Columbia University – Harlem SBDC Named Maisha Walker Digital Marketing Business Advisor

We’re super excited to announce that our President, Maisha Walker, has been named Digital Marketing Business Advisor at Columbia University – Harlem SBDC.

The Columbia-Harlem Small Business Development Center (CHSBDC) has been part of the community of Upper Manhattan since 2009. Funded partially by the United States Small Business Administration, the CHSBDC is one of 900 centers across the country that offer free business advice and workshops provided by qualified small business professionals to existing and future entrepreneurs. Unlike other small business assistance programs, CHSBDC offers intensive one-on-one counseling to our clients. In addition, CHSBDC cultivated a network of experts, mentors, and program alumni in all industries, some of which are willing to assist new clients in need. 

CHSBDC recently announced the news to their Web site, advisory board, and community about the new role and Maisha’s digital marketing experience.

Profiled by Forbes magazine, digital marketing columnist for Inc. magazine, and identified by Black Enterprise as one of the top 11 people to follow on Twitter, since 1996 Maisha Walker has helped thousands of businesses harness the power of digital marketing through strategy, implementation, consulting, coaching and hugely successful events and classes in 15 cities around the country.  In less than 1 year Maisha catapulted her Inc. magazine blog to the highest-trafficked on Inc.com. Her blog has been featured by the American Marketing Association, Guy Kawasaki, the former editor of Entrepreneur magazine, and even Perez Hilton. Maisha has been featured by Forbes magazine, Inc. magazine, NBC News, Fox News, Entrepreneur, Our Town, Black Enterprise, Bplans.com, BNet, Harlem News and the NY Enterprise Report.

Maisha has personally conducted more than 500 classes and workshops on digital marketing, social media, blogging, Web site design, social media advertising, search engine advertising, email marketing, and search engine optimization, in partnership with Microsoft Bing, JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Capital One, Inc. magazine, Black Enterprise magazine, SCORE, the City of New York, Princeton University, Columbia University, George Washington University, Howard University, the NYC Department of Small Business Services, Project Enterprise, The Workshop in Business Opportunities, The Business Center for New Americans, CAMBA, The Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone, The NY Expo, SAP, Inc. 5000 conference, Grow Co., Inc. Leadership Conference, The Women Presidents Organization, and a host of other organizations that treasure her straightforward, eye-opening and inspiring approach.

In 2016 Maisha won the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Best in the Business award. In 2008, Maisha received the sole nomination from the New York City Small Business Commissioner for the annual New York Enterprise Report Awards, winning a finalist spot for innovation and excellence in Sales and Marketing. In 2007 Maisha published “Web Site Fundamentals for Entrepreneurs” a book which helps business owners unravel the world of online business without needing a marketing or CS degree!

Maisha is a sought after speaker, panelist and teacher and has been featured in both local and national television, print and online publications providing expert advice on how to build and market businesses online. Maisha made her TV debut in a 1-hour live Web cast where she gave insightful answers to live technical and marketing questions from an international Inc. magazine audience.”

You can read the announcement here