Nationwide — The Southeast Queens Chamber of Commerce is main their membership into thousands and thousands. Jamaica, Queens homes the 2 largest airports in NY – each JFK and LaGuardia airports. The chamber isn’t stopping there solely however can also be becoming a member of forces with AMAC, Airport Minority Advisory Council to solid a wider web for minorities to get MWBE & ACDBE licensed to achieve airport concessions and gross sales.
Up to now, these certifications haven’t meant a lot to Black folks, as a result of even after they get these certificates they typically are nonetheless excluded from working concessions as a result of the prices and property wanted to get into the airports are nonetheless too excessive.
The ACDBE (Airport Licensed Deprived Enterprise Enterprise) states that one’s property shouldn’t be greater than $1.32 million however the airport builders typically ask for far more than that, particularly in New York they usually often get away with excluding folks of coloration.
The SEQ Chamber has deliberate a Matchmaking Vacation Market at their headquarters at 115-42 Sutphin Blvd, Jamaica, ten minutes away from JFK Airport. The ‘winter wonderland’ themed vacation market will match native enterprise enterprises with airport builders.
Dr. Roxanne Simone Lord, President of the SEQ Chamber feedback, “Airport concessions present ignored alternatives for business-people of African descent to make thousands and thousands. Up to now folks of African descent have been systematically shut out of working concessions in America’s airports and airports all over the world.”
The Southeast Queens Chamber of Commerce has launched a Giving Fund to assist folks of coloration scale up their companies and lift capital. To take part, please donate or be a part of the SEQ Chamber the place half of your membership price goes into the Giving Fund to make grants to members of the chamber to reinvest of their companies.
For extra info, go to the official web site of the Southeast Queens Chamber of Commerce at SEQCOC.org
For press inquiries, contact southeastqueenschamber@gmail.com
