As the AEO (Association for Enterprise Opportunity), under the leadership of AEO President and CEO Natalie Madeira Cofield, continues to consolidate its historic milestones to facilitate success amongst small businesses in the USA, as its Media Partner, Latestsale.com continues to report on our own collaboration over the past twelve months with the Latestsale.com CEO and Founder Michelle Ogbonna at the helm. FROM ACCESS TO OWNERSHIP: BUILDING A DISABILITY-INCLUSIVE FUTURE FOR SMALL BUSINESS On Tuesday July 22, 2025, the Latestsale.com Founder joined the AEO for the “From Access to Ownership: Building a Disability-Inclusive Future for Small Business,” session, billed as a national webinar that evaluates the economic contributions of small business owners who have a disability. A stellar panel assessed the challenges this cohort of…
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RECAP: AEO Beyond Pride Economic Opportunity for LGBTQ+ Entrepreneurs
Alongside Peter Celentano, AEO Events Programs Manager, moderating, and Renée Johnson, formerly AEO Senior Director of Regional and Ecosystem Councils and recently promoted to AEO Vice President of Ecosystems and Strategic Partnerships who at this time had recently celebrated one year working at the AEO, the Latestsale.com Founder joined the AEO (Association for Enterprise Opportunity) for the “Beyond Pride: Strengthening Economic Opportunity for LGBTQ+ Entrepreneurs,” in order to uplift this community of LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs during pride month in the USA. Johnson highlighted the power pathway economic mobility and equity initiatives that underpin the challenges the LGBTQ+ community of entrepreneurs faced despite their resilience. Advancing inclusive strategies and solutions was reiterated as the primary goal of the AEO whose leadership team under President and CEO Natalie Madeira…
AEO Tariffs, Trade and Main Street- Navigating the Impact on Small Business
The Social Impact Media Partnership between the AEO (Association for Enterprise Opportunity) and Latestsale.com was conceived in March 2025. We continue our bumper annual coverage earmarking this exciting collaboration that celebrates its first year. May 28th 2025, U.S. business leaders, Latestsale.com Founder and the Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO) leadership team in collaboration with leading national partners convened to review U.S. tariffs, international trade policies and their implications on small businesses particularly those in local communities. The conversation that reached our desks: “Tariffs, Trade & Main Street: Navigating the Impact on Small Businesses,” required not just engagement and understanding of tariffs but also presented an avenue through which we could communicate an adequate response to Congress. TARIFFS AND ACCESS TO GLOBAL MARKETS The timely…
AEO 2024 RECAP: Regionalism at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago 6/6
In our final post 6/6 covering the AEO 2024 RECAP: Regionalism at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the convening for the Midwest region in the heart of the financial district of Chicago that took place on Wednesday 20th November 2024, concluded with a remarkable panel, including; Geri (Sanchez) Aglipay, former 2024 Region V Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration Shelly Brown Senior Director at AON, and U.S. Army Veteran, management consultant and more recently, a Board of Trustees member at the William Woods University Leslie McGranahan, Senior Vice President and Director of Regional Research and Engagement at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago FIRESIDE PANEL COMMENTARY OVERVIEW: Geri (Sanchez) Aglipay, former 2024 Region V Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration Geri Sanchez Aglipay— former…
AEO 2024 RECAP: Regionalism at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago 5/6
The launch of the first AEO (Association for Enterprise Opportunity) Regional Councils convening for the Midwest region at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on 20th November 2024 surged on with a stellar panel. Highlights included but were not limited to, thought leadership insights delivered by: Former 2024 Deputy Administrator Dilawar Syed, U.S. Small Business Administration Geri (Sanchez) Aglipay, former 2024 Region V Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration Kristi Dula, Director, Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, President, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies who was present to sign the MOU with President and CEO of the AEO, Natalie Madeira Cofield Veronica Maturino, Chief Executive Officer, ONABEN Mambu Sherman, Vice Presidentfor Global Philanthropy at JPMorgan Chase & Co Shelly Brown…
AEO 2024 RECAP: Regionalism at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago 4/6
The launch of the AEO (Association for Enterprise Opportunity) Regional Councils convening at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on 20th November 2024 continued throughout the day with the Great Lakes region, Wisconsin taking center stage. WENDY BAUMAN, WISCONSIN WOMEN’S BUSINESS INITIATIVE CORPORATION (WWBIC) 2024 KEYNOTE For over thirty years, The Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) has acknowledged the core requirements of micro business owners seeking new ways to access business information, technology, business education and financial opportunities. 2024 President/CVO (Chief Visionary Officer) Wendy Baumann introduced this proactive business center for women at the heart of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin business ecosystem to attendees, keen to explore enterprising initiatives at the heart of the Great Lakes. Bauman delivered her diligent Keynote by expressing the…
AEO 2024 RECAP: Regionalism at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago 3/6
The launch of the (AEO) Association for Enterprise Opportunity Regional Councils convening at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on 20th November 2024 assembled a group of dynamic leaders in entrepreneurship, small business development and economic empowerment, from U.S. federal and state officials to business visionaries and non-profit leaders, all collectively committed to unveiling social impact initiatives across the defined AEO Great Lakes region, consisting of six states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. The ten-state Midwest region as a whole is comprised of the six Great Lakes regions, alongside Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri. U.S. BUSINESS CONNECTIONS THAT EMBRACE SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR MINORITY BUSINESSES Moderated by Cassie Carroll, Director of the Green Business Engagement National Network (GBENN), a consortium of 26 unique…
AEO 2024 RECAP: Regionalism at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago 2/6
The launch of the AEO (Association for Enterprise Opportunity) Regional Councils convening at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on 20th November 2024 assembled some of the most dynamic leaders in entrepreneurship, small business development, and economic empowerment. This included U.S. federal and state officials, business visionaries and non-profit leaders, committed to fostering collaboration, driving equitable economic growth, and empowering small businesses across the Midwest. MOU SIGNING TAKES PLACE BETWEEN THE AEO AND JOINT CENTER As per the Washington, D.C., December 2, 2024 AEO press release, the Latestsale.com Founder witnessed in person (she is pictured on the right hand side directly behind AEO President and CEO Natalie Madeira Cofield) the signing of the official MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) at the Federal Reserve Bank of…
AEO 2024 RECAP: Regionalism at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago 1/6
The AEO Leveraging Regionalism to Support Small Business convening in Chicago launches at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. As the Latestsale.com Founder celebrates one year of collaborating with the pre-eminent business trade body in the United States, the Association for Enterprise Opportunity (the AEO), led by the newly appointed AEO President and CEO and Washington Business Journal’s “Women Who Mean Business Power List” award winner Natalie Madeira Cofield, the company is now finally able to share some exciting announcements. The LatestSale.com Founder attended in person the first exclusive AEO Leveraging Regionalism to Support Small Business convening in the Midwest, hosted at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on Wednesday 20th November 2024. THE AEO COMMITS TO BOTH URBAN AND RURAL ENTREPRENEURS With headquarters…
AEO RECAP 2024: Chicago, Small Business Lending, Trump 1st Term
As we review one year of the second Trump Administration from 20th January 2025 to date and one year on as Social Impact Media Partner of the Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO), Latestsale.com’s collaboration that began at the “Leveraging Regionalism to Support Small Business Midwest Region Convening” held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on 20th November 2024, emerged with some unique findings. Biden/Harris Small Business Lending Program Recent U.S. Government growth initiatives introduced during the 2023–2024 Biden/Harris Administration, focused on expanding lending and federal contracting opportunities for small businesses across the United States. These efforts emphasized streamlining procurement processes, to improve transparency, thus increasing access to government contracts for small enterprises. Furthermore, these milestones aimed to reduce long-standing barriers faced by minority-…