Closing the Gap: A Virtual Tour Event on Trumping Racism & Financial Adversity for Black Business Month

    ATLANTA, GA, August 05, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Southern Tax Preparation & Services is an accounting firm located in Atlanta, GA that has partnered with local financial experts to create the Closing the Gap Virtual Tour. The Virtual Tour is a week-long event that teaches attendees vital information to become financially literate and ultimately close the wealth gap between African Americans and their counterparts. The purpose of the event is to provide viable, practical, and accessible information to the African American community that one may otherwise never receive because of the color of their skin, their income level, or their social status. With the partnership of several other professionals and influencers who share a common mission with Southern Tax Prep through spreading financial literacy around the globe, Closing the Gap is sure to be an effective and impactful event

Closing the Gap will consist of daily presentations from August 10-13, 2020, by various influencers on different facets of financial literacy such as budgeting, credit, investing, and business ownership, that will educate the African American community on individually and collectively to close the wealth gap. Closing the Gap will climax on August 14, 2020 with a panel discussion discussing the color of money, racism, and laws and regulations.

"We've seen a plethora of companies make diversity and inclusion statements to show their solidarity with the African American community. However, in my opinion, these statements were only made in fear of losing the black dollar as many African Americans have begun and continue to spend their dollars with black owned businesses. As a result, I believe the climate is ready and receptive to closing the gap – that is, the wealth gap between African Americans and our white counterparts." – Jasmine Young, Founder of Closing the Gap Event

The Schedule:
Monday, August 10, 2020 7:00pm - Closing the Gap: Money Mindset
Speaker: Taryn Bushrod
Money Coach & Founder Taryn's World, Inc

Tuesday, August 11, 2020 7:00 pm -Closing the Gap: Credit Matters
Speaker: Ronda Brunson - Certified Credit Counselor & Financial Educator

Wednesday, August 12, 2020 7:00pm - Closing the Gap: Invest Your Way to Residual Income
Speaker: LaToya Joy Westbrooks, Founder of Wealthly

Thursday, August 13, 2020 7:00 pm - Closing the Gap: Building Wealth through Business Ownership
Speaker: Kelvin Mensah & Aaron Wilson

Friday, August 14, 2020 7:00pm – Closing the Gap: Using Financial Freedom to Trump Racism
Speakers: Rollingoout's Christal Jordan, Aaron Wilson, Taryn Bushrod, Aisha Adams, Kelvin Mensah, Latoya Westbrooks, Ronda Brunson, Katia Chesnok & Jasmine Young

For more information about Closing the Gap, to register, visit www.southerntaxprep.com/events
and on social media @southerntaxprep, and visit www.southertaxprep.com

For press/media inquiries please email: [email protected]

Jasmine S. Young is the founder & CEO of Southern Tax Preparation & Services LLC, an accounting firm she established in 2014 in efforts to spread financial literacy around the globe. She has over 5 years of experience providing clients, both individuals, and businesses with tax, bookkeeping, financial consulting, and various other accounting solutions. Jasmine also has almost 10 years of experience in government accounting. She is certified by the Georgia State Board of Accountancy as a Certified Public Accountant as well as by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners as a Certified Fraud Examiner. As of July 2020, Jasmine Young was accepted in the National Society of Black certified Public Accountants. Because of Southern Tax's spirit of innovation, future-readiness, and market demand, Jasmine will be awarded the Top 100 Global Leaders of Finance award to be conferred at the Global Conference on Insurance and Finance in Las Vegas, NV in December 2020. Recently Jasmine joined the National Society of Black Certified Public Accountant organization.

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