Tennessee Immigrant and Minority Business Group

2025 Summer Quarterly Forum

9/4/25 Thurs 5:30pm

TPOM
136 Rains Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203

Food provided

Admission is $25 for non-members (free for members)
2025 calendar year membership is $70 (free admission for all 4 quarterly forums)

RSVP: John Mickner, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; www.TIMBG.org

Networking

“One pearl and one need for help”
A round-table discussion

One pearl from your business that you would like to share,
and one challenge in your business that you need help with

TIMBG board:

Nelson Boren, Kip Dodson, Brandon Lin, John McKennon, John Mickner (COO), Alex O’Kagu, Tony Roberts, Dr. Ming Wang (president and co-founder)

Partner organizations:

Tennessee American-Chinese Chamber of Commerce ( www.tac3.org )
Tennessee Chinese Chamber of Commerce ( www.tccc.us )
Common Ground Network ( www.commongroundnetwork.org )

TIMBG was co-founded by Drs. Ming Wang and Galen Hull in 2013
TCCC was co-founded by Drs. Ming Wang and Qiang Wu in 2007
www.TIMBG.org , www.tccc.us and www.diverseculturalevents.com

Tennessee has one of the fastest growing immigrant communities in the United States. Its capital, Nashville, has earned the title of an “Ellis Island” as a result. Immigrants from around the world are creating businesses and jobs, making notable contributions to social and economic development.There is mounting evidence that Music City has become a global hub attracting foreign direct investment as well a steady stream of immigrants. Nevertheless, numerous issues continue to cloud the immigrant population, not least of which is the presence of a sizeable number of the undocumented. The importance of this demographic development in the Music City area is reflected at the national level in the recent revival of Congressional initiatives to bring about comprehensive immigration reform.

Contacts:

• Ming Wang This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• John Mickner This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.