Crain's Cleveland Business, October 31st, 2005
Byline: Shannon Pettypiece
Director
Consortium of African American Organizations
There is the old Connie Holdipp and the new Connie.
The "old Connie,'' as Ms. Holdipp, 54, refers to herself, was a workaholic who wouldn't pose for a newspaper photo for fear her word processing firm would lose business if clients knew it was owned by a black woman.
The "new Connie'' is a widowed cancer survivor who has dedicated her life to helping black entrepreneurs as director of the Consortium of African American Organizations.
The old Connie was lost during a week in 1998 when her husband of 26 year...
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