During the conference, we will have drawings for over $5,000 worth of prizes to participants! The current list of prizes include:

  • A COMPLETE CORPORATE IDENTITY MAKEOVER - One (1) lucky attendee will receive a complementary corporate identity makeover. Our design team will work with the winner to update or completely redesign your company logo, business card, letterhead and envelope. Additionally the winner will receive a featured business profile write up on soulciti.com, exposing the winner and her product or service to over 13,000 consumers in central Texas. [$3,000 Value - provided by Majestic Design Group and soulciti]
  • VIRTUAL OFFICE SERVICE - You never get a second chance to make a first impression. And while you may think the first impression is presented when you first meet a prospect, there is usually one contact point prior to the first encounter – the first telephone call. Give your small business a big presence! Prize includes 6 months of free virtual office service. [$600 Value - provided by Answer360]
  • CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP - Two (2) attendees will receive a one-year membership to the Capital City African American Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber offers a variety of marketing opportunities for your business. As a member, your company will immediately start gaining more visibility throughout Austin’s corporate community. [$500 Value - provided by CCAACC]
  • GIFT CERTIFICATE FROM TOOMBAS JEANS AND DENIM WEAR - provides clothing for the more curvaceous woman from size 0-24. We use an original Toombas sizing chart to distinguish other clothing lines from our curvy fit line. Ladies - Love Your Curves! [$250 - provided by Toombas]
  • CAREER COACHING SESSION - How do you successfully navigate within changing organizations?  Do you have the leadership competencies to run your own business?  One (1) attendee will receive a comprehensive career assessment to help identify her interests, skills,  values, and other important factors to consider as she plans her career or entrepreneurial pursuits. [$250 Value - provide by TaylorMade Careers LLC]
  • PAMPER THE BUSINESS WOMAN HEALING SESSIONS - This healing series includes 3 one-hour sessions that combine wellness life coaching along with acupressure (needle-free stimulation of acupoints to positively impact biochemistry and blood circulation). Custom aromatherapy will be included in the sessions. [$225 Value - provided by Aiki Healing]
  • GIRLS NIGHT AT THE THEATRE - It’s 1963 in Lake Charles, Louisiana and the nation is reeling from the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement and the Kennedy assassination.  Caroline, working as a maid for a southern Jewish family, is struggling to keep afloat emotionally and financially, while Noah, the young son of her employer, seeks solace in the company of Caroline following the death of his mother.  When Noah’s step-mother tells Caroline that she can keep the change she finds in Noah’s pockets when doing laundry, she ignites a combustible powder keg that will forever change everyone in the household.  Filled with stirring music that pulses with the beat of the 1960’s, this groundbreaking musical has been hailed as a major milestone in American musical theatre. One winner will be selected to receive 4 tickets to the show. [$200 Value - provided by Zach Scott Theatre]
  • E. LYNN HARRIS’ FIRST EDITION, HARD COPY BOOK - Four (4) lucky winners will receive a first edition, autographed, hard copy of the newest book “Just Too Good to Be True” from renowned author E. Lynn Harris. [$200 Value - provided by soulciti]
  • TICKETS TO SEE PATTIE LABELLE - The legendary American soul singer and songwriter comes to The Long Center on Wednesday, October 1st. Best known for her passionate stage performances and wide vocal range, Labelle has been an integral part of the American music scene since the 1970s. In recent years, her songs such as “Lady Marmalade