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| Thursday, August 28, 2008 |
NSN Organization History
A Presidential Welcome |
Officers |
Photo Gallery
National Sales Network was founded by a group of African-American
sales and sales management professionals in Newark, New Jersey,
June 1992. The initial purpose and objective was to develop
a national organization that could meet the needs of the
African-American sales professional. Several well-established
Black professional organizations served as examples of how
instrumental an organization of this magnitude could be in
providing networking opportunities for sales professionals.
The Black MBA’s, Black Accountants, Black Data Processors, Black Bankers
and Black Engineers served as prime examples. While there were local
industry focused organizations of African-American sales organizations
in different parts of the country, there was no single organization
designed to meet the needs of the African-American sales professional.
The founders of National Sales Network were determined to establish a national
organization that could serve the professional needs of the African-American
sales professionals regardless of industry, location or job level.
Since the
inception of National Sales Network in June 1992, the organization has experienced
explosive growth. Chapters have been established in Newark, New York, Chicago,
Philadelphia, Washington DC, Boston, Atlanta, Detroit, Charlotte,
Houston and Dallas. In September of 1996 the organization conducted
its first national conference in Somerset, NJ. Since that time conferences
have been conducted in Chicago (1997), Philadelphia (1998),
Washington DC (1999), Atlanta (2000), Houston (2002), Detroit (2003).
Conference attendance has grown significantly over the years and the NSN
conference has become the premiere event of the year for African-American
sales professionals to attend. The conference has featured such speakers as
George Fraser, Susan Taylor, Tony Brown, Dennis Kimbro and Ed Gordon.
The conference job fair has grown to include over 25 companies that have
provided major career opportunities to the NSN membership.
In summary,
NSN was formed to fill the void created by the lack of a professional organization
designed to specifically for the African-American sales and sales management
professional. The original purpose of the organization was and still is to
enhance the skill development of sales and sales management professionals
while providing a forum for networking within the profession.
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