making It! Institute Takes
Flight with Boeing
The Making It!
Institute for the Advancement of Business, A Newly Launched 501-c3
Not-For-Profit Corporation, is Dedicated to Promoting and Enabling Economic
Empowerment and Personal Development in Minority
Communities.
Los Angeles, CA (September 16, 2009) - Nelson Davis, President of
The Making It! Institute, is pleased to announce Boeing Integrated Defense
Systems as the first corporate sponsor of The Making It! Institute for
the Advancement of Business, a newly launched 501-c3 not for profit
corporation. With Boeing?s support, The Institute is currently planning its
premiere live event to take place in the Los Angeles area during the first
quarter of 2010. The objective of this event is to bring the minority small
business community together to provide practical and emotional support via
business resources, special networking opportunities, and peer-to-peer
learning.
In response to the recent development of The Making It! Institute, Jim
Albaugh, then President and CEO of Boeing's Integrated Defense Systems expressed
the following: Boeing and The Making It! Institute share a common goal of
maximizing opportunities for small and diverse businesses. We appreciate and are
committed to supporting organizations such as the Making It! Institute to
deliver information and services that enhance business acumen and fuel the
entrepreneurial spirit of these diverse firms.
Mr. Albaugh and Boeing have been long-time advocates and supporters of
Making It! Minority Success Stories, America's Most Lauded Small Business
Television Show. The 20 year history of producing the television program has
provided its creator Nelson Davis with the inspiration and valuable insights to
develop and launch The Institute. Through specific community outreach projects,
annual live events, a website, and broadcast TV, the goal is to lend greater
support to encourage entrepreneurial thinking in the community.
Boeing is the first of a select group
of America's most community conscious corporations to team up with The Making
It! Institute. Various opportunities for sponsorship are being created to help
corporate America establish strong connections with the diverse business
community. Currently, The Institute is developing programs that educate,
inspire, and place a brighter public spotlight on the value of small and
minority owned businesses to the overall financial health of all communities.
Nelson Davis Television Productions began in 1988 with the mission to be
a leader in promoting and enabling economic empowerment and personal development
in minority communities by using electronic media and live
interaction.
