Minority Businesses and Business Events in Pittsburgh

African American Chamber of Commerce of W.PA.
http://www.aaccwp.com/
The African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania is an organization with a mission to continuously improve business and professional opportunities for African American Business Owners and professionals.  The Chamber offers programs and services, such as: Advances in Health Care, Ask the Expert Program, The Chamber’s Business Institute, Strengthening Your Business Acumen, Candidates Forum ( A program that allows the opportunity for the membership to ask questions with regard to what has been done to promote minority businesses), and How to do business with a major company, authority or organization.

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by Anthony Tigney

Do We Make The Declaration Of Financial Empowerment Our Own?

Do you work for your money, or do you make your money work for you? That is the question. has it ever seemed that for some of us, we always seem to be broke, or on our last dollar, while others of us seem to always have money, or at least resources for things we want, and/or need? While it’s true that very few people are blessed to be born with a silver spoon in our mouth, so to speak, there are many different economic backgrounds that people come from, while for some, culture, and being taught the power of economics at an early age are also major factors.

Many people use the concept of Ujamaa (colective economics) as a guide to help shape our idea of money, and how to use it, and pool it together, and make it work to our advantage.

I have included the Declaration Of Financial Empowerment, show below, for you to use as a guideline.      

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Fly with Eagles,
not Pigeons!

Pigeons live in the past. They spend a lot of time talking about what was, what used to be and who did them wrong.  They often focus on things they have no control over and rarely focus on the things that they can do something about.  They don’t understand the reason that the rear view mirror is a lot smaller than the front windshield.

Pigeons love to make excuses. They live off of excuses.  They often have things that come up that prevent them from moving forward. Family emergencies, situations at work and health issues often become their greatest excuse resource.  What Pigeons don’t understand is that they are often creating these situations by their own conscious/subconscious thought patterns and expectations.  They just get used to making excuses and if they can’t find one, they subconsciously create one. We call them Drama Pigeons!

Pigeons don’t like risk. They love safety and security.  A steady paycheck and benefits are what they live for.  To them, putting all of their eggs in someone else’s basket (JOB)is not a risk. The only challenge comes when their paycheck is cut or they’re laid off or let go.  And what’s worse is when their 401K has become a 101K, or the company has mismanaged their retirement fund to less than half of its intended value.  But at least they feel safe and secure. Click here for more »

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Question:
 
Dear Soulpitt,
I have been in a relationship with my children’s father for six years.  Overall we have a good relationship but like most relationships, we have our share of problems.  He is a great father to our children but he has his share of issues.  Due to him having a felony conviction from 1998 it has been difficult for him to find a decent job.  He will occasionally work odd jobs to make ends meet, but also does other things to provide for our family some legal and some not.  I don’t agree with his decision to get involved with things that could potentially land him in jail or get him killed, but he sees this as the only way to make decent money.  No matter what I say he always goes back to hustling to make a quick buck when times get tough.  On one hand I do respect him for doing whatever he has to in order to provide for his family.  But I would rather struggle than visit my children’s father in prison or at the cemetery.  In the past I would try to talk to him about hustling, hanging out all night and not working but he just ignored me.  I fear that what he does in the streets could directly affect his family.  I am scared every time the phone rings when he isn’t home, because I think that someone is calling to tell me that he has been killed or arrested.  He tells me that there is nothing to worry about one time I found drugs and a gun in our basement where the kids play.  I’m afraid that he will be killed or we’ll be victims of a home invasion, or the police will come and kick in our door and take everyone to jail.
 
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Full Service Nail Salon, Tanning and Waxing Studios
605 Amity Street, Homestead PA (Waterfront Area)
412.462.POSH (7674)
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