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National Business League and USPTO Forge Historic Agreement to Empower Black Businesses

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

TUSKEGEE, Ala., Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In a historic move aimed at advancing Black entrepreneurship and safeguarding intellectual property rights, the National Business League (NBL) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Under this collaboration, Black-owned enterprises gain access to vital resources, programs, and initiatives facilitating patent and trademark registration.

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  • TUSKEGEE, Ala., Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In a historic move aimed at advancing Black entrepreneurship and safeguarding intellectual property rights, the National Business League (NBL) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
  • Under this collaboration, Black-owned enterprises gain access to vital resources, programs, and initiatives facilitating patent and trademark registration.
  • Dr. Ken L. Harris, President/CEO of NBL, asserts, "This collaboration underscores our unwavering dedication to fostering Black entrepreneurship and safeguarding intellectual property rights.
  • On February 1, 2024, the NBL and USPTO collaborated to launch the inaugural Black Innovators series for Black History Month, highlighting significant inventors past, present, and the next generation.

Twist Bioscience Unveils Differentiated Ultra High-Throughput Library Preparation Solution at AGBT

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Monday, February 5, 2024

Built upon enzymatic fragmentation library preparation, the Twist Flex Prep UHT Kit utilizes novel chemistry that accepts and self-normalizes a wide range of sample input amounts through a new proprietary Normalization By Ligation (NBL) technology.

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  • Built upon enzymatic fragmentation library preparation, the Twist Flex Prep UHT Kit utilizes novel chemistry that accepts and self-normalizes a wide range of sample input amounts through a new proprietary Normalization By Ligation (NBL) technology.
  • The enhanced multiplexing further limits hands on time and saves researchers costs of reagents in downstream purification and indexing steps.
  • Twist will highlight its NGS tools in posters and presentations at the AGBT General Meeting taking place in Orlando, FL February 5-8, 2024.
  • Details are as follows:
    Poster: Twist Pan-Cancer Reference Standards V2: Enhanced Precision and Reduced Errors in ctDNA Analysis

The National Basketball League has teamed up with Tradable Bits to Bring Fans Elevated, Data-Centric Digital Experiences

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Basketball League (NBL), the pre-eminent professional basketball league in Australia and New Zealand, has joined forces with Tradable Bits - APACs’ leading fan-based technology company - to connect directly with NBL fans across a variety of channels and mediums.

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  • MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Basketball League (NBL), the pre-eminent professional basketball league in Australia and New Zealand, has joined forces with Tradable Bits - APACs’ leading fan-based technology company - to connect directly with NBL fans across a variety of channels and mediums.
  • The partnership will help the NBL build more personalised and meaningful connections with fans to see the sport thrive.
  • Using Tradable Bits’ engagement platform, the NBL plans to offer fans more creative and interactive experiences.
  • To build personalized experiences for NBL fans based on their favourite teams, the League will lean into the Tradable Bits’ FanCRM - an intelligence tool built to help sports brands grow their first/zero-party database from direct fan engagement, or through the 50+ integrations supported by Tradable Bits.

National Alliance for Black Business (NABB) and the U.S. Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Form a Historic Alliance to Develop Black-Owned Businesses

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Monday, February 27, 2023

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, February 22, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), and the National Alliance for Black Business (NABB) signed a historic MOU during the NABB's first annual National Black Business Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. The NABB was co-founded by the National Business League (NBL) and the National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC), which represent a combined 153 years of service to Black businesses and are now collectively working to organize a unified national black economic agenda.

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  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, February 22, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), and the National Alliance for Black Business (NABB) signed a historic MOU during the NABB's first annual National Black Business Policy Conference in Washington, D.C.
  • "This historic agreement between MBDA and the NABB will strengthen our collective mission to create a strong, equitable economy for all minority businesses and entrepreneurs," said Donald R. Cravins, Jr., Under Secretary of the Minority Business Development Agency.
  • "Both MBDA and the NABB have uplifted Black businesses in the decades since they were formed.
  • More than 100 distinguished Black business leaders, organizations, and corporate executives assembled with the Department of Commerce Under Secretary Donald Cravins Jr., Esq.

National Alliance for Black Business Launch First-Ever Black Business Enterprise (BBE) Certification and Scorecard

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Friday, January 27, 2023

ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Alliance for Black Business (NABB), co-founded by the National Business League (NBL) and National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC), in partnership with the World Conference of Mayors (WCM) and the Historic Black Towns and Settlements Alliance (HBTSA) today announced the nation's first-ever Black Business Enterprise (BBE) certification and scorecard program at the WCM Black Business Breakfast and Press Conference presented by Comerica Bank.

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  • BBE Certification and Scorecard to be Piloted in Historic Black Towns, and Cities with Black Mayors, Then on National Scale, to Address the Fact That:
    ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Alliance for Black Business (NABB), co-founded by the National Business League (NBL) and National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC), in partnership with the World Conference of Mayors (WCM) and the Historic Black Towns and Settlements Alliance (HBTSA) today announced the nation's first-ever Black Business Enterprise (BBE) certification and scorecard program at the WCM Black Business Breakfast and Press Conference presented by Comerica Bank.
  • Minority Businesses according to a 2021 report published by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC).
  • The BBE certification is accompanied by the BBE scorecard, a groundbreaking digital accountability tool that will help organizations measure, publish, and improve participation and spend ratios with Black business, led by national Black business organizations.
  • The BBE certification will address the barriers to certification unique to the Black business community and engage Black-owned businesses through established Black commerce channels, which broader diversity and minority certifications have failed to do.

Six Greenberg Traurig Florida Attorneys Recognized by National Black Lawyers

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Wednesday, January 4, 2023

MIAMI, Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Six Florida attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. have been recognized by professional honorary organization National Black Lawyers (NBL).

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  • have been recognized by professional honorary organization National Black Lawyers (NBL).
  • MIAMI, Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Six Florida attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
  • have been recognized by professional honorary organization National Black Lawyers (NBL) .
  • About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2500 attorneys in 43 locations in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East.

FanDuel TV Inks Deal With ONE Championship to Bring Martial Arts Events to Network and FanDuel+

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Friday, December 2, 2022

NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ONE Championship (ONE), the largest martial arts organization in the world, and FanDuel, the premier online gaming company in North America, have inked a new deal that will bring ONE Championship's action-packed martial arts events to the newly launched FanDuel TV network.

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  • NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --ONE Championship (ONE), the largest martial arts organization in the world, and FanDuel, the premier online gaming company in North America, have inked a new deal that will bring ONE Championship's action-packed martial arts events to the newly launched FanDuel TV network.
  • "We've long respected the content the ONE Championship team is producing and are looking forward to bringing their action to our audience through FanDuel TV and FanDuel+."
  • FanDuel Group launched FanDuel TV and its new OTT platform FanDuel+ in September 2022 as a broadly distributed linear cable network and OTT channel.
  • It's network FanDuel TV and FanDuel+ are broadly distributed on linear cable television and through its relationships with leading direct-to-consumer OTT platforms.

FANDUEL TV TO 'RUN IT BACK' WITH NEW NBA SHOW LAUNCHING OCTOBER 17TH

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Monday, October 17, 2022

NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FanDuel TV, the cable television network from leading online gaming company FanDuel announced today that it is launching a new NBA-centric show entitled Run it Back hosted by former ESPN alum Michelle Beadle and former NBA star Chandler Parsons. In addition, the hosts of Run it Back will be joined frequently by Stadium Insider and writer for The Athletic Shams Charania who will bring his insights and breaking news to the show each week.

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  • Popular NBA content creator Eddie Gonzalez (@bansky) will serve as the show's producer and an on-air contributor as well.
  • As part of a licensing agreement with Sportradar, FanDuel TV and FanDuel+ are the home for international basketball with NBL leading the charge.
  • FanDuel Group launched FanDuel TV and its new OTT platform FanDuel+ in September 2022 as a broadly distributed linear cable network and OTT channel.
  • It's network FanDuel TV and FanDuel+ are broadly distributed on linear cable television and through its relationships with leading direct-to-consumer OTT platforms.

The Nation's Oldest and Largest Black Trade Associations Form National Alliance for Black Business

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 27 at the State of Black Business Luncheon in Washington, D.C., the National Business League (NBL) and the National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) came together as the nation's two oldest and largest Black trade associations to announce their formation of the National Alliance for Black Business (NABB). NABB is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, independent federation of Black business organizations and allies mobilized as a unified authority to represent, research, educate, promote, and advocate for Black business equity throughout the United States and the Pan-African diaspora.

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  • WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 27 at the State of Black Business Luncheon in Washington, D.C., the National Business League (NBL) and the National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) came together as the nation's two oldest and largest Black trade associations to announce their formation of the National Alliance for Black Business (NABB).
  • "The National Business League (1900) and the National Black Chamber of Commerce (1993) represent 151 years of service to Black businesses.
  • The geneses of the National Alliance for Black Business are to unify a collaborative vision and sustain Black communities through entrepreneurship and capitalistic activity, both domestic and abroad.
  • The Black Business Equity and Inclusion Score Card will be released at the February 2023 NABB National State of Black Business Conference in Washington, D.C. during Black History Month.

Leveling the Playing Field for Black Suppliers

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Corporate partners include additional auto manufacturers, Tier 1 suppliers, finance, banking and other business service providers.

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  • Corporate partners include additional auto manufacturers, Tier 1 suppliers, finance, banking and other business service providers.
  • "Launching the inaugural collective of the Stellantis-National Business League National Black Supplier Development Program is an important milestone moment on the road to leveling the playing field and achieving economic justice for Black communities and millions of Black businesses," said Dr. Kenneth L. Harris, president and CEO of the NBL.
  • The goal is to develop sustainable Black businesses that will impact local and global economies, creating jobs through entrepreneurship and growing the number of Black businesses of all sizes."
  • It is the first and largest nonprofit, nonpartisan and nonsectarian Black business, and professional trade association in the country.