Name: Napoleon C. Birch Jr.

Organization: VillageDirect.Org

Title: Founder of VillageDirect.Org

Member Since: 2009-05-13 01:07:58

Like majority of the 6.72 billion plus people living today, I came into this world in the hands of a traditional West African village mid-wife over forty years ago. Unlike the rest of them, I had the privilege of moving to the United States at a very young age, attended university, and worked on Wall Street as a municipal bond broker, stock broker, estate planner, insurance advisor and mortgage broker.

Through VillageDirect.Org I am seeking to bring together like minded professionals, organizations, and corporations to join me in using our skills, knowledge, resources and connections to create cultural understanding and mobilizing resources for community economic development within the framework of the Millennium Development Goals and WSIS.  The emphasis is on creating new jobs, business opportunities, sustainable and peacful communities in the process.

Founder/CEO (Full time employee, Senior Executive (CEO, CFO, President))
Yoursite@VillageDirect.Org
Industry: Internet, ICT, New Media Web 2.0
Privately held company: 1-10 employees

Services

• Web Hosting
• Cloud Computing
• Web-Based Software Applications
• Ecommerce
• Foreign Direct Investment & Promotions
  Market communities, delivering investors and resources; analysis of your location's comparative advantage; marketing designed to attract investors; marketing data base automates prospecting, follow-up, and sales; qualifying investors; arrange site visits.

Founder/CEO (Partner, Senior Executive (CEO, CFO, President))
VillageDirect.Org
Industry: International Trade & Development; Information & Communications Technologies; Civil Society; Venture Capital
Privately held company: 1-10 employees
Services
Responsible for developing the vision and strategy of the organization; as well as, finding partners and resources necessary to accomplish it mission and objectives. Manage day to day operations.

Entrepreneur & Independent Financial Consultant (Freelancer, Professional/Experienced)
Self-Employed
Industry: Finance
Individual enterprise: Just me
Services

Renovated and developed residential rental properties with family and friends in Philadelphia. Assisted a number of local Philadelphia Community Development Organizations with real estate development strategies and introduced consultants, potential partners and investors for their projects. Prospected for and originated commercial and residential mortgage as a mortgage broker. Volunteered professional services to a number promising projects undertaken by a number of nonprofit organizations.

Representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission (Freelancer, Professional/Experienced)
Global 2000 (2010) International
Industry: Non-Profit Organization, International NGO
Non-profit organization: 1-10 employees
Services

Represented the organization at events and conferences sponsored by the United Nations and its Agencies. Introduced strategic partners, board members, consultants and projects to Global 2000 (2010) International. Advised the president, partners and country managers of the organization on market opportunities, project development, partnership strategies, Internet strategies and innovative financing strategies. Played an important role drafting Memorandum of Understanding with partners & Service provides

Estate Planner, Financial Planner & Insurance Agent (Full time employee, Professional/Experienced)
National Life of Vermont (National Life Insurance Company)
Industry: Insurance, Financial Services
Privately held corporation
Services

ESTATE PLANNING - Developed plans to guard estate's against disability or death. Ensured the bulk of my client's estate passed to their beneficiaries and provided plan for guardian of minor children and special needs children. Plans were designed to minimize taxes, avoid or minimize costs associated with probate, encourage and facilitate charitable gifts. I introduced my clients to attorneys who created wills, power of attorney, Intervivos and testamentary trusts, and titled properties.

General Securities Principal and Registered Representative (Full time employee, Executive (VP, SVP, etc.))
Investacorp, Inc.
Industry: Financial Services
Privately held corporation: 501-1,000 employees
Services

Managed independent branch office of Investacorp, Inc. in New York City. Advised and executed trade involving: corporate securities, municipal securities, American Depository Receipts (ADR), securities on foreign stock exchanges, country funds, mutual funds, closed-end funds, open-end funds, REITs, variable contracts, and private placement. Developed and implemented retirement plans and estate planning strategies for business owners and executives.

Investment Executive - Registered Representative (Full time employee, Executive (VP, SVP, etc.))
Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC
Industry: Investment Banking
Privately held company: 1,001-5,000 employees
Services

Prospected for investors; analyzed their investment needs and objectives; provided investment research information and made suitable investment recommendations; handling customer accounts and account records; executed stock, bonds, closed-end fund and ADRs trades for clients; monitoring economic and financial events daily to facilitate portfolio analysis and enable investment recommendations.

Registered Representative (Full time employee, Professional/Experienced)
First Albany Corporation (Broadpoint)
Industry: Investment Banking
Publicly held corporation: 501-1,000 employees
Services

Prospected for investors; analyzed their investment needs and objectives; provided investment research information and made suitable investment recommendations; handling customer accounts and account records; executed stock, bonds, closed-end fund and ADRs trades for clients; monitoring economic and financial events daily to facilitate portfolio analysis and enable investment recommendations.

Senior Fixed-Income Specialist (Full time employee, Entry Level)
McLaughlin, Piven, Vogel Securities, Inc.
Industry: Financial Services
Privately held corporation: 501-1,000 employees

Services
Completed one of the most rigorous and competitive fixed-income sales and trading training on Wall Street. Covered municipal debt, government debt, corporate debt, Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, asset backed debt, Unit Investment Trusts and the various forms of issuance: General Obligation Bonds, Revenue Bonds, Tax-Anticipated Notes, Revenue Anticipated Notes, Bond Anticipated Notes, High-Yield Bonds, Inflation-Indexed Bonds, Zero-Coupon Bonds, STRIPs. Prospected for investors, analyzed investments

Qualifications

• Networking In Support Of Development - The Food and Agriculture Organization
• Managing Effective Foreign Direct Investment Promotions - Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Pennsylvania Real Estate Fundamentals & Practice 2002 - Community College of Philadelphia
• LUTCF - The American College
• General Securities Principal Exam - FINRA Series 24
• Uniform Securities Agent State Law Exam - FINRA Series 63
• General Securities Representative Exam - FINRA Series 7
• Life, Health & Annuity - Insurance Producer
• Commercial & Residential Mortgage - Originator