Janice Malone's Contact Details

Janice Malone's Company Details

Vivian's Door

Mobile, Alabama, United States • 2 Employees
Nonprofit Organization Management

The Vivian's Door Initiative is a desktop/smart phone platform built with support from the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC) that 1) connects minority business owners to an entrepreneurial ecosystem of opportunities and resources. 2) Connects them with anchor institutions, corporations, government, and federal supplier diversity officers. 3) Connects them with community members seeking their products and services. This app allows all parties to freely share knowledge, connections, and information in a fun and interactive way, helping to realign the procurement process, bridge the racial wealth gap, and give everyone a seat at the table.The Vivian's Door Initiative is inspired by the courage and legacy of Vivian Malone Jones, and it is fitting that the MACC Diversity and Inclusion app will serve as a gateway for entrepreneurs to cultivate relationships with their local community, government, and diversity officials, source mentors and investors, to achieve greater levels of success.The Vivian's Door Initiative, through partners, will connect minority business owners with every resource available to them within the community and at the government level, and provide scholarships for minority businesses to attend training programs to get them contract ready. Many business professionals in our community are using the app or just beginning to learn about the app and they have great expectations for the catalyst and connector it will become for minority businesses. African Americans have a long and tiring history of adversity, but also of triumph in the face of it. When Vivian attended her first day of class, she was not alone – she had an entire community of family, friends, and supporters, who saw the importance of her actions, and knew that she was paving the way to something great for future generations. Our power is in standing behind each other, and this is the guiding principle behind Vivian's Door.