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Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council e-Newsletter
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Dear Tom,
The mission of the Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council is to significantly increase business relationships between our corporate members and our certified MBEs. We believe that minority business development is a key component of reducing poverty, unemployment, increasing wealth, and integrating American society. You are receiving this email in order to keep you abreast of developments with the Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council, Supplier Diversity Issues and Minority Business Development. If you like what you read please share internally and externally.
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Upcoming Events
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There are several events coming up on our calendar that are designed specifically for MBEs to learn about corporate opportunities. We know how busy everyone's schedule is, but these are events often hosted by our corporate members with the expressed purpose of finding out more about you and your business with the ultimate aim, to make you a valuable supplier to their companies. Here are some events you should consider:
- July 27, 2015 - SBA Advantage workshop, 175 Middlesex Ave, Wilmington, MA 01887.RSVP
- July 29, 2015 - Creating a Winning Capabilities Statement 9:30 AM - 11:30A M, GNEMSDC Bridgeport Conference Center, 333 State Street, Bridgeport CT 06604. RSVP
- July 29, 2015 - GNEMSDC/MBDA Open House and Business Card Exchange 4:00PM - 7:00PM. GNEMSDC Bridgeport Office, 333 State St. Bridgeport CT 06604. RSVP
- July 30, 2015 - DSDA Lunch, 12:30PM-1:30PM, 1266 E. Main St., Soundview Plaza, Suite 700R Stamford, CT RSVP
- July 30, 2015 -Boston MBDA CEO Roundtable - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM; 1 Copley Place, 7th Floor; RSVP to jwang@bostonmbdacenter.com.
- July 30, 2015 - Grow Your Business with SBA's 8(a) Business Development; 10 Causeway Street, Boston, MA; 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM RSVP
- August 4, 2015 - MBE Pre-Certification Webinar, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, click here to register.
- August 6, 2015 - GNEMSDC 3rd Quarterly Meeting 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM will be held at Blue Cross Blue Shields of Rhode Island 500 Exchange Street, Providence RI 02903. RSVP
August 6, 2015 - 6th Annual Curtis D. Robinson Celebrity Golf Classic hosted by The Curtis D. Robinson Center for Health Equity at Saint Francis. Tunxis Plantation Country Club, 87 Town Farm Road, Farmington, CT. RSVP
- August 19, 2015 - New MBE Orientation 9:30AM- 11:30AM, GNEMSDC Boston Office 100 Huntington Ave Boston, MA. RSVP
August 19, 2015 - GNEMSDC Summer Business Card Exchange hosted by University of Massachusetts, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm, 333 South Street, Shrewsbery, MA; RSVP
- September 24-25, 2015 - GNEMSDC Annual Business Trade Expo at Foxwoods.
- November 9, 2015 - RU Connected; Rivier University, 420 S. Main Street, Nashua, NH 03060
- November 18, 2015 - GNEMSDC / MBDA / CWE Supplier Diversity Best Practices Forum at Fenway Park, Boston, MA.
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Open House & Business Card Exchange - July 29, 2015
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Join us to welcome our
new GNEMSDC President and Bridgeport MBDA Business Center Director
Peter F. Hurst, Jr. Lawrence B. Wooten
President & CEO Director, Bridgeport
GNEMSDC MBDA Business Center
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Where: GNEMSDC Training Center When: Wednesday, July 29, 2015
333 State Street Bridgeport, CT 06604 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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Capabilities Statement Workshop - July 29, 2015
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Creating a Winning Capabilities Statement
With guest Natasha Williams of N-Touch Strategies
Learn to design a capabilities statement that creates impactful results.
- Current capabilities statement
- Describe the point of differentiation
- Describe the company benefits
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Where: GNEMSDC Training Center When: Wednesday, July 29, 2015
333 State Street Bridgeport, CT 06604 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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Greater Boston Small Business Block Party- July 29, 2015
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ICIC and Future Boston Alliance invite you to celebrate the diversity and strength of the Boston entrepreneurship community! All small businesses, business support providers, and friends of small business are invited to join for an evening of art, music, networking, libations, and fun!
Where:
Hibernian Hall, 184 Dudley Street, 3rd Floor, Roxbury, MA
When:
Wednesday, July 29th, 2015
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
To RSVP, please register here.
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Boston MBDA Business Center CEO Roundtable - July 30, 2015
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Please join us for the next Boston MBDA CEO Roundtable featuring
the following speakers:
Larry Andrews, Mass Growth Capital Corp.
John Healey, University of Massachusetts
David Polatin, Small Business Administration
Eric Robinson, MBE Capital Partners
July 30, 2015 * 10:00am - 12:00pm
1 Copley Place, 7th Floor * Boston, MA 02116
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| Diverse Supplier Development Academy Lunch - July 30, 2015 |
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Attention MBEs: The Next DSDA Program
Begins in September
Are you ready to sharpen your business vision? The Diverse Supplier Development Academy (DSDA) offers educational and mentoring support to thousands of women- and minority-owned businesses in Connecticut. Through an intensive training program, participants receive professional advice, resources and a hands-on team - all at no cost.
To discover how the DSDA can work side-by-side with you to take your business to the next level, sign up for one of the upcoming informative sessions. Space is limited, so register today.
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GNEMSDC 3rd Quarterly Meeting - August 6, 2015
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We are pleased that the GNEMSDC 3rd Quarterly Meeting of the year will be hosted by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island. This is an excellent opportunity to hear the latest news from the Council and gain new insight into doing business with our host and Corporate Members.
Location
Blue Cross Blue Shield Rhode Island
500 Exchange Street
Providence, RI 02903
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Date
Thursday - August 6, 2015
From 12:00 PM to 4:30 PM
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GNEMSDC Summer Business Card Exchange - August 19, 2015
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Join us on Wednesday, August 19th, for a business networking opportunity hosted by the University of Massachusetts. This would be a great opportunity to meet our new President & CEO, Mr. Peter Hurst and to network with other member of our Council and our host.
Where
University of Massachusetts
333 South Street
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
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When
Wednesday, August 19th
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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| Corporate Member of the Week: Major League Baseball |
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The mission of theDiverse Business Partners (DBP) program is to promote efficiency and profitability for Major League Baseball and its Clubs while extending Baseball's ability to contribute to the economic growth, strength and well-being of diverse communities.
MLB has been at the forefront of professional sports in recognizing the importance of diversity, both on and off the field. In 1998, Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig, authorized the creation of the DBP program, an economically driven business initiative established to cultivate new and existing partnerships with minority- and women-owned businesses, by increasing opportunities for minorities and women to participate in the procurement activities of MLB. Since the formation and initial implementation stages of the DBP program, MLB has incurred expenditures of over $1 billion with diverse-owned businesses, making DBP an industry-leading program.
Five critical factors have contributed to this success:
* Proactive Leadership * Commitment to Sound Business Practices * Priority on Partnerships * Structure and Process that Yield Long-Term Success * Accountability
In 2012, MLB held the inaugural MLB Diversity Business Summit, which is the premier sports employment conference and supplier diversity trade fair. This two-day event allows job seekers and entrepreneurs the unique opportunity of meeting with MLB's Clubs at both the Major League and Minor League levels as well as sponsorship partners. The Diversity Business Summit has been held in Chicago, Houston and New York, co-hosted by the Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros and New York Yankees, respectively. The 2016 MLB Diversity Business Summit will take place March 8-9th in Phoenix, AZ, co-hosted by the Arizona Diamondbacks. For more information about attending the MLB Diversity Business Summit, please visit www.mlb.com/diversitysummit .
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| MBE of the Week: Silver Pine Real Estate |
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Silver Pine Real Estate is a state-certified woman-owned, minority small business enterprise headquartered in Wilton, Connecticut, whose management has been in business since 2007. We are licensed in the states of Connecticut and New York.
Silver Pine Real Estate is a brokerage company dealing in sales and leasing for residential properties; including single and multiple family attached and detached homes, as well as developed and un-developed lots and land. The philosophy of the company is to build strong relationships with the client, understand their requirements and help them achieve their goals using traditional and innovative marketing strategies.
Memberships:
- National Association of Realtors
- Connecticut Association of Realtors
- Hudson Gateway Multiple Listing Service
- CT Multiple Listing Services
- Greater Fairfield County Consolidated Multiple Listing Services
- New Canaan Multiple Listing Services
- Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council
- Women's Business Enterprise National Council
Certifications:
- Small Business Administration - SBA 8(a) business development
- CT State woman-owned, minority, small business enterprise
- WBENC - Women's business enterprise
- GNEMSDC - Minority business enterprise
- CT Department of Transportation - Disadvantaged business enterprise
- Equator
- ResNet
- Master Default Intermediary: Master Short Sale Certification
Silver Pine Real Estate is located at 526 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT 06897 - Office: 203-761-4979, Mobile: 203-451-6622 or visit their website @ silverpinerealestate.com or send an email Click Here. |
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Boston MBDA Business Center Featured Client: Moor Metals
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Moor Metals Inc. is a full service metal distributor, selling Aluminum, Brass, Bronze, Copper, both cold rolled/hot rolled Steel as well as Structural Steels and Rebar. Moor Metals will soon celebrate its 23rd year in operation as the quintessential one stop shop for your metal needs. The company is a certified MBE/DBE with agencies and DOTs throughout the Northeast down to Virginia and supplies metal to a large number of municipalities, public authorities and defense contractors, including Departments of Corrections, Departments of Sanitation and Departments of Environmental Protection, Massport, Raytheon and Textron Defense Systems.
For questions or more information, please contact Paul Maloney, President, at (508) 429-9446 or pmaloney@moormetals.com |
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The new construction season is underway!
If you are a minority contractor in Southern Connecticut, BondSure can help you get the bond that you need to get the jobs you want.
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 As natural disasters become more frequent and more severe, next-generation disaster recovery and business continuity planning are rapidly becoming an operational necessity and a customer expectation for businesses of all sizes.
According to the Red Cross 40% of businesses do not reopen after a natural tragedy. A Disaster Recovery Plan can significantly increase your chances of survival.
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| 2015 GNEMSDC Golf Classic Survey |
Please click here to participate in a brief survey on the Golf Classic.
Your participation is greatly appreciated and will assist us in hosting future events.
Every bit of input counts!
Photos from the event can also be viewed here.
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Invitations for Bids and Opportunities
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Deadline to Apply: August 3rd. For the full description, please visit www.mwaa.com(Careers).
The Connecticut Department of Transportation is recruiting for Summer Workers in the areas of Professional Engineering, Maintenance, and Information Technology System Analysis. To apply, please visit www.ct.gov/dot/seasonaljobs and follow the application instructions.
Landscaping & Irrigation Bid Package # 02-90 - Bass Pro Shops - Steelpointe Harbor , Bridgeport - Contact Anthony Soprano (585) 943-8050.
The City of Boston has submitted a request to provide comprehensive janitorial cleaning services at Boston City Hall. See advertisement and details here. -
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's vision revolves around the core notion of excellence in serving the public. They have highly skilled and proud employees and provide meaningful and challenging development opportunities to a diverse workforce. Please visit their career page for additional information and a listing of open positions. http://www.bostonfed.org/about/employment/index.htm
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FYI
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Daniel Penn Associates had two articles written by their consultants that were recently published. Industry Week published an article on optimization; http://tinyurl.com/ktv4rzdand PlantEngineering published an article on developing an improvement driven plant;http://tinyrl.com/oxhl5j8.
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