Cover Profile - The Ebony Cactus

TEC 2004 audio indexThe tag line on the front cover reads, “The Voice of the Minority Business Community in the Southwest.” That is quite a claim, and onethat we intend to live up to. In our case, we combine two definitions of the term Voice: 1. The right or opportunity to express choices oropinions. 2. The sound produced by the vocal organs of a vertebrate, especially a human.Since March of 2004, we have sought provide a vehicle where minority business entrepreneurs could air their views through spokenword. This past year we have covered subjects including supplier diversity, marketing, promotions, small business profiles andbusiness needs. Our speakers have even included national notables such as Congressman Harold Ford Jr., and Ron Langston,National Director of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency. We hope you find the wide rangingcomments from the 25 speakers interesting and informative. Enjoy. (Note: to use this resource, a high speed connection to the Internet isrecommended and must be turned on. Also: note your computer has two volume controls, one master for the operating system and one for themedia player, so be sure both are adjusted so you may hear the broadcast. So all may listen, all broadcasts are in MP3 format accessible byRealPlayer, WidowsMedia Player, QuickTime and iTunes)Keywords (click on keyword to link to subject)ADVERTISERSCONFERENCESGREATER PHOENIX BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCEMANAGEMENTMARKETING AND PROMOTIONPOLITICSPROFILESADVERTISERS2004 Life Strategies ConsultingThe 2004 audio index is sponsored by Life Strategies Consulting. Their ad is found of page 5 of this edition.Click on weblink below to listen to the LSC audio commercial>>http://www.cactusinternetradio.com/ecbau204.mp3 (Time: 01:44)CONFERENCES2004 Arizona Black Expo (August 21, 2004)Mr. Michael Kelly of the Leadership Consortium the Primary Sponsor of the 2004 Arizona Black Expodiscusses the day: Click on weblink below to listen>>http://www.cactusinternetradio.com/eciau204.mp3 (Time: 0:59)2004 Diversity Leadership Expo (August 21, 2004)Ms. Christine French co-chair of the 2004 Diversity Leadership Expo discusses the history of the project,and what can be expected for this years activity. http://www.diversityleadershipalliance.orgClick on weblink to listen>>> http://www.cactusinternetradio.com/ecjau204.mp3(Time: 11:46)GREATER PHOENIX BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCEChamber TalkChamber Talk is the new Internet Radio show by the Greater Phoenix Black Chamber of Commerce and providedon Cactus Internet Radio. ChamberTalk is our opportunity to talk aboutany and everything. Whether it isinformation regarding businessdevelopment opportunities or politicalissues like a new tax or some issuethat might affect small business. Wewant to talk about the issues thatbusiness persons will find useful.Continued on the next pageIndexwww.THEEBONYCACTUS.com Vol. 3 No. 18 December 200421