ECSMG HOSTS 1st ANNUAL HIP HOP BUSINESS SUMMIT AT NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER IN NEWARK, NJ ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 2008
Panelists of Industry Executives, Business Leaders and Celebrities Share Their Secrets of Success


    /Entrepreneurs News Articles/ - WASHINGTON, DC, July 29, 2008 - ECSMG Consulting Hip Hop Business Summit -aka- "Hood Economics" will be held on Saturday, August 23, at NJPAC, Newark, NJ, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The Summit will be held in conjunction with the Celebrity Golf Classic Weekend.

The Summit will focus on encouraging entrepreneurship by highlighting business opportunities that exist in the community, providing interactive discussions, sharing personal success stories, and key business tools and information.

The panelists of Industry executives, business leaders and celebrities will share their keys to success and offer advice on how to succeed to the attendees. Business leaders will also review business plan, and music executives will be on hand to give feedback on demos. Music will be reviewed for possible opportunities. Tickets to The Summit are $55,

Summit Highlights Include:


• Welcome by Newark Councilman at-Large Donald Payne, Jr
• Book-signing of "Let's Talk About Pep" with Pepa from "Salt-N-Pepa"
• Celebrity & Leading Business Panelists
• Successful Teenage Business Story
• Submission of Music CDs and Business Plans
• Q&A Session
• Give-Aways


The weekend of events includes a Celebrity Golf Tournament at Weequahic Park on Fri., August 22nd and a VIP "White" Party on Sat, August 23rd at The Spot Lounge located at 45 Commerce St., with special celebrity guests, surprises and a musical performance by The Bradford Hayes Quartet at 8 p.m.

Confirmed guests include: Greg Watkins, CEO & Founder of AllHipHop.com, Navarrow Wright, CEO & President of Global Grind.com, Lance Smith, Walter Briggs, from the NFL, Kurt Thomas, Eric Williams, Brevin Knight, Ira Bowman, Steffond Johnson and Randy Smith from the NBA, Actors Brian White ("Stomp The Yard"), Michael Kenneth Smith ("The Wire"), and Michael B. Jordan (All My Children), "Cookie" from Nickelodeon, Publisher Karen Hunter, Def Jam Comedienne Queen Aishah, Hip Hop Artists "Pepa" of Salt-N- Pepa, Loose Cannon and many more.

The Star Ledger Newspaper, Clear Channel Power 105.1 FM, AllHipHop.com, GlobalGrind.com and Game Sports Magazine are the media partners. Urban Sports Talk & Entertainment, TheIndustryCosign.com and BlackGivesBack.Blogspot.com are also supporters.

ECSMG Consulting, LLC
The mission of ECSMG is to provide the highest quality of service to clients, by performing at a maximum level. The business strategy is to leverage expertise in providing business consulting services to professional athletes and entertainers, as well as managing and hosting celebrity golf tournaments globally. ECSMG is rapidly becoming the leading firm in the industry with a specially designed transition for athletes and entertainers. ECSMG also hosts charity events, which assists clients in improving global communities.

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