We hosted an event on Thursday, April 10, 2008 discussing New Certification & Procurement Opportunities and Options For Today’s Minority and Women-Owned Businesses.
Please feel free to leave a comment on what you thought about the event or anything you would like to share about this topic!
A panel discussion presented jointly by
Greater Miami Chapter, National Association of Women Business Owners, and
The Black Business Initiative Committee, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce.
Speakers include:
B. Jones, Procurement Director
Miami Dade County Public Schools
Heather Fraser, Director, Department of Small Business Development,
Miami-Dade County
Nancy Allen, Executive Director (WBENC)
Women’s Business Development Center
Ruby Crenshaw, Contract Compliance Specialist Lead
South Florida Water Management District
In today’s turbulent economy, business owners are looking for both tried and true and new avenues to keep revenues flowing. Please join us for this special program!
Filed under: Events | Tagged: minority business certifications, women business certifications
I would love to check that out! I’m a huge believer that women need to unite amongst the business workforce and support eachothers accolades. If you are looking for more insight and procurement opprotunities, I have the perfect suggestion!I actually work with Microsoft, and right now I’m really excited to spread the word about the “Vision to Venture” tour they’re having between April and May, which will consist of five live events. Susan Solovic, the best-selling author and CEO of SBTV.com, will be giving the keynote speech-“Girls Guide to Building a Million Dollar Business”-geared toward women entrepreneurs like yourself. You can see more and register at http://smallbusiness.officelive.com/v2v/ so let me know what you think! And if you have any questions, I’d be more than happy to answer them
I found an article from Microsoft that discusses how:
” Owners who have undergone the process report that certification definitely helps move the needle when selling their
services and products. “It has opened doors with large corporations. And we think it has helped us locally and regionally,” says Elaine Lyerly, who founded her Charlotte, N.C., marketing agency back in 1977, but only became certified in 2004.
Read more here:
http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness/resources/marketing/customer-service-acquisition/women-certifying-your-business-can-land-bigger-better-contracts.aspx#WomenCertifyingyourbusinesscanlandbiggerbettercontracts