It’s always a win-win when I get to do branding and web design work for a cause that I’m incredibly passionate about. I’m not privvy to have favorite clients butttt, I’m really honored to have been part of the work with the inaugural Chattanooga Entrepreneur Week, produced by Chattanooga Business Resource Collective and happening the week of April 29th to May 3rd, with main events @ Finley Stadium & First Horizon Pavilion.
I fell in love with entrepreneurship at the ripe age of 12 years old.
Working inside of my grandmother’s catering business for years and witnessing her grit, service, abundance, hard work and purpose made me want that for myself, even though I didn’t know it at the time. This woman was able to travel and share her love of cooking with some of the dankest fried catfish plates at festivals, events and gatherings all along the East Coast and often reminded me how risky it was being a Black woman in business from the rural South. At one point, I worked in corporate and in nonprofits and hospitality and sales and customer service and healthcare and social work and tech/IT. Trying…HOPING…that I could get a job, and stay in that job long-term, retire from said job and have a simple, quiet life.
I tried to keep my distance from entrepreneurship. Truly, I did.
But God had other plans. And I’m glad He did.
Entrepreneurship represents so many things for, and to, me now. Maybe the three most important reasons I love entrepreneurship and see it as upward mobility in ANY community are:
✅ It’s one of the best ways to solve our own problems.
✅ It’s one of the best ways to build generational wealth.
✅ It’s the best way to serve and support our neighbors and positively incentivize experts in their craft to keep developing their craft.
All things considered, I’m excited for the upcoming lineup of events at the inaugural Chattanooga Entrepreneur Week, presented by Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union (TVFCU). The main conference and most events are FREE! Schedule of events and more details are available at www.chabusiness.org/cew.
Branding, graphic design and web design by yours truly 🎯 💫 🚀
Entrepreneurship is in my DNA!
