The business of empowerment – The Philadelphia Sunday Sun

SUN Publisher Catherine Hicks (2nd from the right, was among those chosen for the Advisory Council for the African American Chamber of Commerce’s Women’s Business Empowerment Luncheon last Saturday. AACC president/CEO Regina Hairston (c) takes a photo with the featured speakers and other members of the Advisory Council. Photo: AACC In addition to connecting women in business, the African American Chamber of Commerce’s Women’s Business Empowerment Luncheon saluted the organization Women’s Business Accelerator Program. By Denise Clay-Murray While Shanda Moore knows a lot about health and wellness, she wanted to learn a little more about business, Moore is a nurse practitioner and the owner of Prosperity Health and Fitness. The company has two offices, one in Haddon Township, New Jersey and another near Cherry Hill in Camden County, New Jersey. Because she was early in her journey from working for someone to hanging her own shingle, she was looking for some insight. She found it as part of the African American Chamber of Commerce’s Women’s Business Accelerator Program. “They had some very good people who came to speak to us and give us different ideas on how to think about our business, resources to use for our business, and different...