Accomplished Entrepreneurs pass the Generational Torch

Dec. 29, 2009 - PRLog -- The Georgia Black Chamber of Commerce (GBCC) is pleased to salute some of the state’s most accomplished, profound and admirable entrepreneurs with its Generational Torch Awards during its 12th annual prayer breakfast.  Honorees are Alexis Scott of the Atlanta Daily World; Nathaniel Goldston of Gourmet Services, Inc.; Dale Bronner of Bronner Brothers; Herman Russell of H. J. Russell and Company; Alicia Ivey of Phoenix Global Corporation; and Jeffrey L. Robinson of J.W. Robinson & Associates.  The prayer breakfast is GBCC’s signature event and will be held Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, located at 265 Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta.  This year’s event is co-chaired by Emanuel Jones, State Senator and Chair of the Georgia Black Legislative Caucus and Alicia M. Ivey, President and CEO of Phoenix Global Corporation.

“The Generational Torch Awards is an awesome aspect of the prayer breakfast for many reasons,” states Anna Henderson, President of the GBCC.  “The award salutes African American families whose businesses started generations ago, yet continue to thrive to this day.  We, as a people, have had to face so many adversities, but the fact these businesses have been able to rise above the odds is certainly commendable.  The companies we are recognizing have set a wonderful example that family business is, indeed, good business and good for Atlanta.”

Held each year on the Saturday before the legislature begins, the prayer breakfast fosters GBCC’s efforts to advance public policy issues and programs.  In addition to the Generational Torch Awards, another attraction of the prayer breakfast is the fact that there will be gubernatorial candidates present to address the issues and concerns that are prevalent in the minority community. Candidates confirmed to date include Thurbert Baker, Roy Barnes, Carl Camon, Jeff Chapman, DuBose Porter, David Poythress and Austin Scott.

For more information on the GBCC prayer breakfast, ticket and sponsor opportunities call the GBCC office at (404) 329-4504 or visit online at www.gablackchamberofcommerce.org.

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The GBCC is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that is dedicated to the economic empowerment of small and minority business development statewide. The GBCC is the Georgia affiliate of the National Black Chamber of Commerce – www.nationalbcc.org.