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NABWIC Talks PART I with Les Moore | Key Factors to Starting a Business

Back by popular demand, one full hour with special guest Les Moore as he outlines Five Factors to Consider when starting a business.
Les Moore, the company's founder started his professional career in 1985 with Deloitte & Touche, LLP, in the tax department where he serviced small to medium-sized businesses and individuals in the areas of tax planning, tax compliance and accounting services. He later joined Unisys Corporation as an international tax analyst before leaving to start his own accounting firm. He later sold his firm and relocated to Florida. Les later joined the Boca Raton firm of Grau & Company where he remained until 2004 when the company underwent and organizational division. Les continued his relationship with his former firm as a consultant for tax services.
Les Moore with Moore & Associates: www.moorecpa.net (863)-294-7772
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Host:  Ersula Odom
Co-Host: Jada Williams
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NABWIC was founded to increase the national awareness of Black Women in the construction industry.  Our charge is to:
     * Advocate for Black women-owned construction businesses for contract
       opportunities.
     * Create strategic environments that support educational,
        entrepreneurial, professional and social network connections.
     * Train the next generation of Black women and minorities in the
        construction industry
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NABWIC Talks Part II -Les Moore | 5 Factors to Consider When Starting a Business

NABWIC Talks Part II -Les Moore | 5 Factors to Consider When Starting a Business
Maybe you've already started your business, but have you stopped to evaluate if you've organized your business correctly?  Do you have the right type of bookkeeping and accounting workflow processes in place?   What would you do if you had an IRS audit?  Whether you are just starting or have been in business for years, you'll want to join the conversation with questions or comments at  714.459.3918.
Five Factors to Consider When Starting a Business:  Part II
OUR VISION:The vision of the National Association of Black Women in Construction is to build lasting strategic partnerships with first-rate organizations and individuals that will provide ground-breaking and innovative solutions for black women in construction and their respective communities
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Les Moore with Moore & Associates | www.moorecpa.net (863)-294-7772
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NABWIC TALKS Five Factors to Consider When Starting a Business With Les Moore, CPA

NABWIC TALKS  Five Factors to Consider When Starting a Business With Les Moore
Part I 
Hosts: ANN MCNEILL, Ersula Odom, and Jada Williams, JACKIE PERRY
About our Guest
Les Moore, the company's founder started his professional career in 1985 with Deloitte & Touche, LLP, in the tax department where he serviced small to medium-sized businesses and individuals in the areas of tax planning, tax compliance and accounting services. He later joined Unisys Corporation as an international tax analyst before leaving to start his own accounting firm. He later sold his firm and relocated to Florida. Les later joined the Boca Raton firm of Grau & Company where he remained until 2004 when the company underwent and organizational division. Les continued his relationship with his former firm as a consultant for tax services.
Les holds a CPA license in Florida, a Master of Taxation degree and Master's certificate of Specialization in Entrepreneurship with Nova Southeastern University. As part of his commitment towards providing his clients with the most current tax law information, Les maintains a membership in both the American and Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants and The National Society of Tax Professionals. He also attends various seminars throughout the year in order to stay abreast of current tax and accounting developments.
Moore & Associates
www.moorecpa.net
863.294.7772
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NABWIC Talks with Deborah Thompson - An Inside Look at Federal Contracting

NABWIC Talks with Deborah Thompson & Takes an Inside Look at Federal Contracting
Have you ever wondered if government contracting is a good strategy for your business?  Join the conversation as NABWIC Talks government contracting with Deborah Thompson, DKT Consultants.  
Host:  Ersula Odom
Co-Host: Jada Williams
Deborah K. Thompson, Consultants
3120 Atlantic Boulevard
Jacksonville, FL  32207
www.dktconsultants.com
 
A special thanks to our advertising sponsors.  Visit their websites to learn more about these organizations:
Ann McNeill:  https://www.annmcneill.com/
JPerryandAssociates: www.jperryandassociates.com
Pepsico/FritoLay:  https://www.pepsico.com/
 
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NABWIC Talks With Catrina Alexandre, Beyond the Looking Glass, LLC

NABWIC Talks With Catrina Alexandre, Beyond the Looking Glass, LLC
Catrina Alexandre, of Beyond the Looking Glass LLC brings clearer vision to companies
globally. She provides project management services to businesses; so they can optimize their
time and efforts to attain beautiful results. Partnering with CEOs, and entrepreneurs to grow
their personal and professional brands. Before starting her business, Catrina worked many
years as a construction project manager, quality control manager & public relations consultant
for multi-million dollar projects in the public and private sector; including Toyota, Acura, Alcatraz
Prison, and more all while attending school. Devoted to bringing more diversity & inclusion into
construction; she created @BlackWomenInConstruction a digital platform uniting many.
 
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NABWIC TALKS with Priscilla Sweeney on Doing Business with the Federal Govt.

NABWIC TALKS with Priscilla Sweeney on Doing Business  in Memphis on the Federal Level
Priscilla G. Sweeney became the District Chief of Contracting for the Memphis District in Nov 2011. Prior to becoming the DCC for the Memphis District Priscilla was the Chief of AE/Construction Branch where she was responsible for over $200M construction program.
Priscilla started her Contracting career in 1987 when she enlisted into the Air Force as a contracting specialist.  In 1992 she enlisted in the 164th Airlift Wing, serving as the Base Contracting Officer until Aug 2004. In Aug 2004 Priscilla accepted a job with the USACE Memphis District as a contracting specialist, working her way up as the District Chief of Contracting. She continued her military career as a reservist and retired in Jan 2015 at the rank of Senior Master Sergeant. She has a Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level 3 and is skill level 9 qualified as Base Contracting Officer by the Air Force. Her awards include the Superior Civilian Service Award, the Army Commander’s Awards for Civilian Services, and both the Army and Air Force Achievement Medals.
Hosts:  Ersula Odom and Jada Williams
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NABWIC TALKS ”Black Business Matters” with Nina Cook, Pepsico

As many states are concluding their Juneteenth celebrations and the nation is still reeling from COVID, the impact on businesses and the ongoing protest around police brutality, NABWIC takes a closer look at how businesses have been impacted and strategies that can be taken to ensure equality in business, especially procurement and corporate involvement.
NABWIC Talks with Nina Cook, Supply Chain Site Director at PepsiCo - Frito-Lay North America. Nina is a proven leader with broad functional experience and a track record of creative problem solving while motivating teams to achieve unprecedented results.
Nina has 15 years’ experience leading in diverse roles of increasing responsibility within Supply Chain, In Market Operations, and Change Management Projects.  Currently leads a PepsiCo/Frito-Lay Plant of over 500 people to make and move products safely, efficiently, of the highest quality and delivering top tier service to our sales partners.She has supported and led teams in delivering volume growth and better than plan performance results while successfully executed major business changes inline startups, automation, and conversions. In addition, she is also affiliates of several business and networking organizations supporting the organization's Diversity & Inclusion agenda as part of the Network of Executive Women Leadership and National Women of Color Leadership team.  She is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Nina was also the recipient of a National Inclusion award with PepsiCo.
Nina holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Alabama A&M University and an MBA from the University of North Alabama.  Nina has been married to her husband Cedric for 10 years and has a son Cedric Jr (CJ), daughter Chloe and dog Cod.
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NABWIC TALKS With Nicole Allen About the Science of Housing

In May 2020, the President proclaimed June 2020 as National Homeownership Month. As the nation recovers from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, NABWIC  continues to direct support and resources toward homeownership – for both new home buyers and those individuals and families who are struggling to keep their homes. Whether it's preparing and educating individuals on how to position themselves for homeownership, or building and developing homes in our communities, NABWIC salutes those women in construction who make homeownership possible. Today's broadcast is from our archives and features NABWIC member Nicole Allen as she talks about the science of housing.  If you missed this podcast previously, you'll want to listen in today by dialing into the show at 714.459.3918.
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Host: Ersula Odom & co-host Co-Chair:  Jada Williams
More About Our guest - Nicole Allen
Nicole Allen is on a mission to help real estate developers build and grow profitable businesses. Trained as a Toxicology and Epidemiologist she has a unique 17-year background in communication, business development, and project management on multimillion-dollar development projects. Her expertise as a Scientist and specialization in Housing has made me uniquely positioned to provide creative solutions to her clients. As CEO,  Allen-Norris Permitting and Inspections, Ms Allen utilize her expertise in building code development, adoption, and enforcement to provides strategic leadership, collaborative engagement, and financial guidance for the company. Because of her passion for real estate development, Ms Allen also serves in a volunteer position as the President of the National Capital Area of NABWIC. In this role, she provides advocacy, educational resources, specialized training, networking, and business development expertise to women-owned businesses in the construction industry.