AREA STARS is proud to announce their recent certification as an LGBT Business Enterprise (LGBTBE®) through the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) Supplier Diversity Initiative. The NGLCC is the business voice of the LGBTQ community and serves as the nation’s exclusive certifying body for LGBTQ-owned and operated businesses.
“We are so pleased to welcome AREA STARS to the ever-expanding network of NGLCC certified LGBT Business Enterprises and the hundreds of corporations and government agencies eager to put them to work,” said NGLCC Co-Founder and President Justin Nelson and Co-Founder and CEO Chance Mitchell. “According to NGLCC’s groundbreaking America’s LGBT Economy report, America’s estimated 1.4 million LGBTQ business owners, many of them NGLCC certified, add over $1.7 trillion to the GDP and create tens of thousands of new jobs. We are proud to count AREA STARS among those who prove every day that LGBTQ businesses are the future of the American economy.”
“We are privileged as a sustainable, ethical and charitable brand to be recognized by the NGLCC. We are confident that this certification will empower us to further our goals of sharing our designs with national retail partners in the US and abroad.” said AJ MAJUMDAR AND SCOTT SUSSMAN, AREA STARS CO-CEOs.
About NGLCC
The National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) is the business voice of the LGBTQ community and the exclusive certifying body for LGBTQ-owned businesses. With more than 250 corporate partners and 72 local, state, and international affiliate chambers, NGLCC is the largest LGBTQ business development and economic advocacy organization in the world.
www.nglcc.org
About Area Stars
Area Stars is a contemporary brand based in NYC & Miami, focused on women’s apparel and accessories with men’s jewelry as well. The brand is known for color and print while remaining true to its core values of sustainability and charity. https://www.areastars.com/
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