Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce Launches African American Professional Networking Group

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - June 25, 2015 - PRLog -- On July 14, 2015, The Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce will officially launch its newly formed African American Professional Networking Group. The event will be co- produced with the SBConnection Meetup Group at chamber headquarters located at 900 Conover Drive, Grand Prairie, TX 75051 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Entry is free for members and non-members of both the chamber and meetup group.

Shontell Gamble, board member and Owner/Operating Manager of Phat Daddy’s Restaurant, worked together with the board and other community leaders who saw both the need and opportunity to create this networking group. The group will be focused on building the ever growing black business community in addition to tapping into the black buying power in Grand Prairie and surrounding areas.

"..black buying power will reach 1.1 trillion by the year 2015…Dynamic influencing factors -- such as technology, social media and online connectivity -- enable the Black consumer segment to leverage its collective power and influence," - Nielsen and NNPA – “State of the African-American Consumer” report 2015

The official launch event will include an award-winning expert and accomplished entrepreneur in public relations and social media management. The founder of Achieve PR, one of the fastest growing boutique firms in North Texas, Denita Lacking-Quinn is the keynote speaker for the evening.

For more information please contact Keisha D. Hunter at 817-899-4322 (khunter@bizybuilder.com (mailto:khunter@bizybuilder.com)) or Shontell Gamble at 972-292-7328 (mrsshong@thegamblegroup.com).

RSVP – http://meetup.com/SBConnection

For information about the Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce visit: http://grandprairiechamber.org