As a partnership among The Executive Leadership Council (ELC),
National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC), the New America Alliance (NAA), The Marathon Club (TMC) is focused on
increasing the availability and investment of private equity capital into enterprises that have significant minority ownership
and management participation. Each of our partner organizations has chosen to align itself with TMC to further the economic
agenda of their members while maintaining their core missions, programs, and services. Since every member of our partnering
organizations is automatically enrolled in TMC, we have an unparalleled network encompassing a variety of professions, cultures,
and industries. |
 |
 |
The Executive Leadership Council is the premier group of African American Corporate Executives. Members of ELC
must be with in three levels of the CEO at a Fortune 500 companies.
Members include Ken Chenault, CEO, American Express; Stanley O’Neal, CEO, Merrill Lynch; Richard Parsons, CEO,
Time Warner; John Thompson, CEO, Symantec and over three hundred fifty other African American Senior Executives. |
ELC Objectives include:
- Increasing the number of opportunities for African American Executives to serve on corporate boards of directors
- Providing oppotunities for ELC members to run private equity backed companies with high growth potential
- Providing greater access to equity capital for ELC members in transition
|
 |
 |
The National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC) is the industry association for private equity firms
dedicated to investing in ethnically diverse businesses for the past 35 years.
Member companies have invested over four billion dollars in debt, equity-like and equity capital in nearly twenty thousand ethnically
diverse businesses. These firms have created hundreds of thousands of jobs via their investments.
NAIC member firms include Fairview Capital (Fund of funds), Ascend Ventures, Opportunity Capital, ICV Partners,
Pacesetter Capital, Palladium Equity Partners, SYNCOM. |
NAIC endeavors primarily to:
- Increase the availability of capital targeting the minority entrepreneurial sector
- Enhance quality deal generation opportunities for member firms, and
- Attract superior management talent to both member firms and their portfolio companies
|
|
 |
The New America Alliance is a 501 (C) 6 organization of prominent American Latino business
leaders united to promote the economic advancement of the American Latino community, with a focus on economic and political
empowerment, and public advocacy to improve the quality of life in the United States.
NAA members include Tom Castro, President and CEO, Border Media Partners; Henry Cisneros, CEO, American CityVista; Moctesuma Esparza,
Founder and CEO, Maya Cinemas; Manny Sanchez, Managing Partner, Sanchez & Daniels; Daniel Villanueva, Managing Partner, FONTIS Partners;
Raul Yzaguirre, former President, National Council of La Raza. |
Objectives of NAA include:
- Increasing the number of Latino CEOs leading Fortune 500 companies
- Increasing the number of Latinos serving on Fortune 500 boards of directors
- Increasing the number of Latino led Private equity firms
- Increasing the amount of capital available to Latino entrepreneurs
|
|
 |
 |
The Marathon Club (TMC) has partnered with The Venture Alliance (TVA) to bring business
owners a tool to effectively determine their strength as an investment candidate. TVA is a unique service which not only
improves your business’ fundability, but if you score well and perform to their standards, they will get you funded.
Through a comprehensive survey, TVA will analyze your business plans, provide specific feedback as to your strengths and
weaknesses, work with you to improve your plans and work to get your business funded.
Because of the partnership between TMC and TVA, you will receive a significant discount by accessing this service through the TMC website.
If you are serious about positioning yourself to receive angel or venture capital, Click here to get started! |
|
