Sister Cities Project

Calling out to all Black Women Entrepreneurs in our community and any who want to be part of it! Join the Sister Cities Project EcoHUB Business Breakfast Club Series #3, Entrepreneur community building and professional development. Saturday March 22, 2025, 10am - 1pm. Receive your personal invite link with details and location information by emailing us at: [email protected]. If you want to refer an Entrepreneur to join, use the same email,thanks! What is the Business Breakfast Club Series: The SCP EcoHUB Business Breakfast Club is more than a?networking event—it's a unique group of entrepreneurs who understand Community Building and Collaboration.??Enjoy a relaxing Saturday morning, and step away from the stresses of your daily work "must dos". Immerse yourself in an experience designed to inspire your entrepreneurial journey?and give you a fresh perspective on your business. Our event is a blend of casual and collaborative conversations and?opportunities to learn and?take away growth strategies you can implement.?Invest in your business growth, and take time for yourself. Please join us and please help let others in this community know by bring an Entrepreneur friend(s). Angel Mason Broadus?EcoHUB Entrepreneur and President and Founder?of?Puzzle Pieces Marketing, brings 15 years of expertise to entrepreneurs. This is the segment of our event where we hear from an expert about a topic that cultivates your business growth. Purpose-Driven Business: Aligning Profit with Impact? How businesses can integrate social good into their core mission.?? ? As a special bonus, there's more! Amplify your brand with professional Podcast Content.?????????? Receive?a?complimentary?professional mini-podcast interview?to showcase your business. Media company founder and Podcast producer Thomas Howard will?share a valuable overview and breakdown of strategies for leveraging podcasting for business growth. He will explain how starting your own podcast is much easier than you think in 2025! Susana Nelson-Arnold Makena Hayes-Gargonnu Nita Cintron Danicka Brown-Frazier Wade Courtney Anntonika Whittaker Adriana "Adri" Brunner Dhalia Balmir Julia Dorfman Laurel Evans Smith Dhalia Balmir Shawn McClondon

Equitable schools is no longer an option, it is a responsibility. Today our founder Shawn McClondon spoke with Jason Babineau about our game-changing partnership with the San Diego Unified School District Community Schools Initiative and the Sister Cities Project Equitable Schools Fund to bridge the funding gap and help create equity in education. Be on the lookout for events and opportunities to support. Contact us to learn more or donate today.

We’re excited to announce our official partnership with the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce! Together, we’re building a new (Eco)System that supports entrepreneurship and creates job opportunities for underserved communities while helping businesses in affluent areas access diverse, skilled talent, share ideas and build a bridge toward equity. Thank you Sherry Yardley and our founder Shawn McClondon for making this ground-breaking partnership possible. Contact us to join or support the (Eco)System. #(Eco)System

Calling out to all Black Women Entrepreneurs in our community and any who want to be part of it! Join the Sister Cities Project EcoHUB Business Breakfast Club Series #3, Entrepreneur community building and professional development. Saturday March 22, 2025, 10am - 1pm. Receive your personal invite link with details and location information by emailing us at: [email protected]. If you want to refer an Entrepreneur to join, use the same email,thanks! What is the Business Breakfast Club Series: The SCP EcoHUB Business Breakfast Club is more than a?networking event—it's a unique group of entrepreneurs who understand Community Building and Collaboration.??Enjoy a relaxing Saturday morning, and step away from the stresses of your daily work "must dos". Immerse yourself in an experience designed to inspire your entrepreneurial journey?and give you a fresh perspective on your business. Our event is a blend of casual and collaborative conversations and?opportunities to learn and?take away growth strategies you can implement.?Invest in your business growth, and take time for yourself. Please join us and please help let others in this community know by bring an Entrepreneur friend(s). Angel Mason Broadus?EcoHUB Entrepreneur and President and Founder?of?Puzzle Pieces Marketing, brings 15 years of expertise to entrepreneurs. This is the segment of our event where we hear from an expert about a topic that cultivates your business growth. Purpose-Driven Business: Aligning Profit with Impact? How businesses can integrate social good into their core mission.?? ? As a special bonus, there's more! Amplify your brand with professional Podcast Content.?????????? Receive?a?complimentary?professional mini-podcast interview?to showcase your business. Media company founder and Podcast producer Thomas Howard will?share a valuable overview and breakdown of strategies for leveraging podcasting for business growth. He will explain how starting your own podcast is much easier than you think in 2025! Susana Nelson-Arnold Makena Hayes-Gargonnu Nita Cintron Danicka Brown-Frazier Wade Courtney Anntonika Whittaker Adriana "Adri" Brunner Dhalia Balmir Julia Dorfman Laurel Evans Smith Dhalia Balmir Shawn McClondon

We’re building something powerful—the (Eco)System—a game-changer for equity and economic impact. The (Eco)System by Sister Cities Project is a dynamic network and hub where businesses, organizations, and community leaders come together to drive workforce development, support entrepreneurship, and create real social change. This isn’t just about giving back—it’s about gaining valuable partnerships, tapping into diverse talent, and positioning your organization as a leader in equity and inclusion. By signing the Equitable (Eco)System Agreement (EEA), you’re not just supporting change—you’re actively shaping it. Whether through job training, business mentorship, or community engagement, every contribution strengthens the (Eco)System, creating a lasting impact. When the system thrives, we all thrive. Be part of something transformative. Contact me or email me today to join the movement! #EquityInAction #SisterCitiesProject #EcoSystem #BeTheChange

Join us for a great night in support of the Equitable Schools Fund! Good company, a great cause, and a chance to make a real impact in our community. If things feel hopeless or scary right now, this is an opportunity to take action and be part of a movement. Special thanks to our event sponsor and partner, Culture Brewing.

For the Entrepreneurs in the SCP Community and all Entrepreneurs celebrating this incredible group of game changing, creative and innovative business owners, please join us at this event hosted by Chase Bank next week. Network, learn from an exciting group of Panelists, network again, eat and enjoy the celebration. Details below.

Read today's message to Black Women Entrepreneurs from Founder, Shawn McCLondon. I want to reach out to you today and tell you that Sister Cities Project is, more than ever, committed to you and your business in 2025 and beyond. As we honor Martin Luther King Jr., I am reminded of his powerful vision of economic justice and his belief that true equality must include economic equity. Today, this vision lives through the innovative work you do as an entrepreneur, breaking barriers and bringing game-changing ideas and services to communities you serve. In the spirit of Dr. King's legacy, I want to reaffirm Sister Cities Project's unwavering commitment to supporting you and your business. Our dedication to Black Women has always been to foster growth, create opportunities, and build bridges that enable you and your business to thrive. Whether you are incubating an idea, investing in an exciting new product or expanding an existing business, I recognize the unique challenges you encounter. Sister Cities Project is doubling down on our efforts to provide the resources, connections, and support systems you need to empower and support your entrepreneurial journey. In the last four years, together, we’ve built a strong and inspiring network of Entrepreneur and Support Member relationships through our EcoHUB(R) programming. These relationships have nurtured opportunities to grow, increased access to educational opportunities and provided spaces to reflect on and share your entrepreneurial challenges. There are countless stories of conversations that have sparked ideas which have taken root and given us the opportunity to share your business with the greater SCP community.? We want to continue to build on these relationships to help you grow your business. We remain dedicated to building a stronger, more inclusive business ecosystem that celebrates and supports Black Women Entrepreneurs. Please reach out with any feedback or input you have about our Entrepreneurship initiatives. Your perspective and ideas are very important to us. Respectfully, Shawn McClondon Founder, Sister Cities Project

An amazing start to building the ESF Team....can't wait to work with all of you! Felicia Shaw Lauren Shaw Alison Aragon Diana Barbiani Steph Dawes Christi Gilhoi Danicka Brown-Frazier Daria Tomsky Jessica Kort Kim Lesnau Danielle Spilker-Wilson Shawn McClondon & Susana Nelson-Arnold And special thanks to our amazing host, Laurel Evans Smith!

An amazing group of Volunteers from across the county gathered last night to connect with one another and learn more about how to get involved with the Equitable Schools Fund. This is just the start of the team of folks who will work to grow the Fund and expand our reach! If you’d like to get involved on this amazing team, fill out our form: https://lnkd.in/gy5BwMge