[Durham INC] Durham's Minority Enterprise Development Week Oct. 4-8

Mon Sep 27 08:28:59 EDT 2010

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

News Release

For Details, Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov

For Immediate Release:  September 27, 2010 

Durham's Minority Enterprise Development Week October 4-8

Director of the NCSU's Institute for Emerging Issues Speaks at Kick-Off
Event 

DURHAM, N.C. - The City of Durham and the Greater Durham Chamber of
Commerce, in partnership with multiple community agencies, will observe
Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week, October 4-8, 2010.  

Special events include an awards luncheon, "The Global Economy Is Here"
seminar, a multicultural business after-hours reception, "How to Do
Business with the Big Dogs (Large Corps)" seminar, a business trade
fair, and "Golf with a Minority Business Day." This year's theme is
"Strategies for Growth & Competiveness in a Global Economy."

This year's awards luncheon will feature guest speaker Anita
Brown-Graham, director of the Institute for Emerging Issues at North
Carolina State University (NCSU). "We are very excited that Ms. Graham
will speak at our awards luncheon this year," said Deborah Giles,
director of the City's Department of Equal Opportunity/Equity Assurance
(EO/EA). "She has, and continues to be, a consistent supporter of
minority business development as demonstrated by her years of
involvement with the many organizations she supports that promote
minority business."

MED Week celebrates the achievements of minority entrepreneurs and
affirms government, business, and community organizations' commitment to
the principle of equal opportunity. Since 1983, the president has
proclaimed a national MED Week observance to recognize the outstanding
accomplishments of minority business enterprises and to honor those
corporations and financial institutions supporting minority business
development. 

"Minority and women businesses are part of the backbone of our economy.
This annual observance is an opportunity for all residents to
acknowledge and celebrate the invaluable contributions of minority and
women business enterprises to the quality of life we enjoy in Durham and
support and promote their growth," Giles said. "Through our department,
the City has a proven record of supporting minority and women small,
disadvantaged business enterprises through various strategies including
certification, contract monitoring, and technical assistance." 

Durham's local observance is a collaborative effort between the City's
Department of EO/EA, the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, Skanska USA
Building, Inc., Durham County Government, the N.C. Institute of Minority
Economic Development, the Minority Business Enterprise Center, Duke
University/Duke Medicine, GlaxoSmithKline, Progress Energy, Balfour
Beatty, Bovis, and the Greater Durham Black Chamber of Commerce.

2010 Minority Economic Development Week - Schedule of Events 

*         Awards Luncheon: Monday, October 4, 2010, from 11:30 a.m. to
1:30 p.m., Durham Convention Center, 201 Foster Street, Durham. The cost
to attend is $25 per person.

*          "The Global Economy Is Here!" Seminar:  Tuesday, October 5,
2010, from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Durham Convention Center, 201 Foster
Street, Durham. The cost to attend is $15 per person.

*         Multicultural Business After-Hours Reception: Wednesday,
October 6, 2010, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Radisson Hotel Research
Triangle Park, 150 Park Drive, Durham. The cost to attend is $10.

*         "How to Do Business with the Big Dogs (Large Corps)" Seminar:
Thursday, October 7, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., City Hall, First
Floor Conference Room 1-A, 101 City Hall Plaza, Durham.  There is no
charge to attend. 

*         MED Week Business Trade Fair: Thursday, October 7, 2010, from
4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Durham Convention Center, 201 Foster Street,
Durham. Vendor space is available for $125. There is no charge to
attend.

*         Golf with a Minority Business Day: Friday, October 8, 2010.  9
a.m. - 12 p.m., Falls Village Golf Club, 115 Falls Village Lane, Durham.
The cost is $35.  When you're trying to make new connections, it's all
about working the links ... on the golf course that is!  You're invited
to make new connections with industry leaders during a special golf
networking outing. This event will match corporate, university, and
government executives and minority and women-owned businesses for a
morning of golf and informal networking. If you are an executive willing
to sponsor a foursome or an minority/woman-owned business interested in
playing golf and having a unique business opportunity, sign up for this
event. For information, contact Mable Rogers at (919) 328-8731 or go to
the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce website at www.durhamchanber.org.

For information about the 2010 Minority Enterprise Development Week,
contact Giles at (919) 560-4180 or via e-mail at 
deborah.giles at durhamnc.gov.

About the Department of Equal Opportunity/Equity Assurance

The City of Durham's Department of Equal Opportunity/Equity Assurance
(EO/EA) is responsible for the implementation of the City's Equal
Business Opportunity Program (EBOP).  Responsibilities include
implementation of race and gender neutral measures to facilitate the
participation of Small Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (SDBEs) in
City contracting activity, SDBE recruitment, certification, and
maintenance of SDBE data bank, business development, City project
compliance, monitoring, and reporting.  To learn more about this
department, visit the City's website at 
www.durhamnc.gov/departments/equal
<http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/equal/> .

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