THE NAACP AND DREAMBOOKS

co-present

"WHAT DO YOU DREAM?"

Financial Empowerment Seminars

The Youth Councils of the NAACP will provide  a valuable community service and raise funds for their operations by hosting a series of financial empowerment seminars, presented by Belma Johnson, author of "What Do You Dream?" (DreamBooks, 2001).

DREAMBOOKS PROVIDES:

Course materials for all seminar attendees

Inspirational instruction on how to formulate an entrepreneurial vision

Three-hour seminar on the following:

• Business plan
  

• Marketing plan
  

• Market research
  

• Naming your company
  

• Forming your business entity
  

• Licenses and permits
  

• Company image and niche
  

• Working Capital
  

• Starting a business with NO MONEY
  

• Promotion resources
  

• Managing expenses
  

• Opening a web store
  

• Click-through economics
  

• Viral marketing
  

• Email Harvesting
  

• Importance of managing taxes
  

• Product Distribution
  

• Soliciting multi-million-dollar Corporate Sponsorship
  

• Trade listings
  

• Rights
  

• Home-based businesses
  

• Record-keeping
  

• Budgeting
  

• Audience Q&A
  

According to the interests of a given audience, the instructor can provide insight into the following fields during the Q&A session:

• Recording industry
  

• Film industry
  

• Television industry
  

• Publishing industry (books, magazines, newspapers or ezines)
  

• Music video industry
  

• Speaking profession
  

• Acting profession (film or television)
  

• Writing profession (journalism, television, film, radio, songwriting, poetry, books)
  

• Television hosting profession
  

• Veejay profession
  

• Consulting profession
  

• How to make money at home
  

• How to make money while you sleep
  

• How to make your money work for you, instead of working for money
  

• Creating assets
  

• Turning your hobby into a business
  

NAACP PROVIDES:

• Meeting space
  

• Tuition collection
  

• Course materials collection
  

• Guaranteed minimum audience
  

• Event promotion
  

• Space to make books and other materials available
  

HOW A CHAPTER RAISES FUNDS

For inquiries regarding the fund-raising aspect of this program, Youth Council presidents may send an email to BelmaJ@att.net or call (818) 841-9291.

To attend a seminar, send an email to BelmaJ@att.net to find out when the seminar series will be coming to an NAACP chapter near you.

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