EPHREN W TAYLOR II, 24 year old multi-millionaire and youngest african-american CEO of a public company presents $350,000 check to tom Joyner foundation and Cheyney University
Released on = April 19, 2007, 2:32 am
Press Release Author = Ephren W.Taylor II
Industry = Media
Press Release Summary = America's youngest African-American CEO of a publicly-traded company, Ephren W. Taylor II will donate a significant gift to Cheyney University of Pennsylvania.
Press Release Body = CHEYNEY, PA 19 April 2007 - America's youngest African-American CEO of a publicly-traded company, Ephren W. Taylor II will donate a significant gift to Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. The event will be held on Friday, April 20, at Cheyney's Graduate School site, 701 Market Street (Mellon Building) third floor. Taylor will be presenting a $350,000 check to create a specialized curriculum and academy for high school and college-aged aspiring entrepreneurs, named in his honor. He will also describe how the Academy will address and help ease the current violence in Philadelphia. The Ephren W. Taylor II Entrepreneurial Academy is scheduled to open in July 2007.
Taylor is a vision-driven wealth entrepreneur, inspirational speaker and corporate philanthropist. He is the CEO of City Capital Corporation (OTCBB:CCCN), which creates economically-sound, socially-conscious investments that give back to local communities, and create affordable homes for working class families nationwide. His companies currently manage over $150 million in assets and projects.
"The American service industry calls upon higher education to create programs that spark the spirit of enterprise. The parallel development of an international program and the Ephren W. Taylor II Entrepreneurial Academy at Cheyney University will make our graduates an invaluable human capital resource for both developed and developing countries," said M. Starita Boyce, Ph.D., vice president for Institutional Advancement at Cheyney. "There is no better place for learning than Cheyney University, the alma mater of giants such as Edward R. Bradley, Octavius Catto, Rebecca Cole, M.D. and James R. Dumpson, Ph.D."
Recently, Taylor launched the Urban Wealth Tour to promote economic empowerment, affordable housing and entrepreneurship in urban communities. During his visit to Pennsylvania, he will speak at local high schools, address private investors, educators, non profit organizations, religious and government leaders to encourage positive change in their urban communities. He will also make another presentation to Tom Joyner at the Cheyney University "Lunch with a Purpose," to be held at noon on April 20 at the Pyramid Club.
"It is a great honor to be a catalyst for student entrepreneurs and to transfer the advantages that I had growing up to our youth. It is particularly gratifying to partner with a Historically Black College, specifically America's oldest HBCU. We intend to use the Ephren W. Taylor II Entrepreneurial Academy at Cheyney as an international model for future partnerships in higher education," asserts Taylor.
Widely respected as a true "Wealth Engineer", Taylor utilizes his innovative model to raise capital and enhance his clients' ability to develop and manage wealth. City Capital recently signed a $50,000,000 credit facility agreement with The Lucian Group of Rochester, NY to accelerate their ability to leverage investments, holdings and other assets to build value for investors and shareholders, all while creating positive change in communities nationwide.
Cheyney University is the nation's oldest historically Black institution of higher education, and the only Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. At its inception, the school successfully provided free classical education for qualified young people, and today the university offers baccalaureate degrees in more than 30 disciplines and six master's degree programs. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.cheyney.edu.
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ABOUT EPHREN W. TAYLOR II Ephren W. Taylor II is the youngest African-American CEO of any publicly traded company--City Capital Corporation (OTCBB:CCCN). He started his first business venture at age 12, built a multi-million dollar national company by age 17, and his companies currently manage over $150 million in assets. He serves a diverse client list ranging from Wall Street investors and top executives, to professional athletes and entertainment icons. His concepts on empowering local communities with socially-conscious investing and development earned him the distinguished 2002 Kansas Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. He has served as keynote speaker for dozens of colleges and business organizations; as a frequent guest panelist for events such as the Wall Street Economic Summit and the Congressional Black Caucus; and is well-known as an expert guest on hundreds of local and national television and radio shows including CNBC's "Big Idea", FOX News' "Your World with Neil Cavuto", "Bulls and Bears", the "Tom Joyner Morning Show" and the "Doug Banks Morning Show". He currently hosts the \"Soul of Success\" radio show now airing on XM Satellite Radio Station on Family Talk 170XM. His Urban Wealth Tour will visit 18 cities in 2007 and present his economic empowerment message to thousands across America, bringing together educational, non profit and government leaders to create positive change in urban communities. Beyond his accomplishments in the technology and financial industry, Taylor is an author, inspirational speaker and real estate mastermind. Taylor's web site is www.ephren.com.
ABOUT CITY CAPITAL CORPORATION City Capital Corporation (OTCBB: CCCN) is a publicly-held investment development group dedicated to "Socially-Conscious Investing to Empower Urban Communities." City Capital Corporation (OTCBB:CCCN) is engaged in leveraging investments, holdings and other assets to create self-sufficiency for communities around the country and the world. City Capital currently manages diverse assets and holdings including real estate developments, such as the extensive Kansas City (Missouri) Historic Jazz District redevelopment; buying, selling & drilling of oil & gas properties, and more. The company web site is www.CityCapCorp.com. For more information email IR@CityCapCorp.com or call 877-367-1463.
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