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Page 8 March 6, 2024 Amanda Mailey Photo credit M. Martinez Photo Find Progressive News at Advancing Female Entrepreneurship in Oregon Addressing How to Empower and Financially Support Women Founders www.portlandobserver.com “Confident As We Continue in the Blessed Assurance of God” Isaiah 43:1b-3a; 5a (NIV) Guest speaker BISHOP GARRY L. TYSON ALIST LLC, a local, Filipi- na-owned marketing and busi- ness consultancy, will host its inaugural The Boss-A-Thon fundraiser on March 20th, during Women’s History Month, to ad- vance female entrepreneurship in Oregon. Held at Akadi, a Black woman-owned, West African restaurant in southeast Portland, the fundraiser will address how best to empower and financially support women founders. Ac- cording to American Express’s State of Women-Owned Busi- nesses Report, businesses owned by women-of-color have grown by 43 percent from 2014 to 2019. Funds raised at the event will benefit ALIST’s WSW (Women Supporting Women) Community GBCNW PRESIDENT Fund which aims to support this historic growth, and to subsidize the collective women-owned, small business community throughout the state of Oregon. Amanda Mailey, Owner of ALIST, will serve as the key- note speaker. Panelists include Tamara Brown, Vice President, Relationship Banking Officer at Heritage Bank NW and Kaysha Duffy, Director of Impact at On- Point Community Credit Union. The discussion will be facilitated by Zanele Mutepfa-Rhone, a Zim- babwean-born culture and diver- sity specialist, speaker, activist, and philanthropist. Guests will be welcomed by Karen Foster, Owner of KF Curates, a Black and Caribbean-owned event strategy, execution, and consulting agency partnering with ALIST to design this women-of-color-led fundrais- er. The event is open to the public and all are welcome. “The City of Roses is a hotbed for women entrepreneurs, but there are very few organizations addressing and supporting this population as a whole. My goal GOODWILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH VANCOUVER AVENUE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 80TH CHURCH ANNIVERSARY 3138 N. Vancouver Ave., Portland, OR 97227 MARCH 17, 2024 AT 3:00 PM REV. DR. J.W. MATT HENNESSEE, SENIOR SERVANT For your light bulbs & parts to repair or make fixtures Web: www.sunlanlighting.com E-mail: kay@sunlanlighting.com 3901 N. Mississippi Ave. Portland, OR 97227 503.281.0453 Fax 503.281.3408 is to define an equitable busi- ness model, or ecosystem, that supports marginalized business owners. Women-of-color entre- preneurs are under resourced, and I feel a dep civic responsibil- ity to change that by collectively raising funds to support the col- lective body of women founders in our region. With The Boss- A-Thon, I want to bring wom- en founders, allies, and local changemakers to rally together around this vital cause to make a bigger impact,” said Amanda Mailey, Owner of ALIST. The Boss-A-Thon will raise awareness on the impact wom- en-of-color-led businesses have on the economy, the traditional and innovative funding practices available, the new systems de- signed to connect and empower women-identifying leaders, and reframing cause-based invest- ing to include for-profit wom- en-owned companies serving mar- ginalized communities. Held from 5 to 9 p.m. on March 20th at Akadi at 1001 SE Divi- sion, Mailey hopes to gather 65 of Portland’s top changemakers to share resources, exchange ideas, and inspire cross-collaboration, with the shared goal of supporting financial growth in female entre- preneurship. A four-course dinner from Akadi with wine pairings will be presented by Executive Chef and Owner, Fatou Ouattara herself. Tickets for The Boss-A- Thon are $150.00/per person. “’Shop local’ and ‘shop BIPOC’ are important calls-to-action, but this inaugural event showcases much more than that. Investing in BIPOC-owned businesses is a strategy to build equity in power and leadership in the world. My mission is to unite this population to rise together and increase the possibility of business maturity here in Oregon,” added Mailey.
