BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE CALIFORNIA BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

All Chambers, Business Organizations, Business advocates and Persons of influence in the California African American community
FROM: Aubry Stone- President/ CEO

SUBJECT: Business Opportunity Preparation

As many of you can attest, African Americans lag behind Everyone in business opportunities in both the private and public section within the State of California. This situation is unsatisfactory and unacceptable for growth of our businesses and economic development of our communities!!!

With this reality as a backdrop, the California Black Chamber is launching a state- wide initiative to identify, prepare and monitor a region of African Americans businesses desiring to do business within the State of California, both in the private and public sectors.

This initiative cannot successfully be launched without your support because of your in dept knowledge of the potential vendors in your respective regions of operations.

The following areas of industry needs will be addressed first, but will be expanded upon in 2010:

Gas Transmission and Distribution
Electric Construction
Electric Distribution and Transmission System Engineering and Design
Reliability Studies
Drilling (deep wells) for Cathodic Protection
Backhoe Services
Paper Products (for specific Billing needs)
Management Consulting
Environmental
Site Surveys

Hazardous Waste Management (clean-up)·
Gas Turbine Maintenance
Aluminum/ Metals Broker
Fuel Provider
IT Value Added Resellers (Gold level +)
Motorola
Cisco
Foundry
Aggregate/ Concrete Provider
Tree Trimming (Vegetation Management)

Green Opportunities

Energy Efficiency- Low Income Program (Inland Empire/ Central Valley)
Solar installation / small scale sustainable communities
Smart Grid
Technical Project Management and Installation
Business Case Development
Financial and Legal
Accounting/ Auditing
Engineering Management Consulting
Electrical and Construction wholesaling
Computer Sales
Investments
IT

If you have anyone either in your organization or community that you feel has a desire to perform the State or National level. Please Forward their names, the name of their company, hard addresses and E-mail address to; the California Black Chamber, 2951 Sunrise Blvd. #175 Rancho Cordova, CA 95742, E-mail cbcc@calbcc.org to arrive no later then December 11, 2009.

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, I may be contacted directly at 916.463.0188