Caribbean Times 11.03.2016

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Caribbean Times | November 3-16, 2016
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Caribbean Times publisher, Babwar (center), with cohosts of ANW, L to R -- Gerry Hopkin, Cheryl Vincent, Edmund Sadio; and partner George Brash
of Culturezone Show on WPAT 930 AM.
Afterwork Networking
Wednesdays at Trelawni Place
By Toni Johnson
Brooklyn, NY ‒ Close to fifty business
owners, entrepreneurs, artistes, artisans,
community organizers and concerned residents,
participated in last week’s monthly Afterwork
Networking Wednesdays’ (ANW)
session, held at Trelawnie Place Seafood Bar
and Grill, 1440 Utica Avenue in Brooklyn.
The ANW session, is held on the last
Wednesday of every month and is co-hosted
by the “dynamic trio” Edmund Sadio of
Century 21 Achievers, Gerry Hopkin of
Hopkins Consulting Group LLC and Cheryl
Vincent, RN, a Recording Artiste of Cheryl
V Music LLC.
Following the conclusion of the event,
founder and co-host, Edmund Sadio, noted
that after being in real estate for 27 years, his
experience has taught him the importance
of supporting “our own,” meaning Caribbean
businesses. He said it is for this reason
that the space at Trelawni Place, was identified
for this monthly networking event,
which facilitates the further growth of established
entities and the development of new
businesses.
He also referred to the near instant exchange
of business information and resources
among participants, which takes place at
each Networking session. He also noted that
this is one of the several success stories of the
event.
Co-host Gerry Hopkin, stated that “Afterwork
Networking Wednesdays’ sessions
are a forum that brings together established
business owners, aspiring entrepreneurs, investors,
community leaders and concerned
residents, to share intelligence, support each
other and engender small business growth
in Brooklyn and beyond.”
Hopkin highlighted that many of the
hundreds who have “attended sessions since
this initiative was launched over a year ago,
have reported having scored dividends with
the contacts made.
He further noted that format used includes
an opening segment which allows
all present to introduce themselves and/or
their entities, followed by a featured guest or
guests, who would speak on a topic relevant
Caribbean kinetic artist, Guy Beckles and recording artistes, Cheryl Vincent, Ameena Caesar and
Bomani.
to the optimization of small business development.
“Featured guests generally share tips on
best practices, budgeting and sourcing of
finance, based primarily on their own experience,
to the benefit of attendees,” added
Hopkin.
The main featured guest at the instant
session was a young female entrepreneur,
Tawana Sophie St. Paul, the managing director
of All Access Transportation Group
Inc. The young entrepreneur spoke of her
humble beginnings in the transportation
and sales industries and how she used her
experiences to create her own business after
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Photo by Gerry Hopkin
Photo by Gerry Hopkin