Honoring Ramona Brant:

Small Business Fuels Second Chance Employment

Honoring Ramona Brant:

Small Business Fuels Second Chance Employment

Thank you for joining us on March 7 2024, 4-6 PM

Central Piedmont Community College's Zeiss Building (Room 1106)

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March 7 2024, 4-6 PM

Central Piedmont Community College's Zeiss Building (Room 1106)

“My cause and my fight is to create housing and employment for those who are re-entering,
to give them the opportunity for entrepreneurship and self-reliance. And of course, to free those I left behind.”
- Ramona Brant

Keynote Speakers

A headshot of Tiawana Brown

Tiawana Brown

Charlotte City Council, District 3

A headshot of Antoine Ensely

Antoine Ensely

Principle/Founder, Good Hope Works

Plus a panel discussion led by Ryan Pitkin, Editor of the Queen City Nerve, featuring:

Latoshia Young

Meck. County Re-Entry Services

Patrice Funderburg

Center for Community Transition

Kristie Puckett

Forward Justice

Robyn Hamilton

Urban League of Central Carolinas

Saichelle McNeill

Washroom Laundry

Anna London

Charlotte Works

The Business Advisory Committee (BAC) provides recommendations and advice to City Council on ways the City can help business in Charlotte, with a particular emphasis on small businesses and provides a forum for businesses to raise issues, discuss and have input into City policy responses to these issues. Click here to learn more