AJP certified as an LGBT Business Enterprise®
AJP is proud to announce its certification as an LGBT Business Enterprise® ( LGBTBE®) through the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) Supplier Diversity Initiative. The NGLCC is the business voice of the LGBT community and serves as the nation’s exclusive certifying body for LGBT-owned and operated businesses.
“Congratulations! It is with great pleasure that we inform you that your application for certification as a Certified LGBT Business Enterprise® (Certified LGBTBE®) has been approved,” said NGLCC Co-Founder and President Justin Nelson and Co-Founder and CEO Chance Mitchell. “According to NGLCC’s groundbreaking America’s LGBT Economy report, America’s estimated 1.4 million LGBT business owners, many of them NGLCC certified, add over $1.7 trillion to the GDP and create tens of thousands of new jobs. We are proud to count Aaron Jay Photography among those who prove every day that LGBT businesses are the future of the American economy.”
Aaron Jay Photography pursued LGBTBE® certification to join and promote a community of LGBT business owners throughout Virginia.
“I began the process shortly after I proposed to my fiancé, Tim,” says AJP owner Aaron Jay Ledesma. “As we looked into wedding venues, caterers, photographers, etc, we realized how important it was for us to hire vendors who are LGBTQ+-friendly.”
AJP will proudly display and promote its LGBTBE® status to provide Virginia’s LGBTQ+ community another affirming + inclusive option for capturing the moments that can never be repeated.
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Aaron Jay Photography has been capturing the moments that can never be repeated since 2010.
The National LGBT Chamber of Commerce is the business voice of the LGBT community and the largest global not-for-profit advocacy organization specifically dedicated to expanding economic opportunities and advancements for LGBT people. NGLCC is the exclusive certification body for LGBT-owned businesses.
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