Russell H.

Russell A Hicks is an award winning entrepreneur and business consultant. - Mr. Hicks has been featured in Black Enterprise magazine - He was the 1st prize winner of the national Cricket Wireless Solo Entrepreneur and Community Star Award - Mr. Hicks has served as a Professional Fellow with the U.S. States Department - He was named one of Philadelphia’s Most Innovative Entrepreneurs by the Philadelphia Daily News/Inquirer - His business, Ebony Suns Enterprises, LLC won a $20,500 grant award from the Knight Foundation for training youth youth business leaders in urban communities - He currently serves as the President of the Board for Partners of the Americas, Pennsylvania Chapter, which partners with Bahia, Brazil and other countries throughout Latin and South America for international exchange service projects. His sustainable consulting company is MBE (Minority Business Enterprise) certified in Pennsylvania and New Jersey to do business with the City of Philadelphia, public sector organizations and state-wide government agencies. Mr. Hicks has an established reputation with expertise for delivering results and quality customer service, consulting and coaching local entrepreneurs, and providing strategic planning and project management, and business services for clients. His experience and background has created positive impact for over 1,000 youth and families locally, nationallyband internationally through his brand and delivery of social entrepreneurship training and technical assistance, project management, and green workforce development. One success stories of the many consulting projects for Ebony Suns was sponsoring access for 40 high school seniors in Philadelphia to higher education through HBCU Tours to HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) campuses in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Washington DC. Click below for the article in Black Enterprise last December 2014 on my commitment to community and business development: [login to view URL] Connect with Russell A. Hicks on LinkedIn @ebonysuns