Automotive yes, government yes, anyone else?
And companies that contract with the government. Probably your best source. If they are a federal contractor they have to do a minority set aside
Paul Clanon, Executive Director of the California Public Utilities Commission, talks about the CPUC’s Utility Supplier Diversity program and a 3/4/10 workshop to help women, minority, and disabled veteran owned businesses become certified so they can be entered in a supplier database that is accessed by participating utilities throughout the State.
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Testimony about Stephanie D. Burroughs, speaker, trainer, business consultant. Speaker at the Hudson County Small Business Fair on 5/14/10.
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Annual minority business Enterprise Awards honors the top minority-owned businesses in Md., D.C. and Va. Award-winning actor/director Charles S. Dutton was the keynote speaker.
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http://www.dotcr.ost.dot.gov/asp/dbe.asp
Yes. They get free government sh!t that way, giving them the edge over their white male competition.
The Virginia county has money, attorneys and the local press to help them in their campaign of retaliation against a small woman-owned company just because I filed a federal civil rights violation complaint with the justice department. This county even put the fact in writing that they have always denied economic development money (state, local and federal money that is supposed to help ALL businesses) to minority and/or woman owned businesses. I am looking for a direct phone number or contact information to ensure that the department of justice is aware of the situation because the county is getting more aggressive in their retaliation.
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Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, District 5 City Commissioner Daisy Lynum and the Orlando Magic announced on August 25 that contracts awarded to minority and women-owned businesses (MWBEs) for the Amway Center project have surpassed $79 million marking a 35% participation from minority and women companies. This level of involvement is the largest of any public project in Floridas history.
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Open Government TV will develop its television programming within a framework guided by the Administrations of-declared principles of collaboration, transparency, and participation. In other words, while some ideas will be better than others, every voice must be heard, every opinion counts, and collaboration between the public and private sectors will be more able to identify wasteful spending, increase efficiencies, and to create opportunities for small and minority-owned businesses to succeed in their missions. In this way, we believe that the demographics that are the most challenged, and traditionally the most expensive to our nations economy, can become tremendously productive if successfully engaged.
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Quinton Robinson, Director of Business Utilization – USDA shares about the plight of small and minority-owned businesses wanting to do business with the USDA. This meeting was held at the Oklahoma City campus of Langston University. The event was sponsored by the Oklahoma Black Historical Research Project, Inc. during their 5th Annual Economic Development Conference from March 19 -20, 2010.
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Olaide Banks discusses and explains what he believes are the 5 most important negotiation tips for small business and entrepreneurs.
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