[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16749]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        A TRIBUTE TO MARC GRANT

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 20, 2007

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Brooklyn businessman 
and immigration advocate Marc Grant. Marc came to New York from Guyana, 
South America in the late 1980s while he was still a small child. His 
parents had come to the U.S. in previous years.
  Marc Grant attended George Wingate High School in Brooklyn and upon 
his high school graduation he entered Brooklyn College. After leaving 
college he decided to pursue a career in retail. However, Marc was 
bitten by the entrepreneurial bug and in 1994 he launched his very own 
business, MagMa Distribution, named after both he and his mother, 
distributing detailing supplies to auto bodyshops and carwashes. The 
company became extremely profitable with sales of $125 million.
  Marc Grant decided to get out of the auto detailing distribution 
business and launch another business, the Success Connection Team. The 
Success Connection Team is a seminar company that educates people in 
North America on ways they may increase their net earnings of up to 
$600 per month without working any additional hours. These seminars 
also inform clients of the tax breaks passed by Congress for small 
home-based businesses as well as assist organizations and individuals 
in reaching their financial goals.
  Marc Grant has experience in both traditional and non-traditional 
business ventures. He is a highly sought after public speaker and the 
former host of the Success Connection Team radio program.
  Marc Grant gives back to his community in his role as Marketing 
Director for the ``By-Ways and Hedges Real Life Times Immigration 
Newspaper.'' His work with the paper is an attempt to bring more 
awareness to the issue of immigration. Marc believes that everyone who 
comes to this country should have his quality of life or better. A 
motto he has passed on to his young son Marc, Jr.
  I would like to recognize Marc Grant, who has been unselfish in 
sharing his business skills and knowledge with all members of our 
community.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to Marc Grant.

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