Happy MWBE Tuesday to our Aero-Ba-Soul, Inc. Family, Friends, Clients and Community!

Aero-Ba-Soul, Inc’s CEO Kecia Palmer-Cousins, COO Kevin Cousins and our Aero-Ba-Soul, Inc. team hope that everyone is well, safe and had a great Memorial Day weekend! 

Freedom isn’t free. We are free because of those who were brave.  The Aero-Ba-Soul, Inc. team thanks all who have served and currently serving in the U.S. military. We thank you and honor you!

Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2024 occurred on Monday, May 27.

Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Many Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or memorials, holding family gatherings and participating in parades. Unofficially, it marks the beginning of the summer season. 

The Black origins of the first Memorial Day that were almost erased from history.

Korean War veterans of an all-Black and first-ever to be formed Ranger unit during the Korean War. Melina Mara/ The Washington Post via Getty Images

• Newly-freed African Americans who fought in the Civil War decorated soldiers' graves on the first cited Memorial Day on May 1, 1865. 
• More than 10,000 formerly enslaved people and white missionaries held a parade at a race track in Charleston, South Carolina. 
• Memorial Day became a national holiday in 1889. 

Let’s stay motivated and spring into action to implement and execute our dreams and goals, personally, professionally and spiritually! You can do it! The Aero-Ba-Soul, Inc. team’s got your back! We are your go-to team of experts for Business Coaching, Career/Workforce Development Training, College Prep Coaching, MWBE Consulting and Technical Assistance. 

COLLABORATE                         COMMUNICATE                           CONNECT

We love helping Minority and Women-owned Businesses navigate corporate and government procurement. We also love helping non-profits and educational institutions provide professional and personal development to their clients and students. www.aerobasoul.com

MWBE TUESDAY – BUILDING WEALTH AND CAPACITY

Many minority and women business enterprise entrepreneurs use their local, County and State Agencies to stay current and tap into potential resources and procurement opportunities for their businesses and their communities. 

Getting MWBE Certified and procuring government contracts can help MWBEs build their businesses! Grants, loans, networking, attending training classes, workshops and joining chambers of commerce and professional organizations are also parts of MWBEs portfolios to grow their businesses. We encourage MWBEs to become civically and politically engaged in their communities and the communities that they serve!

NYC DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES TO HOST “FREE” NYC SMALL BUSINESS MONTH EXPO 

View a full calendar of events at nyc.gov/smallbizmonth. 

Help spread the word with our Small Business Month Toolkit.

ATTENTION Business Owners & Entrepreneurs!

Register for this free upcoming workshop with our partners at Harlem CDC & SCORE NYC!

2024 SMALL BUSINESS CONFERENCE @ COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

On behalf of the New York Women's Chamber of Commerce, Aero-Ba-Soul, Inc.'s CEO & Co-owner Kecia Palmer-Cousins will co-present the "Doing Business with NYC and NYS Workshop" with SCORE Mentor Francisco Guzman at the 2024 Small Business Conference!

Francisco Guzman

Architect

Construction Manager

HUD Counselor

Small Business Service Director

NYS Senior Certification Analyst

Certified SCORE Mentor

Kecia Palmer-Cousins

CEO/Co-Owner Aero-Ba-Soul, Inc.

COO/Co-Owner G&K Sweet Foods, LLC

Certified Project Manager

Manufacturing Engineer

NYWCC MWBE/Technical Assistance Consultant

SCORE Mentee

Have a great week! We hope to see you at these FREE EVENTS!

Sincerely, Love,

Kecia and Kevin

Contact Kecia with questions about

starting or growing your business!



At Aero-Ba-Soul, Inc. we build dreams to life with heart and a soul! Like a trusted friend and confidante, our personal project managers tap into their vivid imaginations, hearts and souls to analyze clients projects and engineer solutions through project completion. We are “imagineers”, igniting M/WBEs to refocus on themselves, their businesses and giving back to their communities. Our one-on-one technical assistance sessions and training programs are designed to help entrepreneurs and MWBE’s project manage their lives and get to the heart and soul of their personal and professional development.

We motivate and collaborate with our clients through project completion!

Our services include:

• Business Management Consulting Services
• Life Coaching
• MWBE Consulting/Prepare NYC/NYS MWBE Certification Applications
• Public Speaking
• Project Management
• Training
• Career Preparation
• Customer Service
• Entrepreneurship
• Leadership
• Networking