SUCCESS IN BUSINESS®, a division of The Pierre Foundation, Inc, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable and educational organization. The mission is to educate and empower small, minority, women and disadvantage business owners. (MWDBE)
Success in Business® powered by The Pierre Foundation, Inc, is a 501(c)(3) charitable and educational organization. Founded in 2014, the mission is to educate, equip and empower small, women, minority, and disadvantaged business owners with information about government procurement contract opportunities and connect them with resources and certification entities through facilitating a number relaxing and informal forums designed to increase relationship and capacity building.
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Success in Business ® Government Procurement Incubator (Coming Soon) Designed to increase the participation of minority and women owed businesses in the government procurement space. This initiative will comprise of a 4–8-week series of cohort based virtual classroom trainings and workshops, industry technical assistance by subject matter experts in Business Law, Tax, Psychology, Finance, and Business Continuity and Resiliency, Marketing and Branding. The cohort will also participate in private meet the vendor events, industry level partnering at the local, state, and federal levels, and private networking opportunities and project matching assistance between subcontractors and primes.
SIBGOV is dedicated to educating the public, sharing innovation, promoting progress, and fostering cooperation in government procurement. This event offers Social Disadvantaged start-up Businesses and emerging businesses a one-stop shop for information regarding contracting opportunities, the ability to network with business-owners and decision makers and attend topical seminars or roundtables designed to increase the ability to be successful in government contracting. SIBGOV also offers firms the opportunity to establish valuable relationships with prime contractors and the private sector. A collaborative effort of the Local, State, and Federal Entities, local chambers of commerce as well as other small/minority business advocates in the Houston and surrounding areas.
Success in Business® Academy Success in Business® Academy hosts various classes geared toward educating and training MDBEs on better business practices. We aim to equip participants with a comprehensive educations of business fundamentals such as Disaster Preparedness and Resiliency, Strategic Planning, and Lien Law.
Success in Business® Coaching is a membership program that develops MDBEs access to decision makers and capacity to successfully bid for contracts. dedicated to providing practical, proven processes to achieve business success. Our mission is to equip, educate, and ultimately empower small businesses to achieve economic success.
Board Members
J. Goodwille Pierre, Esq. (“Goodwille”) is a lawyer and national expert in Voter Protection, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Program Management, disparity studies, federal labor compliance. Goodwille is a licensed patent and trademark attorney and founder of The Pierre Firm PLLC. Goodwille is also founder of Goodwillle Pierre, LLC., a diversity and inclusion management, strategic communication, business development and government relations firm. He is currently a consultant with the NAACP serving as the National Legal Coordination for Voter Protection.
Jacquelyn Pierre is native Houstonian from the Acres Homes area and graduated from Booker T Washington High School. She has worked for 25 plus years in Hospital Sales and Training In The Houston area. Jackie has been married to James Goodwille Pierre for 28 years and have two beautiful daughters. Joi(26) & Jada (20). Jacquelyn is an active Member of North Harris County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and serves as a girls scout troop leader and mentoring young girls in the northwest area of Houston. Jacquelyn serves as Abbvie Women leaders in Action lead- mentoring women. She also serves as a board member of Success in Business Non Profit- business.
Joi Pierre is a Houston Native and graduated from Rockford University with a bachelor in Fine Arts, Musical Theater and minor in theater management. She now attends graduate school at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. Joi plans on receiving a master of Fine Arts, Screenwriting and Producing for Television. Joi is also currently an Intern for Done and Dusted where she assists and organizes producers for unscripted television series. She also does research for current pass projects. She is also a board member in Success in Business.
Signora Tinsley is a Houston Native who has served at the United States Postal Service as a Station Manager for 28 years. Signora also worked for the Harris County Appraisal District and currently serves on the trustee board member of the Community of Faith Church. She is also the block director of the Shepherd Park Terrace Civic Club. Signora currently serves as a board member in Success in Business.
Jada Pierre is a Houston Native that currently attends Florida A&M University. She is a third year broadcast journalism major that plans to become a Multimedia Journalist after graduation. Jada is in a plethora of organizations on her campus including: National Council of Negro Women, Presidential Ambassador, First Year Experience Peer mentor, Texas Club, Athletic Internship, and Florida College Democrats. Jada is also an Emma Bowen Fellow and Intern at FOX 26 Houston where she currently gains hands-on experience with several reporters, directors, and producers at the news station. She is also a board member in Success in Business.
SPONSORSHIP
SUCCESS IN BUSINESS®, a division of The Pierre Foundation, Inc, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable and educational organization. The mission is to educate and empower small, minority, women and disadvantaged business owners. (MWDBE)
SUCCESS IN BUSINESS® through its collaborative efforts, organizes educational events, workshops and conferences aimed at connecting MWBEs to contract administrators and decision makers in the private, federal, state and city departments and to foster relaxing and informal forums for relationship and capacity building.
Prime contractors, contract administrators, and government/private contracting agencies can enhance their profile and demonstrate their commitment to MWDBE empowerment by sponsoring to SUCCESS IN BUSINESS®. Here are some of our donation levels.
DONOR OPPORTUNITIES
All donations are 100% tax deductible.
$10,000 Joint Venture Quarterly Donor Level (Three Events)
Opportunity to make self-introduction to attendees.
Distribute materials or promotional items or information.
Logo on event web page for the quarter.
Bring a banner for display during the event.
Listing on event poster if confirmed by 5 days prior to the event.
Display promotional material on all tables and handed out to attendees.
Reserved Seating for four at each sit-down event.
$5,000 Teaming Partner Donor Level (Two Events)
Opportunity to make self-introduction to attendees.
Distribute materials or promotional items or information.
Logo on event web page for two events.
Bring a banner for display during the event.
Logo on event materials if received 10 days prior to the event.
Listing on event poster if confirmed by 5 days prior to the event.
$3,000 Business Alliance Donor Level (One Event)
Distribute materials or promotional items or information.
Listing on event poster if confirmed by 5 days prior to the event.
Resource Partner Donor Level (Exclusively for Small Business/Non-Profit)
If you are a small non-profit, please contact us.
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