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As chairman of National Black Chamber, Trenton local looks to boost black businesses

Amy Reynolds | July 13, 2014

Oil, natural gas and diamonds from Africa, flowers and emeralds from Colombia — the possibilities are endless for Trenton local John Harmon, who has come a long way from overseeing a residential mortgage unit for Bowery Savings Bank.

Now on the national scene as chairman of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, Harmon, 53, says he is ready to take what he’s learned at a local level and use his knowledge to create opportunities for black businesses both nationally and abroad.

In Chicago for the national chamber’s annual conference on black business this weekend, Harmon hoped to follow up with representatives from Colombia he met while on an exploratory trip there in May.

“The African-American chamber of commerce is a vehicle that is solution-focused,” said Harmon, who began his new role on March 7. “My main role is to help to set the economic agenda for black business across America and for communities that are predominantly African-American.”

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