Bean Soup Times founder Toure Muhammad attended the 17th Annual Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference and Expo hosted by Nationwide Insurance. Below are a few of the pics. Enjoy

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Madam C.J. Walker

Madame C.J. Walker was America’s first self-made female millionaire. She amassed her fortune through hard work, innovative ideas, and a fierce dedication to her craft and her people. Contrary to most historical accounts, Madame C.J. Walker did not invent the pressing comb. Per her own words, Madame Walker started the “hair-growing” business, borne out her desire to remedy her own hair loss.

She's the mother of the industry today known as "network marketing" or "multi-level marketing."

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Chicago, Illinois (February 24, 2012) Daymond John from ABC’s entrepreneurial business show, SHARK TANK, appears in Chicago Friday, March 16th at JP Morgan Chase Auditorium, 10 South Dearborn at  NDIGO’s Business Breakfast.

Daymond John is a serial entrepreneur who started his clothing line, FUBU on the streets of Queens with the HIP HOP celebrities in promotional campaigns.   He developed a niche in fashion.   To finance the clothing line he mortgaged  his home and turned it into a factory and office space to keep up with the orders.  Daymond received worldwide exposure when they participated in the Las Vegas trade show by showing their sportswear in their hotel room.    They could not afford the booth rental fee.  The brand was sold in mainstream markets and reached annual sales of $350 million.  The brand was in Macy’s stores and became international as sold in independent stores in countries such as Mexico, Korea, Saudi, Arabia, South Africa, China and Japan. Daymond along with his partners began to acquire other apparel companies and John in short order became expert in marketing and branding. 

John appears weekly on the hit ABC television program, “Shark Tank,” and is the author of “The Brand Within:  How We Brand Ourselves” and “From Birth to the Boardroom.”  Daymond’s nickname is “The Shark” and is sought for his marketing insights by major companies.  His branding techniques and strategies have brought him multiple business awards and speaking engagements worldwide. 

The NDIGO BUSINESS SHARK BUSINESS BREAKFAST is Friday, March 16^th from 7:30 am to 11:00am and will feature multiple business opportunities. The Business Breakfast features an interview with Mr. Daymond John on his business innovations from the start of his FUBU clothing line to celebrity endorsements, Shark branding techniques to business investments to his TV program.  His success stories reveal relationships to produce real results and increase sales. 

After the one-on-one conversation, Six businesses will be selected from ticket holders to present to Mr. Daymond John and three other executives their business cases for company consideration and evaluation. 

Wal-Mart participates as a sponsor and will have on hand Supplier Diversity Executives to tell business people how to become a vendor with Wal-Mart.  JP Morgan Chase is a sponsor and will have a team of loan officers on hand to discuss and handle applications for a business loan. Tickets are $125 and can be obtained by visiting   www.ndigosharks.eventbrite.com  or by calling   312 822 0202. 

For businesses that would like to present their idea during the event they must email a two page proposal regarding their business to ndigoshark@gmail.com .  Proposal submission deadline is March 7^th.