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Houston Minority Supplier Development Council will be recognizing top minority-owned businesses on December 14, 2011 at the Westin Galleria.

HMSDC will be honoring businesses that have faced hardships and emerged successful.

For more information:
http://affiliate.nmsdc.org/hmsdc/

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Register now for Houston Minority Supplier Development Council’s (HMSDC) EXPO 2011… Fit for Business
September 21-22, 2011
George R. Brown Convention Center

Meet representatives and decision-makers from over 200 major corporations and 900 minority-owned businesses.

www.hmsdcexpo.org

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Register now for Houston Minority Supplier Development Council’s (HMSDC) EXPO 2011… Fit for Business
September 21-22, 2011
George R. Brown Convention Center

Meet representatives and decision-makers from over 200 major corporations and 900 minority-owned businesses.

www.hmsdcexpo.org

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BEDCuwhttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/bedcuwEducationmba, video, minority, business, awards, bedc, and, economic, development, center, uw, foster, seattle, wa, washingtonminority business Awards – 2011

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The UW Minority Business of the Year Awards program recognizes outstanding achievement by people of color in building and growing businesses in Washington state.

Congratulations to the 2010 award winning businesses.

* William D. Bradford Minority Business of the Year – PromoShop Inc.
* NE Washington Minority Business of the Year – Womer & Associates
* SE Washington Minority Business of the Year – Grey Poplars Inc.
* SW Washington Minority Business of the Year – Exeltech Consulting, Inc.
* NW Washington minority business of the Year – R J Richards Construction Enterprises
* King County Minority Business of the Year – Chameleon Technologies, Inc

This recognition communicates the impact of minority businesses on the state’s economy and supports the growth of the next generation of entrepreneurs of color.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER = Daniel S. Fulton, CEO, Weyerhaeuser

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The MD/DC Minority Supplier Development Council provides a direct link between corporate America and minority-owned businesses is as one of the country’s leading business membership organizations helping increase procurement and business opportunities for minority businesses of all sizes.

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Become your own best advocate for government contracting by discovering resources available to help you gain a competitive edge in this lucrative but competitive market. Memphis small business owners will have an opportunity to learn about the federal government contracting process. If you are new to the federal contracting process and want to know the basics on how to do business with the federal government, this fair will add clarity to the process.

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WeAsAfricanshttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/weasafricansEducationLA, Minority, Business, Development, Agency, Pan, African, Trade, Conference, Hervet, BeugreGoodCauses4Africa interviews LA minority business Dev. Agency at PATC 2010

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minority businesses Learn How To Get Federally Funded Contract Work

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The Portland Development Commission has exceeded 35 percent diversity in contracting in a city that is reported to be the whitest in the United States. Bold adoption of aggressive requirements followed by structural changes and internal oversight made the difference. In each of the past two years, PDC has exceeded its goals for utilization of minority, women-owned and emerging small businesses (M/W/ESB) by at least 15 percent annually, achieving more than 35 percent of the dollars committed to state-certified firms.

For 2008-2009, PDC spent $94 million on construction projects; $35 million of that went to M/W/ESB firms. Another $36 million is committed to additional PDC-supervised projects of more than $70 million to M/W/ESB firms. Apprentices worked nearly 250,000 of the total hours in the past fiscal year, or three percent above the 20 percent PDC goal.

“For PDC to be willing to take this on, to commit to making a difference here, says that part of economic development is economic development for everybody. Thats leadership, says Connie Ashbrook, founder of Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc.

Download the 2008-2009 Diversity in Contracting Report here, http://www.pdc.us/diversity

Video produced by
John Cárdenas

Music by
Yo La Tengo- “Retrun To Hot Chicken”
Fernando- “Same Ol’ King”

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