VIDEO: Grand Opening of HBA’s Small Business Support Center

On March 1st, 2013, the Harlem Business Alliance opened the doors of their brand new back office support and co-working space called the Small Business Support Center. The center is located at 275 Lenox Avenue. For more information visit www.hbany.org.

HBA Co-hosts the Around The Way/ Silicon Harlem Launch Party at MIST Harlem

Around The Way Launch Party / Silicon Harlem Launch Party

MIST Harlem

46 West 116th Street (& Lenox ave) New York, NY

Tuesday February 26, 2013

6PM-9PM

Free Admission

http://aroundtheway.eventbrite.com/

Around The Way

Around the Way is a mobile app that locates the nearest Black-owned businesses.

The application uses the built-in GPS to find your location and plots the Black-owned businesses on the map around you.

Silicon Harlem

Silicon Harlem supports tech entrepreneurs of color and creates technology-enabled job opportunities through the development of telework centers.

In less than 10 weeks, Around The Way has had nearly 10,000 downloads and nearly 20,000 businesses represented in the app.

Come and learn about Around The Way & Silicon Harlem and network with the Harlem Tech Community.

Strategic Partner

U.S. Black Chamber of Commerce, Inc.

Host Committee Organizations

Urban Cyberspace, Ember Media, Digital Diversity Network, Harlem Business Alliance, IncubateNYC, Blacks in Technology, Black Techies, The Web Academy, NAMD, Black Business Works, Black Creatives, Small Business Camp, digitalUNdivided, Color Comm Network & Vincent Morgan

Win $5,000!!! HBA’s 5th Annual Business Plan Competition is Here!

 

Purpose:

The Harlem Business Alliance (HBA) Business Plan Competition seeks to cultivate original business concepts that will lead to the development of new enterprises and expansion of existing businesses within Upper Manhattan (north of 110th Street).

Eligibility Requirements:

* You must be 18 years or older, a legal resident or US citizen;

* An Upper Manhattan resident living above 110th Street who is interested in opening a for-profit start-up business in Harlem; or

* An owner of an existing for-profit business located in Upper Manhattan with revenues under $500,000.

Award:

Grand Prize of $5,000

INFORMATION SESSION

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  6:30 pm- 7:30 pm

held at

Harlem Community Development Corporation
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. State Office Building
163 West 125th Street, 17th Floor
Note: You will need ID for building entry

*RSVP for the session here

For more information call 212.665.7010 or send an email to bharte@hbany.org.

2013 Super Bowl Events in Harlem

Watch the Super Bowl this Sunday in Harlem! There are plenty of options:

 

At Bier International  from 4 p.m.:

Superbowl Party: win prizes, get a free beer, enjoy food specials such as Jerk Chicken Wings.

Plus $1 off draft beers during the game.

At Les Ambassadores:

80in. TV Screen, Batch 19 Beer Give Away and food specials all night. DjMyke Walker spinning!

$5 Sangria, $5 watermelon Martinis and BUY ONE GET ONE FREE BATCH 19 Draft Beer

32nd Annual Awards Celebration Recap!

The Faculty Dining Hall at City College of New York was the setting for the Harlem Business Alliance’s 32nd Annual Awards Celebration on November 8, 2012. Walter Edwards, Chairman, Maurice Grey, Fundraising Chair, HBA’s membership, business and personal friends welcomed the evening’s honorees.

Director of the Schomburg Center Khalil G. Muhammad received the Chairman’s Award.  Reginald E. Manning, co-owner of the popular Harlem IHOPs received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award. New York State’s Honorable H. Carl McCall was given the Government Service Award. Herb Boyd, journalist and activist received the Percy E. Sutton Award. Kenroy Watson received the Business Person of the Year Award for his entrepreneurial spirit and expertise and Karen Mackey Witherspoon, Vice President of Government & Community affairs at City College of New York received the Community Service Award.

The primary sponsors of the event included City College of New York, Columbia University, Capital One Bank, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, School Construction Authority, HSBC, L&M Development Partners, TD Bank and Noble Strategy. The evening was made possible due to the hard work, attention, and dedication of our Event Chairman, Maurice Grey, Shandel Pitts, designer of event invitations and the awards journal, the Board of Directors and staff. Their invaluable contributions made the 32^nd Annual Awards Celebration a success.
For those who did not receive an invitation and wish attend or sponsor next year’s annual celebration, please contact our office at (212) 665-7010.

Check out photos from this event on our Facebook page!

2012 Uptown Business Blog in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner can carry about 250 passengers. This blog was viewed about 1,400 times in 2012. If it were a Dreamliner, it would take about 6 trips to carry that many people.

Click here to see the complete report.

Small Business Saturday Insight Infographic

Harlem Business Alliance Introduction Video

 

 

More Photos from HBA’s 2012 Summit!

Summit 2012, a set on Flickr.

Check out our Flickr slideshow…

HBA in the News: NY Amsterdam News

HBA’s Harlem Business Economic Summit: “Innovating through Tough Times” got a write-up in the October 18-24th issue of the New York Amsterdam News. You can read the full article here: Amsterdam News HBA Summit (Right click to rotate clockwise)