DIVERSITY BUSINESS CONFERENCE

DIVERSITY BUSINESS CONFERENCE DEBUTS IN LOS ANGELES

Promoting Collaboration and Economic Success Strategies for Small Businesses

Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) - Sponsored by some of America’s top corporations, the Turning Point Urban Business Summit & Expo 2008 will take place from June 25 - 27, 2008 at the Sheraton Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. Hosted by the TPC Foundation, Inc, and building upon the successful decade-long African American Business Summit, the conference targets diverse and minority owned, operated or focused small businesses and entrepreneurs. The Turning Point Urban Business Summit and Expo 2008 attracts successful business owners and entrepreneurs from all backgrounds and affiliations who are looking to grow. Cross-cultural collaboration, business development, networking and resource sharing will thrive in this unique two-day conference. Small to medium business attendees from across the United States and around the globe will connect with corporate and government representatives. According to the US Census, African American, Asian, Latino and other diverse Americans will account for a whopping 80% of the United States population growth over the next 20 years and in 2007, women owned over half the businesses in the United States. The conference and expo will feature such key influencers in business, sports and entertainment as co-owners of the Los Angeles Sparks organization Carla J. Christofferson and Katherine E. Goodman, WNBA MVP Lisa Leslie, former California State Treasurer Phil Angelides, and CalPERS trustee Dr. Louis Moret. Highlights of the conference include:

June 25, 2008: Preceding the conference, the TPC Foundation, Inc. will host their 5th annual golf tournament at the Malibu Country Club. Proceeds raised will support the SmartStart Youth Financial Literacy Program.

June 26, 2008: David Latimore, President of the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, will deliver the keynote luncheon at the Sheraton Downtown Los Angeles Hotel. California businesses that have been accepted into the ICIC’s Inner City 100, a group of the nation’s top urban entrepreneurs, will be recognized.

June 27, 2008: In addition to a full day of business sessions and expo, the conference will host a historic closing night reception at the Sheraton Hotel, celebrating the diversity of the state and its leadership. Titled Leaders and Visionaries: A Salute to the Speakers of the California State Assembly, the reception will honor seven Speakers of the Assembly. Honorees include Willie Brown, Cruz Bustamante, Antonio Villaraigosa, Robert Hertzberg, Herb Wesson, Fabian Nunez, and newly elected Karen Bass, the first African American woman to hold the position.

For more information visit www.urbanbusinesssummit.com or call (323) 299-6000.

About Turning Point Urban Magazine
Turning Point Magazine was established by Pat Means, an entrepreneur and national thought leader, after the 1992 Los Angeles civil unrest. Turning Point Magazine targets urban business professionals operating in major metropolitan areas nationally. The company’s latest media venture, Turning Point Urban Magazine Digital, will be introduced at the Turning Point Urban Business Summit & Expo.

About TPC Foundation, Inc.
TPC Foundation Inc., a 501(c)(3), provides educational assistance and training to minority college students through the TPC Internship Program. It prepares students for the business world by helping them gain practical experience and professional instruction in the communications industry, specifically journalism, business and graphic design. The Foundation has also developed the SmartStart Youth Financial Literacy program, a 7-year old curriculum that educates 11th and 12th graders from underserved areas on financial matters ranging from banking relationships to personal credit and lending — to wealth creation.

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