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About NSN
National Sales Network is a membership organization whose mission is to meet the
professional and developmental needs of African-American sales and sales
management professionals. Annual membership fees are only $75.
National Sales Network was founded by a
group of African-American sales and sales management professionals in
Newark, New Jersey, June 1992. The original purpose of the organization
was and still is to enhance the skill development of sales and sales
management professionals while providing a forum for networking within the
profession. Several well-established Black professional organizations
served as examples of how instrumental an organization of this magnitude
could be in providing networking opportunities for sales professionals.
Since then, the organization has grown to
nine chapters nationwide. These chapters conduct seminars on subjects such
as:
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Selling skills
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Negotiating skills
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Job search
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Time management
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Organization skills
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Career management.
The Detroit chapter of National Sales
Network was founded in 1995 by Clarence Archibald (formerly with
Hewlett Packard), Carlton Orse (formerly with Computer Associates),
and Bill Counts (formerly with Oracle). The chapter was NSN's
national "Chapter of the Year" in 2000 and served as the host chapter for
the NSN National Conference in 2003.
NSN Mission Statement
Our mission is to meet the professional and
developmental needs of the African – American Sales and Sales Management
professional by:
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Becoming the
organization of choice for the African–American Sales professional.
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Encouraging
African-Americans to pursue sales careers.
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Empowering
African–Americans through community involvement and service.
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Providing career
and skill development programs for sales professionals.
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Providing a
forum through which sales professionals can network within their
profession.
NSN is composed of sales professionals and
entrepreneurs from all industries. Sales management professionals are well
represented within the group with titles from District Manager to Vice
President of Sales. The organization also conducts an annual National
Conference in September of every year. NSN currently has chapters in
Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/New
Jersey, Philadelphia, and Washington DC/Baltimore.
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