“...I would like to share with you by personally inviting you to accompany me at the GNEC Inaugural Opportunity Awards Breakfast. This organization has been instrumental in my growth as a small business owner and you will have to see for yourself just how!”
Tamara Mangum-Thomas – CEO/President, Sharpened Image, Inc.



The Annual Opportunities & Awards Breakfast, hosted by GNEC, will be a venue for small businesses & entrepreneurs to meet providers of business opportunities, resources & capital.
The event is scheduled for Friday, June 15th, 2012 from 8:00am to 11:00am on the campus of New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Join us for an opportunity to network, communicate, & recognize small business owners, entrepreneurs, & community advocates who have contributed to the economic growth, development, & integrity of the Greater Newark small business community.
This year's Awardees are...
Jennifer Crayton, Crayton's Creations
Santiago Paniagua, Quisqueya International News
The honorable Anibal Ramos, Jr., Newark's North Ward Councilman
Preston Pinkett, City National Bank
This year's Keynote Speaker will be...
Anthony Frasier, Co-Founder of GetPlayd